Ep. 248: Rogét Chahayed | From Pianist to Sicko Mode, Kiss Me More & APT.
Today's guest is a prolific producer behind Sicko Mode, Broccoli, Bad at Love, Kiss Me More, Laugh Now Cry Later, First Class, and APT. — but whose real story isn't the catalog. It's how most of those...
28 Huhti 1h 38min
And The Update Is...The Charts Are Country. The Industry Is AI. Now What?
Every week, And the Writer Is brings you the most important news moving through the music industry — straight, sharp, and no fluff. This week Ross Golan opens the weekly And The Writer Is… news update...
24 Huhti 3min
How Dan Nigro Builds Superstars | Ep. 195 | Rewind
Today's guest is the Grammy Producer of the Year who built the two biggest pop breakthroughs of the last five years back to back — and whose real story isn't about the hits. It's about the three years...
23 Huhti 1h 15min
And The Update Is… Live Nation Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, D4VD Arrested for Murder, Udio Pays Up on AI
Every week, And the Writer Is brings you the most important news moving through the music industry — straight, sharp, and no fluff. This week: a jury ruled Live Nation and Ticketmaster violated antitr...
17 Huhti 2min
Ep. 247: Billy Corgan | How He Built Smashing Pumpkins Into a 30-Million Album Empire
Today's guest is the architect of alternative rock who sold 30 million albums and defined the sound of an entire generation — but whose real story begins after the hits stopped mattering to him.From t...
14 Huhti 2h 9min
And The Update Is… Rap Lyrics Banned in Court, AI Deals Stalling, and a $64B UMG Bombshell
Every week, And the Writer Is brings you the most important news moving through the music industry — straight, sharp, and no fluff. This week: Maryland just passed the RAP Act, making it illegal to us...
10 Huhti 3min
Ep. 246: Dermot Kennedy | How an Irish Busker Became a Worldwide Phenomenon
Today's guest is the Irish troubadour who sold out arenas across the world and built one of the most durable careers in modern music, entirely on his own terms.From Dublin street corners and busking f...
7 Huhti 1h 20min
