Cass Lowe

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Cass Lowe
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Lowe in 2019
Background information
BornLondon, England
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • record producer
  • musician
  • singer
Years active2010–present

Cass Lowe is a British songwriter, record producer, musician and singer, best known for his Grammy Award and Ivor Novello-winning collaborations with Jesse & Joy, Snakehips and Chance the Rapper.

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Career

In 2016, Lowe won the Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song with Snakehips for co-writing their song, "All My Friends", featuring Chance the Rapper and Tinashe. [1] Lowe won the award for Songwriter Of The Year at the 2016 A&R awards. [2]

Songwriting and production credits

Lowe has primarily been known for collaborating on hits with production duo Snakehips on a lot of their most recent releases. Others include the collaborators listed below.

YearArtist(s)SongAlbumRole
20246arelyHuman x Rico Nasty x Whethan "Get Nasty"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
RMR "Sweet Divorce"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Brooke Candy "Crucify My Love"CandylandCo-writer/Producer
Lola Young "Intrusive Thoughts"This Wasn’t Meant For You AnywayCo-writer/Producer
2023Emily Burns"Cheating On Her"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Proph"Trust Fall"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Whethan x Nessa Barrett "Sick Of Myself"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Bryant Barnes"Adore You"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Lola Young"Revolve Around You"My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves CompletelyCo-Producer
Forest Claudette "Hi-Vis Teeth"Everything Was GreenCo-writer/Producer
Dermot Kennedy "One Life" Sonder Co-writer/Producer
Lola Young"Annabel's House"My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves CompletelyCo-writer/Producer
2022 Sea Girls "Paracetamol Blues" Homesick Co-writer/Producer
Jesse & Joy Dos Cuerpos Un Alma"ClichésCo-writer
James Arthur x You Me At Six "Lose My Mind" It'll All Make Sense in the End Co-writer/Producer
Josef Salvat "Honey On The Tongue"IslandsCo-writer
Jesse & Joy "Respirar"Non-album singleCo-writer
2021 Jax Jones x Sinead Harnett "Phases"Pokémon 25: The AlbumCo-writer/Producer
Elderbrook "Broken Mirror"InnerlightCo-writer/Producer
Easy Life "Lifeboat"Life's A BeachCo-writer/Producer
Elderbrook "Body"Non-album singleCo-writer
2020 Little Mix "A Mess (Happy 4 U)" Confetti Co-writer/Producer
"Breathe"
NIKI x End Of The World "Forever"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
GRACEY "Don't"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Jax Jones x Au/Ra "i miss u"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Kelsea Ballerini "The Way I Used To"kelseaCo-writer
Kailee Morgue "Tied Up"In Your BedroomCo-writer/Producer
Ingrid Andress "Boys"Lady LikeCo-writer
Shakka "SOS"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
2019
End Of The World x Clean Bandit "Lost"Non-album singleCo-writer
Ekali feat. Wafia "Be Fine"Non-album singleCo-writer
Sinead Harnett "No Pressure"Lessons In LoveCo-writer/Producer
Astrid S "Sidelove"Down LowCo-writer/Producer
Labrinth "Where The Wild Things"Imagination And The Misfit KidCo-writer
Rudimental "Scared of Love"
(featuring Ray BLK & Stefflon Don)
Toast to Our DifferencesCo-writer
2018
Rudimental x Tom Walker Walk Alone Toast to Our DifferencesCo-writer
"Nostalgia" Forever Neverland Co-writer
Alex Adair "I Will"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Lily Allen "Pushing Up Daises" No Shame Co-writer/Producer
DNCE "TV in the Morning"People to People EPCo-writer
RL Grime feat. Jeremy Zucker "Atoms" Nova Co-writer
Jess Glynne "Nevermind" Always in Between Co-writer/Producer
Ray BLK "Paradise" Empress Co-writer/Producer
Felix Jaehn "Hot 2 Touch"Non-album singleCo-writer
2017 Snakehips x "Don't Leave"Non-album singleCo-producer
Astrid S "Such A Boy"Party's Over EPCo-writer/Producer
"Does She Know"
Snakehips "Right Now"
(featuring DRAM, H.E.R. & Elhae)
Non-album singleAdditional-producer
Charli XCX "Boys"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Gryffin "Love in Ruins"
(featuring Sinead Harnett)
Non-album singleCo-writer
Snakehips & Anne-Marie "Either Way"Producer
Rudimental x James Arthur "Sun Comes Up" Toast to Our Differences Co-writer/Producer
Paloma Faith "Kings and Queens" The Architect Co-writer
2016 Snakehips & ZAYN "Cruel"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
AlunaGeorge "I Remember" I Remember Co-writer
Lido "Angel"EverythingCo-writer/Producer
Tor Miller "The Dirt"American EnglishCo-writer
Fifth Harmony "Scared Of Happy" 7/27 Co-writer
Hey Violet "Pure"Brand New Moves EP
2015 Snakehips x Tinashe & Chance the Rapper "All My Friends"All My Friends EPCo-writer/Producer
Blonde "All Cried Out"
(featuring Alex Newell)
Non-album singleCo-writer/additional

producer

Sinead Harnett "Anywhere But Here"She Ain't Me EPCo-writer/producer
Jesse & Joy "Dueles" Un Besito Más Co-writer
Kwabs "Love + War" Love + War Co-writer/producer
"Make You Mine"
Gabrielle Aplin "The House We Never Built" Light Up the Dark Co-writer
Martin Solveig "+1"
(featuring Sam White)
Non-album single
2014 Chance The Rapper "Semi Detached"
(featuring Cass Lowe & BenZel)
Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
Cheryl "Only Human" Only Human Co-writer
"Coming Up for Air"
(featuring Joel Compass)
Co-writer/producer
Shawn Mendes "Show You"The Shawn Mendes EPAdditional Producer
Take That "Let in the Sun" III Co-writer/Producer
2013 Alison Moyet "Remind Yourself" The Minutes Co-writer
"Love Reign Supreme"
Shola Ama x Toddla T "Alive"Non-album singleCo-writer
Shola Ama "Boyfriend"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
2012 Ronan Keating "Love You and Leave You" Fires Co-writer/Producer
"Oxygen"Co-writer/Producer
2010 Diana Vickers "You'll Never Get to Heaven" Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree Co-writer

Awards

YearAwards/BodyCategoryForResult
2016 Grammy Awards "Best Latin Album" Jesse & Joy - "Un Besito Más"Won
Latin Grammy Awards "Best Pop Album" Jesse & Joy - "Un Besito Más"Won
Latin Grammy Awards "Album Of The Year" Jesse & Joy - "Un Besito Más"Nominated
2017 Ivor Novello Awards "Best Contemporary Song""All My Friends" by "Snakehips x Chance The Rapper x Tinashe Won
Music Business Worldwide Awards"Songwriter Of The Year"Cass LoweWon
2018 Mercury Music Prize Mercury Music Prize Lily Allen - "No Shame" [3] Nominated
NME Awards "Best Track" Charli XCX - "Boys"Won
2021 Grammy Awards "Best Country Album" Ingrid Andress - "Lady Like"Nominated

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References

  1. "Snakehips win Ivor Novello Award".
  2. "Cass Lowe wins Songwriter Of The Year". paradigmagency.net. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. "Lily Allen At Mercury Awards".