Amy Allen

At the same ceremony, she won Album of the Year for her contribution to the latter's Harry's House (2022). She received the award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on releases by Leon Bridges, Carpenter, Koe Wetzel, Jessie Murph, McRae, Olivia Rodrigo, and Justin Timberlake. Allen won the award for a second time at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is music, music production and singing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are indie rock, indie pop, bluegrass music and folk music. Distinctions recorded are Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical.

• Name — Amy Allen • Birth Name — Amy Rose Allen • Born — 31 January 1992 • Birthplace — Maine, U.S. • Origin — Windham, Maine, U.S. • Occupation — * Songwriter • singer • record producer • Years Active — 2015–present • Label — * Warner • Artist Partner Group (APG) • AWAL • Past Member Of — Amy & The Engine • Genre — * Indie rock • indie pop • indie folk • bluegrass • folk • pop • country • R&B • dance • Instrument — * Bass guitar • vocals • guitar

Amy Rose Allen was born on January 31, 1992 in Maine, U.S. She grew up in Windham, Maine, northwest of Portland, with her two sisters. While in elementary school she played bass in her sister's band Jerks of Grass. As a teenager she played folk and bluegrass music at bars and pubs. She graduated from Waynflete School in 2010. Allen then attended Boston College and later graduated from Berklee College of Music, where she was taught by singer and producer Kara DioGuardi.

Allen is in a relationship with actor Tom Rhys Harries

In 2015, Allen was featured in Teen Vogue after releasing two solo EPs. She began her career by working on a number of solo projects and formed Amy & The Engine, a four-piece indie pop rock group, before moving to New York City for a year. The band released their first single "Last Forever" on February 14, 2015. TandeMania, their debut EP, was released on September 22, 2016. Amy & The Engine announced their EP Get Me Outta Here! in 2017 and an East Coast tour in the summer of 2017 and a U.S. tour in 2018. Allen described the sound of Get Me Outta Here! as being "a bit darker and heavier than the first". Amy & The Engine released the EP's lead single "Chasing Jenny" in January 2017. Going to Los Angeles in November 2017, she began collaborating with Scott Harris and eventually signed to Artist Publishing Group. Allen subsequently began writing and producing music with other singers, including Glades and JELLO. In 2018, Allen co-wrote "Back to You" with Selena Gomez and "Without Me" with Halsey which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100. In 2019, Allen signed to Warner Records and it was expected that her debut solo album would be released in 2020. Also in 2019, she collaborated with Harry Styles on his single "Adore You", and collaborated with Halsey again on the single "Graveyard". Allen also collaborated with alternative rock band Pvris on their 2019 EP, Hallucinations. She was named as one of Varietys "2019 Hitmakers" for the single "Without Me". In January 2020, Allen was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Music. She has been announced as a panelist for the 2020 ASCAP Experience. On January 22, 2020, it was announced that Allen would be performing at the annual St. Jude Songwriters Showcase to benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, along with Gretchen Peters. On March 9, 2020, the ASCAP Experience event was cancelled due to concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Variety named Allen a "2020 Hitmaker" for co-writing Harry Styles' "Adore You". After signing a recording deal with Warner Records, Allen released five singles over the next two years: "Queen of Silver Linings", "Difficult", "Heaven", "What a Time to Be Alive", and "One". Her debut solo EP, AWW!, was released on November 5, 2021 with singles "A Woman's World" and "End of a Dark Age" having been released in the preceding two months. In 2024, Allen released new singles "Girl with a Problem," "Darkside," "Even Forever," and "To Love Me" from her debut album, Amy Allen, released September 6, 2024. In advance of her album release, she opened for Bleachers on their 2024 European tour. Allen’s successes with Tate McRae ("Greedy") and Sabrina Carpenter ("Feather," "Espresso," and "Please Please Please") topped the Top 40 Radio charts and "Please Please Please" went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Allen co-wrote every track on Carpenter’s Short n' Sweet album which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. In September 2024, The New York Times published a profile of Allen’s success including quotes from collaborators including Jack Antonoff and Julia Michaels. In the same week, Allen claimed the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Songwriters chart, with thirteen songwriting credits on the Billboard Hot 100 (including all twelve tracks from Sabrina Carpenter's number one album Short n' Sweet). With the achievement, Allen became the sixth woman to reach number one on the Hot 100 Songwriters chart in the year 2024. As of September 2024, she has co-written 34 Hot 100 charting songs, seven of which were top 10 chart hits. Six of her songs have also hit number one on the Pop Airplay chart. She is only the third woman in the history of the Hot 100 Songwriters chart to capture number one without also being billed as the recording artist. During the 2024 awards season, Allen won the Variety Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year Award. She has been nominated for the Top Hot 100 Songwriter category in the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. In 2025, she received the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical. She also received the Songwriter of the Year award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2025. During the 67th Annual Grammy Music Awards, Allen was nominated in four categories: Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, Best Song Written for Visual Media ("Better Place" from Trolls Band Together), and for both the Album of the Year (Short n' Sweet), and Song of the Year ("Please Please Please") awards for her work with Sabrina Carpenter. Allen was awarded the Grammy for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical. She is one of only two songwriters in history to have been nominated twice in the Songwriter of the Year category at the Grammy Awards, and is the first woman to receive the award.

