POP Goes Amy Allen

The in-demand songwriter rarely listens to new hits — but she’s helping make some of the biggest on the charts today

BY JASON LIPSHUTZ

“I TRY NOT TO listen to pop radio, ever,” Amy Allen proclaims as she scrolls through Spotify on her phone. The singer-songwriter is recapping her recent listening: She has been on a Vince Gill kick; she always has The Cardigans in rotation; she recently discovered Donna Summer’s 1974 single “Lady of the Night”; she’s a fan of indie star Adrianne Lenker of the band Big Thief. Allen goes for early-morning runs on the boardwalks of Venice Beach in Los Angeles near her home, and while she used to soundtrack them with a classic rock playlist, for the past six months she has been blasting ABBA’s greatest hits, starting each morning jogging to “Dancing Queen” and “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).” Allen has plenty of pop radio classics in her…

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Billboard (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 5, 2024

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