Grammy and Oscar-winning music producer Mark Ronson says nothing compares to the rush he feels when he puts on a song that transforms the room. Ronson was 10 years old, and celebrating the wedding of his mother and his stepfather, when he first felt it.

It was a small wedding, in the garden of a summer rental, and the music had stalled. Ronson’s new stepfather, Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones suggested that Ronson — a self-described “kid obsessed with music” — find a song to put on. He chose Eric Clapton ‘s “Wonderful Tonight.”

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Ronson spent a year creating Barbie’s music, with the help of artists like Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith and Billie Eilish. “Everyone ran with it and did something different,” he says.

“An

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