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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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  • The Beatles Post Video Presentation Looking Back at the Release of “Now and Then” in Honor of the Song’s Grammy Victory

    On This Day in 1967, The Beatles Scored Their 13th No. 1 Hit in the US With a Song Based on a Real-Life Place From Their Childhood

    March 18, 2026, 6:15 am

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    March 18, 2026, 5:15 am

  • The Bay City Rollers’ First US Hit Was the Song’s Second Chance

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  • Bonnie Tyler performing

    3 Pop Songs From 1983 Through 1988 That Perfected the Key Change Finale

    March 17, 2026, 3:44 pm

  • Eric Weissberg

    On This Day in 1973, Eric Weissberg Was at No. 1 With a Decade-Old Album That Spawned a Landmark Lawsuit

    March 17, 2026, 3:38 pm

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    3 Legendary Rock Albums So Good, They Only Have One Skippable Track

  • MC5 performing

    The Short-Lived Band That Influenced Slash and Impressed The Who’s Pete Townshend for Their Destructiveness

    March 17, 2026, 3:10 pm

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    On This Day in 1996, We Said Goodbye to the Songwriter Who Sang Like Elvis and Penned Hits for George Strait and Buck Owens

    March 17, 2026, 2:19 pm

  • On the Charts 54 Years Ago, Neil Young Scored His First and Only No. 1 Hit (With Some Help From Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor)

    On the Charts 54 Years Ago, Neil Young Scored His First and Only No. 1 Hit (With Some Help From Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor)

    March 17, 2026, 2:01 pm

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