May 13, 2024 • 10 mins
The amazing Madison Beer joined us for the first time on America's Dance 30, in the middle of her "Spinnin Tour", to talk "Make You Mine"; her first #1 on the dance charts!
Madison shared how long ago she wrote it, how many Vs there were of the song before it was released, and why she made it. She also shared how the tour has been going, and where her favorite shows have been so far.
We also got to know Madison better w #FinkysFirsts!
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Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!
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Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!
Madison shared how long ago she wrote it, how many Vs there were of the song before it was released, and why she made it. She also shared how the tour has been going, and where her favorite shows have been so far.
We also got to know Madison better w #FinkysFirsts!
Find out about:
- what she originally wanted to be growing up
- the first time she performed on stage
- her first fan memory
- the first thing she does on show days
- the first thing she does after performing
- the first song she wrote
- what made her first fall in love w music
Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!
Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials!
Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!
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(00:13):
Counting down the biggest dance songs inthe country. This is America's Dance thirty.
Madison. I know you're in themiddle of the Spinnin tour right now,
so I greatly appreciate your time withus. Welcome to America's Dance thirty
for the first time. Thank you. I'm honored to be here. It
is so great finally meeting you.How has the tour been for you?
(00:35):
It's been amazing. Honestly, We'vebeen having so much fun. It's just
it's been such a whirlwind, butit's been incredible. Really. I bet
now, do you have a favoriteshow that you've done so far? Honestly,
I think it's tough. All ofthem are so fun, so it's
hard to pick a favorite. Butso far in the US, I think
that Saint Louis and Detroit have beenthe loudest crowds and the most fun.
(01:00):
Every show is amazing, but thoseare the ones that, off the top
of my head I remember so farhave been pretty loud. It's got to
be insane right now for you doingthese shows. Congratulations on Make You Mine
going number one not only on America'sDance thirty and media base, but also
on the Billboard chart. That's amazing. Thank you, It's unreal. Thanks
(01:22):
is make you mind your first numberone on the US Dance chart? Yes,
it is. Wow, even moremeaningful celebrating with you right now.
Well, I can't wait to talkabout how this song was born. But
first, let's get to know MadisonBeer a little better with Finkey's first Okay,
okay, So I know you starteddoing covers as a teen. But
(01:51):
is music the first thing you wantedto get into when you were growing up
or was there something else you wantedto be Always music was priority number one.
I was been singing since I couldtalk, and I've just always loved
music. It's always been what I'vedreamed of doing. So definitely music.
So you're on the right path.Yeah, I've my dreams are literally coming
true. It's very greatful, it'sso incredible. Now. As I mentioned,
(02:13):
you're in the middle of your tourright now. But do you remember
the first time you ever performed onstage? Oh, that's a good question.
I don't know what would necessarily count. I think that the first time
I ever probably really performed. Imean I have a video of myself from
when I was probably anywhere from Iwas probably four or five years old and
I was on stage. I didthis after school class that was like this,
(02:37):
they would teach you songs, wewould do little mini plays and stuff,
and I remember that was probably myfirst time on a stage. But
then I went to summer camp andI was performing in all the plays there.
But I probably like my first realperformance. I don't know. I
was in School of Rock, youknow what that is? After school that
after school program. Absolutely, Iwas in that growing up. So we
(02:58):
used to do things at little barand whatnot when we were all I mean,
I don't know, eleven, twelveyears old, So yeah, I
think those were my first gigs.So at first I thought you were talking
about the Jack Black movie. I'mlike, I don't remember you in that
movie at all. No, notmovie, just the after school program.
Now, speaking of your performance,is what's the first thing you do on
show days? And what's the firstthing you do when you get done performing?
(03:22):
The first thing I do on ashow day, I think rest has
become the most important thing for me, and just sleeping in honestly as long
as I can, because once theday starts it's quite long because I have
a lot of like VIP packages andexperiences before the show, so I'm kind
of going, you know, abit earlier in the day than just doing
the concert. So I just tryto honestly stay in bed and my bus
(03:43):
as long as I can and justrest up as much as I possibly can
to put on the best show thatI can. And then it's funny.
