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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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  • Patsy Cline

    On This Day in 1963, Patsy Cline Unknowingly Began Her Final Recording Sessions, Cutting Covers of Multiple Timeless Pop and Country Standards

    February 4, 2026, 2:45 pm

  • Kate Bush

    3 Creepy Songs by Kate Bush That Should Have Been Bigger Hits

    February 4, 2026, 1:14 pm

  • Country Music Icon Dolly Parton

    On This Day in 1974, Dolly Parton Released the Album That Announced Her Independence From Porter Wagoner and the Beginning of a New Chapter

  • These 4 Country Artists All Launched Their Careers in Their Home State of Tennessee

    These 4 Country Artists All Launched Their Careers in Their Home State of Tennessee

    February 4, 2026, 12:59 pm

  • On This Day in 2016, Van the Man Became Sir Van Morrison, When He Was Knighted by the Then-Prince of Wales

    On This Day in 2016, Van the Man Became Sir Van Morrison, When He Was Knighted by the Then-Prince of Wales

    February 4, 2026, 12:58 pm

  • 3 Songs That Break the "Rules" of Songwriting—and Still Work

    3 Songs That Break the “Rules” of Songwriting—and Still Work

    February 4, 2026, 12:30 pm

  • Remember When Alice Cooper Altered This 1968 Judy Collins Folk Song, Transforming it Into a Theatrical Rock Masterpiece

    February 4, 2026, 12:17 pm

  • How Dolly Parton Turned a Bit of Jealousy Into One of Her Biggest Hits

    How Dolly Parton Turned a Bit of Jealousy Into One of Her Biggest Hits

    February 4, 2026, 11:26 am

  • 3 Coming-Of-Age Rock Classics That Perfectly Capture the Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood

    5 Songs That Hide Their Meaning in Plain Sight

  • Born on This Day in 1962, a 1990s Rock Icon Who Earned a Country Crossover Hit

    3 Classic Tunes That Change Perspective Mid-Verse, and Flip the Entire Song on Its Head

    February 4, 2026, 11:14 am

  • Karen Carpenter

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    On This Day in 1983, the World Lost One of the Greatest Singers Ever and One-Half of an Iconic Brother-Sister Duo

    February 4, 2026, 11:12 am

  • Joni Mitchell performing

    3 Folk Songs That Changed the Way We Write Lyrics

    February 4, 2026, 10:02 am

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