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Ep. 270: Miranda Lambert | How She Keeps Writing Country Hits 20 Years In

And The Update Is…Spotify’s Royalty Fight, Universal’s Bloodbath, and the Week in Music

Ep. 269: RAYE | How She Escaped Her Record Deal and Became a Superstar

Ep. 268: Ilya Salmanzadeh | How The Swedes Cracked Hit Songwriting and Why Most People Won't

Ep. 267: YG Opens Up. Bad Deals, Hit Records, and a Midlife Crisis

Ep. 266: Tinashe’s Guide to Making It on Your Own Terms

Ep. 265: How Remi Wolf Built Her Career: Study the Greats, Take the Gig, Say Yes

And The Update Is...Ella Langley Makes Billboard History, UMG Sues DistroKid & Songwriters Fight for Healthcare

Ep. 264: How Aaron Dessner Became an Industry Favorite and the 3AM Text That Became 'folklore'

Ep. 263: Ziggy Marley on Family Rules for Life, Music, and Success

And The Update Is...The Industry Mourns Dolly, AI Music, $11 BILLION in Ticket Fees & Ella Langley Takes Over the Charts

Ep. 262: Ryan Beatty | How to Make It in Music Without Losing Yourself

Ep. 261: Travis Barker | Survival and Building a Legendary Career out of the Ashes

Ep. 260: Role Model | Being Discovered by Mac Miller & How Getting Signed Changed His Music

And The Update Is...Suno Loses Copyright Case, Spotify Hits 300M & YouTube Music Dominates

Ep. 259: Jessi Alexander on Writing "The Climb" The Week She Almost Quit... + What It Takes To Last as a Nashville Songwriter

And The Update Is…Labels Rein In AI, Miley Signs to Atlantic & Deezer Turns a Profit

Ep. 258: Suki Waterhouse on Loveland, Motherhood, and Finding Her People

And The Update Is…Spotify Goes MTV, Triller Gets Sued & AI Floods the Industry

Ep. 257: Adam Lambert on Idol, Fronting Queen, and Opting Out of the Industry Game

SUNO Sued, Ai Labels, Resale Ticket Act, Choosin Texas Stays Ontop

Rewind: The Benny Blanco Episode [Patreon Exclusive]

Ep. 256: Gavin Rossdale (Bush) | "Glycerine" & Surviving the '90s

And The Update Is...Fake Streams, Billion-Dollar Deals & Ed Sheeran's Biggest Career Move Yet

Ep. 255: Brittany Howard | How Alabama Shakes Went From a Garbage Truck to Playing with Prince

And The Update Is...Spotify Deletes 500K Streams ,TIDAL Takes a Stand Against AI,The Charts Have a New Enemy

And The update Is...AI Lawsuits Are Coming, Clive Davis Remembered & Olivia Rodrigo Makes History

Ep. 254: Zooey Deschanel | Her Secret Identity + The Journey of She & Him

And The Update Is...Heartbreak In The Writing Community, Chart Toppers & Goats

Ep. 253: Nessa Barrett on Fame, Music, and Finding Herself in Public

And The Update Is...Taylor & Drake Make History, AI Makes Headlines

Ep. 252: Lizzo | Rock Bottom, #1, and the Game Nobody Explains

The Realest Conversation About Songwriting In 2026 | Gino The Ghost | Patreon Exclusive

And The Update Is…Drake, AI, and a $5.4 Billion Question

And The Update Is...Universal's Big Week: AI, TikTok While Drake Dominates

Ep. 251: Myles Smith | Stargazing, Therapy, and The Secret Cost of Success

And The Update Is... AI Covers, Drake’s New Era & Why Michael Jackson Is STILL Charting in 2026

Ep. 250: Niall Horan | Outlasting Pop's Biggest Band, "Dinner Party" & More

And The Update Is...Pop Stars, Lawsuits & Billion-Dollar Moves

Rewind: Jack Antonoff | How to Pick the Artists Who'll Define Your Career

And The Update Is…May the 4th Be With the Charts: Hits, Headlines & Industry Chaos

Ep. 249: Rick Beato | Songwriters Got Poorer. AI Is Next. So Where Is Music Going?

And The Update Is...No Fakes Act, Trademark Protection, and Today's ChartToppers

Ep. 248: Rogét Chahayed | From Pianist to Sicko Mode, Kiss Me More & APT.

And The Update Is...The Charts Are Country. The Industry Is AI. Now What?

