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| Origin | Ealing, London, England |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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TMS are an English songwriting and record production team composed of Tom 'Froe' Barnes, Benjamin Kohn and Pete 'Merf' Kelleher. The trio have co-written records for a host of artists including Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa, John Legend, Maroon 5, G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha. They have collectively had twenty top 10 singles, sold over 15 million records, accumulated over 5 billion streams and have contributed to over fifty top 40 albums. They co-wrote and produced Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" which spent seven consecutive weeks at number one and was the best selling single of 2019 in the UK. The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards and won Song of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards.
Early life
The members of TMS were all brought up in West London and met while at school. They began playing in local bands before building a studio in a garden shed. After a long gestation period that included releasing records under the name "The Breakfastaz", they broke through in 2011 with two UK #1 records in the space of two months.
Career
Career highlights include one US No.1 single and seven UK No.1 singles for Lewis Capaldi ("Someone You Loved", "Before You Go"), Jess Glynne ("Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"), Sigma ft. Paloma Faith ("Changing"), Little Mix ("Wings"), Professor Green ft. Emeli Sandé ("Read All About It") and Dappy ("No Regrets").
For the UK Olympics in 2012, TMS had the honour of having their song "Read All About It" performed by Emeli Sandé open the Closing Ceremony, also known as "A Symphony Of British Music." The song featured prominently, being performed twice in front of a backdrop of a stadium covered in newspaper. Watched by a worldwide audience of 750 million people.
In 2019 Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" spent 3 weeks at #1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 while also topping the US AC, Hot AC & Top 40 Radio charts. It spent over 6 months in the European Airplay Top 40 Chart. It was named the biggest single of 2019 by the Official UK Charts Company, spending 7 consecutive weeks at #1 in the Official UK Singles Chart and 43 weeks in the UK Radio Airplay Top 40 Chart. It has amassed over 3.1 billion plays on Spotify alone, currently making it the fourth highest streaming single in Spotify's history.
Songwriting and production discography
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
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| ''What It Means'' | 2024 | Elijah Woods |  Y
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Y
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| ''Good As Gone'' | Kylie Minogue | Tension II | Y
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Y
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| ''Flesh x Blood'' | David Kushner | The Dichotomy | Y
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Y
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| ''Roses'' | Jenna Raine | Y
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Y
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| ''Sweet Oblivion'' | David Kushner | The Dichotomy | Y
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Y
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| ''2 Thousand 10'' | Elijah Woods | Y
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Y
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| ''Before I Knew You'' | Ben Platt | Honeymind | Y
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| "Forever" | Loreen | Y
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| ''Hello Love'' | Benson Boone | Fireworks & Rollerblades | Y
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Y
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| ''A Cure For Minds Unwell'' | Lewis Capaldi | Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent (Extended Edition) | Y
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Y
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| ''Someone I Could Die For'' | Y
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Y
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| ''The Ancient Art Of Always Fucking Up'' | Y
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Y
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| "Lifeline" | 2023 | Alicia Keys | The Color Purple: Music from the Motion Picture | Y
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Y
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| "Amigos (With Becky G)" | BIBI & Becky G | Y
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Y
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| "Back Home For Christmas" | Mimi Webb | Y
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| "The Harder It Breaks" | TALK | Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees | Y
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Y
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| "ana" | Venbee | Zero Experience | Y
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Y
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| "Weird!" | Leah Kate | Super Over | Y
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Y
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| "Desperate" | Y
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Y
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| "Written By A Woman" | Mae Muller | Sorry I'm Late | Y
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Y
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| "Home is Where the Hurt Is" | LANY | a beautiful blur | Y
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| "Your Ex" | Katie Gregson-MacLeod | Y
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Y
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| ''I Wish You Cheated'' | Alexander Stewart | Y
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Y
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| "Crown Your Love" | Tom Greenan | What Ifs & Maybe | Y
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| "Must Be Love" | Niall Horan | The Show | Y
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Y
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| "Visions (Don't Go)" | Bebe Rexha | Bebe | Y
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Y
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| "Duvet Cover" | Ashley Singh | Waiting For The Blue | Y
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Y
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| "Sweet Affection" | Y
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Y
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| "Never Be Mine" | Rosa Linn | Y
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Y
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| "Wish You The Best" | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent | Y
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| "Any Kind Of Life" | Y
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Y
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| "Love The Hell Out Of You" | Y
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Y
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| "How I'm Feeling Now" | Y
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Y
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| "Must Be Nice" | 2022 | Ruel | 4th Wall | Y
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Y
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| "Deep Blue Doubt" | Sam Ryder | There's Nothing but Space, Man! | Y
