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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... ™
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Ep. 271: Feist | The Wild Return of “My Moon My Man” & How a Doctor’s Orders Changed Her Sound
3 november 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
Today’s guest is a singer, songwriter and musician whose singular sound has spanned punk stages, intimate recordings and songs that have traveled around the world. From “1234” to the unexpected second life of “My Moon My Man,” her music continues to find new audiences. Lees meer
And The Writer Is… Feist!
In this episode:
- How losing her voice helped her find a new sound
- Why finding your people can change your creative life
- The collaborator who believed in her before she knew they were making a record
- How The Reminder brought different songs together into one world
- The unusual musical choices behind “My Moon My Man” and its unexpected return
- What “1234” taught her about success, belonging and staying true to herself
And The Writer Is… is presented by Amazon Music and SONA.
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Chapters
00:00 Introducing Feist
01:05 The Stories Behind Her Guitars
04:49 Growing Up Around Art and Finding Her Voice
09:36 Amazon Music & SONA
09:48 The Punk Band That Changed Her Life
18:28 Losing Her Voice on Tour
20:25 Why Singers Have the Least Fun on Tour
21:40 How a Doctor’s Orders Changed Her Sound
23:45 Find Your People
25:35 Inside Broken Social Scene
27:53 Peaches, Chilly Gonzales and Their Creative Community
32:59 Finding the Freedom to Make Let It Die
38:29 The Friend Who Quietly Funded Her Breakthrough
42:12 Creative Control and Growing Beyond a Slow Start
44:05 Supporting Your Friends Instead of Competing
47:48 The Reminder, Folk Music and Sea Lion Woman
52:33 Making The Reminder and the 14-Day Sessions
55:23 My Moon My Man’s Heated Riv…
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Ep. 270: Miranda Lambert | How She Keeps Writing Country Hits 20 Years In
27 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 18 min
Today’s guest is a three-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter and producer behind some of country music’s biggest songs. Lees meer
Across more than two decades, she’s built a career on honest stories, unmistakable songs and doing things her own way.
And The Writer Is… Miranda Lambert!
Recorded live at Casa Rosa in Nashville, Miranda joins Ross to tell the stories behind “Kerosene,” “Gunpowder & Lead,” “The House That Built Me,” “Mama’s Broken Heart,” “Vice” and “Tin Man.”
She shares how she co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with Ella Langley, why she gave Steve Earle half the credit for “Kerosene,” and why some of the most important songs in her set weren’t written by her.
And The Writer Is… is presented by Amazon Music and SONA.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introducing Miranda Lambert
00:56 Writing Choosin’ Texas with Ella Langley
05:21 Finding New Song Ideas After So Many Albums
06:36 Chris Stapleton and a New Retro Sound
08:47 Songwriting Retreats and Creative Chemistry
16:35 Learning the Craft in Texas Honky-Tonks
21:37 Nashville Star and Her Mom’s Wake-Up Call
25:06 Casa Rosa: A Place for the Girls
27:30 Kerosene, Steve Earle, and Doing It Her Way
33:42 The Stories Behind Gunpowder & Lead
36:52 Revolution and The House That Built Me
42:24 Writing Over You with Blake Shelton
45:03 Mama’s Broken Heart and Outside Songs
49:49 Building Platinum
53:55 Somethin’ Bad with Carrie Underwood
57:54 The Weight of These Wings and Vice
1:02:55 Writing Tin Man
1:06:01 Wildcard, the Love Junkies, and Bluebird
1:08:47 Life Off the Road and Writing on Zoom
1:13:08 Palomino and a Changing Music Business
1:14:52 Letting Go of Expectations and Staying Yourself
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And The Update Is…Spotify’s Royalty Fight, Universal’s Bloodbath, and the Week in Music
21 oktober 2026 · 6 min
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Ep. 269: RAYE | How She Escaped Her Record Deal and Became a Superstar
20 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 31 min
Today's guest is the British singer-songwriter behind “Escapism.” and “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” Lees meer
After seven years in a record deal without releasing her debut album, she went independent, landed a UK No. 1 and won six BRIT Awards in one night.
This is the story of how she found her own way to succeed—and brought her people with her.
And The Writer Is... RAYE!
In this episode, we get into:
• Signing a record deal at 17, having hits, and still being unable to release her debut album.
• The album called “too risky,” the partner who backed it, and “Escapism.” changing everything.
• Bringing her family and band into the success, and demanding fairer treatment for songwriters.
• Her full writing process, early “Click Clack Symphony.” demos, and nine hours on the “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” bridge. and much more.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:10 Making music and touring with her family
7:38 What happened to her grandfather's songs
9:49 Ad: PRS for Music
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Ross's stolen-song story and the line between influence and theft
17:33 Who deserves a songwriting credit?
