{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Cirkut: Record Maker, Record Breaker","description":"Over his 15-year career, writer-producer Henry \u201cCirkut\u201d Walter has quietly emerged as one of the most trusted collaborators in music. He\u2019s worked with a veritable Mt. Olympus of today\u2019s biggest artists, from Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna to Maroon 5, Sam Smith and The Weeknd. You can hear Cirkut\u2019s production skills on many of the most iconic pop songs and albums of the past decade, including Katy Perry\u2019s \u201cRoar\u201d and \u201cDark Horse,\u201d MiIey Cyrus\u2019s \u201cWrecking Ball,\u201d and The Weeknd\u2019s multi-platinum Starboy album, which earned him a Grammy in 2018.  While Cirkut\u2019s enjoyed plenty of success throughout his career, the past year has been one of his biggest yet. He co-wrote and produced \u201cSeven,\u201d the irresistible solo single from BTS\u2019s Jungkook that set a record for the most opening-day streams for a male artist in Spotify\u2019s history, and made Jungkook the first K-pop act to reach #1 on Spotify. His Sam Smith\/Kim Petras co-write \u201cUnholy\u201d became a culture-shaking, Grammy-winning phenomenon. And when the Ariana Grande remix of The Weeknd\u2019s \u201cDie for You\u201d dropped in 2023, it gave Cirkut a third #1 in less than year \u2013 nearly six years after the original version stormed the charts.  Here Cirkut narrates his entire creative journey. He takes us from his humble beginnings in an uninsulated studio in Toronto, on to his early days in LA and into the writer room with some of the biggest musical stars in the world. You\u2019ll hear the stories behind some of his biggest hits, and find out what he\u2019s excited about for the future.  Follow @cirkut on Instagram Listen to the Cirkut Songbook on Apple Music Hear the massive Written by Cirkut Playlist on Spotify ","author_name":"VERSED: The ASCAP Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.ascap.com\/versed","html":"