Thereâs a reason todayâs ubiquitous pop hits are so hard to ignoreâtheyâre designed that way. The Song Machine goes behind the scenes to offer an insiderâs look at the global hit factories manufacturing the songs that have everyone hooked. Full of vivid, unexpected charactersâalongside industry heavy-hitters like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Max Martin, and Ester Deanâthis fascinating journey into the strange world of pop music reveals how a new approach to crafting smash hits is transforming marketing, technology, and even listenersâ brains. Youâll never think about music the same way again.
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John Seabrook has been a staff writer at The New Yorker for more than three decades. The Spinach King is his fifth book. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.