All Episodes

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

Ep. 197: Jeff Gitty

Ep. 196: Lizzy McAlpine

Ep. 195: Dan Nigro pt.2

Ep. 194: Camila Cabello

Ep. 193: Ross Golan SONA Speech

Ep. 192: Julian Bunetta pt.2

Ep. 191: Shania Twain

Ep. 190: Mikkel Eriksen & Chris Anokute (LAAMP)

Ep. 189: Tuff Morgan (peermusic)

Ep. 188: Lostboy

Ep. 187: James Blunt

Ep. 186: Lauren Daigle

Ep. 185: Billy Steinberg

Ep. 184: Ilsey Juber

Ep. 183: James Bay pt.2

Ep. 182: Gracie Abrams

Ep. 181: Maggie Lindemann

Ep. 180: Noah Kahan

Ep. 179: Mike Shinoda

Ep. 178: Laura Veltz

Ep. 177: Jeff Barry

Ep. 176: Evan Bogart

Ep. 175: Maisie Peters

Ep. 174: Alex Heiche (Sound Royalties)

Ep. 173: Shy Carter

Ep. 172: Mike Elizondo

Ep. 171: Natalie Hemby

Ep. 170: Jeff Bhasker

Ep. 169: Tyler Hubbard

Ep. 168: Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons

Ep. 167: Jimmy Napes

Ep. 166: Carianne Marshall

Ep. 165: Sam Hollander

Ep. 164: Take A Daytrip

And The Update Is...October 10th, 2022

Ep. 163: Nickelback

Ep. 162:Christina Perri

Ep. 161: Ben Johnson (live from Austin, TX)

Ep. 160: Citizen Cope

And The Update Is...August 15st, 2022

Ep. 159: Sabrina Carpenter

And The Update Is...August 1st, 2022

Ep. 158: Theron Thomas (Rock City)

Ep. 157: girl in red

Ep. 156: Craig Wiseman

And The Update Is...June 21st, 2022

Ep. 155: Blake Slatkin

And The Update Is...June 6th, 2022

Ep. 154: Justin Kalifowitz

And The Update Is...May 23, 2022

Ep. 153: Luke Steele

And The Update Is...May 9, 2022

Ep. 152: HARDY

And The Update Is...April 25th, 2022

Ep. 151: Rodney Jerkins

And The Update Is...April 11, 2022

Ep. 150: GAYLE

And The Update Is...March 28, 2022

Ep. 149: Lin-Manuel Miranda

And The Update Is...March 14th, 2022

Ep. 148: Ryan Tedder

And The Update Is...February 28, 2022

And The Update Is...February 21, 2022

And The Update Is...February 14th, 2022

And The Update Is...February 7th, 2022

And The Update Is...January 31, 2022

And The Update Is...December 13th, 2021

And The Update Is...December 6th, 2021

Ep. 147: Michael Bublé

Ep. 146: Golnar Khosrowshahi

Ep. 145: Tainy

Ep. 144: Tommy Brown

And The Update Is...October 4th, 2021

Ep. 143: Jeremiah Fraites (The Lumineers)

And The Update Is...September 20th, 2021

Ep. 142: Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips)

And The Update Is...September 6th, 2021

Ep. 141: Mark Hoppus

And The Update Is...August 23, 2021

Ep. 140: J White Did It

And The Update Is...August 9th, 2021

Ep. 139: Suzanne Vega

And The Update Is...July 26, 2021

Ep. 138: FRED

And The Update Is...July 12, 2021

Ep. 137: Poo Bear

Ep. 136: Tricky Stewart

Ep. 135: 3OH!3

Ep. 134: Jin Jin

Ep. 133: Daniel Nigro

Ep. 132: AJR

Ep. 131: Chuck Harmony

Ep. 130: CAM

And The Demo Is...Episode 2, Part 2

Ep. 129: Ross Copperman

And The Demo Is...Episode 2, Part 1

Ep. 128: Kenny Beats

Ep. 127: Special Episode w/ Kris Ahrend and Michelle Lewis

Ep. 126: Kara DioGuardi

Ep. 125: Pop Wansel

Ep. 124: Bruce Hornsby

Ep. 123: Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat (All Time Low)

Ep. 122: Ingrid Andress

Ep. 121: Grey

Ep. 120: Erika Ender

Ep. 119: Lauv

Ep. 118: Amy Allen

Ep. 117: Jeremy Zucker

Ep. 116: Ant Clemons

Ep. 115: Ariel Rechtshaid

Ep. 114: Victoria Monét

Ep. 113: Luke Combs

Ep. 112: Gwen Stefani

And The Demo Is...Ep 1: Part 2

And The Demo Is...Ep. 1: Part 1

Ep. 111: Kristen Anderson Lopez & Robert Lopez

Ep. 110: Meghan Trainor

Ep. 109: benny blanco: Part 2

Ep. 108: Peter Frampton

Ep. 107: Lauren Christy

Ep. 106: Sarah Hudson

Ep. 105: Billy Mann

Ep. 104: Luke Dick

Ep. 103: Andres and Mauricio

Ep. 102: Linda Perry

Ep. 101: Danja

Ep. 100: ATWI 100th Episode Special

Ep. 99: Lance Bass

Ep. 98: Jody Gerson (Chairman + CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group)