How Dan Nigro Builds Superstars | Ep. 195 | Rewind

And The Update Is… Live Nation Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, D4VD Arrested for Murder, Udio Pays Up on AI

Ep. 247: Billy Corgan | How He Built Smashing Pumpkins Into a 30-Million Album Empire

And The Update Is… Rap Lyrics Banned in Court, AI Deals Stalling, and a $64B UMG Bombshell

Ep. 246: Dermot Kennedy | How an Irish Busker Became a Worldwide Phenomenon

Ep. 245: Madison Beer | Becoming Yourself with the World Watching

Ep. 244: Melanie Martinez | How to Protect Your Creative Spirit in a Commercial World

Ep. 243: Charlie Puth Pt. 2| The Long Road to Becoming Yourself

Ep. 242: Megan Moroney | The Unlikely Road of a Country Superstar

Ep. 241: Jesse Rutherford (The Neighbourhood) | How an Unlikely Band Became Inevitable

Ep. 240: EJAE | A Career Built Slowly and Heard All at Once

Ep. 239: Marcus Mumford (of Mumford & Sons) | 'Catching' Songs + Avoiding Self-Sabotage

Ep. 238: Illenium | Addiction Almost Killed Him. Music Saved Him.

Ep. 237: Philip Lawrence | How a $5 Bus Pass Created Bruno Mars

Ep. 236: John Ryan | The Playbook of a World-Class Songwriter

Ep.235: David Foster | What It Takes to Last in the Music Business

Ep. 234: Diplo | Branding Decides Who Wins

Ep. 233: Alex Warren | Surviving on Delusional Self-Belief

Ep. 232: FINNEAS | The Long Game of a Music Career

Ep. 231: Seth MacFarlane | The Discipline and Craft Behind a Creative Legacy

Ep. 230: Cirkut | The Secrets of a Pop Super Producer

Ep. 229: Zedd | Inside the Mind Behind a Decade of Anthems

Ep. 228: Hit-Boy | Success, Betrayal, & The Stories Behind Hip-Hop’s Biggest Anthems

Ep. 227: Ryan Tedder pt.4 | The Modern Music Economy, A.I. and The Future, and How to Win

Ep. 226: Olivia Dean | The Art of Loving (and Finding Yourself)

Ep. 225: Julia Michaels pt.2 | The Woman Who Changed Pop

Ep. 224: HAIM | Do It Your Way. (“I quit", + more)

Ep. 223: sombr | How a 100% Writer-Producer Took Over Pop

Ep. 222: Ed Sheeran | Inside The Craft of a Songwriter’s Songwriter

Ep. 221: Andrew Watt | How He Became the Go-To Producer for the World’s Biggest Artists

Ep. 220: Tayla Parx | Longevity & Building a Lasting Career

Ep. 219: Laufey | Redefining Jazz for a New Generation

Ep. 218: Conan Gray | From Bedroom to Global Sensation

Ep. 217: Rodney Jerkins (pt.2) | The Alchemy of Greatness

Key Moment: Ryan Tedder | How to Be Irreplaceable

Ep. 216: Ryan Tedder (pt.3) | How to Win in Music and Life

Key Moment: Russ | What Every Artist Needs to Know (10-Minute Blueprint)

Ep. 215: Jessie Reyez | The Story of Betting On Herself (For Anyone Starting Over)

Ep. 214: Ian Fitchuk | Create For Yourself...

Ep. 212: Russ | Building An Indie Empire

Ep. 213: David Israelite | How Songwriters Get Paid — And Why the System is Broken

Ep. 211: BANKS | The Key to Longevity (Building Your Fanbase)

Ep. 210: Jon Bellion | Art Over Algorithm, Always

Ep. 209: d4vd | The Kid Hacking Pop Music From His Phone

Ep. 208: Edgar Barrera | The Max Martin of Latin Music

Ep. 207: D'Mile | From a Crammed Apartment to The Sound of a Generation, Silk Sonic, and more

Ep. 206: Teddy Swims | The Power of Self Belief

Ep. 205: Sung Cho of Chartmetric

Ep. 204: Wiz Khalifa

Ep. 203: Ashley Gorley pt.3

Ep. 202: Steph Jones

Ep. 201: apg live event (Grizz,London Jae,Kevin White,Lowell)

Ep. 200: Jack Antonoff Pt.2

Ep. 199: Amy Allen Pt.2

Ep. 198: Stephan Moccio