Artist Friendly with Joel Madden

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On Artist Friendly, Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden gets real with today's breakthrough artists. From chart-toppers to rising stars, guests spill the untold stories behind their success: the pivotal mome... more

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March 18, 2026 2 Chainz
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by 2 Chainz.
2 Chainz first came up in the Atlanta hip-hop scene as part of Playaz Circle in the 2000s, though he landed a solo record deal on the strength of his T.R.U. REALigion mixtape in 2011 — as well as verses on Kanye West’s “Mercy” and Nicki Minaj’s “Beez in the Trap” the following year.
From there, the rapper broadened his circle, appearing in the video for Fall Out Boy’s “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up),” guesting on the remix, and bringing the band out during his Coachella performance in 2013.
Stopping by the Artist Friendly studio, 2 Chainz joins Madden for a thoughtful conversation about therapy, fatherhood, and writing his first book, The Voice in My Head Is God.
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Chapters
(0:00) 2 Chainz on Writing His First Book
(5:50) Remind Them by Rebranding
(7:57) The Language of God
(11:07) The Power of Vulnerability
(14:57) The Car Accident That Changed 2 Chainz's Perspective
(21:20) Defining Success
(25:10) Where the Subconscious Can Lead You
(27:15) What Triggers 2 Chainz (and How He Handles It)
(28:50) Therapy
(33:48) The Power of Conversation in Community
(34:25) Is 2 Chainz Happy With His Career?
(40:17) Relationship With Fathers & Life as a Father
(46:50) Joel Gives 2 Chainz His Flowers
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman
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March 11, 2026 Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes.
Following 2024’s Happiness Bastards, the Black Crowes got straight to work. In early 2025, the Robinson brothers traveled to Nashville to reunite with producer Jay Joyce and build on the momentum of their last album.
The resulting A Pound of Feathers captures a similar energy, full of swaggering rock that, as Robinson tells it, “hits harder, more jagged, but is still true to our musical essence.”
Before heading out on an extensive tour, the frontman stopped by the Artist Friendly studio for a conversation about grief, rebuilding the Black Crowes, and making their newest record in under two weeks.
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Chapters
(0:00) Intro
(4:03) The Southern Music Scene vs. Everywhere Else
(7:40) When It Was Just About Making Records
(9:21) The Craft of Live Performance
(11:31) How Chris Robinson’s Dad Shaped His Sound
(13:00) Record Collecting & Discovering New Sounds
(18:20) Music as a Language
(20:06) Why So Many Artists Quit
(24:59) “A Mind Blown Is a Mind Shown”
(27:16) Is Chris Robinson a Poet?
(29:20) On Not Fitting In
(35:00) Growing Up & His Relationship with His Parents
(39:35) Chris Robinson on Marriage
(42:00) What Makes a Band Last
(44:20) The Craft vs. the Lifestyle
(47:12) The Legacy of The Black Crowes
(1:00:01) What’s Next for Chris Robinson & The Black Crowes
(1:04:07) Favorite Cities Chris Robinson & Joel Madden Have Toured
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman
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1h 14min
March 04, 2026 Ryan Cabrera
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Ryan Cabrera.
After graduating from high school, Cabrera played acoustic guitar in Rubix Groove, opening for Cheap Trick and Third Eye Blind. A solo career came calling, though, leading to early 2000s pop stardom, mall tours, and a platinum album. That eventually segued into guest appearances on The Hills and meeting WWE superstar Alexa Bliss at a SmackDown premiere in LA, whom he married in 2022.
Sitting down with Madden, the duo has a funny, vulnerable conversation about growing up in public, balancing family and touring, and what success means.
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Chapters
(0:00) Intro
(3:02) Married to a Wrestler
(8:32) On-Stage Persona
(11:59) Good Charlotte’s Christmas Performances
(15:00) Boy Bands & Emo Writing
(19:00) Mall Tours & The Early Years
(23:15) Keeping Integrity in the Music Industry
(27:05) Performing When You’re Not Okay
(28:00) Fatherhood Changes Everything
(32:38) Therapy & Fatherhood
(36:06) How Ryan Met Alexa Bliss
(40:30) The Stalker Experience
(43:07) The Dark Side of Fame
(45:50) Self-Esteem & Self-Acceptance
(48:00) Handling Conflict in Marriage
(49:00) What Success Really Takes
(54:28) Returning to Music After Fatherhood
(57:53) Ryan Key & Ryan Cabrera’s Friendship
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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1h 5min
February 25, 2026 Deryck Whibley of Sum 41
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Deryck Whibley of Sum 41.
Sum 41 defined an entire generation of skate punk before they played their last show in January 2025. Their final LP, Heaven :x: Hell, was a feat, showing off their signature styles. The Heaven side called back to their snotty pop-punk days, whereas Hell channeled their metallic side that ramped up with 2004’s Chuck.
