How to write a banger for Beyoncé

Songwriter Ryan Tedder reveals the formula for creating a timeless pop hitLessons from Adele, Justin Bieber and Zayn on having a hitThere are people who will tell you that writing a hit single is easy, that pop music has been dumbed down and all you need is a checklist of club-based phrases, a generic dance beat (tropical house should do it), a guest rapper (Sean Paul) and away you go. Sometimes those people are right – but, for every depressingly generic toe-tapper, there’s an imm...

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