American Songwriter

On This Day in 1965, The Beatles Recorded the Song That Paul McCartney Called “Disastrous” in First-Ever Overnight Session

Paul McCartney explains how this Beatles song went from "disastrous" to "delightfully cheeky" in a late-night recording ...

Driving into Lyrics: Songs That Reference Car Crashes & Their Real-world Parallels

Among images in popular music, one of the most haunting figures is that of a car crash. Ironically, crashing into something ...

Carpool Karaoke? Here's How To Make Apple CarPlay Display Song Lyrics With iOS 26

Showing lyrics using Apple CarPlay requires the Dynamic Lyrics iOS app, which works with Apple Music and Spotify.

The story of the career-defining song with a lyric scribbled on a takeaway bag while stoned

Two albums into his career, Lenny Kravitz was still taking the train to the studio. Then came the night that changed his life ...

Courtney Barnett Gets Bloody In The Video For ‘Stay In Your Lane,’ Her First Single In A While

The last we heard from Courtney Barnett was her 2023 instrumental album End Of The Day, and before that, her 2021 LP Things ...

Rock singer covers holiday song from child star past: ‘I never could’ve imagined’

A rock singer is raising eyebrows with a new holiday song from her child star past. The Pretty Reckless has released a cover of “Where Are You Christmas” that’s actually a duet between lead singer ...