How Ryan Tedder starts with a blank page and ends with a hit song

Singer and producer Ryan Tedder, who has worked with artists like Taylor Swift, Adele, and Beyonce, tells Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist that he looks for a specific sound when he working on a new song, picking up different instruments along the way. If that doesn't work, Tedder says he'll look for inspiration from old Motown records or Daft Punk songs.

Oct. 9, 2016, 2:09 PM UTC / Source: TODAY

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Singer and producer Ryan Tedder, who has worked with artists like Taylor Swift, Adele, and Beyonce, tells Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist that he looks for a specific sound when he working on a new song, picking up different instruments along the way. If that doesn’t work, Tedder says he’ll look for inspiration from old Motown records or Daft Punk songs.