Max Martin

It's been nearly 25 years since Nine Inch Nails' debut Pretty Hate Machine was released, but even with millions of albums sold over the course of an influential, tumultuous and ultimately triumphant career, Trent Reznor insists he's still learning his craft. Read More

Katy Perry glams up the red carpet at the 2012 ASCAP Pop Music Awards held at the Renaissance Hotel on Wednesday (April 18) in Hollywood. Read More

Perennial hitmaker Max Martin was the man of the hour at Wednesday night's 29th ASCAP Pop Music Awards, winning the performing rights org's songwriter of the year honor at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. Read More

This post is as much about Britney Spears as it is about Max Martin, the Swedish powerhouse who wrote it and practically every other song from the '90s that we've ever covered on this site (and more than a few that we haven't). Read More