THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Producer Freddy Wexler Breaks Down Creating Latest ‘Emily in Paris’ Original Song “Beautiful Ruins”

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NETFLIX LIFE: Ashley Parks sings new original song by Freddy Wexler and Elliah Heifetz in Emily in Paris Season 4 Finale

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FORBES: Producer-Songwriter Freddy Wexler On His Role In Billy Joel’s New Single: ‘He Set The Bar’

Billy Joel’s long-running Madison Square Garden residency continued last week with his 99th show at the famed New York City arena. That concert was particularly special because it marked the Piano Man’s debut performance of “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first new original song in almost 20 years, on his tour (Joel had earlier played the song at the recent Grammy Awards). Among the sold-out Garden crowd who witnessed the performance of “Turn the Lights Back On” was music industry veteran Freddy Wexler, who co-wrote the song with Joel and produced it.

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ROLLING STONE: Meet the Songwriter Who Coaxed Billy Joel Back into the Recording Studio

Freddy Wexler has written hits for everyone from Justin Bieber to Kanye West, but the biggest challenge of his life was getting the Piano Man to finish his song “Turn the Lights Back On,” and record it.

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ROLLING STONE: Billy Joel Announces ‘Turn The Lights Back On,’ First Single in 17 Years

Billy Joel will emerge from a 17-year recording hiatus February 1 with the release of “Turn The Lights Back On.” According to a press release, the song is a “classic Billy Joel-style tune, embodying the hallmarks of his signature sound and ushering in the next chapter of his story. In the lyrics, he asks, ‘Did I wait too long… to turn the lights back on?’” The song was produced by Freddy Wexler, who has worked with everyone from Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber to Kanye West, Blackpink, Pink, Lil Wayne, Selena Gomez, and Celine Dion.

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Lifestyle Asia: Blackpink makes history with the success of their latest album, ‘Born Pink’

In just a few years, Blackpink has already become one of the most iconic K-pop groups in the world. Now, they have made history with the success of their latest album, Born Pink (written in collaboration with Freddy Wexler). The album topped the Billboard 200 chart, making Blackpink the first girl band to achieve these heights since Destiny’s Child in 2008. In yet another feat, “Born Pink” allowed Rosé and her three bandmates to reach the top spot of the Official Albums Chart in the UK, something never before achieved by a K-pop girl band.

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KISSFM: Freddy Wexler Shares Reaction To Hearing “Mon Soleil” in ‘Emily In Paris’

Freddy Wexler was tapped to work on an original song for one of Netflix’s biggest shows, Emily In Paris. What came out of it is a gorgeous nod to the show (and Paris) called “Mon Soleil” sung by the series’ own Ashley Park (as Mindy Chen). Wexler was approached by the show’s creator, Darren Star, to come up with the original song after having connected with Park via Instagram. Freddy was inspired by a video Ashley had posted talking about the rise of Anti-Asian hate, and reached to her right away. Freddy opened up about being approached by Star, working with Ashley, and putting together “Mon Soleil” in an exclusive Q&A.

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Variety: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s ‘Stuck With U’ Raised Over $3.5 Million for First Responders Children’s Foundation

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber‘s lockdown-inspired single, “Stuck With U,” has now raised over $5 million for the First Responders Children’s Foundation, going directly to thousands of first responders’ families around the U.S. Co-written by Freddy Wexler, the single—which released on May 8, 2020—was recorded in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and donated 100% of its profits from streaming and sales to the foundation. A collaboration between Grande, Bieber, Scooter Braun’s SB Projects (which manages both Grande and Bieber), Republic Records and Def Jam Recordings, the song’s profits will be used to help the families of first responders — healthcare workers, EMTs, paramedics and firefighters — who remain on the front lines of the pandemic.

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