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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 of the Weirdest Country Songs Released in the Last 25 Years

    January 14, 2026, 11:00 am

  • The Genre Classification That AC/DC’s Brian Johnson Didn’t Think Embodied Their Music Well: "Covers A Lot of Sins"

    3 Rock Songs That Open With a Sound Effect You’d Recognize in One Second

    January 14, 2026, 10:54 am

  • Billie Jo Spears

    Born on This Day in 1938, the Forgotten 1970s Country Star Whose Songs Unflinchingly Took on Topics Most Shied Away From

    January 14, 2026, 10:53 am

  • On This Day in 1995, Bryan Adams Topped the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 While Asking the Musical Question “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?”

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    January 14, 2026, 10:30 am

  • George Strait performing in 1983

    On This Day in 1983, George Strait Released a Career-Defining Track That Became Forever Linked to a Texas Tragedy 20 Years Later

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    4 Nostalgic Country Tunes That Will Forever Define Generation X

    January 14, 2026, 10:05 am

  • 3 Rap Grammy Award Winners From 2003 Who We Still Stan

    January 14, 2026, 10:00 am

  • 4 Great Classic Rock Hits Featuring Drummer Aynsley Dunbar, Including Songs by David Bowie, Journey, & Whitesnake

    4 Great Classic Rock Hits That Feature Aynsley Dunbar, One of the Most Iconic Drummers of the 1970s

    January 14, 2026, 9:30 am

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