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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 1h 20min
Ep. 245: Madison Beer | Becoming Yourself with the World Watching
Today’s guest is one of the most quietly enduring artists in modern pop — a songwriter and performer who’s spent over a decade growing up in public, learning how to separate perception from identity.S...
31 Mar 1h 21min
Ep. 244: Melanie Martinez | How to Protect Your Creative Spirit in a Commercial World
Today’s world builder builds worlds worldwide to make her own universe! Dark and whimsical meets bubblegum grunge when this artist broke out on the scene to create her own cult following. When doors d...
24 Mar 1h 13min
Ep. 243: Charlie Puth Pt. 2| The Long Road to Becoming Yourself
Today’s guest is one of the defining voices in modern pop — a songwriter, producer, and artist behind some of the biggest records of the last decade.His songs have been streamed billions of times worl...
17 Mar 1h 32min
Ep. 242: Megan Moroney | The Unlikely Road of a Country Superstar
Today’s guest is one of the fastest-rising voices in modern country — a songwriter whose honesty, wit, and emotional precision have turned deeply personal stories into songs heard everywhere. She just...
10 Mar 1h 21min
