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<div>Ben Arthur is a musician who lives in Harlem. His podcast, <a href="http://www.songwriterpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.songwriterpodcast.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1579793271327000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcafZvtKJL2a7j27DWMGZcYFZkSg">SongWriter</a>, features stories and “answer songs” written in response, and includes performances by Roxane Gay, Joyce Carol Oates, Susan Orlean, Gary Shteyngart, Ted Leo, and others. His most recent album is Perspective.</div>
<div>(Photo Credit: Bernie DeChant)</div>

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Diane Warren, the subject of the new documentary <a href="https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/diane-warren-relentless/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diane Warren: Relentless</a> (which is in theaters from tomorrow and streaming on MasterClass starting January 23), is one of the most prolific and celebrated songwriters of all time, with a four-decade track record of writing mega-hits for industry giants. Boasting 15 Academy Award nominations, an Honorary Oscar along with Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards, Diane has etched her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is responsible for some of the most iconic songs of our time. She has penned nine #1 and thirty-three top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and is tied for having written the most #1 songs as a sole writer in Billboard history. Her distinguished catalog features beloved songs including “Only Love Can Hurt Like This,” “Un-Break My Heart,” “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Rhythm of the Night.” She is the sole owner of her publishing company Realsongs, the most successful female-owned and operated business in the music industry.

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Chie Hayakawa’s latest film, the 1980s-set lyrical coming-of-age drama <a href="https://renoir.film/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Renoir</a>, premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and is in theaters from tomorrow through Film Movement. Born in Tokyo, Hayakawa studied photography at School of Visual Arts in New York. Her debut feature, <a href="https://www.kimstim.com/film/plan-75/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plan 75</a>, premiered at Cannes and was Japan&#8217;s official selection for Best Foreign Language Feature at the Oscars. Hayakawa&#8217;s short film version of Plan 75 was the acclaimed opening segment of feature anthology Ten Years Japan, executive produced by internationally acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda. Ten Years Japan screened as a world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in 2018, followed by successful theatrical releases and an international festival tour.

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Lee Ranaldo is best known as a co-founder of and guitarist/vocalist for Sonic Youth. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/leeranaldo" target="_blank">here</a> and like him on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leeranaldoandthedust/?fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>.
Ian Williams is the founder of Battles. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/it_will" target="_blank">here</a> and like him on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/battlestheband/?fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>.

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