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Chris Nelson scored 1st place in the Session One 2026 American Songwriter Lyric Contest for his song “Heaven Ain’t The First Place.” American Songwriter caught up with him to get the scoop on the ...

As the filmmakers, songwriters and actors tell it, their “wackadoo” concept evolved over nine years and eight versions of ...

Nanon Williams was sent to death row for a murder he says he didn't commit. Decades later, through daily emails and prison ...

Singer-songwriter Kai Crowe-Getty has spent more than a decade fronting the popular rock band Lord Nelson. But in recent years, he's been quietly crafting ...

Singer-composer Job Kurian belongs firmly to the latter. Nearly two decades into his journey, his career feels less like a marked timeline and more like a trail of lived moments: childhood listening ...

In this holiday special, we speak to the acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy on her new memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me. The book focuses on her mother Mary Roy and how Arundhati was shaped by her, ...

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