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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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    3 Rock Songs That Killed a Genre (In the Best Way)

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    This Inescapable Pop Song From 2004 Was Apparently Modeled After the Beatles’ Indian Era, and I Can’t Unhear It

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    4 Rock Lyrics That Feel Like Goodbye Letters in Hindsight

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    On This Day in 1966, Frank Sinatra’s Daughter Went No. 1 With a Single Designed To Save Her From Getting Booted off Her Dad’s Record Label

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    I Ranked the Saddest Country Songs Ever Written—Here’s the One That Ruined Me

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