The Monsters & Strangerz | |
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| Origin | Miami,Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Members | Jordan & Stefan Johnson |
The Monsters & Strangerz are an American production and songwriting team fromMiami,Florida. The team features The Monsters: Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson, and Jordan K. Johnson and The Strangerz: Marcus "Marc Lo" Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr.[1]
In 2011, The Monsters & Strangerz moved their operation toLos Angeles and have produced and written for artists includingJustin Bieber,Maroon 5,Dua Lipa,Chris Brown,Halsey,Zedd,Miley Cyrus,Selena Gomez,Lizzo,Jelly Roll,Jonas Brothers,Rihanna,Teddy Swims,Katy Perry,Jennifer Lopez,Kanye West,Bebe Rexha, and many others.[2]
The Monsters originated as a team in 2008, when Stefan Johnson began to engineer for Miami artist and songwriter Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo. At the time Johnson was an in-demand engineer working with major artists likeRick Ross,Pitbull, andDiddy. Shortly after meeting Eskeerdo and Johnson along with his brother and producer Jordan Johnson formed The Monsters.
The Strangerz met through a mutual friend in high school in early 2005. Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax is the son of a pastor and a multi-instrumentalist; he began his musical career in his father's church band. Clarence Coffee Jr. is the son of a gospel singer; he grew up perfecting his vocals and melodies after being inspired by his family's passion for music.
The Monsters & Strangerz were introduced to each other in late 2010.
The group frequently collaborates on songwriting and production with American singer-songwriter, rapper and producerJon Bellion, who they started working with in 2018.[3] German, real name Oliver Peterhof, is a member of the team as music producer.[4]
These tracks are produced credited underThe Monsters & Strangerz.
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Member(s) |
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| "Big Nut Bust" | 2010 | Big Sean | Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big | Production only |
| "Never Been Hurt" | 2013 | Demi Lovato | Demi |
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| "Forget Forever" | Selena Gomez | Stars Dance |
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| "Butterflies" | Zendaya | Zendaya |
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| "Heaven Lost an Angel" |
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| "Only When You're Close" |
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| "Leave My Heart Out of This" | Fifth Harmony | Better Together |
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| "One Wish" |
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| "On My Way" | 2014 | Lea Michele | Louder |
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| "Sexercise" | Kylie Minogue | Kiss Me Once |
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| "Champagne" | Ferras | Ferras | Production only | |
| "It Was Always You" | Maroon 5 | V |
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| "Coming Back for You" |
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| "Already Gone" | Boyz II Men | Collide |
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| "Contigo Quiero Estar" | Thalía | Amore Mio |
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| "Fun" (featuringChris Brown) | 2015 | Pitbull | Globalization |
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| "Do What You Like" | Taio Cruz | Non-album single |
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| "Pray" | Bebe Rexha | I Don't Wanna Grow Up |
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| "I Can't Stop Drinking About You" |
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| "Cheyenne" | Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 |
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| "Levels" | Nick Jonas | Nick Jonas X2 |
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| "Lipstick" (featuringTyga) | Isac Elliott | Faith |
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| "Dirty Work" | Austin Mahone | Dirty Work – The Album |
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| "Body on Me" (featuringChris Brown) | Rita Ora | Non-album single |
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| "El mismo sol" (featuringJennifer Lopez) | Alvaro Soler | Eterno Agosto | Production only | |
| "Hey Everybody!" | 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Good Feels Good |
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| "Castaway" |
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| "Heart Drop" | Inna | Inna |
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| "Fine by Me" | Chris Brown | Royalty | Production only | |
| "If It Ain't Love" | 2016 | Jason Derulo | Non-album single |
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| "Thank You" (featuringR. City) | Meghan Trainor | Thank You |
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| "Great Escape" | Tini | Tini |
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| "Love Make the World Go Round" | Jennifer Lopez andLin-Manuel Miranda | Non-album single |
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| "I Lied" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 |
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| "Voicemail" |
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| "Someday" (featuringMeghan Trainor) | Michael Bublé | Nobody but Me | Production only | |
| "I Would Like" | Zara Larsson | So Good |
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| "Educate Ya" (featuringJason Derulo) | 2017 | Pitbull | Climate Change |
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| "I'm a Lady" | Meghan Trainor | Non-album single | Production only | |
| "Pretend You're Missing Me" | Betty Who | The Valley |
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| "Remember I Told You" (featuringAnne-Marie andMike Posner) | Nick Jonas | Non-album single |
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| "Never Let Me Let You Go" | Shawn Hook | My Side of Your Story |
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| "Lonely Night" | Fifth Harmony | Fifth Harmony |
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| "Lay Your Head On Me" | Juanes | Ferdinand |
