Digital Cover Exclusives Archives - American Songwriter https://americansongwriter.com/features/digital-exclusives/ American Songwriter Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:33:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-favicon-large-hrx-1.png?fit=32%2C32 Digital Cover Exclusives Archives - American Songwriter https://americansongwriter.com/features/digital-exclusives/ 32 32 189232086 Digital Cover Story: The Black Keys Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach on 25 Years of The Black Keys, Industry Pitfalls, and Their Evolution https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-the-black-keys-patrick-carney-and-dan-auerbach-on-25-years-of-the-black-keys-industry-pitfalls-and-their-evolution/ https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-the-black-keys-patrick-carney-and-dan-auerbach-on-25-years-of-the-black-keys-industry-pitfalls-and-their-evolution/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231549616 Patrick Carney just wants to get to the point. “When it came to some of the business stuff, we were kind of blindly trusting stuff,” he says. “Which was against our better judgment, I suppose. But, it’s hard not to trust.” Drummer for rock juggernaut The Black Keys, Carney’s arms, much like they appear onstage, […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-the-black-keys-patrick-carney-and-dan-auerbach-on-25-years-of-the-black-keys-industry-pitfalls-and-their-evolution/feed/ 0 9004111231549616 %%title%% %%page%% The Black Keys’ album, 'No Rain, No Flowers.' is a chance to “go back in the studio and try to blow some steam off." Dan Auerbach,Patrick Carney,The Black Keys,The Black Keys Digital Cover Story: The Musical Journey of George Michael and a “Songwriting Exercise” That Led to an Iconic Holiday Hit https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-the-musical-journey-of-george-michael-and-a-songwriting-exercise-that-led-to-an-iconic-holiday-hit/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:01:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231519725 When David Austin was six and his best friend George Michael was 5, they recorded their first songs on a Revox reel-to-reel tape recorder. Austin’s mother, who was best friends with George’s mom, taught him how to work the machine, which the kids used for some of their early recordings. “Not only do I remember, […]

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]]> 9004111231519725 Digital Cover Story: The Musical Journey of George Michael and a "Songwriting Exercise" That Led to an Iconic Holiday Hit - American Songwriter "George was one of those rare individuals who was put on this earth for a reason,” says George Michael's childhood friend David Austin. Careless Whisper,George Michael,Last Christmas,Wham!,George Michael Digital Cover Story: Vince Gill, Amy Grant Celebrate Christmas with New Album, Residency: “It Still Feels Like Our Time” https://americansongwriter.com/vince-gill-amy-grant-celebrate-christmas-with-new-album-residency-it-still-feels-like-our-time/ https://americansongwriter.com/vince-gill-amy-grant-celebrate-christmas-with-new-album-residency-it-still-feels-like-our-time/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:59:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231501073 It’s still 80 degrees in Nashville, and Vince Gill has a stuffy nose and scratchy throat, and he’s huddled on the couch with Amy Grant, his bride of 24 years, talking about what used to be one of his least favorite subjects—Christmas.  Hundreds of sentimental guitars surround the couple in Gill’s home studio. Each one, […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/vince-gill-amy-grant-celebrate-christmas-with-new-album-residency-it-still-feels-like-our-time/feed/ 0 9004111231501073 Digital Cover Story: Vince Gill, Amy Grant Celebrate Christmas with New Album, Residency: “It Still Feels Like Our Time” - American Songwriter Vince Gill and Amy Grant released their first joint Christmas album, 'When I Think Of Christmas' and return for their Christmas residency. Amy Grant,Christmas,Country Music,Vince Gill,Vince Gill Digital Cover Story Exclusive: Brian Kelley Goes Solo with Debut Album ‘Tennessee Truth’ https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-exclusive-brian-kelley-goes-solo-with-debut-album-tennessee-truth/ https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-exclusive-brian-kelley-goes-solo-with-debut-album-tennessee-truth/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231433090 Brian Kelley swung open the downstairs door of American Songwriter’s Nashville office and strode in. He was wearing snug jeans and a white cowboy hat. His blond hair hung to the top of his aqua blue shirt collar, and Kelley was all smiles as he talked about his dogs. [RELATED: Exclusive: Brian Kelley Mourned FGL […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-exclusive-brian-kelley-goes-solo-with-debut-album-tennessee-truth/feed/ 0 9004111231433090 %%title%% %%page%% Brian Kelley is suddenly professionally single for the first time in his career. He asked himself what he wanted to say. Brian Kelley Digital Cover Story: Duran Duran Revisits Songs, and Spirits, Past and Present on ‘Danse Macabre’ https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-duran-duran-revisits-songs-and-spirits-past-and-present-on-danse-macabre/ https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-duran-duran-revisits-songs-and-spirits-past-and-present-on-danse-macabre/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:44:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231283577 Dressed for the occasion with their faces painted like the undead and a cobwebbed stage set right out of a haunted house slasher film, Duran Duran played Encore Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Halloween night in 2022. Already planted in the U.S. for the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction that November, […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-duran-duran-revisits-songs-and-spirits-past-and-present-on-danse-macabre/feed/ 0 9004111231283577 %%title%% %%page%% Inspired by a Halloween show in 2022, Duran Duran's 16th album 'Danse Macabre' turned into a collection of songs that inspired the band. Andy Taylor,Duran Duran,John Taylor,Nick Rhodes,Nile Rodgers,Paint It Black,Psycho Killer,Roger Taylor,Simon Le Bon,Siouxsie & the Banshees,Talking Heads,The Rolling Stones,Duran Duran Lainey Wilson’s Long Road to Success is Paved in Authenticity and Heart https://americansongwriter.com/lainey-wilsons-long-road-to-success-is-paved-in-authenticity-and-heart/ https://americansongwriter.com/lainey-wilsons-long-road-to-success-is-paved-in-authenticity-and-heart/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231235446 “I feel like I’m watching my dreams come true right in front of my eyes,” Lainey Wilson told a Brooklyn Bowl Nashville audience in March. Clad in her signature bell bottoms and a wide-brim hat, Wilson’s star power was evident throughout the second of two consecutive sold-out nights at the venue during her debut headlining […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/lainey-wilsons-long-road-to-success-is-paved-in-authenticity-and-heart/feed/ 1 9004111231235446 Lainey Wilson’s Long Road to Success Is Paved in Authenticity “It honestly feels like a whirlwind,” the country singer/songwriter tells American Songwriter of her fast-rising career. Bell Bottom Country,Lainey Wilson,Smell Like Smoke,Watermelon Moonshine,Yellowstone,Lainey Wilson Digital Cover Story: Diplo Returns to Country ‘Persona’ with Second Thomas Wesley Chapter ‘Swamp Savant’ https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-diplo-returns-to-country-persona-with-second-thomas-wesley-chapter-swamp-savant/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:30:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231214285


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]]> 9004111231214285 %%title%% %%page%% Diplo admits that he didn’t quite know what he was doing with his 2020 foray into country music, Thomas Wesley, 'Chapter 1: Snake Oil.' Diplo,Dove Cameron,Koe Wetzel,Lily Rose,Morgan Wade,morgan wallen,Parker McCollum,Sturgill Simpson,Thomas Wesley,Diplo Digital Cover Story: Ellie Goulding Returns to the Dance Floor with ‘Higher Than Heaven’ https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-ellie-goulding-returns-to-the-dance-floor-with-higher-than-heaven/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231170837


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]]> 9004111231170837 %%title%% %%page%% Wrapped up with the release of her fourth album, Ellie Goulding went ahead and released the album during the summer of the pandemic. Ellie Goulding,Goulding Jordan Davis Channels Growth and Honesty Into His ‘Bluebird Days’ https://americansongwriter.com/jordan-davis-channels-growth-and-honesty-into-his-bluebird-days/ https://americansongwriter.com/jordan-davis-channels-growth-and-honesty-into-his-bluebird-days/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231145683 Jordan Davis has been surrounded by music for as long as he can remember.   Growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Davis and his father Ricky would make frequent trips to nearby Minden, their drives set to the tunes of such songwriting greats as Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, and Jim Croce. “[From] a very early age, […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/jordan-davis-channels-growth-and-honesty-into-his-bluebird-days/feed/ 0 9004111231145683 %%title%% %%page%% Jordan Davis is secure in the fact that he was “100 percent honest.” Citing Bluebird Days as a “happy record.” Bluebird Days,Jordan Davis,Davis Digital Cover Story: Tyler Hubbard Builds a Solid Foundation with Debut Album  https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-tyler-hubbard-builds-a-solid-foundation-with-debut-album/ https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-tyler-hubbard-builds-a-solid-foundation-with-debut-album/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:18:27 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231139582 Tyler Hubbard is letting the music be the driving force of his identity as a solo artist. After spending 12 years as part of the groundbreaking country duo, Florida Georgia Line, with bandmate Brian Kelly, the duo disbanded in 2022. It set the stage for both singers to embark on solo careers, Hubbard was intentional […]

