{"podcast":{"title":"And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan","slug":"and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813","podcast_index_feed_id":221813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/05db9598-9baf-443a-ab69-21a77284c034","website_url":"http://www.andthewriteris.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b76666169562d85de9508f/show-cover.jpg","author":"And The Writer Is","episode_count":296,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813"},"episode":{"title":"And The Update Is...The Charts Are Country. The Industry Is AI. Now What?","slug":"and-the-update-is-the-charts-are-country-the-industry-is-ai-now-what","published_at":"2026-04-24T17:55:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/and-the-update-is-the-charts-are-country-the-industry-is-ai-now-what","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813","url":"https://shows.acast.com/andthewriteris/episodes/the-charts-are-country-the-industry-is-ai-now-what","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/andthewriteris/e/69ebaead0b4baf3bf2f282e8/media.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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 o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/episodes/and-the-update-is-the-charts-are-country-the-industry-is-ai-now-what/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/and-the-update-is-the-charts-are-country-the-industry-is-ai-now-what.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}