Ep. 270: Miranda Lambert | How She Keeps Writing Country Hits 20 Years In
Today’s guest is a three-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter and producer behind some of country music’s biggest songs. Across more than...
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And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
Every week, we sit down with an acclaimed and venerable songwriter to intimately discuss what happens behind closed doors in the music industry. There are millions of singers, thousands of a...
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And The Update Is…Spotify’s Royalty Fight, Universal’s Bloodbath, and the Week in Music
And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 269: RAYE | How She Escaped Her Record Deal and Became a Superstar
Today's guest is the British singer-songwriter behind “Escapism.” and “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” After seven years in a record deal without rele...
Ep. 268: Ilya Salmanzadeh | How The Swedes Cracked Hit Songwriting and Why Most People Won't
Today's guest is the Swedish producer and songwriter behind "Problem," "Into You," "Love Me Like You Do," "No Tears Left To Cry," "Santa Tel...
Ep. 267: YG Opens Up. Bad Deals, Hit Records, and a Midlife Crisis
Today’s guest is a multi-platinum rapper and songwriter who took Compton to the charts and gave the world “My Hitta,” “Who Do You Love?” and...
Ep. 266: Tinashe’s Guide to Making It on Your Own Terms
Today’s guest is a singer, songwriter, producer and dancer who has spent her career trusting her own instincts—and building a world around t...
Ep. 265: How Remi Wolf Built Her Career: Study the Greats, Take the Gig, Say Yes
Today’s guest is one of the most unmistakable voices in modern pop — an artist, songwriter and producer who has built a career by making mus...
And The Update Is...Ella Langley Makes Billboard History, UMG Sues DistroKid & Songwriters Fight for Healthcare
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Ep. 264: How Aaron Dessner Became an Industry Favorite and the 3AM Text That Became 'folklore'
Today's guest is a musician's musician who co-founded The National, the Grammy-winning band behind Boxer, High Violet and Sleep Well Beast....
Ep. 263: Ziggy Marley on Family Rules for Life, Music, and Success
Today's guest is a Grammy-winning songwriter, bandleader and activist who has spent four decades inside the most famous name in reggae — but...
And The Update Is...The Industry Mourns Dolly, AI Music, $11 BILLION in Ticket Fees & Ella Langley Takes Over the Charts
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Ep. 262: Ryan Beatty | How to Make It in Music Without Losing Yourself
Today's guest is an artist and songwriter whose career has taken him from teenage YouTube covers to working with Beyoncé, Tyler, The Creator...
Ep. 261: Travis Barker | Survival and Building a Legendary Career out of the Ashes
Today's guest is the drummer who took punk out of the garage, put it on your radio, then on MTV, then on your body. But his real story isn't...
Ep. 260: Role Model | Being Discovered by Mac Miller & How Getting Signed Changed His Music
Today's guest is an artist most people meet through the bit: the deadpan internet, the cowboy suit, the one-sided war he's been waging with...
And The Update Is...Suno Loses Copyright Case, Spotify Hits 300M & YouTube Music Dominates
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Ep. 259: Jessi Alexander on Writing "The Climb" The Week She Almost Quit... + What It Takes To Last as a Nashville Songwriter
Today's guest wrote "The Climb." She also wrote "I Drive Your Truck," "Mine Would Be You," "Don't Think Jesus," and "Ain't No Love in Oklaho...
And The Update Is…Labels Rein In AI, Miley Signs to Atlantic & Deezer Turns a Profit
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Ep. 258: Suki Waterhouse on Loveland, Motherhood, and Finding Her People
Today's guest is a songwriter four albums deep, with a song that's been picking up new listeners for nine years and Mick Fleetwood playing o...
And The Update Is…Spotify Goes MTV, Triller Gets Sued & AI Floods the Industry
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Ep. 257: Adam Lambert on Idol, Fronting Queen, and Opting Out of the Industry Game
Today's guest is one of the great voices of his generation — the theater kid who auditioned for American Idol with Michael Jackson, watched...