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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... ™ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEvery 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.
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan is hosted by And The Writer Is. The show has published 130 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "And The Update Is…Spotify’s Royalty Fight, Universal’s Bloodbath, and the Week in Music" (21 October 2026, 6 minutes), "Ep. 269: RAYE | How She Escaped Her Record Deal and Became a Superstar" (20 October 2026, 91 minutes), and "Ep. 268: Ilya Salmanzadeh | How The Swedes Cracked Hit Songwriting and Why Most People Won't" (13 October 2026, 125 minutes).
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across 130 episodes.
Booking probability for And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan's contact route on record: verified email.
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And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode #269
Today's guest is the British singer-songwriter behind “Escapism.” and “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” After seven years in a record deal without releasing her debut album, she went independent, landed a UK No. 1 and won six BRIT...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
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,". He finally sits down with Ross for an And The Writer Is...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
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.” From his debut album My Krazy Life to collaborations with Drake...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
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. From “2 On” to “Nasty” and “No Broke Boys,” Tinashe has kept releasing...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
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...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode #264
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 Taylor Swift's folklore and evermore, including...
Episode #263
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 inheritance. It's the set of rules underneath it...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode #262
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 and Jack Antonoff. But this conversation is really...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
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 did with everything that was supposed to end...
Episode #260
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 Harry Styles knows nothing about. So this is the...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
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 the hits. It's the ten years before the first...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
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And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
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 real story isn't any of that. From weekend stage...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode #257
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 demanded a second song because he'd just quit his...
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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