You might think that one half of the songwriting team that rapidly created some of popular music’s most important songs at a rate that has largely been unmatched by any other artist would have ...

One day in October 1972, Paul McCartney received a phone call from Ron Kass, head of Apple Records. McCartney liked Kass and they got on well. After chatting for a while, Kass casually asked McCartney ...

Even at their most psychedelic and avant-garde, the Beatles maintained a pop sensibility that kept the majority of their musical catalog radio-friendly and commercially successful. Of all the Fab Four ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with songwriter Amy Allen, who is shortlisted for the non-classical Songwriter of the Year Grammy Award for a second straight year.