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Jan 2020
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How TikTok Is Killing the Radio Songwrit...

The New York Times
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Songs that work in 15-second bursts are different from tracks that succeed on the FM dial. Guests: The writer Aimee Cliff and GodMode's Nick Sylvester.

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