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Aldae
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Aldae in 2023
Background information
Birth nameGregory Hein [1]
Origin Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • record producer
  • singer
Years active2016–present
Labels

Gregory Hein, known professionally as Aldae (homonymous with "all day" [3] ), is an American songwriter and record producer. [1] [4] He has co-written songs for a variety of artists including Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez, Marshmello, John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, Khalid, Jackson Wang, and Tainy among others. [5] In 2023, Aldae co-wrote Miley Cyrus' record-breaking single "Flowers", for which he achieved his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.

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Career

Aldae grew up in Arlington, Texas, where he was exposed to music listening to KIIS-FM and began writing songs as young as ten years old. [6] He began his career by uploading original music to YouTube, and was signed to Columbia Records as a solo artist in 2016, before shifting his focus to collaborating with other artists. [7] He adopted the moniker Aldae as a reference to spending "all day" in a recording studio. [3]

After moving to Los Angeles, his songwriting caught the attention of Pulse Music Group, where he signed a publishing deal in 2019. [6] [7] Soon after, Aldae co-wrote the single "OK Not to Be OK", released by Marshmello and Demi Lovato in September 2020 in partnership with non-profit Hope for the Day to raise awareness around suicide prevention and mental health education. [8]

After being introduced to Justin Bieber through Skrillex and DJ Tay, Aldae co-wrote 5 songs for his 2021 album Justice : "2 Much," "As I Am," "Unstable," "Somebody," and "There She Go." [6] [9] Aldae received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year at the 64th GRAMMY Awards for his contributions to the album. [4]

In February 2022 Aldae released his debut single "Long Way From Texas" followed by his solo project ALDAE – Vol. 1 in April. [3] [10]

Aldae co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "Flowers," released January 12, 2023, with Cyrus and Michael Pollack. [11] Originally written as a piano ballad, the song came together "within an hour" according to Aldae. [7] The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the chart for 8 total weeks, as well as the Pop Airplay chart for 10 weeks. [12] [13] On Spotify, "Flowers" broke the record for the most weekly streams for two consecutive weeks, and became the fastest song to reach 1 billion streams on the platform. [14] [15] Aldae also co-wrote two other tracks on Cyrus' album Endless Summer Vacation : "Muddy Feet" and "Wonder Woman." [7] "Flowers" was awarded two Grammy Awards at the 2024 Grammy Awards: Best Pop Solo Performance and Record Of The Year. He cowrote Ego by Halsey of The Great Impersonator.

