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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 Songs Lou Reed Co-Wrote With and for Kiss During the Start of the 1980s

    January 20, 2026, 3:28 pm

  • On This Day in 1992, the Best-Selling Single by a Female Artist of All Time Was at No. 1—Written, but Not Sung by Dolly Parton

    On This Day in 1979, Dolly Parton Was at No. 1 With Her First Single To Get a Disco Remix

    January 20, 2026, 3:25 pm

  • The Birthday Gift That Accidentally Sparked One of Paul Simon’s Most Iconic Songs

    3 Folk Songs From 1975 That Will Never Cease To Make Our Minds Race (In a Good Way)

  • Jon Mitchell performing in the 1980s

    “Ignorant and Arbitrary”: The Album Joni Mitchell Felt Was Poorly Received Because of an “Icky” Music Industry

    January 20, 2026, 12:51 pm

  • John Michael Montgomery

    Born on This Day in 1965, the 90s Country Star Whose No. 1 Singles Became Major R&B Hits

    January 20, 2026, 12:50 pm

  • Rights to First Officially Sanctioned Led Zeppelin Documentary Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics

    On This Day in 1969, This Stadium Rock Band Allegedly Played in Front of 60 People During Their First North American Tour

    January 20, 2026, 12:19 pm

  • Born on This Day in 1939, The Hitmaking Songwriter Behind Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again"

    3 Dolly Parton Songs That Never Fail to Make Us Cry

    January 20, 2026, 12:05 pm

  • Cher; Collaborations

    Why Cher Wasn’t a Fan of Herself in 1970s, and Who She Wanted To Replicate: “I’m Not a Cher Fan”

    January 20, 2026, 12:00 pm

  • Slim Whitman

    Born on This Day in 1923, the Record-Breaking Country Singer Who Inspired George Harrison and a Viral False Death Report

  • The Rolling Stones in 1967

    The Overproduced Rolling Stones Album Mick Jagger Once Called “More or Less Rubbish”

    January 20, 2026, 11:46 am

  • These 3 Country Albums Are More Than 25 Years Old, but Still Sound Amazing

    These 3 Country Albums Are Over 25 Years Old, but Still Sound Amazing

    January 20, 2026, 11:30 am

  • Chet Atkins performing

    3 Iconic Country Music Guitarists Who Could Shred With the Best of Them

    January 20, 2026, 11:00 am

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