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".
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| Born | 4 October 1994 Melbourne, Australia |
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| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
| Labels | Sony 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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References
- "For Sarah Aarons, illness was a 'turning point' on the way to a chart-topping song".
- "Meet the 23-year-old Melbourne writer behind the biggest pop song in the US".
- "The Secrets Behind How Australia's Biggest Pop Tracks Get Made".
- "10 quick questions with Ambassador Sarah Aarons".
- "The 20 Hottest Songwriters in Pop Music Right Now".
- "Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- "Country Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- "Sarah Aarons, Amy Shark, Dean Lewis Win Big at 2019 APRA Awards".
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