From OneRepublic to songs with Beyoncé, Adele and Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder’s name is attached to a dizzying array of hits. Ahead of his group releasing their fifth album, Human, he reflects on his journey as a musical “Swiss army knife”... 

WORDS: Anna Fielding

I entered a talent contest when I was 19... 
“I was living in Nashville and working for a publishing company. I entered an MTV singer-songwriter competition and, even among all the songwriters in Nashville, I won ...