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Y
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| "Gone Girl" | Olivia O'Brien | A Means To An End | Y
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Y
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| "Forget Me" | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent | Y
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Y
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| "Blood Runs Red" | Matt Maeson | Y
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| "Moment" | Jaded & Camden Cox | Moment | Y
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Y
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| "Looking At Me" | 2021 | JLS | 2.0 | Y
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Y
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| "Never Let You Go" | James Arthur | It'll All Make Sense in the End | Y
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Y
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| "Halfway" | Mimi Webb | Seven Shades of Heartbreak | Y
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Y
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| "Little Bit Louder" | Y
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Y
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| "Don't Break the Heart" | Tom Grennan | Evering Road (Special Edition) | Y
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Y
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| "Falling Up" | Dean Lewis | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Should Have Known Better" | Jessie James Decker | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Holy Water" | JP Cooper | Holy Water | Y
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| "Therapy" | Anne-Marie | Therapy | Y
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Y
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| "Sweet Temptation" | Gorgon City | Olympia | Y
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Y
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| "Happy For You" | Lukas Graham | Happy For You | Y
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Y
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| "Our Song" | Anne-Marie & Niall Horan | Therapy | Y
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Y
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| "Bedroom" feat. Anne-Marie | JJ Lin | Like You Do | Y
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Y
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| "Let's Go Home Together" | Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan | Evering Road | Y
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Y
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| "Break My Heart" | JC Stewart | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Weaponry" with Jessie J | 2020 | Mike Posner | Operation: Wake Up | Y
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Y
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| "All Dressed Up" | Raye | Euphoric Sad Songs | Y
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Y
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| "Confetti" | Little Mix | Confetti | Y
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Y
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| "Happiness" | Y
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Y
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| "Naughty List" feat Dixie D'Amelio | Liam Payne | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Kill Me Slow" | David Guetta & Morten | New Rave | Y
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| "Alien" | Dennis Lloyd | Non-album single | Y
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| "Wild" ft. Gary Clark Jr | John Legend | Bigger Love | Y
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Y
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| "Cool" | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | Y
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Y
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| "Time After Time" ft. Jessie Ware | 2019 | Franky Wah | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Before You Go" | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (Extended Edition) | Y
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Y
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| "Marine Parade 2013" | James Arthur | You | Y
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Y
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| "Heartbeats" | Tom Walker | What A Time To Be Alive | Y
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Y
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| "Halfway" | James Blunt | Once Upon A Mind | Y
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Y
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| "5 Miles" | Y
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| "Youngster" | Y
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| "If I Left The World" feat. MARINA & Model Child | Gryffin | Gravity | Y
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Y
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| "Doing To Me" | Astrid S | Trust Issues | Y
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Y
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| "Work" | Izzy Bizu | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Blow My Mind" | Sabina Ddumba | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Hold Me While You Wait" | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | Y
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Y
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| "Hindsight" | Matrix & Futurebound | Mystery Machine | Y
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Y
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| "Stopped Believing in Santa" | 2018 | MNEK | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "So Long" | Niall Horan | Flicker: Featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Y
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Y
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| "The Cure" | Little Mix | LM5 | Y
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Y
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| "Footsteps" | Olly Murs | You Know I Know | Y
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Y
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| "Go Hard" | Y
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| "A Lover and a Memory" feat. Mike Posner | Steve Aoki | Neon Future III | Y
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| "Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | Y
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Y
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| "Photographs" with Rag'n'Bone Man | Professor Green | Y
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| "No One Compares to You" | Jack & Jack | A Good Friend Is Nice | Y
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Y
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| "One In A Million" | Matoma | One In A Million | Y
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Y
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| "You Deserve Better" | James Arthur | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Emotional" feat. Stefflon Don & Chip | Kamille | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Emotional" feat. Kranium & Louis Rei (WSTRN) | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Can I Get Your Number" | Anne-Marie | Speak Your Mind | Y
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Y
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| "Your Ex" | Paloma Faith | The Architect: Zeitgeist Edition | Y
