Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born Karl Johan Schuster in Sweden, Shellback was a heavy metal guitarist before pivoting to pop music production and songwriting.

Karl Johan Schuster, also known as Shellback, was born in the south of Sweden along the Baltic Sea. The now-40-year-old got into music as a drummer for local indie rock bands — he told Swedish ...

Taylor Swift's 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, arrived on Oct. 3. Longtime collaborators Max Martin and Shellback played key roles in the album's creation. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter lends guest ...

Shellback is known to be one of the most influential music producers in urban pop history. He was born as Karl Johan Schuster in Sweden. He is known for shaping the sound of various chart hits. His ...

Entertainment attorney Bradfield Biggers exclusively spoke with Page Six after Martin and Shellback's songwriting collective ...

The producer along with Shellback, via their songwriting collective, have entered a partnership with investment firm ...

On Nov. 19, Adele released her fourth studio album, 30. With the album, Adele mainly sings about her divorce from her ex-husband Simon Konecki, and she also shares some of her experience with ...

Longtime collaborators Max Martin and Shellback played key roles in the album's creation. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter lends guest vocals to the closing track. Taylor Swift commands the spotlight, but ...