Songwriter Roundtable
The Hit Squad: Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa on the THR Songwriter Roundtable
“I honestly was concerned that it was over for me,” Billie Eilish confesses at a table with Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste, Cynthia Erivo and Julia Michaels, who came together to discuss their songwriting prowess and process. “We’d been trying and it wasn’t doing what it usually would do in me. I was honestly […]
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“How Do You Put This Beautiful Story Into This One Tune?”: Finneas, Diane Warren, Joe Jonas and THR’s Songwriter Roundtable
Minutes before The Hollywood Reporter‘s Songwriters Roundtable was scheduled to begin in late November, we were informed that hitmaker Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote original song “Not Alone” with fellow Roundtable participant Joe Jonas for the film Devotion (as well as Top Gun: Maverick‘s “I Ain’t Worried” by his band One Republic), was too sick to […]
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“I Can Make an Anthem for This Character”: Camila Cabello, Kid Cudi, Anderson .Paak, Sparks and the THR Songwriter Roundtable
On the surface, singer-songwriters Camila Cabello, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Anderson .Paak, and brothers Ron and Russell Mael (aka Sparks) don’t have much in common — their ages span 24 to 76, their birthplaces range from Havana to Cleveland, and their music genres are all over the map. But when the quintet gathered for THR’s […]
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Watch Hollywood Reporter’s Full, Uncensored Songwriter Roundtable With Oscar Nominees Mark Ronson, Diane Warren and More
Jack Antonoff, David Crosby, Kesha, Tim McGraw, Boots Riley, Mark Ronson and Diane Warren joined the Hollywood Reporter Roundtable to discuss the songs they wrote for the year's biggest films.
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Boots Riley on Creating Music to Appeal to ‘Sorry to Bother You’ Audience: “We Don’t Sell Platinum Records”
Boots Riley may have created the soundtrack for his film 'Sorry to Bother You,' but the director admits during The Hollywood Reporter's Songwriting Roundtable that he may have made "different songs" for himself had he not been behind the project.
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Mark Ronson on Tapping Into Lady Gaga’s “Giant Well of Emotions” for ‘A Star Is Born’
Producer Mark Ronson has a rare approach to songwriting, explaining that he strictly relies on a "collaborative" process with other artists, in particular with Lady Gaga for 'A Star Is Born.'
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Tim McGraw on What Sparked His “Change of Heart” to Create ‘Free Solo’ Theme Song
During The Hollywood Reporter's Songwriting Roundtable, Tim McGraw talks penning the song for documentary "Free Solo."
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Jack Antonoff on Channeling ’80s Rom-Com Songbook for ‘Love, Simon’
When Jack Antonoff was approached to executive produce the soundtrack for the film 'Love, Simon,' he wanted to create a record that resonated with listeners the way music from classic teenage rom-coms in the ‘80s and ‘90s did with him.
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Kesha on Taking on the “Big Task” of Songwriting for ‘On the Basis of Sex’
Kesha, who wrote the soundtrack for the film, admitted during the Hollywood Reporter's Songwriters Roundtable that the experience was "kind of daunting," given the important storyline of 'On the Basis of Sex.'
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“Our Main Job Is to Make You Boogie”: The Songwriter Roundtable
Seven artists who gathered Nov. 11 for the songwriter roundtable — Jack Antonoff, David Crosby, Kesha, Tim McGraw, Boots Riley, Mark Ronson and Diane Warren — explore the aesthetic rebellion of their art, the politics of sound and how music has saved them.
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Watch THR’s Full, Uncensored Songwriter Roundtable With Justin Timberlake, Sting, Alicia Keys, John Legend and More
Also starring Pharrell Williams and Tori Amos.
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Sting: “We Are, by Accident, Creating the Soundtrack for People’s Emotional Life” | Songwriter Oscar Roundtable
"That's a huge privilege. We did it by accident. None of us set out to do that, we were there for the glory and the spotlight."
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