ARTIST · POP / ROCK

OneRepublic

Craft-first songwriting disguised as casual earworms—stadium sentiment with studio discipline.

Pop rock
Alternative rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Apologize bridged Timbaland remix culture into massive pop scale.

Counting Stars proved acoustic-stomp templates could rule multi-format playlists.

Ryan Tedder’s writing/production résumé mirrors the band’s hook priorities.

Lossless streams reveal vocal stacks, sidechain pockets, and transient-rich percussion.

Ryan Tedder formed OneRepublic in Colorado Springs, then moved to Los Angeles. Apologize, remixed by Timbaland, became a worldwide hit in 2007. Tedder has also written songs for others, including Halo for Beyoncé and Rumour Has It for Adele.

Waking Up (2009), Native (2013), Oh My My (2016), and Human (2021) followed. Counting Stars and I Lived are stadium-ready anthems.

OneRepublic: recent news, 2020–2026

2021 Human was released in August.

Interesting facts about OneRepublic

01 American band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2002; Ryan Tedder is lead vocalist.
02 Dreaming Out Loud (2007) included Apologize as a multi-format hit.
03 Native (2013) included Counting Stars among global chart successes.
04 Apologize was remixed by Timbaland.
05 Ryan Tedder co-wrote Halo for Beyoncé.