b'We had the pleasure of interviewing Autumn Rowe over Zoom video!
Autumn Rowe recently won \\u201cAlbum of The Year\\u201d for WE ARE at the 64th Grammy Awards! Autumn was also nominated for 3 additional award for her contributions to Jon Batiste\\u2019s WE ARE. Autumn co-wrote five of the album\\u2019s 13 tracks, and received nominations for \\u201cRecord of the Year\\u201d for \\u201cFreedom\\u201d (a track she also produced); \\u201cBest Traditional R&B Performance\\u201d for \\u201cI Need You\\u201d and \\u201cBest R&B Album\\u201d for WE ARE.
The legendary songwriter and woman of color has collaborated with some of music\\u2019s biggest name such as Dua Lipa, Pitbull, Zendaya, Nicole Scherzinger, The Knocks, Leona Lewis and Avicii! Autumn also wrote the dance anthem behind the 2011 FIFA World Cup \\u201cHappiness\\u201d featuring Alexis Jordan! Rowe isn\\u2019t just a talent songwriter, but also a celebrated vocal coach. She has appeared on season 2 of The X Factor, and as the only vocal coach on America\\u2019s Got Talent for five years, between the show\\u2019s eight and twelfth seasons. As if all of this wasn\\u2019t enough to keep her busy, Rowe is a talented DJ who is self-taught on turntables.
Growing up in the South Bronx, Autumn Rowe has cited her early musical influences as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and TLC. Currently living in Los Angeles, Autumn continues to write and mentor both established and emerging artists. She most recently collaborated with Jon Batiste, and Diana Ross while continuing to work on her own projects as an artist and producer. Her talents as a vocal coach have also been sought out by singing competitions including the Music Is the Universal Cure Song competition and the Ascap Peggy Lee Songwriter Competition. As a coach and advocate for artists and songwriters, Rowe took the position of co-director for the Coronavirus Songwriter Emergency Relief Fund in 2020, offering grants to support songwriters through the pandemic
Her time as an accomplished songwriter has given her a platform to speak as an activist for songwriters. As a Black and Jewish songwriter with a primary focus on the fight against racism and antisemitism.
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