# PJ Harding

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{{short description|Australian musician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = PJ Harding
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| origin          = [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [Australia](/source/Australia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/pj-harding-noah-cyrus-july-to-fall-asleep.htm|title=Pj Harding Noah Cyrus July To Fall Asleep}}</ref>
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [Folk](/source/Folk_music)
* [indie](/source/Indie_folk)
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| occupation      = {{hlist|Songwriter|Musician|producer}}
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| years_active    = 2015–present <ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/songhubs-apra-amcos-2021/|title=songhubs-apra-amcos|website=themusicnetwork.com|date=23 April 2023|last=De Luca-Tao|first=Amber|access-date= 15 September 2024}}</ref>
| label           = [Universal Music Publishing Group](/source/Universal_Music_Publishing_Group)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.umusicpub.com/au/Artists/P/PJ-Harding.aspx|title=Arists PJ Harding}}</ref> RCA Records
| website         = https://www.pjharding.com/
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'''Peter Harding''', known professionally as '''PJ Harding''', is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer originally from [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [Australia](/source/Australia).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/get-to-know-pj-harding/?utm_content=cmp-true|title=Get To Know Pj Harding|website=beyondthestagemagazine.com|date=16 June 2023|last=Whelan|first=Addie|access-date= 15 September 2024}}</ref> PJ relocated to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) in 2019.

Peter is best known for co-writing '[July](/source/July_(Noah_Cyrus_song))' with [Noah Cyrus](/source/Noah_Cyrus), earning over one billion streams and an [ARIA](/source/ARIA) 5× platinum certification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spotlightreport.net/featured/interview-aussie-singer-songwriter-pj-harding#:~:text=PJ%20Harding%20is%20one%20of,an%20ARIA%205x%20platinum%20certification.|title=Interview Aussie Singer Songwriter Pj Harding|website=Spotlightreport.net|date=30 June 2023|access-date= 15 September 2024}}</ref> 
PJ was awarded the [APRA AMCOS](/source/APRA_AMCOS)’ Billions Award. The song has reached multiple platinum status with seven times platinum in [Canada](/source/Canada), five times platinum in [Australia](/source/Australia), quadruple platinum in the US; and platinum in the UK, [Austria](/source/Austria), and [Denmark](/source/Denmark). It was a top 10 song in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) and the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/pj-harding-honoured-with-billions-award-noah-cyrus-july|title=pj harding honoured with billions award noah cyrus july|publisher=Apra Amcos|date=3 March 2023|access-date= 15 September 2024}}</ref>

==Career==

PJ has written alongside artists including: [Lennon Stella](/source/Lennon_Stella), [Lil Nas X](/source/Lil_Nas_X), [Bebe Rexha](/source/Bebe_Rexha), [Chromeo](/source/Chromeo), [Ruel](/source/Ruel_(singer)), [Jessica Mauboy](/source/Jessica_Mauboy) and [Guy Sebastian](/source/Guy_Sebastian)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jaxsta.com/profile/4d201a68-519a-41ad-a72c-6895f9f2c52a/catalogue?view=tile|title=Catalogue|publisher=jaxsta.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/pj-harding-noah-cyrus-review/|title=pj harding noah cyrus review|website=thefortyfive.com|date=22 April 2021|last= French-Morris|first= Kate|access-date= 15 September 2024}}</ref>

In April 2021, Harding and Cyrus released the [People Don’t Change](/source/People_Don%E2%80%99t_Change) EP, featuring the single ‘Dear August’.
The EP was by Records, LLC and RCA Records.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PJ Harding & Noah Cyrus Release Collaborative Debut EP 'People Don't Change'|url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/pj-harding-noah-cyrus-release-collaborative-debut-ep-people-dont-change/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=RCA Records|language=en}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of EPs, with selected details
! Title
! Details
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! scope="row" | ''People Don't Change'' (with Noah Cyrus)
|
* Released: April 2021
* Label: LLC / RCA
|-
! scope="row" | ''To Fall Asleep''
|
* Released: June 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pj-harding-a-dangerous-thing-music-video-1234767468/|title=pj harding a dangerous thing music video|website=rollingstone.com|date=8 June 2023|last= Madarang |first= Charisma|access-date= 15 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/05/05/pj-harding-it-wasnt-enough-2/|title=Pj harding It wasn't enough|publisher=preludepress.com}}</ref>
* Label: LLC / RCA 
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===APRA Awards===
The [APRA Awards](/source/APRA_Awards_(Australia)) are presented annually from 1982 by the [Australasian Performing Right Association](/source/Australasian_Performing_Right_Association) (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.

{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [2026](/source/APRA_Music_Awards_of_2026)
| "While I Got Time" <br> ([Jessica Mauboy](/source/Jessica_Mauboy) and PJ Harding)
| rowspan="1"| Song of the Year
| {{shortlisted}}
| rowspan="1"| <ref name="APRA 25 SotY Shortlist">{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/song-of-the-year-top-25-announce-2026|title= APRA Song of the Year top 25 announced for centenary year|website=[APRA Awards (Australia)](/source/APRA_Awards_(Australia))|date=3 February 2026|access-date=6 February 2026}}</ref>
{{end}}

===Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition===
The [Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition](/source/Vanda_%26_Young_Global_Songwriting_Competition) is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for [Nordoff-Robbins](/source/Nordoff%E2%80%93Robbins_music_therapy)" and is coordinated by [Albert Music](/source/Albert_Music) and [APRA AMCOS](/source/APRA_AMCOS). It commenced in 2009.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/competitions/vanda-young-global-songwriting-competition#_89667|title=About the Vanda Young Global Song Writing Competition|website= [APRA AMCOS](/source/APRA_AMCOS)|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref>

{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2025
| "Cascadia"
| rowspan="1"|  Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition
| {{CFinalist}}
| rowspan="1"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.noise11.com/news/vanda-and-young-global-song-comp-2025-top-50-20251209 |title= Vanda & Young Global Song Comp Breaks Records As 2025 Top 50 Are Revealed |website= Noise11|date=9 December 2025|access-date= 10 December 2025}}</ref>
{{end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.pjharding.com/]

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