American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 on the Country Chart With the Record-Tying Song That Put Him on the Path to Stardom

Seventy-five years ago today, Hank Snow topped the Billboard country chart for the first time with a career-making hit.
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Parker McCollum on Achieving Country Stardom While Honoring His Iconoclastic Texas Heroes: ‘I Was Never Gonna Go Write Pickup Truck and Beer Songs’

It was clear from the start of his career with the Nashville majors that Parker McCollum was not just another one of the boys coming up through the Music Row machinery. He had the goods to become a ...
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I played key role in Wizkid’s rise to stardom, global Afrobeats success, says Akon

Senegalese-American singer Akon has claimed credit for playing a major role in Wizkid’s rise to stardom and the international success of Afrobeats. Speaking in a recent interview, Akon said he ...

‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Lyrics: Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter Explore the Price of Stardom

Prior to the arrival of her latest album, Swift revealed the title and cover of “The Life of a Showgirl” on the Aug. 13 “New Heights” podcast episode, alongside her now fiancé Travis Kelce and future ...
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Parker McCollum on Achieving Country Stardom While Honoring His Iconoclastic Texas Heroes: ‘I Was Never Gonna Go Write Pickup Truck and Beer Songs’

“I’ve never sat down one time and thought, ‘Man, I’m gonna try to write a hit’ or ‘I’m gonna try to write a song that could be on the radio,’ ever,” says McCollum, who is making a pretty bold claim, ...