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"This can't be serious": Billboard reveals the top producers of the 21st century so far – and people aren't happy
By Matt Mullen published
Max Martin unsurprisingly snags the top spot, but the absence of greats such as Pharrell Williams – and the inclusion of artists such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift – has sparked debate

Taylor Swift on how she threw down the creative gauntlet to Max Martin for new album The Life Of A Showgirl
By Ben Rogerson published
She says that making the whole record with Martin and Shellback "felt like catching lightning in a bottle”

“How lucky I was to share in a little of Ozzy’s magic?” Producer Andrew Watt pays tribute to his friend
By Will Simpson published
Watt was behind the desk for Ozzy’s final two solo albums

Taylor Swift announces new album and hints that Max Martin is back in the producer's chair
By Will Simpson published
A return to pure pop for the world's biggest star?

“We never became so famous that we hated each other”: Saint Etienne on longevity and their final album
By Jim Ottewill published
The alt-pop icons delve into the making of their final record and explain why now is the moment to call time on their career after 35 years of music making

Enigmatic producer Burial releases a new 23 minute EP, Comafields and Imaginary Festival
By Si Truss published
But is he still producing all his tracks in Sony Sound Forge?

Moby explains why he's teamed up with a Russian teenager on a lush new ambient track
By Will Simpson published
“Politicians just make things worse”, says the producer

Stevie Wonder reveals how he recorded the Moog synth bassline and “laidback” vocals on a '70s classic
By Ben Rogerson published
Stevie also says that he’s working on a new “project”, Through The Eyes Of Wonder
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