My dad and my family always jokesbecause they're like, it's miraculous how you
can run off stage and it's likein lightening speed. You're back in your
sweatpants and your makeup is off andthe hair extensions are coming out, and
I'm just like, I just can'twait to remove it all and unzip my
(04:05):
tight dress. I'm like, ohmy gosh, I just yeah, it's
funny, though, I should starttiming myself. I could probably be back
in my sweats in like ten secondsflat from the time I give it off
stage. So we're totally the samebecause right after this interview, I'm taking
my makeup off, the hair iscoming out, everything's done absolutely. Speaking
(04:32):
of your fans, do you rememberthe first fan experience you had. I
don't know if I can say Iremember the first fan experience I know.
I remember the first time I sawa fan account, I was like,
oh my gosh, I have afan page. This is crazy. And
I think the real first time Iwas like what is going on? Was
(04:53):
I grew up in the Island,New York, and I there's like a
huge mall there called Roosevelt Field thatwe all grew up going to, and
one day I just I felt likemeeting people that might, I don't know,
want to meet me, and soI tweeted something and was like,
I'm going to be at the malland I was expecting maybe five ten people
to be there and just went withmy dad and there were literally hundreds and
(05:13):
hundreds of people all around and itwas just such a shocking experience. But
yeah, that was like the firsttime I remember being like, what is
going on? This is ridiculous.That is so incredible, and then it
was crazy. Well, in honorof Make You Mind Going Number one,
do you remember the first song thatyou ever wrote? I started writing music
when I was super young as well. I mean, like I've been saying,
(05:34):
I've always just been so obsessed withmusic and everything about it. And
I grew up going to Miami Beacha lot and I remember I would sit
on the beach very very young.I actually have a recording of myself.
I was six years old. Andthe reason I know this is because in
the song, one of the lyricsare I'm six years old. So I
remember that was probably the first realsong I ever wrote, and it was
(05:55):
honestly not bad. It was calledButterfly, and I still have a recording
of it somewhere. You've got toput that out. I know I should
release it maybe one day. Ifyou want to send it to me,
I will blindly put it out ifyou want. Now. Finally, in
Finke's First, do you remember thefirst song that made you fall in love
(06:16):
with music? Oh? My goodness, that is definitely difficult. There's so
many things coming to my head rightnow that I feel like we're such staples,
especially in my childhood. I honestlythink so what really made me fall
in love with music wasn't even asong specifically. I think that watching movies
and TV shows and seeing how asong would change a scene or like elevate
(06:41):
feelings of some kind. I feellike that is what made me fall in
love with music. Because I rememberalso being super into just like general cinema
growing up, and yeah, Ithink that I would watch scenes of a
film and just be floored by howthe music would elevate everything. And that
probably was more really like what,yeah, what made me be Like music
is such a powerful, beautiful thing. And speaking of that, it's got
to be so amazing seeing how affectedpeople are with your music. That's got
(07:04):
to be an incredible feeling. Yeah, it's unreal. I mean when I
meet people every night on this tourand they tell me, you know,
a story about how a certain songmight have affected them or how it touched
them, it never gets old andit's always something I'm so honored about.
Like that's the reason that I fellin love with music. So if I
can make someone else feel like that, I'm it's an honor. Well,
(07:24):
let's talk about this smash. Howdoes make you mind? Born so funny
that this song has a huge whatit's achieved because this song was honestly just
made simply for fun, Like itwas not made with any intention of being,
you know, a big song ofmine. I mean, once we
made it, I will say Iwas like, I have a feeling about
this song, and it feels likesomething that I hope and think people are
(07:46):
going to really like And I knewfrom the moment it was done that it
was a great song in my opinion, but making it it was just I
knew I was going on tour.Quite frankly, I knew I was going
on tour and I have a lotof ballads and a lot of slower tempo
songs on my last album, andI was like, I kind of want
(08:07):
another upbeat song that I can justplay on the tour. And it was
genuinely made for this tour. Soif I wasn't on tour right now,
I don't think that that song wouldhave ever been created. And then we
just got in the studio, justme and my producer, and that's kind
of not standard for us. Usuallywhen we go in the studio to write
a song, we have a couplemore people and writers and a bunch of
you know, it's like a wholebig thing. And this night I just
(08:28):
texted him and was like, canI just come in just me and you
and can we throw some ideas around? And Nakeemine was born, and just
us two worked on it. Ittook us only very few hours to make
it. It flowed so easily andyeah, immediately we both were like,
what did we just create? Thisis so fun. It's so funny that
you talk about that, because whenI was chatting with bb Rexa about I'm
(08:50):
Good Blue and her making it withDavid Ghetta, that was the same thing.
