American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor has recorded songs for four studio albums, 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

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sound with its 1950s

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-inspired songs straddling the line between modern R&B and melodic

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. 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", "

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" 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

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, Jesse Frasure, John Legend and

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, for the album. ''Title'' was inspired by Trainor's love for

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

, for the album. Trainor has appeared as a featured artist on Charlie Puth's song "

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", and has contributed songs to soundtracks: "

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" for '' The Peanuts Movie'', and "

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" 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 "

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". She created the R&B album in hopes to showcase her "

side" and her love for

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, Bruno Mars and

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

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

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'', 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 a ...

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

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'', was released in January 2020, followed by her fourth, '' A Very Trainor Christmas'', in October. '' Takin' It Back'', her fifth major-label studio album, was released on October 21, 2022.

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