Taura Stinson

Taura Stinson
Born Birmingham, Alabama, US.
Occupation Songwriter, musician
Website www.taurastinson.com

Taura Stinson is an American songwriter and occasional musician.[1] She is known for co-writing songs for artists such as Usher, Ariana Grande, Paloma Faith, Deborah Cox, Raphael Saadiq, Burns, Kelis, and Destiny's Child. Stinson has also written songs for films and television, Twin Peaks ("I Am"), Black Nativity (soundtrack), Epic ("Gonna Be Alright"), Rio 2 ("Beautiful Creatures", "Don't Go Away"), Hands of Stone ("Champions"), You May Now Kill the Bride ("Carnivore"), Step ("Jump"), and Mudbound ("Mighty River"), for which she received critical acclaim earning Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Black Reel Award nominations for Best Original Song.

Awards and Nominations

Award Category Co-Recipients Result Ref(s)
90th Academy Awards Best Original Song Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq Pending [2]
Black Reel Awards Best Original or Adapted Song Pending [3]
75th Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song Nominated [4]
18th Black Reel Awards Outstanding Original Song Pending [5]
2017 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Original Song Nominated [6]
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Best Song/Recording Created for a Film Pending [7]
2017 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Song — Feature Film Nominated [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Songwriter Profile: Taura Stinson (Destiny's Child, Kelly Rowland) - Music Connection Magazine". www.musicconnection.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Oscar nominations 2018: The complete list of nominees for the 90th Academy Awards". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards". Black Reel Awards. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Mudbound". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  5. ↑ "Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards". www.blackreelawards.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  6. ↑ "2017 Awards". Georgia Film Critics Association. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sufjan Stevens, 'Greatest Showman,' 'Girls' Among Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominees". Variety. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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