List of studio albums with selected details • Title — Details • Amy Allen — * Released: September 6, 2024 * Label: AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming

List of extended plays with selected details • Title — Details • AWW! — * Released: November 5, 2021 * Label: Warner Records * Format: Digital download, streaming

List of singles, showing key details • Year — Title — Artist — Peak Chart Positions — Certifications • AUS — US — CAN • 2026 — "Virtuoso" — Ryan Beaty — — — — — — — — • "Drop Dead" — Olivia Rodrigo — 1 — 1 — 1 — — • "Maggots for Brains" — 9 — 12 — 11 — — • "Purple" — 19 — 25 — 27 — — • "Less" — 15 — 21 — 20 — — • "Expectations" — 14 — 20 — 21 — — • 2025 — "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" — Olivia Dean — 2 — 5 — 3 — * Australia (ARIA): Platinum * UK (BPI): Gold • "First Original Thought" — Alessi Rose — — — — — — — — • "Tears" — Sabrina Carpenter — 3 — 3 — 4 — * Australia (ARIA): Gold * UK (BPI): Silver • "Manchild" — 2 — 1 — 2 — * Australia (ARIA): Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): Platinum * US (RIAA): Platinum * UK (BPI): Platinum • "Drunk Up, Baby" — Carter Faith — — — — — — • "Just Keep Watching" — Tate McRae — 5 — 33 — 16 — * Australia (ARIA): Gold * UK (BPI): Silver • "Handlebars" — Jennie and Dua Lipa — 63 — 80 — 47 — — • 2024 — "Number One Girl" — Rosé — 61 — — — 63 — * Australia (ARIA): Gold • "APT." — Rosé and Bruno Mars — 1 — 3 — 1 — * US (RIAA): Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 5× Platinum * Australia (ARIA): 8× Platinum • "Cold Dark Place" — Sam Barber — — — — — — • "Thought of You" — — — — — — • "Different Kind of Pain" — — — — — — • "Taste" — Sabrina Carpenter — 1 — 2 — 4 — * Australia (ARIA): 6× Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 5× Platinum * US (RIAA): 4× Platinum * New Zealand (RMNZ): 3× Platinum * UK (BPI): 2× Platinum • "Please Please Please" — 1 — 1 — 3 — * Canada (Music Canada): 7× Platinum * Australia (ARIA): 6× Platinum * US (RIAA): 5× Platinum * New Zealand (RMNZ): 4× Platinum * UK (BPI): 3× Platinum * Portugal (AFP): 2× Platinum * Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil): 2× Diamond • "Espresso" — 1 — 3 — 4 — * Australia (ARIA): 10× Platinum * US (RIAA): 8× Platinum * UK (BPI): 4× Platinum * New Zealand (RMNZ): 5× Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 8× Platinum * Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil): 3× Diamond • "Grieved You" — Skye Riley — — — — — — — — • "Selfish" — Justin Timberlake — 82 — 19 — 22 — * Canada (Music Canada): Platinum * UK (BPI): Silver • "Drown" — — — — — — — — • "High Road" — Koe Wetzel — 46 — 22 — 30 — * Australia (ARIA): Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): Platinum * US (RIAA): 3× Platinum • "Sweet Dreams" — — — 35 — 86 — * Canada (Music Canada): Gold * US (RIAA): Platinum • "Caught in Your Love" — Boys World — — — — — — — — • "Chrome Cowgirl" — Leon Bridges — — — — — — — — • "Canopy" — Charlotte Day Wilson — — — — — — — — • 2023 — "Feather" — Sabrina Carpenter — 23 — 21 — 25 — * Australia (ARIA): 4× Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 4× Platinum * New Zealand (RMNZ): 2× Platinum * US (RIAA): 2× Platinum * UK (BPI): Platinum • "Better Place" — NSYNC — 24 — 25 — 43 — — • "Greedy" — Tate McRae — 2 — 3 — 1 — * Australia (ARIA): 6× Platinum * Canada (Music Canada):8× Platinum * Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil): 3× Diamond * US (RIAA): 5× Platinum * UK (BPI): 2× Platinum * New Zealand (RMNZ): 4× Platinum • "Run for the Hills" — 54 — 69 — 34 — * Canada (Music Canada): 2× Platinum * New Zealand (RMNZ): Platinum * UK (BPI): Gold * US (RIAA): Platinum • "Pretty Isn't Pretty" — Olivia Rodrigo — 28 — 30 — 35 — — • "Scared of My Guitar" — — — 90 — 83 — — • "Save My Life" — Niall Horan — — — — — — — — • "Meltdown" — — — — — — — — • "Strong Enough" — Jonas Brothers — — — — — — — — • "Texas" — Maren Morris and Jessie Murph — — — — — — — — • "Cut Me Down" — Blu DeTiger featuring Mallrat — — — — — — — — • "Cupid" — Fifty Fifty featuring Sabrina Carpenter — 2 — 17 — 6 — * Australia (ARIA): 2× Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 3× Platinum * UK (BPI): Platinum • "Heartbroken" — Diplo — — — 64 — 52 — * Canada (Music Canada): 2× Platinum * US (RIAA): Platinum • "Forever" — Charlotte Day Wilson featuring Snoh Aalegra — — — — — — — — • 2022 — "Vicious" — Sabrina Carpenter — — — — — — — * Australia (ARIA): Gold • "Opposite" — — — — — — — — • "10:35" — Tiesto featuring Tate McRae — 13 — 69 — 18 — * Canada (Music Canada): Platinum • "For My Friends" — King Princess — — — — — — — — • "My Mind & Me" — Selena Gomez — 98 — 83 — 63 — — • 2021 — "Sex & Cigarettes" — Jeremy Zucker — — — — — — — — • "Wind Tempos" — Porter Robinson — — — — — — — — • "Cover Me in Sunshine" — Pink — 6 — — — 60 — * Australia (ARIA): 4× Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 2× Platinum * UK (BPI): Gold • "On the Ground" — Rosé — 31 — 70 — 35 — — • "Lifestyle" — Jason Derulo featuring Adam Levine — — — 71 — 54 — — • 2020 — "Be Kind" — Marshmello and Halsey — 15 — 33 — 18 — * Australia (ARIA): Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 3× Platinum * UK (BPI): Gold * US (RIAA): 2× Platinum • "Forever" — Fletcher — — — — — — — — • 2019 — "April Showers" — Maisie Peters — — — — — — — — • "Graveyard" — Halsey — 24 — 34 — 38 — * US (RIAA): Gold * Canada (Music Canada): Gold * Australia (ARIA): Platinum • "Undrunk" — Fletcher — — — 61 — 83 — * US (RIAA): Gold * Canada (Music Canada): Gold • "Adore You" — Harry Styles — 7 — 6 — 10 — * Australia (ARIA): 7× Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 6× Platinum * US (RIAA): 5× Platinum • "Hallucinations" — Pvris — — — — — — — — • "The First One" — Astrid S — — — — — — — — • "Long Way To Go" — Four of Diamonds — — — — — — — — • "Stick Around" — Rak-Su — — — — — — — — • "Proud" — Aaron Carpenter — — — — — — — — • "Criminal" — Grey (28) — — — — — — — — • 2018 — "Without Me" — Halsey — 2 — 1 — 2 — * US (RIAA): 6× Platinum * Canada (Music Canada): 7× Platinum * Australia (ARIA): 7× Platinum • "Back to You" — Selena Gomez — 4 — 18 — 4 — * US (RIAA): 2× Platinum * Australia (ARIA): 2× Platinum • "Jello" — PRETTYMUCH — — — — — — — — • "Do Right" — Glades — 51 — — — — — * Australia (ARIA): Gold