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| "The Middle"[2] | 2018 | Zedd,Maren Morris, andGrey | Non-album single |
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| "HeartLess" | Madison Beer | As She Pleases |
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| "Better Man" | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood |
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| "Sad" | Bebe Rexha | Expectations |
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| "So Real (Warriors)" (featuringJess Glynne) | Too Many Zooz vs.KDA | Non-album single |
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| "8 Letters" | Why Don't We | 8 Letters |
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| "Back Together" | Loote | Non-album single |
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| "Ruin My Life" | Zara Larsson | Poster Girl |
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| "We're Not Friends" | Jacob Sartorius | Better with You |
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| "Mona Lisa" | Sabrina Carpenter | Singular: Act I |
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| "Do With It" | 2019 | Betty Who | Betty |
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| "Ugly" | Anitta | UglyDolls |
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| "Nostalgic" | A R I Z O N A | Asylum |
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| "Hate Me" | Ellie Goulding andJuice Wrld | Non-album single |
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| "Hurt for Long" | In Real Life | She Do |
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| "Queen of the Night" | Hey Violet | Non-album single |
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| "In Your Arms" (withX Ambassadors) | Illenium | Ascend |
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| "Not 20 Anymore" | Bebe Rexha | Non-album single |
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| "Doing to Me" | Astrid S | Doing to Me |
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| "Graveyard"[2] | Halsey | Manic |
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| "What Do I Do?" | Georgia Ku | REAL |
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| "Slow Dance" (featuringAva Max) | AJ Mitchell | Skyview |
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| "Do It to Myself" | Nova Miller | The Phases | Production only | |
| "Shameless" | Camila Cabello | Romance |
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| "Liar" |
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| "Bad Kind of Butterflies" |
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| "Remember" | Liam Payne | LP1 |
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| "Hips Don't Lie" |
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| "Down" |
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| "Vulnerable" | 2020 | Selena Gomez | Rare |
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| "For Your Love" | Gunnar | Old Shit |
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| "Lonely Eyes" | Lauv | How I'm Feeling |
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| "Billy" |
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| "Tell My Mama" |
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| "Invisible Things" |
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| "Break My Heart"[2] | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia |
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| "Worse" | New Hope Club | Non-album single |
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| "Daisies" | Katy Perry | Smile |
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| "Exhale" (featuringSia) | Kenzie | Non-album single | Lomax | |
| "Play W/ Me" | Bailey Bryan | Fresh Start |
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| "Funny" | Zedd andJasmine Thompson | Non-album singles |
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| "Difficult" | Amy Allen |
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| "Heaven" |
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| "Prisoner" (featuringDua Lipa) | Miley Cyrus | Plastic Hearts |
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| "Things Are Different" | 2021 | Picture This | Life In Colour |
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| "Overdrive" | Conan Gray | Superache |
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| "Selfish" (featuringJonas Brothers) | Nick Jonas | Spaceman |
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| "As I Am" (featuringKhalid) | Justin Bieber | Justice |
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| "Ghost" |
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| "Love You Different" (featuringBeam) |
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| "Anyone" |
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| "Name" (featuringTori Kelly) |
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| "All Your Exes" | Julia Michaels | Not in Chronological Order |
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| "Love Is Weird" |
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| "Pessimist" |
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| "Little Did I Know" | Production only | |||
| "Lie Like This" |
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| "Wrapped Around" |
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| "Undertone" |
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| "That's the Kind of Woman" |
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| "Electric" | Katy Perry | Pokémon 25: The Album |
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| "Remember This" | Jonas Brothers | Non-album single |
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| "Lost" | Maroon 5 | Jordi |
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| "Nobody's Love" |
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| "Memories"[2] |
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| "Mercy" | Jonas Brothers | Space Jam: A New Legacy |
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| "I Wanna Love You But I Don't" | Ben Platt | Reverie |
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| "Imagine" |
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| "Chasing Stars" (featuringJames Bay) | Alesso andMarshmello | Non-album single |
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| "Out of Focus" | Urban Cone | West Coast |