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Y
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| "Make Your Own Kind of Music" | Y
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| "If I Get My Way" | 2017 | Little Mix | Glory Days: Platinum Edition | Y
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Y
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| "Til I'm Done" | Paloma Faith | The Architect | Y
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Y
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| "Guilty" | Y
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| "I'll Be Gentle" with John Legend | Y
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| "Denim Jacket" | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | Y
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Y
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| "On My Own" | Niall Horan | Flicker | Y
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Y
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| "One Chance To Dance" feat. Joe Jonas | Naughty Boy | Non-album single | Y
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| "Play It Cool" feat. Kyla | Zac Samuel | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Don't Think About It" | Justine Skye | Ultraviolet | Y
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Y
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| "How Would You Like It?" | Lauren Aquilina | Isn't It Strange? | Y
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| "Bad Together" | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | Y
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Y
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| "You Make Me Whole" | Steps | Tears On The Dancefloor | Y
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| "Best Behaviour" | Louisa Johnson | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Love Goes On" with Aloe Blacc | Kelly Clarkson | The Shack OST | Y
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Y
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| "Naturally" | 2016 | Emeli Sandé | Long Live the Angels | Y
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Y
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| "Highs & Lows" | Y
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| "Private" | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Y
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Y
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| "Find Me" feat. Birdy | Sigma | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Better With You" | Craig David | Following My Intuition | Y
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Y
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| "Change My Love" | Y
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Y
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| "Body Language" | Carly Rae Jepsen | Emotion: Side B | Y
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Y
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| "New Girl" | Reggie 'n' Bollie | Uncommon Favours | Y
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| "Give Up" | Birdy | Beautiful Lies | Y
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Y
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| "Wild Horses" | Y
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| "Gold Watch" | 2015 | Fleur East | Love, Sax and Flashbacks | Y
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Y
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| "Temporary Fix" | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | Y
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Y
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| "Clued Up" | Little Mix | Get Weird | Y
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Y
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| "I Won't" | Y
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Y
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| "I Love You" | Y
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Y
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| "Coming Home" with Rita Ora | Sigma | Life | Y
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Y
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| "Me, Myself & I" with Bebe Rexha | G-Eazy | When It's Dark Out | Y
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Y
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| "Another Love Song" | Leona Lewis | I Am | Y
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Y
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| "Forgiven" | Kwabs | Love + War | Y
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Y
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| "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" | Jess Glynne | I Cry When I Laugh | Y
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Y
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| "Worship" | Years & Years | Communion | Y
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Y
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| "She Ain't Me" | Sinead Harnett | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Higher" feat. Labrinth | Sigma | Life | Y
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Y
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| "Who Do I Love You" | 2014 | Olly Murs | Never Been Better | Y
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Y
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| "Never Been Better" | Y
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Y
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| "Nothing Without You" | Y
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Y
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| "Five Tattoos" | Ella Henderson | Chapter One | Y
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| "Lay Down" | Y
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Y
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| "Rockets" | Y
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| "Pieces" | Y
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Y
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| "Empire" | Y
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Y
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| "Walk" | Kwabs | Love + War | Y
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| "Can't Dance Without You" feat. Whinnie Williams | Professor Green | Growing Up In Public | Y
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Y
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| "Changing" | Sigma | Life | Y
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Y
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| "Last Night" | The Vamps | Meet The Vamps | Y
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Y
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| "Word Up!" | Little Mix | Word Up! EP | Y
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| "My Best" | 2013 | Rebecca Ferguson | Freedom | Y
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Y
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| "Personal" | Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time: Special Edition | Y
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Y
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| "A Different Beat" | Little Mix | Salute | Y
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Y
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| "Good Enough" | Y
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Y
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| "About The Boy" | Y
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Y
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| "Competition" | Y
