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The chorus was once the part of the song that brought us together, the place we gathered to sing. Now it's the most engineered thirty seconds in music. Legendary producer Trevor Horn and hip-hop icon B-Real of Cypress Hill help Charlie and Nate answer the question on their minds: ...  Show more

Everybody sings the chorus, but superfans quote the verse. On this episode of Switched on Pop, Charlie and Nate trace the verse from Shakespeare through opera to TikTok, and songwriter Audrey Hobert shares her philosophy of specific verses and anthemic choruses: you can't have th ...  Show more

Semisonic's Dan Wilson spills secrets of writing hits for Adele, Taylor and the Dixie Chicks – and explains how he got there from "Closing Time" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Songwriters play a big role in the music industry by writing songs that fit the styles and genres of different artists. But have you ever wondered how their musical ideas successfully get produced and released by top-performing artists? In this episode, Xylo chats with London- ...

We discuss the art of songwriting – combining lyrics and music to make a hit song. 

Songwriting isn't just about inspiration; it's also about understanding the basics, piece by piece, fitting all elements together to create the song we love. In this episode, Xylo chats with ICMP Songwriting Professor, Sophie Daniels, about the creative process of song ...