Jack Antonoff is the secret sauce of pop music, crafting hit after hit with so many artists that it’s honestly quicker to list who he hasn’t teamed up with. And while many in the industry would be clamoring to work with high-profile names like Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and Lorde, those artists are clamoring to work with him.
Antonoff seems to have a Midas touch when it comes to pop sound production, consistently turning nearly everything he touches into chart-topping gold. It’s also hard not to notice that Jack Antonoff has become a networking epicenter in the industry, with nearly every artist he collaborates with eventually connecting with each other as well.
A seminal influencer the sound of popular music throughout the 2010s and 2020s, Antonoff has had yet another a phenomenal year—with a full docket planned for 2025.
Soundtrack Projects
From Kendrick Lamar to Florence + the Machine, Jack Antonoff has shaped the sound of a generation—and now he’s setting his sights on Broadway and TV.
Antonoff co-wrote and produced Man of the House, a standout track performed by Rachel Zegler in Broadway’s Romeo + Juliet. He also helmed the soundtrack for Apple TV+’s fashion drama The New Look.
Next year, Antonoff is teaming up with Charli XCX for the music behind A24’s upcoming film Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel.
Antonoff’s Ally Coalition
Antonoff is also flexing his philanthropy muscles, expanding on his work with The Ally Coalition—co-founded with his sister, Rachel Antonoff, in 2014—by launching Public Studios.
The initiative focuses on creating studios in LGBTQ+ youth shelters while offering free production training to aspiring engineers. Antonoff will also host The Ally Coalition’s upcoming talent show on Dec. 17 in New York City—a must-watch event, especially with his Rolodex of A-list connections.
Who knows which megastar might pop up? After all, they have good reason to go for brownie points with Antonoff.
Chart-Crushing Success
On the music front, Antonoff maintained his chart-topping streak with longtime collaborator Taylor Swift, co-writing 10 tracks and co-producing 16 across the standard and deluxe editions of her 2024 juggernaut, The Tortured Poets Department. The album, already crowned the year’s top-seller, has obliterated the competition—selling 2.6 million copies by July.
Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft claims second place with 306,000 copies sold—a distant 12% of TTPD’s total. With just weeks left in 2024, Swift’s crown is all but sealed.
After just three meetings, Jack Antonoff teamed up with Sabrina Carpenter to co-write and produce her breakout Short ‘n Sweet album. Antonoff co-wrote and produced her No. 1 hit Please Please Please, her first-ever No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 song.
He definitely raised some eyebrows when he got involved in the biggest rap beef this year by being one of the producers on Kendrick Lamar’s diss track to Drake, 6:16 in LA.
Antonoff Grammy Sweep
Jack Antonoff kicked off 2024 with a historic Grammy sweep snagging Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for the third year running—a feat only Babyface had previously achieved. The night didn’t stop there: He also claimed two more trophies, including Album of the Year for his work on Taylor Swift’s Midnights, bringing his career Grammy haul to a glittering 11.
Hope Jack Antonoff’s Grammy shelf is sturdy, because he’s already poised for another banner night in February 2025. With five nominations—including two for Album of the Year for both Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short ’n Sweet—Antonoff’s Grammy collection is gearing up for some shiny new additions.
He’s also doubled up for Song of the Year nominations for his co-writing credits on Please, Please, Please and Fortnight, the latter of which also gain him a nomination for Record of the Year—a category that recognizes production finesse over lyrical composition.
Despite the many things the 11-time Grammy winner has going on working with other artists, he still somehow finds the time to work on and release the fourth studio album for his band, Bleachers.
2025 Productions
He generally stays tip-lipped about projects he’s working on. “I think that fans deserve to hear things strictly with the context that the artist gives them.”
However, Antonoff has shared that he is collaborating with Lana Del Rey on her upcoming album, Lasso, which will be the fourth album he has produced for the Summertime Sadness singer.
Jack Antonoff’s career has been nothing short of prolific, from his high school band days to his work with Nate Ruess and Andrew Dost in Fun, to establishing himself as a solo artist and one of the most sought-after producers in the industry. On a personal level, Antonoff also tied the knot with actress Margaret Qualley (The Substance) in summer of 2023, after three years of dating.
Even as he continues to push boundaries in music and beyond, his legacy as one of the most influential figures in contemporary music is firmly secured.
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