Maegan Cottone is an American songwriter, singer, vocal producer and vocal arranger. In 2012, she signed to British publishing company Phrased Differently and managed by Wide Awake Music. She achieved international songwriting success in the US, France, UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. Four of her songs have been top ten singles in the UK.[1]
Maegan Cottone | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Megatron |
| Born | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, singer, vocal producer, vocal arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
She is best known for her work on Little Mix's "Confetti", "Salute" and "Move", Jax Jones' "This is Real", Sigala's "Wish You Well", Olly Murs' "Up".
Early life
editInspired by her mother's vinyl collection of Tamla Motown hits, Queen and Stevie Wonder songs, she began composing and writing at the piano from an early age. Maegan studied piano and classical voice after moving to London with her mother and sister from America at the age of nine.[1]
Musical career
editCottone has written three UK top ten singles: "Up" (No. 4 -Gold) for Olly Murs, "Move" (No. 3 -Gold) and "Salute" (No. 6 -Silver) for Little Mix.[2][3] She also scored a Korean (No. 2) with "Red Light" for Kpop girl group f(x); and a Danish (No. 2 - double platinum) with "R.E.D." for Kongsted.[4][5][6]
In 2014, Cottone arranged and vocal produced a cover of Cameo's "Word Up!" (produced by TMS), the official Sport Relief Single of 2014.[7][8] The song features vocals from Little Mix, who Cottone has worked with several times - including appointments as vocal director and musical director of the group's Radio 1 Live Lounge, and vocal director on their Salute Tour.
Cottone also wrote the song "The Humblest Start" for the Street Dance 3D soundtrack.[9][10] Performed by LP & JC, her vocals are also featured.[11]
Cottone has worked with artists and producers worldwide such as Ella Henderson, DJ Mustard, Babyface, Chase & Status, TMS, Cutfather, White N3rd, Melissa Steel, Tamera Foster, Shea Taylor, Tara McDonald, Wayne Wilkins, Red Triangle and Komi.[1]
Songwriting and Vocal Production credits
editindicates a vocal production contribution only
indicates a songwriting contribution only
^ indicates a production credit in addition to a songwriting credit
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "Under the Sun" ^ | Switch Disco and Ella Henderson | n/a |
| 2023 | "React" ^ | ||
| "0800 Heaven" ^ | Ella Henderson, Joel Corry and Nathan Dawe | n/a | |
| 2022 | "21 Reasons" ^ | Nathan Dawe (ft. Ella Henderson) | n/a |
| 2021 | "I Choose You" | AJ Mitchell | SKYVIEW |
| 2020 | "Confetti ft. Saweetie" ^ | Little Mix | Confetti |
| "Happiness" | |||
| "Not a Pop Song" | |||
| "Gloves Up" | |||
| "Monday Blues" | Kylie Minogue | Disco | |
| "Supernova" | |||
| "Last Chance" | |||
| "Dance Floor Darling" | |||
| "Celebrate You" | |||
| "Fine Wine" | |||
| "Hey Lonely" | |||
| 2019 | "This Is Real" | Jax Jones and Ella Henderson | Snacks |
| "Wish You Well" | Sigala and Becky Hill | Get to Know | |
| 2018 | "Strip (ft. Sharaya J)" | Little Mix | LM5 |
| "Monster in Me" | |||
| "Woman's World" | |||
| "Only You (with Cheat Codes)" | |||
| "Monday Blues" | EXO-CBX | Blooming Days | |
| 2017 | "Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" | Little Mix | Glory Days: The Platinum Edition |
| 2016 | "Write Our Names (ft. Post Malone)" | Moxie Raia | 931 Reloaded |
| "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | Glory Days | |
| "Touch" | |||
| "F.U" ^ | |||
| "Power (ft. Stormzy)" | |||
| "Oops (ft. Charlie Puth)" | |||
| "Down & Dirty" ^ | |||
| "Your Love" | |||
| "Private Show" | |||
| "Freak" | |||
| "Touch (Acoustic)" | |||
| 2015 | "Pretty Girls" | Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea | — |
| "Black Magic" | Little Mix | Get Weird | |
| "Weird People" | |||
| "Secret Love Song ft. Jason Derulo" | |||
| "Hair" | |||
| "Grown" | |||
| "I Love You" | |||
| "OMG" ^ | |||
| "Lightning" ^ | |||
| "A.D.I.D.A.S." ^ | |||
| "I Won't" | |||
| "Secret Love Song, Pt. II" | |||
| "Clued Up" | |||
| 2014 | "Up" | Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato | Never Been Better |
| "Word Up!" | Little Mix | — | |
| "Red Light" | f(x) | Red Light | |
| "R.E.D." | Kongsted | — | |
| 2013 | "Salute" ^ | Little Mix | Salute [12] |
| "Move" ^ | |||
| "Little Me" | |||
| "Nothing Feels Like You" | |||
| "Towers" | |||
| "Competition" ^ | |||
| "These Four Walls" | |||
| "About the Boy" | |||
| "Boy" | |||
| "Good Enough" | |||
| "Mr. Loverboy" | |||
| "A Different Beat" | |||
| "See Me Now" | |||
| "They Just Don't Know You" | |||
| "Stand Down" | |||
| "Little Me (Unplugged)" | |||
| "Shooting Star" | Tara McDonald featuring Zaho | Contagieuse | |
| "The Greatest" | Mell Tierra featuring Maegan Cottone | — | |
| 2012 | "8 Days a Week" | Jean Roch featuring Timati | Music Saved My Life |
| "Fly" | Mark With A K featuring Maegan Cottone | — | |
| 2012 | "Give Me More" | Tara McDonald | — |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Maegan Cottone". PhrasedDifferently.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "OLLY MURS FEATURING DEMI LOVATO (Epic/Syco Music GBARL1401280)". OfficialCharts.com. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "LITTLE MIX". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Red Light at no.2". 12 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "K-pop Chart Report". PopDust.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Kongsted R.E.D." Top40-charts.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ Runcie, Charlotte (17 January 2014). "Little Mix to cover Word Up as Sport Relief single". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Little Mix to record Cameo's Word Up as Sport Relief song". BBC.co.uk. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "LP & JC The Humblest Start". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "StreetDance 3D". IMDB.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Writer / Vocalist". MaeganCottone.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Salute (Deluxe Edition)". Apple Music.