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What do you really want to know about the music artists you love most? American Songwriter has the latest news on popular music’s most fascinating figures, of course. But let’s go deeper. Let’s pick through the inner-workings of a smash hit. Or learn about songs you may think you know well, but most certainly do not know the famous artists who wrote them.

Is a rising star you’ve only kinda-sorta heard about playing the Grammys? We’ll have interesting articles with backstory galore on what makes them tick as songwriters and musicians. Perhaps the singer you saw live the other night name-checked a legendary influence you’re not familiar with. American Songwriter will familiarize you with the source of your favorite artist’s inspiration.

The unique angles from which we approach music history are just about endless. Your path to music wisdom just got a whole lot shorter.

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    5 Legendary Songs That Define the Baby Boomer Generation

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  • Jeff Buckley, Pacific Club, Antwerpen, Belgium, 21/09/1994. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)

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  • Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, group portrait, 1972. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)

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  • British musician Christine McVie, of the group Fleetwood Mac, performs onstage at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, July 19, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

    4 of the Best Fleetwood Mac Songs That Were Written by Christine McVie

    June 9, 2026, 8:00 am

  • 1986: British pop rock group Mike and the Mechanics (Paul Carrack, Adrian Lee, Mike Rutherford, Peter van Hooke, Paul Young) (Photo by BSR Agency/Gentle Look via Getty Images)

    3 Rock Songs From the 1980s That Still Give Us Chills Today

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  • NASHVILLE - MARCH 1: Portrait of Kenny Rogers for the CBS television special 'The Kenny Rogers Special,' Nashville, Tennessee, March 1979. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

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    3 Country Songs From the 1970s You Didn’t Know Were Written About Real People

    June 9, 2026, 7:30 am

  • On the Charts 47 Years Ago Today, Kenny Rogers Was on Top With One of His Favorite Songs He Ever Recorded

    47 Years Ago Today, Kenny Rogers Was Atop the Charts With One of His Favorite Songs He Ever Recorded

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  • Remember When Elvis Costello Recorded One of George Jones’s Biggest Hits?

    Remember When Elvis Costello Recorded One of George Jones’ Biggest Hits in 1981?

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  • Pink Floyd in the 1970s

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  • American rock group The Doors pose for an Electra Records publicity still circa 1967. (Photo by Electra Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    What Made Columbia Drop The Doors Like a “Hot Potato,” According to Guitarist Robbie Krieger

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  • MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 30: The group 'Los del Rio' attends to the media during the photocall prior to the Men of the Year awards gala, at the Pabellon Satelite de la Casa de Campo in Madrid, on 30 November, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. This edition of the gala is film-inspired and features prominent personalities from fashion, music, sports and social life, in a celebration of innovation, diversity and culture. This year's GQ Awards are lined up in their different editions around the world, taking place in different capitals. The GQ Awards will be held in Madrid, Spain. (Photo By A. Perez Meca/Europa Press via Getty Images)

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    3 One-Hit Wonders Who Became Famous in Their 50s

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  • Freddie Mercury, lead singer of rock group Queen, delighted a packed audience. The concert took place at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 31st August 1984. (Photo by John Potter/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

    Remember When Queen Delivered a Hit Single That Criticized Music Videos in 1984?

    June 9, 2026, 5:00 am

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