OneRepublic’s new song ‘Wherever I Go’ has racked up over 13 millions views on YouTube, and their highly anticipated new album is being released this fall!

Ryan Tedder, lead singer and front man for OneRepublic, stopped by the KiSS 92.5 studio to chat with Roz & Mocha!

Ryan talked about the recording process and sound of the new record, and explained how they devoted more time to song writing then ever before!

In addition to being a part of OneRepublic, Tedder is a highly sought after songwriter. He’s written songs with artists like Taylor Swift, Adele, Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson and Beyoncé (to name a few).

Ryan shared an interesting story about how a song that originated from a Beyoncé writing session turned in to the OneRepublic smash hit ‘Counting Stars.

Watch the full interview below, and check out a hilarious video of Ryan doing a dramatic reading of a classic Damnit Maurie poem above!

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