Shelly Peiken
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Shelly Meg Peiken is an American songwriter who is best known for co-writing the US #1 hits "What a Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby" by Christina Aguilera, the US #2 hit "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks, "Almost Doesn't Count" by Brandy Norwood, and "Who You Are" by Jessie J. She signed her first publishing deal with boutique company, Hit & Run Music, and went on to write songs. In 1998, Peiken and Meredith Brooks earned a Best Rock Song Grammy nomination for "Bitch". Shelly blogged for notable sites such as Huffington Post, and Yamaha Music where she writes of her experiences as a songwriter, creativity, the challenges of the current music business, and the balancing of career and parenthood. She has a personal website and blog as well. Peiken's first book, Confessions of a Serial Songwriter, was published by Backbeat Books, on March 1, 2016 and received a Grammy nomination in 2017 for Best Spoken Word Album.
