American Songwriter

On This Day in 2021, Country Music Said Goodbye to the First Artist to Join the Grand Ole Opry Before Inking a Record Deal

Four years ago today, the country music world lost a hit-making honky tonk artist who made Grand Ole Opry history.

Donyelle Jones, 'So You Think You Can Dance' alum, dies after cancer battle

Donyelle Jones has died after a 10-year cancer battle. The "So You Think You Can Dance" star competed in Season 2 of the Fox dance competition show.

How ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Sound Engineer Used Hidden Mics to Capture Bruce’s Isolated Voice

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere sound mixer Tod A. Maitland pulls back the curtain on how the film captured Bruce ...
American Songwriter

2 Songs Written by Kris Kristofferson, Released by Fellow Highwayman Waylon Jennings First

Long before Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson joined the Highwaymen, in 1985, the former outlaw covered several of his ...
Louder

"Bowie was standing there and for a split second you could see the panic in his eyes": The story of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the moments that made him a star

Having failed to crack America in January 1971, Bowie returned to the UK. Encouraged by his wife Angie and manager Tony Defries, Bowie developed the idea of the ‘ultimate pop idol’ by combining his ...

I went to a conference about death. Everyone was laughing.

Why was a death conference so funny? An attendee told a USA TODAY editor: "Being around death makes you really appreciate ...

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie on when he and Mani met Joey Ramone: “It was like a scene from a movie”

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie has shared the story of when he and Mani met Joey Ramone, describing it as “like a scene from ...