They literally just made it for funand then it blows up to be
this one of the biggest songs ever. Yeah. Sometimes it's like how the
best music's made though with no pressureand there's nothing to you know, because
in this industry there's so much sometimeslike oh we really need this type of
song being delivered or whatever whatever.And sometimes when you have no pressure,
(09:11):
that's when you deliver the best thingbecause you're just free. You know,
You're like, I'm just gonna makewhat I feel like I want to make.
And yeah, that's what we did. And that is the ones that
you try that don't really do anything. Now, how long we're going to
that is the truth? Yes,how long ago did you guys work on
it? We made the song inlike around Halloween, so not even that
(09:31):
long ago, gotcha. And thensomething I love to find out about songs
is how many different v's there arefrom when you start working on it,
all the tweaking that goes on towhen it's finally mastered and put out.
Do you know what the final vwas of Make You Mine? So the
first day we made a song.That demo does not sound very different from
(09:52):
what came out. It's just veryslight, little production things that I tweaked.
But like if I were to playyou the first ever demo of it,
I noticed very very minimal changes.But we probably have like anywhere from
ten to fifteen versions of it thatwere just little slight things and then it
went to mix. But sometimes I'vehad songs that have gotten in like the
fifties of versions, and it's say, you start to feel crazy at that
(10:15):
point, You're like, what isgoing on? This is too much,
and then you usually go back tothe earlier versions right right then you backpedal,
like twenty versions correct. Well,congratulations on Make You Mind going number
one. That is so incredible.Congratulations on the tour Madison Beer. It
is so awesome. Finally meeting you. Thank you for your time with us
on America's Dance thirty. Of course, thank you so much for having me
(10:37):
America's Dance thirty. Counting down thebiggest dance songs in the country. America's Dance thirty
Counting down the biggest dance songs inthe country. This is America's Dance thirty.
Madison. I know you're in themiddle of the Spinnin tour right now,
so I greatly appreciate your time withus. Welcome to America's Dance thirty
for the first time. Thank you. I'm honored to be here. It
is so great finally meeting you.How has the tour been for you?
(00:35):
It's been amazing. Honestly, We'vebeen having so much fun. It's just
it's been such a whirlwind, butit's been incredible. Really. I bet
now, do you have a favoriteshow that you've done so far? Honestly,
I think it's tough. All ofthem are so fun, so it's
hard to pick a favorite. Butso far in the US, I think
that Saint Louis and Detroit have beenthe loudest crowds and the most fun.
(01:00):
Every show is amazing, but thoseare the ones that, off the top
of my head I remember so farhave been pretty loud. It's got to
be insane right now for you doingthese shows. Congratulations on Make You Mine
going number one not only on America'sDance thirty and media base, but also
on the Billboard chart. That's amazing. Thank you, It's unreal. Thanks
(01:22):
is make you mind your first numberone on the US Dance chart? Yes,
it is. Wow, even moremeaningful celebrating with you right now.
Well, I can't wait to talkabout how this song was born. But
first, let's get to know MadisonBeer a little better with Finkey's first Okay,
okay, So I know you starteddoing covers as a teen. But
(01:51):
is music the first thing you wantedto get into when you were growing up
or was there something else you wantedto be Always music was priority number one.
