American singer-songwriter

Meghan Trainor Meghan Elizabeth Trainor (born December 22, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. She rose to prominence after signing with Epic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single "All About That Bass", which reached ...

has recorded songs for four

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, two

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and guest features. Trainor self-released three albums: ''Meghan Trainor'' (2009), ''I'll Sing with You'' (2011) and ''Only 17'' (2011). When she signed with Epic Records in February 2014, her three self-produced albums were pulled from circulation. Trainor's debut EP, ''

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'', released in September 2014, was preceded by the single "

All About That Bass "All About That Bass" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, released on June 30, 2014, through Epic Records. The song was included on Trainor's debut extended play (EP) ''Title (EP), Title'' (2014) and her debut Title ( ...

". Musically, the EP has a throwback style sound with its 1950s

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-inspired songs straddling the line between modern R&B and melodic pop. Its lyrics contemplate 21st century womanhood. Her debut major-label studio album ''

'', released in January 2015, included the singles: "All About That Bass", "

Lips Are Movin "Lips Are Movin" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, taken from her debut major-label studio album ''Title'' (2015). It was written by Trainor and the album's producer, Kevin Kadish. Epic Records premiered the song on MTV Ne ...

", "

Dear Future Husband "Dear Future Husband" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was included on ''Title (EP), Title'', her 2014 extended play, and later on her 2015 Title (album), studio album of the same name. Trainor wrote the song with it ...

" and "

Like I'm Gonna Lose You "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor from her debut major-label studio album ''Title'' (2015), featuring guest vocals from John Legend. Trainor wrote the song with Justin Weaver and Caitlyn Smith ...

". She collaborated with other artists, including Chris Gelbuda,

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, for the album. ''Title'' was inspired by Trainor's love for throwback style records and music from the 1950s and 1960s. She combined different musical genres, including

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, hip hop,

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and pop, for the album. Trainor has appeared as a featured artist on

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's song "

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", and has contributed songs to soundtracks: " Better When I'm Dancin'" for ''

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I'm a Lady "I'm a Lady" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, for promotion of the film '' Smurfs: The Lost Village'' (2017). Trainor and Martin Renea co-wrote the song, and co-produced it alongside the Monsters and the Strangerz. Epic R ...

" for '' Smurfs: The Lost Village''. Trainor's second major-label studio album ''

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'', released in May 2016, included the singles: " No", " Me Too" and " Better". She created the R&B album in hopes to showcase her "

side" and her love for

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. Trainor released several songs in 2018, including the singles " No Excuses", "

Let You Be Right "Let You Be Right" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was written by Trainor, Andrew Wells and Jacob Kasher Hindlin, and produced by Wells. "Let You Be Right" was announced on May 8, 2018, along with ...

" and " Can't Dance". Later that year, she released " Just Got Paid", a collaboration with

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Ella Eyre Ella McMahon (born 1 April 1994), known professionally as Ella Eyre, is a British singer and songwriter. She is known for her collaborations with Rudimental on their UK number-one single "Waiting All Night" (2013), which won the 2014 Brit Awar ...

featuring

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. Trainor and Eyre's vocals on the song received praise from some critics and were dubbed "poppy". Trainor's second EP, ''

The Love Train ''The Love Train'' is the second EP by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was released on February 8, 2019 by Epic Records. All of the material on the EP was produced by Andrew Wells, Chris Gelbuda, Tyler Johnson and Trainor. Cr ...

'', released in February 2019, included the single "

All the Ways "All the Ways" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. The song was released on June 21, 2018, as a promotional single for the initial intended release of Trainor's third studio album, '' Treat Myself'', and later only ...

". Trainor's third major-label studio album, ''

Treat Myself ''Treat Myself'' is the third major-label studio album by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, released on January 31, 2020. Trainor worked with producers including Mike Sabath, Tyler Johnson and Ojivolta, and co-wrote songs with her brot ...

'', was released in January 2020, followed by her fourth, ''

A Very Trainor Christmas ''A Very Trainor Christmas'' is the fourth major-label studio album, and debut Christmas album, by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, released on October 30, 2020, by Epic Records and her own label, Honest OG Recordings. The album contains ...

'', in October. ''

Takin' It Back ''Takin' It Back'' is the fifth major-label studio album by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. The album was released on October 21, 2022, by Epic Records. Trainor worked with producers including Federico Vindver, Gian Stone, Kid Harpoon, ...

'', her fifth major-label studio album, was released on October 21, 2022.

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