Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were... more
Maren Morris is a Grammy-winning, multi-platinum artist. She’s also won multiple country music awards, including CMAs for Female Vocalist of... more
Rick Astley is a singer and songwriter from England, whose debut single, "Never Gonna Give You Up," became an international... more
Kevin Morby is a singer and songwriter based in Kansas City. He’s put out seven albums since 2013, including his... more
Arooj Aftab is a singer and composer based in Brooklyn. She grew up in Saudi Arabia, but her family is... more
This week, I want to introduce you to another podcast that I make, called Partners. It’s a show about partnerships... more
Peaches is a musician, producer, and performance artist. She’s released six albums and in 2015, she won the Polaris Heritage Music... more
Steve Reich is a legendary composer who was one of the pioneers of minimalism. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize... more
This week, I want to revisit one of my favorite episodes of Song Exploder, with Perfume Genius telling the story... more
Sarah Kinsley is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Her most recent release is an EP called The King, which came... more
Brandi Carlile is a singer and songwriter from Washington State. She's released seven albums and won six Grammys. Her most... more
The band Franz Ferdinand formed in 2002, in Glasgow, Scotland. They’ve won the Mercury Prize and two BRIT Awards, they... more
Joy Oladokun is a singer and songwriter from Arizona, now based in Nashville, who’s been releasing music since 2015. Last... more
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas came out in 1993. It’s a stop-motion animated musical, with music by legendary composer... more
Halsey is an award-winning singer and songwriter from New Jersey. She's been nominated for two Grammys, and sold over a... more
The movie Dune was released on October 21. It's the most recent adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic science fiction novel... more
The War on Drugs is a band from Philadelphia who formed in 2005. They won the Grammy for Best Rock... more
Willow Smith is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She’s also a member of one of the most famous... more
This summer, I gave a TED Talk at the TED Conference. My talk was about what you discover when you... more
Earlier this year, I got an amazing email—the estate of John Lennon said that they have a treasure trove of... more
Lucy Dacus is a singer and songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. She put out her first album in 2016, and in... more
The band Franz Ferdinand formed in 2002, in Glasgow, Scotland. They’ve won the Mercury Prize and two BRIT Awards, they have five... more