I was been singing since I couldtalk, and I've just always loved
music. It's always been what I'vedreamed of doing. So definitely music.
So you're on the right path.Yeah, I've my dreams are literally coming
true. It's very greatful, it'sso incredible. Now. As I mentioned,
(02:13):
you're in the middle of your tourright now. But do you remember
the first time you ever performed onstage? Oh, that's a good question.
I don't know what would necessarily count. I think that the first time
I ever probably really performed. Imean I have a video of myself from
when I was probably anywhere from Iwas probably four or five years old and
I was on stage. I didthis after school class that was like this,
(02:37):
they would teach you songs, wewould do little mini plays and stuff,
and I remember that was probably myfirst time on a stage. But
then I went to summer camp andI was performing in all the plays there.
But I probably like my first realperformance. I don't know. I
was in School of Rock, youknow what that is? After school that
after school program. Absolutely, Iwas in that growing up. So we
(02:58):
used to do things at little barand whatnot when we were all I mean,
I don't know, eleven, twelveyears old, So yeah, I
think those were my first gigs.So at first I thought you were talking
about the Jack Black movie. I'mlike, I don't remember you in that
movie at all. No, notmovie, just the after school program.
Now, speaking of your performance,is what's the first thing you do on
show days? And what's the firstthing you do when you get done performing?
(03:22):
The first thing I do on ashow day, I think rest has
become the most important thing for me, and just sleeping in honestly as long
as I can, because once theday starts it's quite long because I have
a lot of like VIP packages andexperiences before the show, so I'm kind
of going, you know, abit earlier in the day than just doing
the concert. So I just tryto honestly stay in bed and my bus
(03:43):
as long as I can and justrest up as much as I possibly can
to put on the best show thatI can. And then it's funny.
My dad and my family always jokesbecause they're like, it's miraculous how you
can run off stage and it's likein lightening speed. You're back in your
sweatpants and your makeup is off andthe hair extensions are coming out, and
I'm just like, I just can'twait to remove it all and unzip my
(04:05):
tight dress. I'm like, ohmy gosh, I just yeah, it's
funny, though, I should starttiming myself. I could probably be back
in my sweats in like ten secondsflat from the time I give it off
stage. So we're totally the samebecause right after this interview, I'm taking
my makeup off, the hair iscoming out, everything's done absolutely. Speaking
(04:32):
of your fans, do you rememberthe first fan experience you had. I
don't know if I can say Iremember the first fan experience I know.
I remember the first time I sawa fan account, I was like,
oh my gosh, I have afan page. This is crazy. And
I think the real first time Iwas like what is going on? Was
(04:53):
I grew up in the Island,New York, and I there's like a
huge mall there called Roosevelt Field thatwe all grew up going to, and
one day I just I felt likemeeting people that might, I don't know,
want to meet me, and soI tweeted something and was like,
I'm going to be at the malland I was expecting maybe five ten people
to be there and just went withmy dad and there were literally hundreds and
(05:13):
hundreds of people all around and itwas just such a shocking experience. But
yeah, that was like the firsttime I remember being like, what is
going on? This is ridiculous.That is so incredible, and then it
was crazy. Well, in honorof Make You Mind Going Number one,
do you remember the first song thatyou ever wrote? I started writing music
when I was super young as well. I mean, like I've been saying,
(05:34):
I've always just been so obsessed withmusic and everything about it. And
I grew up going to Miami Beacha lot and I remember I would sit
on the beach very very young.I actually have a recording of myself.
