Jack Antonoff celebrates at the top of the music charts on the 4th of July.
The Bleachers frontman, 40, appeared on Today perform Thursday with the band to promote their latest self-titled album and perform their hits “Modern Girl,” “Tiny Moves” and “Rollercoaster.”
During the accompanying interview, the musician spoke briefly about his recent success as a producer on Taylor Swift’s album Department for tortured poets and Sabrina Carpenter’s latest single “Please Please Please.”
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Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
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“It’s wild,” Antonoff said when asked about the success he’s had with both pop stars, calling them “the best.” He also called Swift a success TTPD “crazy.”
While he didn’t talk more about the singers, he did give some insight into his creative process.
“I work not too far away, I work at a studio called Electric Lady and I’m up on the roof — it’s kind of like a little apartment up there,” he said of the famous music studio in Manhattan. “We make all the records up there and when a lot of people hear them, it feels amazing because we’re kind of closed up there.”
Antonoff also gave Today some insight into his writing process.
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“You don’t hear a lot of great songs about like one’s lunch order. So the things that you don’t really understand and cause you pain are usually the things that are worth writing about,” he said, adding that he must be very “compelled” to write music.
When asked where he plans to celebrate the holiday, Antonoff said, “Tonight? I’m going to the studio. I have to be there.”
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(L-R) Sabrina Carpenter, Ice Spice, Lana Del Rey and Jack Antonoff attend the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons in February 2024.
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Carpenter, 25, had her first Billboard Hot 100 hit with “Please Please Please.” Her previous single “Espresso”, which is from her upcoming album Short and sweet, reached number 3.
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As to Swift, 34, i TTPDthe Antonoff-produced project has been breaking records ahead of its April 19 release, including the record for Spotify’s most pre-saved albums.
The album spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 chart since its release, along with seven weeks at number one on the UK chart.
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