List of albums showing year, artist and label • Year — Title — Artist — Label — Credited as • 2026 — Wild — Katseye — Hybe, Geffen Records — Writer • 2025 — This Is For — Twice — JYP Entertainment, Republic Records • Man's Best Friend — Sabrina Carpenter — Island Records • 2024 — Rosie — Rosé — Atlantic Records • Short n' Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter — Island Records • Everything I Thought It Was — Justin Timberlake — RCA Records • 9 Lives — Koe Wetzel — Columbia Records • 2023 — Chemistry — Kelly Clarkson — Atlantic Records • Guts — Olivia Rodrigo — Geffen Records • Think Later — Tate McRae — RCA Records • Snow Angel — Reneé Rapp — Interscope • 2022 — Emails I Can't Send — Sabrina Carpenter — Island Records • Girl of My Dreams — Fletcher — Capitol • Harry's House — Harry Styles — Columbia, Erskine • Hold On Baby — King Princess — Zelig • Special — Lizzo — Nice Life, Atlantic Records • Crash — Charli XCX — Asylum Records, Atlantic Records, Warner • 2021 — Justice — Justin Bieber — Def Jam — Producer, writer • Poster Girl — Zara Larsson — TEN, Epic — Writer • Nurture — Porter Robinson — Mom + Pop • -R- — Rosé — YG Entertainment • 2020 — Love Goes — Sam Smith — Capitol • Heartbreak Weather — Niall Horan • Rare — Selena Gomez — Interscope Records — Writer, backing vocals • 2019 — Fine Line — Harry Styles — Columbia, Erskine • All the Feels — Fitz and the Tantrums — Elektra Records — Writer • Hallucinations — Pvris — Warner • It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral — Maisie Peters — Atlantic Records UK • You Ruined New York City for Me — Fletcher — Capitol • Romance — Camila Cabello — Epic, Syco • 2018 — 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 soundtrack — Selena Gomez — Interscope • One in a Million — Matoma — Parlophone, Warner • Only Human — Calum Scott — Capitol • Shawn Mendes — Shawn Mendes — Island • 2015 — Omnipresent — Old Soul — Vocals

Amy Allen is recorded as musician, record producer, singer-songwriter, singer and songwriter.