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• Producer Talk Weekly, Issue 08: A Drake Demo Suit Ends in 11 Days, and the Lesson Is Registration

  Issue 08, Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2026. A songwriter drops his "Janice STFU" suit against Drake after 11 days, Ryan Tedder and Grant Boutin land a No. 2 debut with Tate McRae, Logic Pro 13 goes all in on AI,

• Producer Talk Weekly, Issue 07: "God's Plan" Goes 2x Diamond as Chad Hugo Fights for His Neptunes Credit

  Issue 07, Oct 13 to Oct 25, 2026. "God's Plan" becomes the first solo rap song certified 2x Diamond, Chad Hugo pushes back on Pharrell's bid to toss his Neptunes suit, a "Party" co-producer sues Sony

• Credit Check: The Producers Behind Drake's "God's Plan" Going 2x Diamond

  "God's Plan" just became the first solo rap song certified 2x Diamond. Here's every producer credited on it, what else they've made, and what new producers can take from it.

• Credit Check: The 16 Producers Behind Victoria Monét's Frequency of Love

  Every producer, co-producer, arranger, engineer, musician and songwriter credited on Victoria Monét's 22-track second album, song by song, with names exactly as credited.

• The Habit That Changed How Often I Finish Beats

  Most producers don't have an idea problem. They have a finishing problem, and one specific habit shift is usually what actually fixes it.

• What to Say When You Meet an A&R in Person

  An in person A&R conversation is a genuinely rare opportunity most producers waste in the first thirty seconds by pitching too hard, too fast.

• Mechanical Royalties Explained (Without the Legal Jargon)

  Mechanical royalties are one of the most misunderstood income streams in a producer's business, mostly because most explanations of them are written by lawyers for lawyers.

• The Loudness War: How to Make Beats Competitive Without Destroying Dynamics

  Everyone wants their beat to sound as loud and competitive as the reference track. Most producers get there by crushing the exact dynamics that made the reference track exciting in the first place.

• How to Price an Exclusive Beat for a Major Artist vs. an Indie Artist

  The same beat can reasonably sell for two hundred dollars or twenty thousand depending entirely on who's buying it. Here's how to actually think about that gap.

• Producer Talk Weekly, Issue 06: Max Martin and Shellback Produce Another No. 1 Debut

  Issue 06, Sep 22 to Oct 12, 2026. A three-week catch-up: Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" debuts at No. 1 with Max Martin and Shellback, "Choosin' Texas" ends a record 24-week run, and Spotify opens Wrap

• Dealing with Beats That Flop After You Were Sure They'd Hit

  Every producer has made something they were certain would connect, only to watch it go nowhere. What you do in the week after that matters more than the flop itself.

• How to Work with a Manager (or Whether You Need One Yet)

  A manager can genuinely accelerate a producer's career, or take twenty percent of income you were already generating on your own for very little in return.