Meghan Trainor

Meghan Trainor, born on December 22, 1993, in Nantucket, Massachusetts, developed an early passion for music. With a church organist father and a recording artist uncle, she was immersed in a musical environment, beginning piano at age seven and writing her first song at eleven. She learned guitar, ukulele, and percussion, and utilized software like GarageBand to record her own material. During her high school years at Nauset High, she expanded her musical involvement by singing, playing trumpet in the jazz band, and performing with Island Fusion. She attended Berklee College of Music’s five-week Performance Program in 2009 and 2010, where she was a finalist in the songwriting competition. Her early achievements included being named Best Female Artist at the 2009 International Acoustic Music Awards and winning the grand prize at the 2010 New Orleans Songwriters Festival. By age 18, she had independently released three albums.

In 2012, Trainor signed a publishing deal with Big Yellow Dog Music in Nashville, shifting her focus to songwriting for artists such as Rascal Flatts and Sabrina Carpenter. A significant turning point occurred in 2013 when she co-wrote “All About That Bass” with Kevin Kadish. Despite initial rejections from labels that found its doo-wop sound unconventional, Epic Records signed her in 2014 after she performed the song for L.A. Reid. Released in June 2014, “All About That Bass” quickly became a global number-one hit, selling 11 million copies worldwide and topping the Billboard Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks. This success was followed by her debut EP, “Title,” in September 2014, and subsequent singles like “Lips Are Movin’,” which also achieved top-five chart positions. Her major-label debut album, “Title,” released in 2015, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning a triple-platinum certification. She continued her career progression with successful tours such as the That Bass Tour. In 2016, she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, solidifying her presence in the music industry.

Trainor’s career continued with the release of her second major-label album, “Thank You,” in 2016, which spawned popular singles like “No” and “Me Too.” She also collaborated with various artists and co-wrote songs for others, including Jennifer Lopez’s “Ain’t Your Mama.” Beyond music, Trainor has expanded into voice acting, appearing in animated films like “Smurfs: The Lost Village” (2017) and “Playmobil: The Movie” (2019), and has served as a judge on television talent shows such as “The Four: Battle for Stardom” (2018), “The Voice UK” (2020), and “Australian Idol” (2023). Her more recent albums, “Treat Myself” (2020), “A Very Trainor Christmas” (2020), “Takin’ It Back” (2022), and “Timeless” (2024), showcase her evolving musical style and consistent lyrical themes of empowerment and self-love. In 2023, she authored her first book, “Dear Future Mama.” She continues to tour, connecting with fans through her music.