# Alex Delicata

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{{Short description|American producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer}}
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{{Infobox person
|name       = Alexander Joseph Delicata
| module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes
  |genre      = {{hlist|[pop](/source/Pop_music)|[country](/source/Country_music)|[hip-hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)|[R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_blues)}}
  |label      = [BMI](/source/Broadcast_Music%2C_Inc.) / [Warner Chappell Music](/source/Warner_Chappell_Music)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://warnerchappell.com/our-songwriters/ |title=Our songwriters |access-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106132449/https://warnerchappell.com/our-songwriters/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
  |years_active    = 2007–present
  |occupation = {{Hlist | Producer | songwriter | multi-instrumentalist | audio engineer}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://musicengineering.frost.miami.edu/about/guest-engineers/index.html | title=Guest Engineers &#124; Frost School of Music &#124; University of Miami | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231234/https://musicengineering.frost.miami.edu/about/guest-engineers/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Alex Delicata''' is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for co-writing [Kygo](/source/Kygo) & [OneRepublic](/source/OneRepublic)'s "[Lose Somebody](/source/Lose_Somebody)", [Rihanna](/source/Rihanna)'s "[California King Bed](/source/California_King_Bed)", [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9)'s "[Daddy Lessons](/source/Daddy_Lessons)" and [Meek Mill](/source/Meek_Mill)'s "[All Eyes on You](/source/All_Eyes_on_You)".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/06/meek-mill-dreams-worth-more-than-money-review | title=Review: Meek Mill Finally Delivers the Album We Were All Hoping for in 2012 | website=[Complex Networks](/source/Complex_Networks) | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=December 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218090637/https://www.complex.com/music/2015/06/meek-mill-dreams-worth-more-than-money-review | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/beyonces-daddy-lessons-her-americana-moment-64623/ | title=Beyoncé's 'Daddy Lessons': Her Americana Moment? | magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) | date=April 26, 2016 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231230/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/beyonces-daddy-lessons-her-americana-moment-64623/ | url-status=live }}</ref> A frequent collaborator of production teams [The Monarch](/source/The_Monarch_(production_team)) and [The Runners](/source/The_Runners_(production_duo)), many of Delicata's documented musical contributions have begun with informal, impromptu guitar sessions to formulate potential melodies and lyrical themes.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kevin-cossom-daddy-lessons-beyonce-lemonade-7349863/ | title=Beyonce's Folky 'Lemonade' Track 'Daddy Lessons': Co-Writer Kevin Cossom Shares the Story Behind the 'Tough' Song | magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231233/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kevin-cossom-daddy-lessons-beyonce-lemonade-7349863/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He has also worked with [Rita Ora](/source/Rita_Ora), [MGK](/source/Machine_Gun_Kelly_(musician)), [Hunter Hayes](/source/Hunter_Hayes), and [Lil Wayne](/source/Lil_Wayne), among others.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2023/02/interviews-hunter-hayes-red-sky/ | title=Hunter Hayes | date=February 9, 2023 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231232/https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2023/02/interviews-hunter-hayes-red-sky/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/304035-lil-wayne-s-funeral-see-full-production-credits-news | title=Lil Wayne's "Funeral": See Full Production Credits | website=HNHH | date=January 31, 2020 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231230/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/304035-lil-wayne-s-funeral-see-full-production-credits-news | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Songwriting, instrumental and production credits==
Credits are courtesy of [Discogs](/source/Discogs), [Tidal](/source/Tidal_(service)), [Spotify](/source/Spotify), and [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic).