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]]> 9004111231095531 Digital Cover Story: LeAnn Rimes is Ready for ‘god’s work’ on 19th Album https://americansongwriter.com/digital-cover-story-leann-rimes-is-ready-for-gods-work-on-14th-album/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:10:15 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231074297 When LeAnn Rimes shared a photo of her new tattoo on social media with the “god’s work” inked in lowercase, a number of commenters immediately started criticizing the singer and songwriter for using lowercase lettering. “I usually let people just argue amongst themselves, and when everyone started going back and forth with each other I […]

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]]> 9004111231074297 Digital Cover Story: Zac Brown Band: Back to Business—”We Just Want to Put on the Greatest Show That We Can” https://americansongwriter.com/zac-brown-band-back-to-business-we-just-want-to-put-on-the-greatest-show-that-we-can/ https://americansongwriter.com/zac-brown-band-back-to-business-we-just-want-to-put-on-the-greatest-show-that-we-can/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:06:16 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231046963 When a band gets big—when the group earns No. 1 records, Grammy Awards, and a string of sold-out tour dates in stadiums (including a spot opening up for The Rolling Stones)—it’s easy to forget where they’ve come from. It may not even be intended. But sometimes the roots can be lost for the sake of […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/zac-brown-band-back-to-business-we-just-want-to-put-on-the-greatest-show-that-we-can/feed/ 0 9004111231046963 Shooter Jennings and Yelawolf Question Musical Semantics with Sometimes Y https://americansongwriter.com/shooter-jennings-and-yelawolf-question-musical-semantics-with-sometimes-y/ https://americansongwriter.com/shooter-jennings-and-yelawolf-question-musical-semantics-with-sometimes-y/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:08:46 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231025523 Referencing the grade-school linguistics lesson of how the letter “y” is considered both a consonant and “sometimes” a vowel, Shooter Jennings and rapper Yelawolf gave themselves creative freedom to explore whatever genre possible with Sometimes Y. “When you’re a kid in school, they teach you all these rules about spelling, but then they tell you […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/shooter-jennings-and-yelawolf-question-musical-semantics-with-sometimes-y/feed/ 1 9004111231025523 Jon Pardi Soars on New Single “Last Night Lonely”; Announces Ain’t Always The Cowboy Summer Tour Dates https://americansongwriter.com/jon-pardi-soars-on-new-single-last-night-lonely-announces-aint-always-the-cowboy-summer-tour-dates/ https://americansongwriter.com/jon-pardi-soars-on-new-single-last-night-lonely-announces-aint-always-the-cowboy-summer-tour-dates/#respond Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:45:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231014485 Country singer Jon Pardi doesn’t have a rocket ship. The Nashville-based songwriter and performer knows this to be true (both literally and metaphorically). But that doesn’t stop him from sonically taking flight. For Pardi, his proverbial flying machine is much more akin to a warplane, he says, one of those double-winged metallic creatures that soar […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/jon-pardi-soars-on-new-single-last-night-lonely-announces-aint-always-the-cowboy-summer-tour-dates/feed/ 0 9004111231014485 Dustin Lynch Reaches for All the Stars on Fifth Album ‘Blue In The Sky’ https://americansongwriter.com/dustin-lynch-reaches-for-all-the-stars-on-fifth-album-blue-in-the-sky/ https://americansongwriter.com/dustin-lynch-reaches-for-all-the-stars-on-fifth-album-blue-in-the-sky/#respond Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:15:57 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111231009924 Every day is an adventure, and Dustin Lynch is living his best life. Just back from Mexico, Lynch performed as part of Luke Bryan’s annual Crash My Playa event and debuted the new single “Party Mode,” off his fifth album Blue In The Sky (Broken Bow), out Feb. 11. “I got my tan on,” jokes […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/dustin-lynch-reaches-for-all-the-stars-on-fifth-album-blue-in-the-sky/feed/ 0 9004111231009924 Digital Cover Story: Ingrid Michaelson Revisits ‘Songs For The Season,’ Writes Musical Adaptation of ‘The Notebook’ https://americansongwriter.com/ingrid-michaelson-revisits-songs-for-the-season-writes-musical-adaptation-of-the-notebook/ https://americansongwriter.com/ingrid-michaelson-revisits-songs-for-the-season-writes-musical-adaptation-of-the-notebook/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111230991012 “I’m a self-proclaimed Christmas fanatic,” Ingrid Michaelson tells American Songwriter. “I’m in love with the Christmas holiday season. I start watching Christmas movies and listening to Christmas music in September. It’s a whole thing.” Releasing her first Christmas album Songs For The Season in 2018, Michaelson already knew she would expand on her festive collection […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/ingrid-michaelson-revisits-songs-for-the-season-writes-musical-adaptation-of-the-notebook/feed/ 0 9004111230991012 How a Burst of Creativity Led to Old Dominion’s New Album, ‘Time, Tequila & Therapy’ https://americansongwriter.com/how-a-burst-of-creativity-led-to-old-dominions-new-album-time-tequila-therapy/ https://americansongwriter.com/how-a-burst-of-creativity-led-to-old-dominions-new-album-time-tequila-therapy/#respond Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:30:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111230967405 Old Dominion“Eventually, it got to a certain point where we were like, ‘How the hell do we be creative?’” Matthew Ramsey tells American Songwriter. That moment came last year as the initial daze of the world going into quarantine faded into a lingering sense of uncertainty. For most musicians, it was a surreal and difficult time—for […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/how-a-burst-of-creativity-led-to-old-dominions-new-album-time-tequila-therapy/feed/ 0 9004111230967405 Old Dominion Imagine Dragons Process Time and Loss Through ‘Mercury – Act 1’ https://americansongwriter.com/imagine-dragons-process-time-and-loss-through-mercury-act-1/ https://americansongwriter.com/imagine-dragons-process-time-and-loss-through-mercury-act-1/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:16:26 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111230965492 Imagine DragonsBy the time Imagine Dragons finished touring around their fourth album Origins, the band decided to take a much-needed breath, and break, in 2019 after a decade on the road to work through loss and grief, along with breakdowns and breakthroughs in relationships and other tribulations all summarized on Mercury – Act 1. Written over […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/imagine-dragons-process-time-and-loss-through-mercury-act-1/feed/ 0 9004111230965492 Imagine Dragons Greta Van Fleet Dot the Origins of ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ https://americansongwriter.com/greta-van-fleet-dot-the-origins-of-the-battle-at-gardens-gate/ https://americansongwriter.com/greta-van-fleet-dot-the-origins-of-the-battle-at-gardens-gate/#respond Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:21:39 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111230919664 In the three years since releasing their debut Anthem of the Peaceful Army—headlining shows in five continents and selling a million tickets within a three-year span—the trajectory of Greta Van Fleet is just as meteoric as the arena-rock deliverances of the Michigan-bred Fleet, made up of the Kiszka brothers, twins Josh and guitarist Jake, and […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/greta-van-fleet-dot-the-origins-of-the-battle-at-gardens-gate/feed/ 0 9004111230919664 Pioneering Artist Jason Isbell Discusses the Evolving Role of His Guitar Throughout His Musical Journey https://americansongwriter.com/pioneering-artist-jason-isbell-discusses-evolving-role-of-his-guitar-throughout-his-musical-journey/ https://americansongwriter.com/pioneering-artist-jason-isbell-discusses-evolving-role-of-his-guitar-throughout-his-musical-journey/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 16:10:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111230911489 Jason Isbell“I’m not sure if anyone writes songs with electric guitars anymore, but I certainly still do,” Jason Isbell tells American Songwriter from his home outside of Nashville. “Not because I think it’s better or anything, but just because that’s what I know.” A North Alabama native, Isbell was born to teenage parents within a broadly […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/pioneering-artist-jason-isbell-discusses-evolving-role-of-his-guitar-throughout-his-musical-journey/feed/ 0 9004111230911489 Jason Isbell The Revivalists’ David Shaw Reveals Debut Solo Album, Single “Got Me Feeling Good” https://americansongwriter.com/the-revivalists-david-shaw-reveals-debut-solo-album-single-got-me-feeling-good/ https://americansongwriter.com/the-revivalists-david-shaw-reveals-debut-solo-album-single-got-me-feeling-good/#respond Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:17:00 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111230897590 David Shaw is feeling good. Throughout the past two years, The Revivalists frontman has had time to set himself straight. Following The Revivalists’ tour around fourth album, 2018’s Take Good Care, Shaw found himself looking inward and revisiting songs he had brewing for years. Setting up a studio in the backyard of his New Orleans […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/the-revivalists-david-shaw-reveals-debut-solo-album-single-got-me-feeling-good/feed/ 0 9004111230897590 Hayley Williams Prunes Poisonous Roots On ‘FLOWERS for VASES / descansos’ https://americansongwriter.com/hayley-williams-prunes-poisonous-roots-on-flowers-for-vases-descansos/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:42:27 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111227819177


