American Songwriter

Billy Joel’s Bittersweet Pick for His All-Time Best Song Might Surprise You, Sour Notes and All

Billy Joel's pick for the best song he ever wrote is a plaintive, melancholic album closer from 1989: "And So It Goes".

Elizabeth Nichols Doesn’t Mind Stirring Shit Up

Elizabeth Nichols, the country singer behind ‘Might Go MAGA,’ is blowing up for her sharp, funny, politically charged ...
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"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 ...
American Songwriter

The Heartbreaking Country Song That Almost Never Got Written (And the Trio That Was Originally Going to Sing It)

The real-life tragedy that inspired "Whiskey Lullaby" is the reason this song came close to never being written in the first ...

Lizzo celebrates legal victory after judge dismisses fat-shaming allegations

Lizzo has spoken out after a judge dismissed allegations of fat-shaming brought against her in a 2023 lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers. Dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle ...

Lizzo celebrates as fat-shaming claims dismissed

Pop star Lizzo is celebrating a legal victory after a judge dismissed allegations of fat-shaming from a 2023 lawsuit filed by ...

Popular rock frontman stops mid-song to help fan in distress: ‘Let’s get some EMTs’

Ritter and the band were performing Saturday at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas concert when he stopped mid-song to help out ...