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:30.5em;"| Title
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Artist
! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Album
|-
! scope="row"|"[California King Bed](/source/California_King_Bed)"
| 2010
| [Rihanna](/source/Rihanna)
| ''[Loud](/source/Loud_(Rihanna_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"[Swagger Jagger](/source/Swagger_Jagger)"
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| [Cher Lloyd](/source/Cher_Lloyd)
| ''[Sticks and Stones](/source/Sticks_and_Stones_(Cher_Lloyd_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"Tomorrow Never Dies"
| [Nicole Scherzinger](/source/Nicole_Scherzinger)
| ''[Killer Love (Deluxe Edition)](/source/Killer_Love)''
|-
! scope="row"|"[How We Do (Party)](/source/How_We_Do_(Party))"
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| [Rita Ora](/source/Rita_Ora)
| ''[Ora](/source/Ora_(Rita_Ora_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"Biggest Fan"
| rowspan="2"| [Chris Brown](/source/Chris_Brown)
| rowspan="2"| ''[Fortune (Deluxe Edition)](/source/Fortune_(Chris_Brown_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"Do It Again"
|-
! scope="row"|"Running Out of Reasons"
| 2013
| [The Wanted](/source/The_Wanted)
| ''[Word of Mouth](/source/Word_of_Mouth_(The_Wanted_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"By My Side"
| 2014
| [Great Good Fine Ok](/source/Great_Good_Fine_Ok)
| ''Body Diamond''
|-
! scope="row"|"Gone"
| rowspan="3"| 2015
| [Machine Gun Kelly](/source/Machine_Gun_Kelly_(musician))
| ''[General Admission](/source/General_Admission_(Machine_Gun_Kelly_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"Force of Nature"
| [Bea Miller](/source/Bea_Miller)
| ''[Not an Apology](/source/Not_an_Apology)''
|-
! scope="row"|"[All Eyes on You](/source/All_Eyes_on_You)" (Featuring [Chris Brown](/source/Chris_Brown) & [Nicki Minaj](/source/Nicki_Minaj))
| [Meek Mill](/source/Meek_Mill)
| ''[Dreams Worth More Than Money](/source/Dreams_Worth_More_Than_Money)''
|-
! scope="row"|"[Daddy Lessons](/source/Daddy_Lessons)"
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9)
| ''[Lemonade](/source/Lemonade_(Beyonc%C3%A9_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"F**k Off"
| [The Lonely Island](/source/The_Lonely_Island)
| ''[Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping OST](/source/Popstar%3A_Never_Stop_Never_Stopping)''
|-
! scope="row"|"Go for Broke" (Featuring [James Arthur](/source/James_Arthur))
| 2017
| [MGK](/source/Machine_Gun_Kelly_(musician))
| ''[Bloom](/source/Bloom_(Machine_Gun_Kelly_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"[Lose Somebody](/source/Lose_Somebody)"
| rowspan="5"| 2020
| [Kygo](/source/Kygo) & [OneRepublic](/source/OneRepublic)
| ''[Golden Hour](/source/Golden_Hour_(Kygo_album))'' & ''[Human](/source/Human_(OneRepublic_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"Dreams"
| [Lil Wayne](/source/Lil_Wayne)
| ''[Funeral](/source/Funeral_(Lil_Wayne_album))''
|-
! scope="row"|"Ankles"
| [Jessie Reyez](/source/Jessie_Reyez)
| ''[Before Love Came to Kill Us](/source/Before_Love_Came_to_Kill_Us)''
|-
! scope="row"|"Give A F***" <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/12/16/premiere-john-duff-give-a-fuck/ | title=John Duff is Taking Us to the Stage for His New Single "Give a Fuck" | date=December 16, 2020 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231232/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/12/16/premiere-john-duff-give-a-fuck/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|[John Duff](/source/John_Duff_(singer))
|{{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"|"Other Side" <ref>{{cite web | url=https://raydarmagazine.com/khamari-creates-rnb-from-the-male-perspective/ | title=Khamari Creates Modern R&B from the Male Perspective — Raydar Magazine | date=March 15, 2022 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231234/https://raydarmagazine.com/khamari-creates-rnb-from-the-male-perspective/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
| Khamari
|''Eldorado''
|-
! scope="row"|"Sober"
| 2023
| [Hunter Hayes](/source/Hunter_Hayes)
| ''[Red Sky](/source/Red_Sky_(Hunter_Hayes_album))''
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Ceremony
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Result
!Ref
|-
| 2016
| [BMI R&B/Hip-Hip Awards](/source/Broadcast_Music%2C_Inc.)
| Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''[All Eyes on You](/source/All_Eyes_on_You)'')
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2016_bmi_rb_hip_hop_awards | title=BMI Honors Toni Braxton with President's Award at 2016 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | date=September 2, 2016 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=March 17, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317144800/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2016_bmi_rb_hip_hop_awards | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| [59th Annual Grammy Awards](/source/59th_Annual_Grammy_Awards)
| [Grammy Award for Album of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year) (''[Lemonade](/source/Lemonade_(Beyonc%C3%A9_album))'')
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/alex-delicata/19651|title=Artist. Alex Delicata|website=Grammy Awards|access-date=25 March 2023|archive-date=February 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231233/https://www.grammy.com/artists/alex-delicata/19651|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-writers-take-major-grammy-nominations | title=BMI Writers Take Major GRAMMY Nominations | date=December 27, 2016 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231234/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-writers-take-major-grammy-nominations | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| [BMI London Awards](/source/Broadcast_Music%2C_Inc.)
| Most Performed Songs (''[Lose Somebody](/source/Lose_Somebody)'')
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/london-2021/ | title=2021 BMI London Awards | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=October 12, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012110323/https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/london-2021/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-2021-london-awards | title=BMI Celebrates its 2021 London Award Winners | date=October 11, 2021 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=October 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011182226/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-2021-london-awards | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| [BMI Pop Awards](/source/Broadcast_Music%2C_Inc.)
| Most Performed Songs (''[Lose Somebody](/source/Lose_Somebody)'')
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/pop-2022/ | title=2022 BMI Pop Awards | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=September 24, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924185649/https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/pop-2022/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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