# And The Update Is...The Charts Are Country. The Industry Is AI. Now What?

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Podcast: [And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813)
Published: 2026-04-24T17:55:56+00:00
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## Resource

Every week, And the Writer Is brings you the most important news moving through the music industry — straight, sharp, and no fluff. This week Ross Golan opens the weekly And The Writer Is… news update (week of April 20, 2026) by highlighting major chart wins: Swimf by BTS is #1 on the Global 200 for a fourth week Choose In Texas by Ella Langley holds #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a seventh week Her album Dandelion debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 He teases an upcoming Stagecoach interview and notes a strong country music moment. New music + industry highlights: Olivia Rodrigo dropped a new single Drop Dead, debuting at #1 on Spotify charts, co-written/produced by Dan Nigro The podcast re-released Dan Nigro’s episode to celebrate Business + industry news: Paul Epworth sold his catalog for a massive (undisclosed) amount Streaming platform Deezer is now receiving 75,000 AI-generated tracks per day (44% of uploads), raising concerns about “AI slop” Splice introduced a new AI tool that pays sample creators , which Ross praises Other updates: Massive Attack signed a new deal banning certain rules (brief mention) Miranda Lambert signed with MCA Nashville, signaling a major upcoming era Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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