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Behind the Setlist

At Behind the Setlist, we talk to artists to get the stories about the songs they play live. Most artists are known best for their recordings, but they love to be on stage. That"s where the music feels at home. That"s where they connect with the audience. How do they pick the songs to take the audience on a journey? Why do they cover other artists" songs? How many new songs can an artist fit into a 16-song set when people want to hear the classics? We find out. Hosted by Glenn Peoples (Billboard)

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32:43

Bear Rinehart (of NEEDTOBREATHE)

Behind the Setlist ·

2023/05/16

Bear Rinehart is the singer and co-founder of NEEDTOBREATHE, a commercially successful rock band founded in South Caroline in 2001. Known for their uplifting, spiritual music, NEEDTOBREATHE has had a string of top 10 albums (The Outsiders, The Reckoning, Rivers in the Wasteland and Hard Love) and performs in arenas and amphitheaters around the U.S. As a solo under performing under the name Wilder Woods, Rinehart takes a rootsy, Americana bent while retaining NEEDTOBREATHE's ability to move and

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30:06

Joe Bonamassa

Behind the Setlist ·

2023/05/04

Blues musician Joe Bonamassa just had his 26th No. 1 album on the Billboard Blues Albums chart with Tales of Time, a live recording of his 2021 album Time Clocks recorded in 2022 at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Joe talks to Behind the Setlist about his latest tour, the concert that became Tales of Time, covering songs by Tom Waits and ZZ Top, which younger blues musicians he thinks are exciting, and his not-for-profit, Keeping the Blues Alive, that raises money for music

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32:19

Shania Twain

Behind the Setlist ·

2023/04/21

The "Queen of Country Pop," Shania Twain talked with Behind the Setlist about preparing for her upcoming tour, her latest album (Queen of Me, released Feb. 3 by Republic Records), how performing other artists' songs early in her career helped make her the entertainer she is today and how she overcame adversity to become one of the biggest country stars. Twain's trio of albums from 1995 to 2002 rewrote the rulebook on what country music looked and sounded like. The Woman in Me from 1995 (featuring

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29:12

Alex Gaskarth (of All Time Low)

Behind the Setlist ·

2023/04/03

Alex Gaskarth is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band All Time Low. Formed in 2003 in Maryland, All Time Low released its ninth studio album, Tell Me I'm Alive, on March 17 on Fueled By Ramen. Gaskarth talks to Behind the Setlist about the new songs' heavy use of piano, playing crowd favorites like "Dear Maria, Count Me In," and touring through some of Europe's great cities. The band tours the U.S. from May to July and will perform at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas in

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51:34

Michael Fitzpatrick (of Fitz & the Tantrums)

Behind the Setlist ·

2023/03/24

Michael Fitzpatrick is the singer and founder of the Los Angeles band Fitz & the Tantrums. Known best for the singles "Out of My League," "Handclap" and "The Walker," Fitz & the Tantrums' career spans retro soul to '80s-inspired pop. The common thread is the band's knack for memorable hooks and tight, punchy songwriting. Its latest album, Let Yourself Free, is its fifth studio album and fourth for Elektra Records. The band is hitting the road this September with Goo Goo Dolls. In addition, they will

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31:17

John Rzeznik (of Goo Goo Dolls)

Behind the Setlist ·

2023/02/16

John Rzeznik is a co-founder of the rock band Goo Goo Dolls. He produced much of the band's 2022 album, Chaos in Bloom (Warner Bros). Rzeznik is best known as the voice behind a few big hits from the '90s: "Name" from 1995's A Boy Named Goo and "Iris" from 1998's Dizzy Up The Girl. The band is hitting the road in the summer of 2023 with dates in Ireland and Great Britain and will cover the U.S. in the Big Night Out tour with O.A.R. and Fitz & the Tantrums. Links Goo Goo Dolls home page Goo Goo

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37:41

Kim Thayil (of Soundgarden)

Behind the Setlist ·

2023/02/01

Kim Thayil was a co-founder and guitarist of rock band Soundgarden. Kim joined Behind the Setlist to talk about the songs and setlists of the band's final tour in 2017. Formed 33 years earlier in Seattle, Soundgarden played its final show on May 17, 2017 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, MI. Singer Chris Cornell died the next morning. In addition to helping spawn Seattle's grunge scene in the late '80s and reshape popular music in the '90s, Soundgarden had an incredible string of successful albums in

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30:53

Andy Grammer (rebroadcast)

Behind the Setlist ·

2023/01/13

Behind the Setlist is rebroadcasting its first episode from May 2022, an incredible conversation with the one and only Andy Grammer. You may have recently seen Grammer perform at the 100th annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington D.C. And you probably know Grammer for such songs as "Keep Your Head Up" and "Don't Give Up On Me." Billboard talked to Grammer earlier in 2022 about putting people in a good mood at his concerts. “The word positive is cheesy," he said. You’re at a loss to

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35:40

Chris Isaak

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/12/22

Chris Isaak loves holiday music. This year he released his second studio album of holiday tunes, Everybody Knows It's Christmas, and hit the road for his standard holiday tour to share his holiday and non-holiday music with fans. Chris joined Billboard's Behind the Setlist to talk about writing holiday songs such as "Almost Christmas" and "Help Me Baby Jesus," working with famed producer Dave Cobb in Nashville on the recordings and meeting some of his musical idols such as Roy Orbison. Isaak is

