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How Prince embraced The Beatles and recorded one of the most vulnerable ballads of his career
“He’d moved past the pop simplicity of Purple Rain - this was Gershwin-esque," says drummer Bobby Z
"It saves us 900 hours digging through crates”: Justice on why they gave up sampling
“Sampling the traditional way gets frustrating fast: bad tuning, rigid tempos, weird textures that don’t bend,” says Xavier de Rosnay
Adam F on making '90s DnB classic Colours – and why he’s re-recording it for 2025
“We went to the Hit Factory in New York, which was 10 or 15 grand a day. I preferred the mixdowns that I did in my bedroom in Watford”
It took an intervention from Paul McCartney for Mick Jagger to offer Andrew Watt a job with the Rolling Stones
“This is some crazy dream as a kid with a guitar to have those names talking about you,” says Watt
Sabrina Carpenter songwriter Amy Allen on the challenges faced by women in the music industry
The Espresso and Manchild co-writer also says that she likes to “go off of emotion” rather than writing to a formula
“There’s a reason that the Juno-106 is still the greatest”: Kid Harpoon on vintage synths and studio secrets
We talk making hits and studio tricks with the Grammy-winning co-creator that everyone wants on their team
Taylor Swift explains her "stream of consciousness" songwriting sessions with Max Martin and Shellback
“You can make the best album ever with just a laptop and plugins”: Jim-E Stack reveals his production secrets
The Grammy-tipped producer invites Universal Audio into his LA studio for the next edition of the company's Apollo Creators video series
