Sarah Aarons

Sarah Paige Aarons (born 4 October 1994, previously known as Paige IV and sometimes simply as Sarah) is a songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. Now based in Los Angeles,[1] Aarons is signed to Sony ATV Publishing. She co-wrote "Stay" by Zedd and Alessia Cara[2] and "The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey, which both went to #1 on Mainstream Top 40 and were each certified double platinum in the US. In 2019 Aarons was nominated for Song of the Year at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for her work on "The Middle".

Sarah Aarons
Born (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994
Melbourne, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)Songwriter
LabelsSony ATV Publishing

In Australia, Aarons had acclaimed success with the breakout song "Keeping Score" by LDRU,[3] "Frozen" by Pon Cho and Cosmo's Midnight's "History," which in turn has become the most played song on Triple J in 2017. She has also received three ARIA Awards for her work with LDRU and has gone double platinum in Australia.

Recently, Aarons was appointed one of APRA AMCOS Ambassadors[4] and was included in LA Weekly's 20 hottest current songwriters.[5] At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 she won Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year,[6][7] she was also nominated for Country Work of the Year for the track, "House", alongside co-writers Brooke McClymont, Mollie McClymont, Samantha McClymont and Michael Fatkin.[8]

At the 2019 APRA Awards, Aarons won Songwriter of the Year as well as Most Played Australian Work, Rock Work of the Year and Dance Work of the Year.[9]