Ep. 97: Lori McKenna

Ep. 96: Terrace Martin

Ep. 95: Daniel Lanois

Ep. 94: Elena Segal

Ep. 93: Drew Taggart (The Chainsmokers)

Ep. 92: Jimmie Allen

Ep. 91: Glen Ballard

Ep. 90: TRAKGIRL

Ep. 89: Michael Stipe and Mike Mills of R.E.M.

Ep. 88: Nija Charles

Ep. 87: Ali Tamposi...Stays At Home

Ep. 86: Ricky Reed...Stays At Home

Ep. 85: Ashley Gorley...Stays At Home

Ep. 84: Nicolle Galyon...Stays At Home

Ep. 83: Jason Evigan...Stays At Home

Ep. 82: Justin Tranter...Stays At Home

Ep. 81: Emily Warren...Stays At Home

Ep. 80: J Kash...Stays At Home

Ep. 79: Ian Kirkpatrick...Stays At Home!

And The Writer...Stays At Home!

Ep. 78: Discussing COVID-19 and the CARES Act with David Israelite

In Loving Memory: Allee Willis

Ep. 77: Nile Rodgers with Guest Host Hannah Karp

Ep. 76: Paul Anka

Ep. 75: Jason Robert Brown

Ep. 74: Julian Bunetta

Bonus Episode: Who Are The Picassos of Pop? (with Switched On Pop's Charlie Harding)

Ep. 73: Tim Pagnotta

Ep. 72: Scott Harris

Ep. 71: Ben Platt

Ep. 70: James Bay

In Loving Memory: Michael Busbee

Ep. 69: Sarah Aarons

Ep. 68: Sam Nelson Harris (X Ambassadors)

Ep. 67: Finneas

Ep. 66: Ross Golan's 'THE WRONG MAN' - Special Episode with Guest Host Ricky Reed

Ep. 65: Wyclef Jean

Ep. 64: Matthew Ramsey (Old Dominion)

Ep. 63: Warren 'Oak' Felder

Ep. 62: Teddy Geiger

Ep. 61: Shane McAnally

Ep. 60: John Shanks

Ep. 59: Priscilla Renea

Ep. 58: Brian Lee

Ep. 57: Greg Wells

Ep 56: Kip Moore

Ep. 55: Skylar Grey

Ep. 54: Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie)

Ep. 53: Jon Bellion

ATWI Songwriting Competition Winner

Ep. 52: An Update on the MMA

Ep. 51: David Israelite - Required Listening / MMA

Ep. 50: Charli XCX

Ep. 49: Ian Kirkpatrick

Ep. 48: Bebe Rexha - Pt. 2

Ep. 47: Emily Warren

Ep. 46: John Feldmann

Ep. 45: Allee Willis

Ep. 44: Joe London (LIVE from The University of Southern California)

Ep. 43: David Hodges

Ep. 42: Nick Jonas

Ep. 41: Mozella

Ep. 40: busbee

Ep. 39: Ryan Tedder

ATWI Season Three Coming April 30th!

Ep. 38: Mike Posner

Ep. 37: Andy Grammer

Ep. 36: Lindy Robbins

Ep. 35: Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds

Ep. 34: Sir Nolan Lambroza

Ep. 33: Zach Crowell

Ep. 32: Ashley Gorley

Ep. 31: Nicolle Galyon

Ep. 30: Rhett Akins

Ep. 29: Thomas Rhett

Ep. 28: David Israelite

Ep. 27: Dan Wilson

Ep. 26: Claude Kelly

Ep. 25: Charlie Puth

Ep. 24: Julia Michaels

Ep. 23: Jack Antonoff

Ep. 22: Songwriters Hall of Fame: The Art of Collaboration: Songwriters & Music Publishers Making Music & History Together

Ep. 21: Bebe Rexha

Ep. 20: Desmond Child

Ep. 19: Ali Tamposi

Ep. 18: Simon Wilcox

Ep. 17: John Ryan

Ep. 16: Noel Zancanella

Ep. 15: The Script

Ep. 14: Luke Laird

Ep. 13: Ricky Reed

Ep. 12: Mikkel Eriksen of Stargate

Ep. 11: Mike Caren

Ep. 10: Michael Fitzpatrick of Fitz and The Tantrums

Ep. 9: Bonnie McKee

Ep. 8: Evan Bogart

Ep. 7: LunchMoney Lewis

Ep. 6: Jason Evigan

Ep. 5: Justin Tranter

Ep. 4: Sean Douglas

Ep. 3: Savan Kotecha

Ep. 2: J Kash

Ep. 1: Benny Blanco