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| "Marry Me" | 2022 | Jennifer Lopez andMaluma | Marry Me |
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| "Wild Dreams" (featuringKhalid) | Burna Boy | Love, Damini |
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| "Birthday Girl" | Lizzo | Special |
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| "In the Kitchen" | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone |
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| "All She Wanna Do" | John Legend | Legend |
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| "Somebody" | Sam Ryder | There's Nothing but Space, Man! |
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| "Mind Games" | 88rising andMilli | TBA |
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| "My Mind & Me" | Selena Gomez | Non-album single |
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| "That's What I Get" | 2023 | charlieonnafriday | TBA |
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| "Gone" | Noa Kirel | Non-album single |
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| "Miracle" | Jonas Brothers | The Album |
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| "Montana Sky" |
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| "Wings" |
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| "Sail Away" |
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| "Americana" |
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| "Celebrate" |
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| "Vacation Eyes" | Additional production only | |||
| "Summer Baby" |
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| "Little Bird" |
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| "Minute" | Kim Petras | Feed the Beast |
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| "Tiziana" | Glaive | I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All |
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| "Love Like This" | Zayn | TBA |
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| "Jeans" (featuringMiguel) | Jessie Reyez | Non-single album |
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| "Not Done Yet" | Quavo | Rocket Power |
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| "Raindance" (featuring Native Soul) | Jon Batiste | World Music Radio |
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| "I do" | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel (Reneé Rapp album) |
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| "Strangers" | 2024 | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent |
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| "Lead Me On" | Fletcher | In Search of the Antidote |
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| "Love On" | Selena Gomez | Non-album single |
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| "Shine On" | Tori Kelly | Tori. |
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| "Lemonade" | Lucky Daye | Algorithm |
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| "Get By" | Jelly Roll | Beautifully Broken |
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| "Unpretty" |
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| "Everyone Bleeds" |
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| "Little Light" |
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| "Ridin" | Jessie Reyes featuringLil' Wayne | Non-album single |
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| "Kiss The Sky" | Maren Morris | The Wild Robot |
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| "Two Years" | Rosé | Rosie |
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| "Cry For You" | 2025 | Isabel LaRosa | Raven |
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| "Scissors" | Julia Michaels featuringMaren Morris | Non-album singles |
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| "Bed No Breakfast" | Maren Morris |
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| "Goliath" | Jessie Reyez | Paid in Memories |
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| "Night's We'll Never Have" |
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| "Head N Headache" | Jessie Reyez featLil Yachty |
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| "Wash" | Jon Bellion | Non-album singles |
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| "Holy Blindfold" | Chris Brown |
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| "God Went Crazy" | Teddy Swims |
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| "Superstars" | Saweetie featuringTwice |
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| "Box Me Up" | BigXthaPlug featuringJelly Roll | I Hope You're Happy |
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| "Eyes Closed" | Jisoo andZayn | Non-album single |
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| Year | Album | Artist | Details | Member |
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| 2016 | Work From Home | Fifth Harmony | Top 40 Radio #1, Rhythmic Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #4 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2017 | Slow Hands | Niall Horan | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #11 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2018 | The Middle | Zedd featuringMaren Morris &Grey | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #1, Hot Dance/Electric Songs #1, Billboard Hot 100 #5, Grammy nominated Song of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax |
| 2019 | Graveyard | Halsey | Top 40 Radio #7, US Dance Club Songs #1 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2019 | Memories | Maroon 5 | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #2 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2020 | Break My Heart | Dua Lipa | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #2, Adult Contemporary Radio #6, Billboard Hot 100 #13 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2020 | Be Like That | Kane Brown featuringKhalid &Swae Lee | Top 40 Radio #8 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2020 | Levitating | Dua Lipa | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #2 | Clarence Coffee |
| 2021 | Anyone | Justin Bieber | Billboard Hot 100 #6 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2022 | Ghost | Justin Bieber | Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #5, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #5 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