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44:52

Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/12/16

Jim Kerr is a co-founder, singer and songwriter for the Scottish rock band Simple Minds. Known best for the track "Don't You Forget About Me," which propelled from the film The Breakfast Club to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1985. The band followed that with more Hot 100 success from the 1985 album, Once Upon a Time: "Alive and Kicking" (No. 3), "Sanctify Yourself" (No. 14) and "All The Things She Said" (No. 28). Simple Minds' latest album, Direction of the Heart, released on October 21, 2022, is a

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45:23

Sunny Sweeney

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/12/02

Sunny Sweeney is country singer-songwriter who released her fifth studio album, Married Alone, on Sept. 23, 2022, through her own Aunt Daddy Records label. Her music has the sounds and storytelling typical of classic country and Americana roots music. She cites Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jennings, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks as her biggest inspirations. Her 2006 debut, Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame, was self-released and reissued by Big Machine Records. The follow-up, Concrete from 2011, came out through

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28:43

Myles Kennedy & Mark Tremonti (of Alter Bridge)

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/11/17

Myles Kennedy & Mark Tremonti are one half of the rock group Alter Bridge. The band is currently on tour in Europe in support of its seventh studio album, Pawns & Kings, released on Oct. 14 via Napalm Records. The well-reviewed album reached No. 35 on the Billboard 200 U.S. album chart, No. 2 in Switzerland, No. 5 in Austria, No. 6 in the U.K., No. 7 in Germany and No. 15 in the Netherlands. The band wraps up its European tour on Dec. 12 at the O2 Arena in London. A U.S. tour starts on Jan. 25, 2023

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31:19

Soccer Mommy

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/10/23

As Soccer Mommy, Sophie Allison released her third studio album, Sometimes, Forever, in June of 2022 on the Loma Vista Recordings label. The album has received widespread acclaim. Paste magazine gave it 8.5 out of 10. Pitchfork’s review, an 8 out of 10, noting Allison’s "characteristic humor and wit amidst bitterness and melancholy." The Guardian’s four-out-of-five star review called it "warm, toothsome pop with icy blasts of angst." Soccer Mommy had a busy 2022 on the road. Allison and her band

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35:49

Nick Hexum and Chad Sexton (of 311)

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/10/19

Nick Hexum and Chad Sexton are from the rock band 311. Hexum, lead singer and guitarist, and Sexton, drummer, helped form the band in Omaha, Nebraska in 1988. The group's third album, 311 (the blue album) from 1995, made them famous on radio and MTV success of the songs "Down" and "All Mixed Up." The follow-up, Transistor from 1997, reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart and produced three tracks that charted on various radio charts, the title track, "Prisoner" and "Beautiful Disaster." Over

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36:49

Gavin Rossdale (of Bush)

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/10/05

Gavin Rossdale is the co-founder and frontman for the rock band Bush. The Art of Survival, Bush's ninth studio album, is out Oct. 7. Its first single, the politically minded "More Than Machines," has been a mainstay on the band's set on tour with Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin. About half the set is sourced from the 2020 album The Kingdom. The group's smash 1994 debut album, Sixteen Stone, which is certified six-times platinum in the U.S., is also well represented in recent concerts. Gavin,

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41:41

Lee Loughnane (of Chicago)

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/09/29

Lee Loughnane is one of the founders of the long-running band Chicago. He is joined by Peter Pardini, director of the new documentary on the band, The Last Band On Stage (out Sept. 30) as well as a 2017 documentary about Chicago, Now More Than Ever, that captures the band as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the band's non-stop touring schedule. Lee talks about being off the road, what it was like returning to the stage in Sept. 2021, performing with the Beach Boys in 2022, the band's new album, Born

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44:21

Michael Sweet (of Stryper)

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/09/20

Michael Sweet is a founding member of the heavy metal band Stryper. The band was formed in 1983 and released a six-song EP, The Yellow and Black Attack, in 1984 on Enigma Records. That was followed by a string of successful albums in the '80s: Soldiers Under Commend from 1985 and In God We Trust from 1988 are certified gold in the U.S. To Hell With the Devil from 1986 went platinum in the U.S. Against the Law in 1990 would be the band's latest album until Reborn in 2005. The band's latest studio

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48:45

Brett James

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/08/24

You may not know his name, but you know his songwriting. Nashville songwriter Brett James has more than 25 No. 1 songs to his credit and a 2006 Grammy for co-writing the Carrie Underwood hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel." Brett joined Behind the Setlist at his office in Nashville to talk about co-writing "Out Last Night" with Kenny Chesney on a Caribbean island, how "Jesus, Take the Wheel" came together and impacted his career, what it's like to co-write songs with Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley,

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61:05

John Waite

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/08/15

If you were listening to pop and rock music from the late ‘70s to the early ‘90s, you undoubtedly heard John Waite. He hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984 with “Missing You” behind massive radio play and a boost from heavy MTV rotation. He also reached No. 1 in 1989 as a member of rock supergroup Bad English with the song “When I See You Smile” (penned by legendary songwriter Dianne Warren). John was making great music in the ‘70s with the rock band The Babys, known best for their

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45:23

Josh Groban

Behind the Setlist ·

2022/08/04

Josh Groban should have his own podcast. What a story teller! The incredible singer was kind enough to join Billboard's Behind the Setlist podcast from Northern California during his U.S. tour that concluded at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on August 2. Josh talked about his affinity for British pop and rock music, his friendship with composer Stephen Sondheim and songs from his set lists that borrow heavily from his 2020 album Harmony (such as Frank Sinatra's "The World We Knew (Over and Over),"

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