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Amy Allen

Songwriter, Songwriter of the Year

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Amy Allen won the second-ever Grammy for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical in 2026, confirming her status as the most consequential pop writer of her generation. A former frontwoman of the Maine band Amy and the Engine, she moved to Los Angeles and co-wrote Harry Styles' Adore You, Halsey's Without Me, Justin Bieber's Ghost and Selena Gomez' Back to You before co-writing much of Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet, including Espresso and Please Please Please. Her work has collected multiple Grammy nominations in the same year, a rarity for a non-performing writer.

Full name: Amy Elizabeth Allen
Nationality: United States
From: Windham, Maine
Co-written: Espresso, Please Please Please, Without Me, Adore You
Songwriter of the Year: 68th Grammy Awards (2026)
Background: Former singer of Amy and the Engine

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Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

2026 · Feb 1, 2026

Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Allen won Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the 68th Grammy Awards, her second consecutive nomination in the category she helped define. The award capped a stretch in which she co-wrote the two biggest pop singles of 2025, Espresso and Manchild.

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