19:52 Why songwriters deserve fees and master points
25:29 The power to say no and protect your splits
28:50 Advice for young writers: choosing your battles and avoiding comparison
33:18 Writing her first song at seven
36:48 The BRIT School and finding her voice
42:21 Subscribe to And The Writer Is
42:50 Jazz …
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Ep. 268: Ilya Salmanzadeh | How The Swedes Cracked Hit Songwriting and Why Most People Won't
13 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 5 min
Today's guest is the Swedish producer and songwriter behind "Problem," "Into You," "Love Me Like You Do," "No Tears Left To Cry," "Santa Tell Me," and "Unholy,". Lees meer
He finally sits down with Ross for an And The Writer Is interview ten years in the making.
He taught himself to make music from a demo CD that came in a cereal box.
A radio singing contest got him discovered, and he signed a publishing deal at 17.
It then took him ten years to land his first real hit. He tells Ross how a year of playing FIFA with Shellback led to Wolf Cousins, and what Max Martin's famous "math" actually is.
If you've ever wondered how the biggest pop songs of the last decade actually get finished, this one's for you
And The Writer Is... Ilya Salmanzadeh!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Cold open: what Max Martin's "math" really means
1:32 Welcome Ilya Salmanzadeh
3:12 What MXM is: "like Real Madrid signed me"
4:46 Jantelagen: why Swedes won't brag
9:57 Born in Iran, raised in Denmark
16:22 A cereal-box CD and teaching himself music
19:54 The hits: Problem, Into You, Unholy and more
21:32 Early influences: Tracy Chapman, Michael Jackson, hip-hop
24:50 Why the world's biggest pop writers live in Stockholm
27:14 Wanting to be an R&B artist
32:36 The radio singing contest that got him discovered
37:26 Ten years from publishing deal to first hit
39:09 Telemarketing and Apple tech support
43:08 The immigrant drive to prove he belongs
46:21 His first cut: the Bratz album
48:20 A year of FIFA with Shellback and the birth of Wolf Cousins
52:37 The MXM pop famil…
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Ep. 267: YG Opens Up. Bad Deals, Hit Records, and a Midlife Crisis
6 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 37 min
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 “Big Bank.” Lees meer
From his debut album My Krazy Life to collaborations with Drake, Nipsey Hussle, and Nicki Minaj, he’s built a catalog that’s done serious damage to club speakers. Now, with The Gentlemen’s Club, he’s getting personal and reminding everyone there’s a storyteller behind the hits.
And The Writer Is…
YG!
In this episode we go deep on:
- The inspiration behind his new album
- The Def Jam singles deal with five album options: "I could have sued everybody"
- What he'd tell an 18-year-old holding a label offer
- Why having a catalog doesn't mean you own it
- What a YG session looks like: tequila, "next beat," and a BPM in his head
- How "FDT" got made with Nipsey, and why Def Jam wouldn't release it
- The night Nicki said "don't put this out without me"
- "Who Do You Love?": three months, hook writers, and Drake telling him to do it himself
And much more...
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Every week, we go deep with the most interesting creatives in music.
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Our lead sponsor, our Patreon!
Patreon.com/andthewriteris
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:32 Hiring a "Hitman"
8:07 "Were you ever suicidal?" and the homies who said "same"
9:10 Chin up, chest out: what the streets never let you say
10:28 "2004," the song he cut from the album
24:31 Turning himself in while his song blew up, and the label that called his mom
27:31 Signing young: "I could have sued everybody"
28:24 Ross: athletes get rookie orientation, artists get "good luck"
34:57 What he'd tell an 18-year-old holding a label offer
39:40 The masters trap: you have a catalog, but you don't own it
41:30 What a session with YG actually looks like
47:39 Why he made Gent…
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Ep. 266: Tinashe’s Guide to Making It on Your Own Terms
29 september 2026 · 1 uur 18 min
Today’s guest is a singer, songwriter, producer and dancer who has spent her career trusting her own instincts—and building a world around them. Lees meer
From “2 On” to “Nasty” and “No Broke Boys,” Tinashe has kept releasing music through major-label deals, independent projects and viral breakthroughs.
She’s collaborated with artists including Calvin Harris, Charli xcx and Kaytranada, and joins us to talk about the journey behind it all.