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]]> 9004111227819177 Morgan Wallen: From Small Town Boy To Big Country Star https://americansongwriter.com/morgan-wallen-from-small-town-boy-to-big-country-star/ https://americansongwriter.com/morgan-wallen-from-small-town-boy-to-big-country-star/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:10:26 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111227224183 “It was a real smalltown,” Morgan Wallen told American Songwriter. “Everybody knew everybody, like, for real.” The town was Sneedville, the seat of Hancock County out in the hills of East Tennessee, and it’s where Wallen was born in 1993. With a population just under 1,400 and a median household income of $13,281, it might […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/morgan-wallen-from-small-town-boy-to-big-country-star/feed/ 0 9004111227224183 Kings of Leon Return with First New Album in Four Years, ‘When You See Yourself’ https://americansongwriter.com/kings-of-leon-return-with-first-new-album-in-four-years-when-you-see-yourself/ https://americansongwriter.com/kings-of-leon-return-with-first-new-album-in-four-years-when-you-see-yourself/#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:21:26 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111226889456 With the lead track of the band’s first new record in four years, Kings of Leon front man, Caleb Followill, asks a simple but meaningful question—“One more night, will you stay here?” It’s a lovely query for a pop song from a popular band. But the idea carries with it more significance than just that. […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/kings-of-leon-return-with-first-new-album-in-four-years-when-you-see-yourself/feed/ 0 9004111226889456 Anderson .Paak Keeps Moving On, Past ‘Lockdown’ https://americansongwriter.com/anderson-paak-keeps-moving-on-past-lockdown/ https://americansongwriter.com/anderson-paak-keeps-moving-on-past-lockdown/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:15:27 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=9004111223198554 When Anderson .Paak sat down with his team earlier this year following the lockdown, it was supposed to be a “year off,” where they could take a break and work on the new album. Paak had other plans, and found himself reflecting on the protests, putting words to the “revolution,” and other fragments of songs […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/anderson-paak-keeps-moving-on-past-lockdown/feed/ 0 9004111223198554 Shinedown’s Brent Smith And Zach Myers Talk About Their Sprawling Yet Intimate New Pair Of Albums As A Duo https://americansongwriter.com/smith-and-myers-volume-one-and-two-brent-smith-zach-myers-album-interview/ https://americansongwriter.com/smith-and-myers-volume-one-and-two-brent-smith-zach-myers-album-interview/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:59:12 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=518978 How did Zach Myers find out that he and his longtime Shinedown bandmate Brent Smith were about to embark on an ambitious recording project? He was in Sayreville, New Jersey, performing with Smith as a duo, and he learned with a couple thousand of their closest friends. “Onstage in front of 2,500 people in the […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/smith-and-myers-volume-one-and-two-brent-smith-zach-myers-album-interview/feed/ 0 518978 Download Our Special Digital Edition Featuring H.E.R. Presented By Fender https://americansongwriter.com/download-our-special-digital-edition-featuring-h-e-r-presented-by-fender/ https://americansongwriter.com/download-our-special-digital-edition-featuring-h-e-r-presented-by-fender/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:36:02 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=516451 Today we bring our latest digital edition, a special featuring the artist H.E.R. The 23-year two-time Grammy winner discusses songwriting and her new Fender® Signature Stratocaster. As the first female black artist to be honored with a signature model guitar, she discusses the importance of learning music at a young age. “I picked up a […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/download-our-special-digital-edition-featuring-h-e-r-presented-by-fender/feed/ 0 516451 Lindsay Ell Lets Truth Lead the Way on Career-Altering Album ‘heart theory’ https://americansongwriter.com/lindsay-ell-heart-theory-album-feature/ https://americansongwriter.com/lindsay-ell-heart-theory-album-feature/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 13:04:16 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=495603 In her career-altering, masterpiece of an album titled heart theory, Lindsay Ell opens a lyrical door to her somewhat battered soul…and she makes it sound beautiful.  But it wasn’t easy. It was, instead, a turning point. Because exactly halfway into a three-year battle to put her journey from heartbreak to acceptance into verses and chorus’s […]

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]]> https://americansongwriter.com/lindsay-ell-heart-theory-album-feature/feed/ 0 495603 Darren Criss Pens Love Letter To Songwriters With Quibi’s ‘Royalties’ https://americansongwriter.com/darren-criss-pens-love-letter-to-songwriters-with-quibis-royalties/ https://americansongwriter.com/darren-criss-pens-love-letter-to-songwriters-with-quibis-royalties/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:05:29 +0000 https://americansongwriter.com/?p=473004 Darren Criss acts as playwright when he writes songs. He’s far more confident, and certainly more vulnerable, when he allows himself to play the part. In such a way, songwriting opens up a whole new world that pulses with untapped potential. So much of what he has accomplished in 15 years resides in his willingness […]

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