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 artists, and only 40 top songs per genre at a time... this podcast is about the people who make them. Produced by Joe London & Ross Golan in association with Big Deal Music & Mega House Music. And The Writer Is... ™ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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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 music that sounds like nobody els
Sep 22 1 h 36 min
And The Update Is...Ella Langley Makes Billboard History, UMG Sues DistroKid & Songwriters Fight for Healthcare
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Sep 19 4 min
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.
He co-wrote and produced Tayl
Sep 15 1 h 22 min
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 whose real story isn't the in
Sep 8 1 h 03 min
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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Sep 4 6 min
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, Brockhampton, Miley Cyrus an
Sep 1 1 h 06 min
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 the discography. It's what he
Aug 18 1 h 45 min
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 Harry Styles for a year that H
Aug 11 58 min
And The Update Is...Suno Loses Copyright Case, Spotify Hits 300M & YouTube Music Dominates
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Aug 7 4 min
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 Oklahoma." But her real story isn't
Aug 4 1 h 27 min
And The Update Is…Labels Rein In AI, Miley Signs to Atlantic & Deezer Turns a Profit
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Aug 2 5 min
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 on her latest record. But her r
Jul 28 1 h 43 min
And The Update Is…Spotify Goes MTV, Triller Gets Sued & AI Floods the Industry
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Jul 27 3 min
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 the judges' faces fall, and de
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Jul 19 5 min
Rewind: The Benny Blanco Episode [Patreon Exclusive]
Today's episode is a rewind to our conversation with Benny Blanco.
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Today's guest is the frontman of Bush, one of the defining voices of '90s alternative rock and the "feral," self-flagellating songwriter underneath them, who still claws
Jul 14 1 h 41 min
And The Update Is...Fake Streams, Billion-Dollar Deals & Ed Sheeran's Biggest Career Move Yet
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Jul 10 6 min
Ep. 255: Brittany Howard | How Alabama Shakes Went From a Garbage Truck to Playing with Prince
Today's guest is Brittany Howard — four-time Grammy winner, the voice of Alabama Shakes, and one of the most singular artists of her generation. But her real story isn't
Jul 7 1 h 10 min
And The Update Is...Spotify Deletes 500K Streams ,TIDAL Takes a Stand Against AI,The Charts Have a New Enemy
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Jul 4 5 min
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I found this through Ryan Tedder’s instagram feed. If you’re a songwriter this is the podcast for you. Entertaining, informative and inspiring.
skercher · Jul 2025
Long time listener, just heard the Jon Bellion episode. With the combination of emotion, authenticity, advocacy, and intelligence, this was the most interesting and inspiring conversation I’ve heard in months. Thank you guys so much 🙏🏼
JBGoodman · Jun 2025
I look forward to listening when a new guest is announced. As a radio DJ & songwriter, I love to know what’s going on in the world of music & the stories that come with the hits we love. Keep delivering this high quality pod pleeeeease & Thank You!
Saints fan 9 · Feb 2025
Love this podcast but as a songwriter I don’t feel like he asks about the songwriting process for the writers he interviews as much as I would like. Or even how the writing process was for certain songs that his guests wrote. The interviews feel more general and like a friend hang more than an informative technical behind the scenes writing interview.
CLOMONZ · Jan 2025
Can we get a clean version of this podcast suitable for students and younger kids? Would be really educational for music students, but without explicit language
markallencarey · Oct 2021
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