Jack Antonoff on Taylor Swift & Beyond

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome in. This is Music News Today, where music meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Jack Antonov just opened up on Howard Stern about his 10-year run producing for Taylor Swift, kicking off with their 2014 album, 1989, and hitting 11 albums total before she switched up with other producers. He is straight, grateful for it all, and gets why artists mix it up with different collaborators to keep things fresh. Antonov points to his own track record with folks like Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Sabrina Carpenter, and St. Vincent as proof that bouncing around is the way to go. He says sticking with the same team over and over is not normal and can wear thin, fast. Swift shouted him out in a New York Times interview, too, calling him one of her best friends and a top collaborator. They have this signature move they call the rant bridge, where they pour out raw emotions, metaphors, and shouts to build the song's peak intensity. On Stern, Antonov broke down how it fueled hits like cruel summer, starting poetic

1:02inverses and courses before exploding free in the bridge. He also shared Jersey roots, named the Beatles Happiness is a warm gun as the greatest track ever, and spilled on funds we are young, nearly landing. On Kanye and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne, plus personal stories like a high school tune for Scarlett Johansson and meeting his wife Margaret Qualie. All this shows Antonov thriving across scenes while keeping that swift magic alive through smart switches and wild creativity.