In this episode of Billboard On The Record, Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen joins host Kristin Robinson to talk about her path into songwriting, from her early hits with Selena Gomez and Halsey to collaborating with today’s biggest artists. She opens up about the decline of pitch records, her relationship with Sabrina Carpenter and how songwriters are adapting to a world driven by TikTok moments. Allen shares her thoughts on hard work, what truly makes a star and why she doesn’t listen to pop radio anymore.
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Kristin Robinson:
Hello and welcome to On the Record, a new music business podcast from Billboard and SickBird Productions. I’m your host, Kristin Robinson, and today we are joined by Amy Allen, perhaps the most in demand pop songwriter out there today. In just a few years, she’s written top Hot 100 hits like “Espresso,” “Without Me,” “APT,” “Greedy,” “Adore You,” “Graveyard,” “Please Please Please” and so many more. She was the first woman to ever earn the award Grammy Songwriter of the Year and most recently, she helped Sabrina Carpenter create her latest Billboard No. 1 album, ‘Man’s Best Friend,’ writing every single song on the record. I wanted to have Amy on here today to talk about what a career really looks like as a top songwriter and how the world of the songwriter is changing. And who’d be better to do that than Amy? So without further ado, please welcome to the show, Amy Allen. Amy Allen, welcome to On the Record, thank you so much for being here.
Amy Allen:
Thanks for having me.
Kristin Robinson:
I wanted to start off this conversation about kind of life as a modern songwriter in 2025 with going back to where it all began for you. So, you grew up in Maine.
Amy Allen:
Yep, grew up in Maine.
Kristin Robinson:
You famously went to nursing school for a hot sec.
Amy Allen:
I did. Big mistake, not cut out for it.
Kristin Robinson:
Wait so how long did you last there?
Amy Allen:
Two years.
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