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This multi-hyphenate performer went from being a 1960s rock star to a cult-favorite TV show icon from 1967 to 2005.
Learn more about how the '90s blockbuster Twister inspired Stevie Nicks to make amends with Lindsey Buckingham below.
Congrats to Jeremiah Rozet (Sunflower Forum) and Alyssa Jane Richardson for winning American Songwriter's 2025 Sounds Like Summer song promotion. Learn more about their winning song.
Congrats to Randy Monchick and Jon Decious for being the runner-ups in American Songwriter's 2025 Sounds Like Summer promotion. Learn more about their summer lyrics.
Kelli Johnson and Mike Riley for being the runner-ups in American Songwriter's 2025 Sounds Like Summer promotion. Learn more about their summer song.
The Grateful Dead will release an expanded 50th anniversary edition of its experimental 1975 album ‘Blues for Allah’ this September.
Nineteen years ago today, Johnny Cash scored his first No. 1 on multiple album charts with his second posthumous release.
Dave Grohl turned down the chance to drum for Tom Petty in the 1990s, and the reason why makes sense in retrospect.
With new music from Waylon Jennings on the way, the country music icon was honored in his hometown with mysterious billboards.
Twenty-two years ago today, Brad Paisley released an album that introduced a new sound and kicked off a string of No. 1 LPs.
Preta Gil died in New York while receiving treatment for cancer. The singer, actress, talk show host, and advocate was 50.
AI-generated songs are appearing on the official Spotify pages of several dead artists, according to recent (and disturbing) reports.