In the time since, Whibley has released a potent memoir, Walking Disaster, and a clothing brand with the same name, debuting at Warped Tour Orlando last year.
Stopping by the Artist Friendly studio, they get into a raw, reflective conversation where Deryck opens up about his near-death experience, burnout, and what’s next.
Chapters:
(0:00) Joel welcomes Sum 41's Deryck Whibley
(2:00) The Importance of Health
(4:48) Sum 41 categorized as a Pop/Punk Band
(9:36) The Mutual Respect Between Good Charlotte and Sum 41
(18:04) Designing and Creating Your Own Life
(18:30) Deryck Whibley Opens Up About His Hospital Visit in 2014
(23:00) Navigating Addiction
(26:55) Deryck on Recovery
(34:01) Deryck on Stoicism
(40:51) Joel and Deryck Discuss Meditation
(45:29) Moving on From Sum 41
(50:48) Walking Disaster Clothing brand
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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1h 14min
February 18, 2026 Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory.
Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory will join Joel Madden on the latest episode of the series.New Found Glory became the soundtrack for teen angst during pop punk’s golden age in the early 2000s, blending their upbringings in Coral Springs, Florida DIY scenes with bouncy hooks. That angst, though, came from a very real place.
“I wish I went back a long time ago to deal with [my anxiety],” Pundik tells Madden. “I haven’t been that vocal about it until recently because I would just hide it and push it down and pretend that everything was OK… That’s my biggest regret — not dealing with it sooner.”
In a conversation with his longtime peer, the New Found Glory frontman elaborates on the positive effects of therapy, growing up on tour together, and Listen Up!, out this Friday (Feb. 20).
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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54min
February 11, 2026 Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy.
Last spring, Mt. Joy returned with Hope We Have Fun, an album that, after nearly a decade of touring, solidifies years of hard work coming to fruition — including selling out Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks.
For the frontman, the LP revels in the band’s time together: “We’ve all done ridiculous things in sickness and in health. You just look up, and you’re at Madison Square Garden with these people, and it makes you emotional — it feels like something you never could have dreamed. The album is a realization that we pushed ourselves into this crazy world, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. It’s a lot about sticking together in relationships, living a crazy lifestyle, and just saying, ‘I hope we have fun.’”
In a candid and thoughtful conversation with Joel, Quinn details exactly what it’s taken to arrive at this point.
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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46min
February 04, 2026 Denis Leary
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Denis Leary.
Leary specializes in sharp, rapid-fire comedy, honed while coming up through Boston’s local clubs.
“There’s something about Boston comedy crowds — it’s a combination of knowledge and enthusiasm, but they’re also tough,” he said in a local interview. “They can smell blood. They can smell fear. I always felt like it was trial by fire in the Boston clubs in the best possible way.”
He’s gone on to create famous sketches about cancer and coffee, even crossing over from stand-up into TV and film (Rescue Me, Ice Age, etc.) while maintaining his biting humor.
This week, he stops by the Artist Friendly studio for a conversation about his wide-ranging career with Madden.
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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1h 14min
January 28, 2026 Johnny Famiglietti of HEALTH
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Johnny Famiglietti of HEALTH.
At the tail end of last year, HEALTH returned with CONFLICT DLC — a collection of menacing neo-industrial songs comprising all the anger, fear, and sadness of our current reality.
Following up RAT WARS, the album is a continuation of what they started in 2023 but gets darker and heavier, thanks in part to working with Knocked Loose collaborator Drew Folk.
Ahead of their spring headlining tour, the bassist/producer stopped by the Artist Friendly studio to discuss how Elden Ring inspired the band’s recent full-length, his omnivorous music taste, and the eternal pleasure of live music.
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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1h 6min
January 21, 2026 Richard Marx
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Richard Marx.
Marx delivered his self-titled debut album in the spring of 1987 and has kept up the pace, adding over a dozen more to his catalog since. All the while, he frequently showed up on the pop charts, shared a Grammy for Song of the Year with Luther Vandross, and sang background vocals on Madonna’s “White Heat.”
In 2021, he released a memoir called Stories to Tell, which unpacked his four-decade career, but it also serves as the title of his podcast.
This week, the roles are reversed, sitting down with Madden to delve into his latest full-length, After Hours, and beyond.
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden
Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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1h 30min
January 14, 2026 Corbyn Besson
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Corbyn Besson.
Besson taught himself to play guitar at age 12, soon uploading a mixture of covers and originals online before joining Why Don’t We in 2016. Influenced by everyone from Boyz II Men to Frank Ocean, the group racked up billions of streams from fans (dubbed “Limelights”) before disbanding.
Besson released his debut solo song, “Love Me Better,” around Valentine’s Day last year, followed by a series of singles that appear on his new Head First EP, out Jan. 16.
In a conversation with Madden, Besson gets candid, opening up about growing up in the spotlight, the reality of boy band life, and the lessons that shaped him along the way.
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Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King
Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary
Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer
Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray
Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray
Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer
Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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