I was six years old. Andthe reason I know this is because in
the song, one of the lyricsare I'm six years old. So I
remember that was probably the first realsong I ever wrote, and it was
(05:55):
honestly not bad. It was calledButterfly, and I still have a recording
of it somewhere. You've got toput that out. I know I should
release it maybe one day. Ifyou want to send it to me,
I will blindly put it out ifyou want. Now. Finally, in
Finke's First, do you remember thefirst song that made you fall in love
(06:16):
with music? Oh? My goodness, that is definitely difficult. There's so
many things coming to my head rightnow that I feel like we're such staples,
especially in my childhood. I honestlythink so what really made me fall
in love with music wasn't even asong specifically. I think that watching movies
and TV shows and seeing how asong would change a scene or like elevate
(06:41):
feelings of some kind. I feellike that is what made me fall in
love with music. Because I rememberalso being super into just like general cinema
growing up, and yeah, Ithink that I would watch scenes of a
film and just be floored by howthe music would elevate everything. And that
probably was more really like what,yeah, what made me be Like music
is such a powerful, beautiful thing. And speaking of that, it's got
to be so amazing seeing how affectedpeople are with your music. That's got
(07:04):
to be an incredible feeling. Yeah, it's unreal. I mean when I
meet people every night on this tourand they tell me, you know,
a story about how a certain songmight have affected them or how it touched
them, it never gets old andit's always something I'm so honored about.
Like that's the reason that I fellin love with music. So if I
can make someone else feel like that, I'm it's an honor. Well,
(07:24):
let's talk about this smash. Howdoes make you mind? Born so funny
that this song has a huge whatit's achieved because this song was honestly just
made simply for fun, Like itwas not made with any intention of being,
you know, a big song ofmine. I mean, once we
made it, I will say Iwas like, I have a feeling about
this song, and it feels likesomething that I hope and think people are
(07:46):
going to really like And I knewfrom the moment it was done that it
was a great song in my opinion, but making it it was just I
knew I was going on tour.Quite frankly, I knew I was going
on tour and I have a lotof ballads and a lot of slower tempo
songs on my last album, andI was like, I kind of want
(08:07):
another upbeat song that I can justplay on the tour. And it was
genuinely made for this tour. Soif I wasn't on tour right now,
I don't think that that song wouldhave ever been created. And then we
just got in the studio, justme and my producer, and that's kind
of not standard for us. Usuallywhen we go in the studio to write
a song, we have a couplemore people and writers and a bunch of
you know, it's like a wholebig thing. And this night I just
(08:28):
texted him and was like, canI just come in just me and you
and can we throw some ideas around? And Nakeemine was born, and just
us two worked on it. Ittook us only very few hours to make
it. It flowed so easily andyeah, immediately we both were like,
what did we just create? Thisis so fun. It's so funny that
you talk about that, because whenI was chatting with bb Rexa about I'm
(08:50):
Good Blue and her making it withDavid Ghetta, that was the same thing.
They literally just made it for funand then it blows up to be
this one of the biggest songs ever. Yeah. Sometimes it's like how the
best music's made though with no pressureand there's nothing to you know, because
in this industry there's so much sometimeslike oh we really need this type of
song being delivered or whatever whatever.And sometimes when you have no pressure,
(09:11):
that's when you deliver the best thingbecause you're just free. You know,
You're like, I'm just gonna makewhat I feel like I want to make.
And yeah, that's what we did. And that is the ones that
you try that don't really do anything. Now, how long we're going to
that is the truth? Yes,how long ago did you guys work on
it? We made the song inlike around Halloween, so not even that
(09:31):
long ago, gotcha. And thensomething I love to find out about songs
is how many different v's there arefrom when you start working on it,
all the tweaking that goes on towhen it's finally mastered and put out.
Do you know what the final vwas of Make You Mine? So the
first day we made a song.That demo does not sound very different from
(09:52):
what came out. It's just veryslight, little production things that I tweaked.
But like if I were to playyou the first ever demo of it,
I noticed very very minimal changes.But we probably have like anywhere from
ten to fifteen versions of it thatwere just little slight things and then it
went to mix. But sometimes I'vehad songs that have gotten in like the
fifties of versions, and it's say, you start to feel crazy at that
(10:15):
point, You're like, what isgoing on? This is too much,
and then you usually go back tothe earlier versions right right then you backpedal,
like twenty versions correct. Well,congratulations on Make You Mind going number
one. That is so incredible.Congratulations on the tour Madison Beer. It
is so awesome. Finally meeting you. Thank you for your time with us
on America's Dance thirty. Of course, thank you so much for having me
(10:37):
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