Ryan Tedder: OneRepublic Frontman and Songwriter to Stars like Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Adele

The Great Creators with Guy Raz

Ryan Tedder is the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist of the band OneRepublic. He’s also a producer and songwriter behind hits such as Adele’s Rumor Has It and Beyonce’s Halo. He joins Guy to talk about growing up in a religious family, tackling his stagefright, using personal experiences to write music, working with star musicians, and how to choose singles during the TikTok age.

Links from the show:

Ryan performing “Apologize” solo for BBC Music:

OneRepublic’s music video for “I Ain’t Worried” featured in Top Gun: Maverick

Music video for Adele’s “Rumor Has It” co-written by Ryan

Music video for Beyonce’s “Halo” co-written by Ryan

Music video for Paul McCartney’s “Fuh You” co-written by Ryan

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