American Songwriter

On This Day in 2003, We Lost One of the Most Influential Country Singer-Songwriters of All Time on the Heels of His Own Personal Tragedy

Gary Stewart tragically took his own life on this day in 2003. He was only 59 years old and left behind an incredible musical ...

Three Days Grace: How An Unprecedented Reunion Brought Them Back to the Top of the Rock Charts

With a powerful dual-lead-singer lineup, the Ontario band has gone back to their roots and captured the No. 1 song on the ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2013, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Superstar Singer Who Redefined Honky Tonk with a History-Making Hit

Twelve years ago today, the country music world lost an innovative singer, songwriter, and guitarist who helped define the ...

Pop music has gotten sadder over the last 50 years

Debating the merits of today’s popular music versus the hits of the past is largely a matter of taste. But regardless of your ...
Louder

"In a lot of abusive relationships, the hardest thing is to break away from it. That song helped break that stigma." How a bold, boundary-breaking song with some taboo l…

Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come ...

The Paul McCartney Masterpiece Album That Critics Initially Hated — as Well as His Beatles Bandmates

Paul McCartney's Ram was once considered his worst album, with even Ringo Starr calling it a waste of time. But this ...
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From underdogs to 'perfect all-kills,' the stories behind three successful winter songs

Singer Hwasa's “Good Goodbye,” Davichi's “Time Capsule” and Woodz's “Drowning” (2023) — these winter hits owe part of their ...