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Y
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| "Little Me" | Y
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Y
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| "Salute" | Y
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Y
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| "Recovery" | James Arthur | James Arthur | Y
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| "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" | Y
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Y
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| "Square One" | Jessie J | Alive | Y
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Y
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| "Favourite Scars" | Cher | Closer To The Truth | Y
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Y
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| "Melodies" | Madison Beer | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Thank You" | Dot Rotten | Voices In My Head | Y
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Y
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| "Free" | Y
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Y
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| "I Can See" | Y
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Y
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| "Pressure" | Y
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Y
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| "Rewind" feat. Diane Birch | Devlin | A Moving Picture | Y
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Y
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| "Karmageddon" | 2012 | Dot Rotten | Voices In My Head | Y
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Y
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| "Make You Believe" | Little Mix | DNA | Y
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Y
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| "Stereo Soldier" | Y
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Y
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| "I Like It" | JLS | Evolution | Y
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| "Personal" | Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | Y
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Y
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| "Hand On Heart" | Y
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Y
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| "DNA" | Little Mix | DNA | Y
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Y
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| "Wings" | Y
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Y
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| "Overload" feat. TMS | Dot Rotten | Voices In My Head | Y
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Y
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| "Are You Not Entertained?" | Y
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Y
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| "Rockstar" feat. Brian May | Dappy | Bad Intentions | Y
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Y
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| "Read All About It, Pt III" | Emeli Sandé | Our Version Of Events | Y
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| "Keep It On A Low" | 2011 | Dot Rotten | Voices In My Head | Y
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Y
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| "Going Through Hell" (Dot Rotten Remix) | The Streets | Computers and Blues | Y
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| "Dub On The Track" feat. Mic Righteous, Dot Rotten and Ghetts | Cher Lloyd | Sticks and Stones | Y
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| "Do You Think Of Me?" | Misha B | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Trouble" feat. Luciana | Professor Green | At Your Convenience | Y
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Y
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| "Read All About It" | Y
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Y
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| "No Regrets" | Dappy | Bad Intentions | Y
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Y
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| "Hush Little Baby" feat. Ed Sheeran | Wretch 32 | Black and White | Y
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Y
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| "Spaceship" with Dappy | Tinchy Stryder | Non-album single | Y
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Y
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| "Walk This Road" | 2010 | Third Strike | Y
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Y
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| "Gangsta" | Y
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Y
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| "Take The World" | Y
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Y
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| "I'm Landing" | 2009 | Catch 22 | Y
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Y
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| "Blank Expression" | 2006 | Lily Allen | Alright, Still | Y
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Awards and nominations
2023
. • Nominated: Song Of The Year - Lewis Capaldi "Forget Me"
2022
• Nominated: Best Song Musically and Lyrically - Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan "Let's Go Home Together"
2021
• Nominated: PRS for Music Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Before You Go"
• Nominated: PRS for Music Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
• Won: Best Pop Vocal Album - Dua Lipa "Future Nostalgia"
• Won: Best R&B Album - John Legend "Bigger Love"
• Nominated: Album of the Year - Dua Lipa "Future Nostalgia"
2020
• Nominated: Favourite Pop/Rock song - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
• Shortlisted: Dua Lipa "Future Nostalgia"
• Nominated: PRS for Music Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
BMI London Awards
• Won: Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
BMI Pop Awards
• Won: Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
ASCAP Pop Awards
• Won: Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
. • Won: Song Of The Year - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
• Nominated: Song Of The Year - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
2019
• Won: Best Single - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
A&R Awards
• Won: Song Of The Year - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
• Won: Best Track - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
• Nominated: Best Album - Anne-Marie "Speak Your Mind"
2018
• Nominated: Best Album - Dua Lipa "Dua Lipa"
2016
BMI RnB & Hip Hop Awards
• Won: Most Performed RnB and Hip Hop Song - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"
BMI London Awards
• Won: Most Performed Work - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"
ASCAP London Awards
• Won: Most Performed Work - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"
BMI Pop Awards
• Won: Most Performed Work - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"
ASCAP Pop Awards
• Won: Most Performed Work - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"
2014
• Won: Best British Single - The Vamps "Last Night"
2013
Brit Awards
• Won: Best Album - Emeli Sandé "Our Version of Events"
2012
. • Won: Best Album - Emeli Sandé "Our Version of Events"
2011
• Won: Best Video - Emeli Sandé "Our Version of Events"
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