And The Writer Is... Tinashe!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:46 Tinashe and Ross reconnect—back to The Stunners
3:48 “Deep in the Night”—the song she wrote at five
5:08 Tinashe’s French fry rankings
6:12 Child acting, Whoopi Goldberg, and moving to LA
9:11 Life in a girl group without creative control
11:22 Buying a microphone and building a bedroom studio
14:10 Getting signed—and expecting it to be easy
18:40 Join the ATWI Patreon
19:32 Splice: Sounds and Variations
20:39 Early Travis Scott sessions and being taken seriously in the studio
23:29 Recording 200 songs—and trusting the big producer’s opinion26:33 Trusting your gut and knowing when to leave a session
30:43 “2 On” takes off. What happens after the first hit?
36:03 Writing “2 On” in a garage with friends
37:37 Does having a hit teach you how to make one?
39:20 Leaving her label and rebuilding trust in her own ideas
43:29 What releasing music independently actually takes
46:10 Filming her own videos and building her visual world
48:14 How dancing shapes the way she writes songs
50:08 Working with a label again—and findi…
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Ep. 265: How Remi Wolf Built Her Career: Study the Greats, Take the Gig, Say Yes
22 september 2026 · 1 uur 36 min
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 else. Her catalog has passed two billion global streams. She’s played top billing at festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands, opened for Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde and Paramore, and collaborated with artists including Nile Rodgers, Beck, Dominic Fike and Sylvan Esso. Lees meer
And The Writer Is... Remi Wolf!
In this episode, we get into
- The USC training that rebuilt her voice
- Waiting tables and taking Craigslist gigs while building a career
- The 30-minute session behind “Photo ID,”
- Industry lessons for every artist to take notes on...
and much more.
Hit subscribe and turn on notifications. Every week, we go deep with the most interesting creatives in music.
Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/andthewriteris
Follow us on socials: @andthewriteris
A special thank you to our sponsors for making these conversations possible.
Our lead sponsor, NMPA — the National Music Publishers' Association. Your support means the world to us.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:40 “You can’t teach tone” — how Remi found hers
2:13 USC: “We’re going to beat you down until you feel like you’re nothing”
6:15 Fourteen, busking the Bay Area, and writing songs in Chloe’s kitchen
13:40 “Carousel” — the first song she ever wrote
15:41 A substitute teacher, an apartment, and her first recording
18:05 Ski racer by day, songwriter by night
19:05 Meeting Jared Solomon at 15 — then finding each other again
21:07 Applebee’s on tour — and the road to sobriety
24:04 Rehab, writing Juno sober, and why clarity changed the songs
29:02 “It’s not ready” — why she refused to release music in college
30:22 Six songs in one week — the reunion that started everything
34:24 Restaurant shifts and Craigslist gigs: how she paid to keep making music
39:26 The Sofar show that led to her first manager
42:39 “I had no expectations…
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And The Update Is...Ella Langley Makes Billboard History, UMG Sues DistroKid & Songwriters Fight for Healthcare
20 september 2026 · 4 min
And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Lees meer
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Ep. 264: How Aaron Dessner Became an Industry Favorite and the 3AM Text That Became 'folklore'
15 september 2026 · 1 uur 22 min
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. Lees meer
He co-wrote and produced Taylor Swift's folklore and evermore, including cardigan and willow. folklore won Album of the Year at the Grammys.
He worked on The Tortured Poets Department and produced Ed Sheeran's Subtract.
He's behind Gracie Abrams' I Love You, I'm Sorry and Noah Kahan's Porch Light.
In the last year alone, he's made records with Mumford & Sons, Florence + the Machine, Brandi Carlile, Sam Barber, Kevin Morby and Suki Waterhouse.
He's one half of Big Red Machine with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon.
And he built Long Pond, the Hudson Valley studio where many of these songs were made.
And The Writer Is... Aaron Dessner!
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A special thank you to our sponsors for making these conversations possible.
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And SONA — Songwriters of North America. If you write songs, join them. They fight for us.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Cardigan, willow, Porch Light — and eight albums in a year
5:26 Why "I Love You, I'm Sorry" was never the single
7:27 Secretly rooting for the weird song
8:17 When a pop star needs a single right now
10:25 Don't fill the space: how he walks into a session
12:12 Long Pond and "you never make a mistake investing in your creativity"
17:24 Twin brothers and their dad's jazz drums
22:48 "We faked it": how The National got signed
26:48 Playing to no one — then 500 strangers in Michigan
30:05 "Did you lose yourself?"
33:14 When one bandmate starts writing hits for other people
35:38 On stage with Taylor: "You're playing a stadium. It's okay."
37:27 "Hey, it's Taylor": the text in 2020
40:34 The Dropbox folder — and cardigan by 3 a.m.
47:45 The thank-you note that became willow
51:49 Meeting Grac…
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