Songwriting and production credits

List of singles as songwriter and producer, showing year released, artist, song title, and album [5]
YearArtistSongAlbumProduced
2019 Merk & Kremont "Kids"Non-album single
Madison Ryann Ward"Beyond Me"Beyond Me
Yultron"Westcoast" (with Jay Park)On Fire
The Rubens "Falling Asleep at the Wheel" (with Vic Mensa)Non-album single
Rich Brian "Yellow" (featuring Bekon) The Sailor
"Rapapapa" (featuring RZA)
"Curious"
"Slow Down Turbo"
"No Worries"
Jackson Wang "I Love You 3000 II" (with Stephanie Poetri) Head in the Clouds II
Joji "Walking" (with Jackson Wang featuring Swae Lee and Major Lazer)
Rich Brian"2 The Face" (with Higher Brothers)
Jackson Wang"Bullet to the Heart" Mirrors
"Dway!"
"On The Rocks"
"Unless I'm With You"
2020Stephanie Poetri"Do You Love Me"Non-album single
Kito "Alone With You" (featuring AlunaGeorge)Non-album single
Lukas Graham "Scars"Non-album single
Aaron Carpenter"You"Non-album single
Trevor Daniel "Things We Do For Love" Nicotine
Go-Jo"No One Else"Non-album single
Kina"Feel Again" (featuring Au/Ra)Things I Wanted To Tell You
Carlie Hanson "Stealing All My Friends"DestroyDestroyDestroyDestroy
Bryce Vine "Strawberry Water"Problems
Marshmello "OK Not To Be OK" (with Demi Lovato) Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over (Expanded Edition)
Machine Gun Kelly "All I Know" (featuring Trippie Redd) Tickets to my Downfall
Cxloe "Plans"Heavy, Pt. 1
Jutes "Jet Black Mascara"A Really Bad Dream
Arashi "In The Summer" This is Arashi
Muni Long "Nekkid" (with YFN Lucci)Black Like This
Sam Feldt "Home Sweet Home" (featuring Alma and Digital Farm Animals)Non-album single
Grey"Jaded"Dark
2021 PrettyMuch "Free"Smackables
Celeste "Some Goodbyes Come With Hellos" Not Your Muse
Selena Gomez "Vicio" Revelación
Justin Bieber "As I Am" (featuring Khalid) Justice
"Unstable" (featuring The Kid Laroi)
"2 Much"
"Somebody"
"There She Go" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Demi Lovato"15 Minutes"Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over
Morray "That's On God" Street Sermons
Sangiovanni "Malibu" (with Trevor Daniel)Sangiovanni
Anitta "Furiosa" F9: The Fast Saga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jxdn "Tonight" (featuring Iann Dior) Tell Me About Tomorrow
Yungblud "Fleabag"Non-album single
Shawn Mendes "Summer of Love" (with Tainy)Non-album single
Surfaces "C'est La Vie" (with Thomas Rhett)Pacifico (Deluxe)
Westlife "Alone Together" Wild Dreams
Jimmy Fallon "It Was a... (Masked Christmas)" (featuring Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion)Non-album single
2022Machine Gun Kelly"Ay!" (featuring Lil Wayne) Mainstream Sellout
Masn"Love Me For Me"Non-album single
Aldae"Long Way From Texas"Aldae – Vol. 1
"Too Far"
"Safe Word"
"Heart Is So Sick"
"Poltergeist"
"God Complex"
"Honeymoon"
Anitta"Ur Baby" (featuring Khalid) Versions of Me
Moore Kismet "Wasteland"UNIVERSE
MK "Teardrops" (with Paul Woolford featuring Majid Jordan)Non-album single
Becky G "Bailé Con Mi Ex" Esquemas
Umi "Sorry"Forest in the City
The Chainsmokers "Something Different" So Far So Good
Marshmello"Numb" (with Khalid)Non-album single
Joy Oladokun "That's How God Made Me"Anything's Possible (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Machine Gun Kelly"Last November"Mainstream Sellout (Life in Pink Deluxe)
Jxdn"Beautiful Boy"28 (Songs for Cooper)
Chris Brown "Hate Being Human" Breezy (Deluxe)
Mabel "Crying On The Dance Floor" About Last Night...
"I Love Your Girl"
Marshmello"American Psycho" (with Mae Muller featuring Trippie Redd)Non-album single
Ali Gatie "Crying in the Rain"Who Hurt You?
"Can't Give Up"
Yungblud"Cruel Kids" Yungblud
John Legend "Honey" (featuring Muni Long) Legend
Vicetone "Always Running"Non-album single
Sueco"Last Thing I Do"It Was Fun While It Lasted
"Bad Vibes"
Khalid "Satellite"Non-album single
David Guetta "Together" (with Morten featuring Aldae)Episode 2
Fletcher "Healing" Girl of my Dreams (Deluxe)
Adam DeVine "Know My Name (Bumper Version)" Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin (soundtrack)
2023 Lukas Graham "Wish You Were Here" (featuring Khalid)4 (The Pink Album)
Charlieonnafriday "That's What I Get"Non-album single
Skrillex "Don't Go" (with Justin Bieber & Don Toliver) Don't Get Too Close
Skrillex "Inhale Exhale" (with Aluna and Kito)Quest for Fire
Miley Cyrus "Flowers" Endless Summer Vacation
"Used To Be Young"
"Muddy Feet" (featuring Sia)
"Wonder Woman"
Illenium "With All My Heart" (with Jvke)Illenium
Jonas Brothers "Waffle House" The Album
"Summer Baby"
"Montana Sky"
"Little Bird"
"Summer In The Hamptons"
Maroon 5 "Middle Ground"Non-album single
SLANDER "With I Could Forget" (with blackbear & Bring Me The Horizon)Non-album single
gnash "Time"The Art of Letting Go
Ari Abdul "Last Breath"CCTV
Natalie Jane "I'm Good (feat. charlieonafriday)" Non-album single
Leigh-Anne "Don't Say Love"Non-album single
Loud Luxury "If Only I" (with Two Friends featuring Bebe Rexha)Non-album single
Boys World "Funeral"Me, My Girls & I
Henry Moodie "pick up the phone"Non-album single
Trippie Redd "Left 4 Dead" A Love Letter To You 5
Quavo "Hold Me" Rocket Power
Sueco "Yours" (feat. Bea Miller)Non-album single
Jessie Murph "Wild Ones" (feat. Jelly Roll)Non-album single
TOMORROW X TOGETHER "Deep Down" The Name Chapter: FREEFALL
blink-182 "ONE MORE TIME" One More Time...
"CUT ME OFF" One More Time...
"SEE YOU" One More Time...
Jung Kook "Closer to You" (feat. Major Lazer) GOLDEN
"Shot Glass of Tears"
2024 FLETCHER "Lead Me On" IN SEARCH OF THE ANTIDOTE
FLETCHER "Maybe I Am"
FLETCHER "Pretending"
FLETCHER "Antidote"
charlieonnafriday "When I'm Leavin" Non-Album single
jxdn "HOW FAR" WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS
"STRANGER"
Henry Moodle "beat up car" Non-album single
Jackson Wang, BIBI "Feeling Lucky" Non-album single
Shakira "Nassau" Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Armin van Burren, David Guetta In The Dark (feat. Aldae) Non-album single
David Guetta, OneRepublic "I Don't Wanna Wait" Non-album single
Khalid "It's All Good" Sincere
jxdn "WHAT THE HELL"Non-album single
Jelly Roll "Little Light" Beautifully Broken
Halsey "Ego" The Great Impersonator
Rosé "Two Years" Rosie
"Gameboy"

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