Joe Vitagliano

Nearly 10 years removed from his most recent record (‘Release Me’), there’s no denying that Lovett finds himself in a different season of life these days.

American Songwriter

American Songwriter

Since Abby Anderson was just a kid, she wanted to be a performer. Now, at 24 years old, she’s making that dream a reality in the music mecca of Nashville, Tennessee. First hitting the scene in the 2010s with a wholesome style and sound, her 2018 single “Make Him Wait” became a small hit, garnering […

“The first concert I ever went to was, of course, my grandpa Waylon,” Struggle Jennings said on a recent episode of American Songwriter’s Twitch show, Off The Record Live. The grandson of the great outlaw country legend, Struggle Jennings began his own musical journey in a very different way—raised …

The lyrics to “That Smell” by Lynyrd Skynyrd speak to the risks of substance abuse and addiction, but they also capture the essence of Ronnie Van Zant.

“You’ve gotta be psychologically and biologically engaged with what you’re doing,” Yola said on a recent episode of American Songwriter’s Twitch show, Off The Record Live. Sitting down to talk about her empowering new album, Stand For Myself, Yola dove into the more visceral elements of her craft, p…

Alice Cooper might’ve shocked and delighted the world in 1973 when he rebelliously declared that there’d be “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” but these days, he’s going viral for the opposite reason—on Monday (Dec. 20), the now-73-year-old rocker’s name was trending on Twitter thanks to a viral photo of him g…

John Mellencamp’s “Hurts So Good” is an electrifying song with sparkling lyrics, the kind that gets your toe tapping and your head bopping.

“I like to turn what has hurt me into something fun that I can dance to,” Sabrina Monique tells American Songwriter. Born and raised in White Plains, New York (around an hour outside of the Big Apple), Monique has been channeling the unfortunate experiences of life into redemptive creative works sin…