Allen called it "one of the most special songs" he's written. Jimmie Allen is leaning into sentimentality on "Down Home," the lead single from his forthcoming third studio album. The country singer, ...

The best thing that happened to pop music in recent years is that Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen watched that insipid Twilight saga and was revolted by the sight of the childbirth scene. This ...

Discographies collide for Jimmie Allen and Keith Urban on the recently released Gold Edition of Allen's collaborations project, Bettie James. The tracklist features a duet rendition of "Boy Gets a ...

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.

The "Down Home" singer and the popular Christian duo show off their chemistry — and some of their biggest hits — in the upcoming hour-long special Nancy Kruh is a Nashville-based writer-reporter for ...

Amy Allen is part of a crucial shift in modern pop songwriting. What’s driving it? In addition to her work for some of pop’s biggest acts, Allen released a solo debut of her own last month. As a ...

Jimmie Allen pitched Darius Rucker a very different song than the one he ended up recording with him and Charley Pride for his new EP, and the country veteran passed. "He was like, ‘I like that song ...

When the Town Troubadour (Grant Lee Phillips) first saw a Second Troubadour across the street, Allen was simply whistling. Allen’s original idea was to choose a Grateful Dead song, which would have ...

Amy Allen has just finished surfing. “I live in Malibu, but my boyfriend lives in Venice Beach, so we try to go surfing every morning,” she says. But while Allen seems like the quintessential carefree ...

At the center of the Oak Ridge Boys was Duane Allen. Finding his way to the group during the 1960s, the singer helped the band shape some of their most successful songs. He also acted as the CEO of ...

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has revealed the song he’d love to put back in the band’s set list. With an incredible catalog of work, including 12 studio albums and 15 singles that peaked in the U.S.