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Recorded live at the 2026 Web Summit in Doha, this special return episode of Inside the Studio finds Jordan Runtagh exploring the intersection of cutting-edge technology and timeless human expression: music. His guest is Dana Al Meer, widely hailed as Qatar’s first homegrown pop superstar — a cultural pioneer who performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and later represented her country at the Innervision Song Contest. Beyond the global stage, Al Meer serves as director of Music Lab Qatar, mentoring the next generation of artists — and in this conversation, she reflects on creativity, identity, and what it means to find your voice in a rapidly changing world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founding members Robert Lamm, James Pankow and Lee Loughnane discuss Chicago's new album 'Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment' as they gear up for a new tour celebrating the band's 55th anniversary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guitar hero opens up about 'Freedom,' Journey's first new album of new material in over a decade. He also discusses recent changes to the group's lineup, their epic upcoming tour, and exactly how he wrote the iconic solo for "Don't Stop Believin'."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The singer-songwriter discusses the recording of his new album Face the River, inspired by the back-to-back deaths of his parents. The double loss changed him irrevocably, and this new record finds him coming to terms with the grief and the resulting growth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guitarist reflects on recording the band’s latest record ‘Dropout Boogie,’ including sessions with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. Auerbach also looks back on the 20th anniversary of the Black Keys’ debut, his early blues heroes, and what’s to come for the Black Keys’ summer tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pop-punk trio discuss their latest single "Assassin," the pros and cons of TikTok, and the challenges of forming a new band in the midst of the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The singer talks all things Judy Garland as he releases his stripped-down tribute to her iconic Carnegie Hall concert, recorded live with a jazz quartet at Hollywood's historic Capitol Studios in front of an audience of one — Renée Zellweger, who also inhabited the legendary performer in the 2019 biopic 'Judy.'  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan talks with the pioneering country artist about her new EP 'One of These Days,' performing on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show,' and their shared love of ghost stories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The singer, songwriter and mental health activist discusses the recording her latest album 'Freewheeling Woman,' her first collection of original material in seven years. She also opens up about using songwriting as a form of self-therapy to transcend her difficult upbringing, and describes her current relationship to older songs like "Hands" and "Who Will Save Your Soul." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The British pop-soul crooner discusses the deluxe reissue of his 1987 smash Whenever You Need Somebody, which features remixes and new versions of classics like “Together Forever” and the immortal “Never Gonna Give You Up” reimagined as piano ballads. He also opened up about secretly singing on Disney’s ‘The Lion King' soundtrack, the mystery of his missing music video raincoat, and — yes —the Rick Rolling phenomenon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.