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Alex Delicata

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Alexander Joseph Delicata
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
  • Producer
  • songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • audio engineer
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Years active2007–present
LabelsBMI / Warner Chappell Music[2]

Alex Delicata is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for co-writing Kygo & OneRepublic's "Lose Somebody", Rihanna's "California King Bed", Beyoncé's "Daddy Lessons" and Meek Mill's "All Eyes on You".[3][4] A frequent collaborator of production teams The Monarch and The Runners, many of Delicata's documented musical contributions have begun with informal, impromptu guitar sessions to formulate potential melodies and lyrical themes.[5] He has also worked with Rita Ora, MGK, Hunter Hayes, and Lil Wayne, among others.[6][7]

Songwriting, instrumental and production credits

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Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album
"California King Bed" 2010 Rihanna Loud
"Swagger Jagger" 2011 Cher Lloyd Sticks and Stones
"Tomorrow Never Dies" Nicole Scherzinger Killer Love (Deluxe Edition)
"How We Do (Party)" 2012 Rita Ora Ora
"Biggest Fan" Chris Brown Fortune (Deluxe Edition)
"Do It Again"
"Running Out of Reasons" 2013 The Wanted Word of Mouth
"By My Side" 2014 Great Good Fine Ok Body Diamond
"Gone" 2015 Machine Gun Kelly General Admission
"Force of Nature" Bea Miller Not an Apology
"All Eyes on You" (Featuring Chris Brown & Nicki Minaj) Meek Mill Dreams Worth More Than Money
"Daddy Lessons" 2016 Beyoncé Lemonade
"F**k Off" The Lonely Island Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping OST
"Go for Broke" (Featuring James Arthur) 2017 MGK Bloom
"Lose Somebody" 2020 Kygo & OneRepublic Golden Hour & Human
"Dreams" Lil Wayne Funeral
"Ankles" Jessie Reyez Before Love Came to Kill Us
"Give A F***" [8] John Duff Non-album single
"Other Side" [9] Khamari Eldorado
"Sober" 2023 Hunter Hayes Red Sky

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
2016 BMI R&B/Hip-Hip Awards Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (All Eyes on You) Won [10]
2017 59th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Lemonade) Nominated [11][12]
2021 BMI London Awards Most Performed Songs (Lose Somebody) Won [13][14]
2022 BMI Pop Awards Most Performed Songs (Lose Somebody) Won [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Guest Engineers | Frost School of Music | University of Miami". Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our songwriters". Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Review: Meek Mill Finally Delivers the Album We Were All Hoping for in 2012". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Beyoncé's 'Daddy Lessons': Her Americana Moment?". Rolling Stone. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Beyonce's Folky 'Lemonade' Track 'Daddy Lessons': Co-Writer Kevin Cossom Shares the Story Behind the 'Tough' Song". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hunter Hayes". February 9, 2023. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Lil Wayne's "Funeral": See Full Production Credits". HNHH. January 31, 2020. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "John Duff is Taking Us to the Stage for His New Single "Give a Fuck"". December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Khamari Creates Modern R&B from the Male Perspective — Raydar Magazine". March 15, 2022. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "BMI Honors Toni Braxton with President's Award at 2016 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards". September 2, 2016. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Artist. Alex Delicata". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "BMI Writers Take Major GRAMMY Nominations". December 27, 2016. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "2021 BMI London Awards". Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "BMI Celebrates its 2021 London Award Winners". October 11, 2021. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "2022 BMI Pop Awards". Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.