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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 Self-Referential Classic Rock Songs From the 1990s We Still Stan Today

    February 14, 2026, 10:00 am

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    4 Immaculate Weepers From the Brilliant Songwriting Mind of Nick Lowe

    February 14, 2026, 9:00 am

  • On This Day in 1950, This Red Foley Song Became Country Music’s First Crossover Hit

    On This Day in 1950, This Red Foley Song Became Country Music’s First-Ever Crossover Pop Hit and Was Later Covered by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra

  • 3 Deep Cuts That Showcase Fleetwood Mac at Their Most Honest

    February 14, 2026, 8:57 am

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    3 ACM Winners From 1994 We Still Can’t Get Enough of Now

    February 14, 2026, 8:30 am

  • On This Day in 1996, Prince Married New Power Generation Dancer/Singer Mayte Garcia in a Small, Eccentric Ceremony

    On This Valentine’s Day in 1996, Prince Married This Singer and Dancer in a Small but Eccentric Ceremony

    February 14, 2026, 8:24 am

  • 3 Romantic Songs by Kenny Rogers That Make Me Believe in True Love

    This 1979 Kenny Rogers Hit Sparked Controversy Between Him and the Gatlin Brothers

    February 14, 2026, 8:19 am

  • The Black Crowes Releasing 30th Anniversary ‘Amorica’ Box Set Featuring Rare Studio Recordings and Live Performances

    3 Rock Songs From 1992 You Haven’t Heard in a While (or You’re Hearing for the First Time)

    February 14, 2026, 8:00 am

  • On This Day in 2016, Toby Keith Lost a Longtime Band Member to Cancer

    On This Day in 2016, Toby Keith Lost a Longtime Band Member and the “Ol’ Friend” Who Introduced Him to Willie Nelson

  • 4 Iconic Bands With One Song That Doesn’t Fit Their Image

    Legendary Songwriters Who Have Never Shied Away From Inhabiting Unsavory Characters

    February 14, 2026, 7:00 am

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    On This Day in 2003, a Stolen Recording by The Beatles Was Found for Sale in an Australian Newspaper Ad

    February 14, 2026, 6:30 am

  • Poison’s Bret Michaels Says This Rejection Was “The Best Thing to Ever Happen” to the Band

    3 Hair Metal Ballads From 1988 That Could Have Been Country Songs

    February 14, 2026, 6:00 am

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