Amy Allen Talks Being The Writer Behind the Hits You Can’t Stop Singing | Billboard On The Record

In this occurrence of Billboard On The Record, Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen joins big Kristin Robinson to speech astir her way into songwriting, from her aboriginal hits with Selena Gomez and Halsey to collaborating with today’s biggest artists. She opens up astir the diminution of transportation records, her narration with Sabrina Carpenter and however songwriters are adapting to a satellite driven by TikTok moments. Allen shares her thoughts connected hard work, what genuinely makes a prima and wherefore she doesn’t perceive to popular vigor anymore.

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Kristin Robinson:

Hello and invited to On the Record, a caller euphony concern podcast from Billboard and SickBird Productions. I’m your host, Kristin Robinson, and contiguous we are joined by Amy Allen, possibly the astir successful request popular songwriter retired determination today. In conscionable a fewer years, she’s written apical Hot 100 hits similar “Espresso,” “Without Me,” “APT,” “Greedy,” “Adore You,” “Graveyard,” “Please Please Please” and truthful galore more. She was the archetypal pistillate to ever gain the grant Grammy Songwriter of the Year and astir recently, she helped Sabrina Carpenter make her latest Billboard No. 1 album, ‘Man’s Best Friend,’ penning each azygous opus connected the record. I wanted to person Amy connected present contiguous to speech astir what a vocation truly looks similar arsenic a apical songwriter and however the satellite of the songwriter is changing. And who’d beryllium amended to bash that than Amy? So without further ado, delight invited to the show, Amy Allen. Amy Allen, invited to On the Record, convey you truthful overmuch for being here. 

Amy Allen:

Thanks for having me.

Kristin Robinson:

I wanted to commencement disconnected this speech astir benignant of beingness arsenic a modern songwriter successful 2025 with going backmost to wherever it each began for you. So, you grew up successful Maine.

Amy Allen:

Yep, grew up successful Maine.

Kristin Robinson:

You famously went to nursing schoolhouse for a blistery sec.

Amy Allen:
I did. Big mistake, not chopped retired for it.

Kristin Robinson:

Wait truthful however agelong did you past there?

Amy Allen:

Two years.

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