Selected discography

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YearArtistAlbumSongCo-written with
2015SmizzyThe Cover"Problems Aside"
(featuring Paige IV)
Martin Brown, Luke Rundle, Timothy Carr, Paul Conrad
LDRUSizzlar"Keeping Score"
(featuring Paige IV)
Drew Carmody
2016Jai WaetfordHeart Miles"Living Not Dreaming"Jai Waetford, Michael Fatkin
"Worlds"Jai Waetford, Michael Fatkin
PON CHONon-album single"Lonely Walls"
(featuring Paige IV)
Kevin Kerr
Emmalyn"Hungover"Emmalyn Estrada, Brett McLaughlin, Jordan Palmer
PON CHO"Frozen"
(featuring Paige IV)
Kevin Kerr
2017Cosmo's MidnightWhat Comes Next"History"Cosmo Liney, Patrick Liney
Lost KingsNon-album single"Quit You"
(featuring Tinashe)
Robert Abisi, Norris Shanholz, Sean Myer
ZeddTBA"Stay"
(with Alessia Cara)
Anton Zaslavski, Anders Froen, Jonnali Parmenius, Linus Wiklund, Alessia Caracciolo
MabelBedroom EP"Bedroom"Mabel McVey, Thomas Hull
LDRUSizzlar"The Calling"Drew Carmody
Jessie WareGlasshouse"Alone"Jessica Ware, Thomas Hull
GalantisThe Aviary"Tell Me You Love Me" (with Throttle)Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Henrik Jonback, Robert Bergin, Eddie Jenkins
Demi LovatoTell Me You Love Me"Lonely"
(featuring Lil Wayne)
Dijon Mcfarlane, Niholas Audino, Lewis Hughes, Te Whiti Warbrick, Dwayne Carter Jr.
"Smoke & Mirrors"Demetria Lovato, Benjamin Abraham
Guy SebastianConscious"Drink Driving"Guy Sebastian, Bastian Langebaek
Madison BeerAs She Pleases EP"Say It to My Face"Dayyon Drinkard, Frederik Ball
Camila CabelloBright: The Album"Crown"
(with Grey)
Camila Cabello, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha
2018ZeddTBA"The Middle"
(with Maren Morris and Grey)
Anton Zaslavski, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, Stefan Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Marcus Lomax
WhethanFifty Shades Freed OST"High"
(with Dua Lipa)
Ethan Snoreck, Dua Lipa, Jonathan Hill
Bobi AndonovNon-album single"Smoke"Bobby Andonov, Samuel Watters, Louis Biancaniello, Dylan William
SeeBNice to Meet You EP"Drink About"
(featuring Dagny)
Simen Eriksrud, Espen Borg, Joakim Haukaas, Alex Hope, Thomas Hull
Alina BarazThe Color of You"Tainted"Alina Baraz, Ajay Bhattacharya
The RubensLo La Ru"Never Ever"
(featuring Sarah)
Samuel Margin, Elliott Margin
Peking DukReprisal EP"Fire"Adan Hyde, Reuben Styles, Samuel Littlemore
Lykke LiSo Sad So Sexy"Sex Money Feelings Die"Li Zachrisson, Ilsey Juber, James Ryan Ho, Dacoury Natche, Thomas Hull
RuelReady EP"Younger"Ruel van Dijk, Mark Landon, Larry Griffin Jr., JaVohn Griffin
Cosmo's MidnightWhat Comes Next"Talk to Me"
(featuring Tove Styrke)
Cosmo Liney, Patrick Liney
RuelReady EP"Intro"Ruel van Dijk, Mark Landon, Larry Griffin Jr.
OdetteTo a Stranger"Lights On"Georgia Sallybanks, Alex Hope
ZeddTBA"Happy Now"
(with Elley Duhé)
Anton Zaslavski, Jonnali Parmenius, Linus Wiklund
David Guetta7"Don't Leave Me Alone"
(featuring Anne-Marie)
Pierre Guetta, Jonnali Parmenius, Linus Wiklund
GryffinGravity"Tie Me Down"
(with Elley Duhé)
Daniel Griffith, Badrilla Bourelly, Aaron Forbes, Jussi Karvinen, Nathaniel Cyphert
ExampleBangers & Ballads"Headlights"Elliot Gleave, Andy Sheldrake
Noah CyrusGood Cry EP"Mad at You"
(with Gallant)
Noah Cyrus, Thomas Hull
NaoSaturn"Drive and Disconnect"Neo Jessica Joshua, Daniel Traynor, Ajay Bhattacharya, Jeff Gitelman
KhalidSuncity EP"Vertigo"Khalid Robinson, Ryan Vojtesak, Jamil Chammas, Jonathan Hill, Rogét Chahayed
Forever Neverland"I Want You"Karen Marie Ørsted, Ajay Bhattacharya
Louis the ChildKids at Play EP"Breaking News"
(featuring Raye)
Frederic Kennett, Robert Hauldren, Rachel Keen
Kelsey LuBlood"Due West"Kelsey Lu, Jeff Kleinman, Michael Uzowuru, Rodaidh McDonald, William Boston
2019Maren MorrisGirl"Girl"Maren Morris, Greg Kurstin
Meg MacHope"Something Tells Me"Megan McInerney
"Head Away"Megan McInerney
Maren MorrisGirl"Common"
(featuring Brandi Carlile)
Maren Morris, Greg Kurstin
John LegendTBA"Preach"John Stephens, Greg Kurstin
KhalidFree Spirit"Paradise"Khalid Robinson, Jonathan Hill, Dacoury Natche
"Outta My Head"
(with John Mayer)
Khalid Robinson, John Mayer, Jamil Chammas, Jonathan Hill
"Free Spirit"Khalid Robinson, Ryan Vojtesak, Jamil Chammas, Justin Scott Lucas
"Bluffin'"Khalid Robinson, Ryan Vojtesak, Jamil Chammas
MiquelaNon-album single"Right Back"Miquela Sousak, Ethan Snoreck, Jordan Palmer
RuelFree Time"Real Thing (Ruel song)"Ruel van Dijk, Mark Landon
"Painkiller"Ruel van Dijk, Mark Landon
Jonas BrothersHappiness Begins"Happy When I'm Sad"Nicholas Jonas, Joel Little
MabelHigh Expectations"FML"Mabel McVey, Kelly Kiara, Marlon McVey-Roudette, Warren Felder
Hilltop HoodsThe Great Expanse"Exit Sign"
Foster the PeoplePick U Up EP"Imagination"
"Pick U Up"
KaskadeNon-album single"With You"
(with Meghan Trainor)
Ryan Raddon, Finn Bjarnson, Richard Beynon, Thomas Shaw, Samuel Gerongco, Robert Gerongco
Ingrid MichaelsonStranger Songs"Pretty"Ingrid Michaelson, Alexandra Robotham
GallantSweet Insomnia"Crimes"Christopher Gallant, Ajay Bhattacharya, Benjamin Abraham
"Celine"
Cashmere CatPrincess Catgirl"Without You"Magnus August Hoiberg, Benjamin Levin, Kevin Esmenda, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson, Oscar Holter
Bea MillerNon-album single"Never Gonna Like You"
(featuring Snakehips)
Oliver Dickinson, James David, Joe Janiak
2020HalseyManic"I Hate Everybody"Ashley Frangipane, Noonie Bao, Peder Losnegård, Benjamin Levin, Magnus August Høiberg, Nathan Perez, Finneas O'Connell
SZA, Justin Timberlake TROLLS: World Tour

(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

"The Other Side" Ludwig Göransson, Max Martin, Justin Timberlake, SZA
Gracie Abrams TBA "21"
Whethan and Group Love TBA "Upside Down"
Childish Gambino 3.15.20 "Time"

References

  1. "For Sarah Aarons, illness was a 'turning point' on the way to a chart-topping song".
  2. "Meet the 23-year-old Melbourne writer behind the biggest pop song in the US".
  3. "The Secrets Behind How Australia's Biggest Pop Tracks Get Made".
  4. "10 quick questions with Ambassador Sarah Aarons".
  5. "The 20 Hottest Songwriters in Pop Music Right Now".
  6. "Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. "Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  8. "Country Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  9. "Sarah Aarons, Amy Shark, Dean Lewis Win Big at 2019 APRA Awards".
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