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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 Early Psychedelic Rock Songs That Solidified the Subgenre as a Major Rock and Roll Force

    January 22, 2026, 1:00 pm

  • James Hetfield of Metallica performs during a stop of the band's WorldWired Tour at T-Mobile Arena on November 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    On This Day in 1989, Metallica Debuted Their First-Ever Music Video, Inspired by a Gritty WWI Film

    January 22, 2026, 12:48 pm

  • Alice cooper, 1972

    4 Songs That Resonated With Teens More Than Adults in the Early 1970s

    January 22, 2026, 12:15 pm

  • 3 Artists Who Never Scored a No. 1 Hit Under Their Own Name, but Scored No. 1 Hits As Songwriters

    January 22, 2026, 12:00 pm

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    The Story Behind the Song That Became Blake Shelton’s Surprising 31st No. 1 Hit

    January 22, 2026, 11:30 am

  • On This Day in 1976, Reba McEntire Recorded Her First Song With Mercury Records

    On This Day in 1976, the Queen of Country Recorded Her First Song—Which She Didn’t See a Penny From for Over a Decade

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    3 Songs From 1975 That Forever Changed Rock History

    January 22, 2026, 11:00 am

  • Alabama

    On This Day in 1982, Alabama Released a No. 1 Hit That Took Three Years To Write and Features a Few Appalachian References

    January 22, 2026, 10:51 am

  • Dolly Parton in 1999

    “Beg Your Parton”: How Dolly Parton Tried to Help a Friend Land a Business Deal Using Her Own Assets

    January 22, 2026, 10:45 am

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