Long ago, when most of the world was outside of their homes, working, growing, building, hunting, and living off the land (and not on social media machines), the work song was as important as any bit ...

Emo music means many different things to fans, from the genre’s forebearers in ‘80s D.C. to ‘90s godfathers like Jawbreaker and Cap’n Jazz, to the boom in popularity around the early-aughts Warped ...

Jan Kølle is the American Songwriter Sounds Like Summer Lyric Contest Promotion winner for his song “Across the world.” American Songwriter caught up with Jan to get the story behind his Summer hit.

Alex Dunn started writing songs on the 58-foot, five-man fishing boats anchored off the coast of southeastern Alaska where he spent fifteen summers as a commercial fisherman. It was a way to pass the ...

Rock and roll band ‘The Beatles’ perform in a still from their movie ‘A Hard Day’s Night,’ Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The ...

When it came toThe Beatles, members John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the lyrical geniuses of the group. FromMcCartney’s “Yesterday” to Lennon’s “Hard Day's Night”, the songwriting powerhouses were ...