Ep. 139: Suzanne Vega
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Writer Is
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Today’s Grammy award winning singer-songwriter, musician and record producing guest emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known venues. Known for performances that convey deep emotion, Vega’s distinctive, “clear, unwavering voice” (Rolling Stone) has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper-brushed near-whisper” by The Washington Post, with NPR Music noting that she “has been making vital, inventive music” throughout the course of her decades-long career. Her songs have tended to focus on city life, ordinary people and real-world subjects. Notably succinct and understated, her work is immediately recognizable—as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 30 years ago. Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, our guest released her latest album, An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, on September 11, 2020. And The Writer Is… Suzanne Vega!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome to And The Writer Is. I'm your host Ross Golan. I've written with hundreds |
| 0:15.7 | of artists and writers over the years and my favorite part of each session is the first |
| 0:20.1 | hour when we catch up about life, the industry, politics, composition, whatever. So this is |
| 0:26.0 | a journey of learning why people write songs, how people write songs, and most importantly, |
| 0:31.7 | who the people are, who write the songs. I'm producing this with the great Joe London, |
| 0:36.3 | big deal music publishing, and mega house music management. If you want to listen to the |
| 0:40.6 | songs we discuss in this podcast, follow us on our socials, find out about special live |
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| 0:56.0 | Welcome to And The Update Is. I am your host, Paige McDonald, and this is your weekly music |
| 1:09.0 | industry update. Tencent Holdings and its majority owned music arm, Tencent Music Entertainment |
| 1:15.2 | has been ordered to relinquish any exclusive deals held with global labels in China. China's |
| 1:20.4 | state administration of market regulation carried out this plan, issuing the exclusive |
| 1:25.2 | deal ban as well as a fine on last Saturday. Instagram is expanding their insight data |
| 1:32.0 | to 60 days providing more analytical capacity. Indian rapper Abacha signs global deal with |
| 1:39.4 | Universal Music Group, the multi-year agreement is the artist latest effort to cross over |
| 1:44.0 | internationally. Jack Harlow alongside his manager Chris Thomas has signed with range |
| 1:50.5 | media partners. Spotify subscriptions has grown to 165 million in quarter two, this shows |
| 1:58.0 | a 7 million growth compared to the previous quarter. Alice Beale has been promoted to |
| 2:04.2 | managing director at Sony Music UK label in Sanity Records. |
| 2:08.8 | UMG rigged in 4.5 billion dollars in the first half of 2021, showing a 17.3% spike. Universal |
| 2:20.3 | Music Group has signed a licensing deal with Singapore-based video sharing app in TikTok |
| 2:25.0 | Rival, Lamotive. |
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