A Canadian songwriter has just won a prestigious award for his role in co-writing Beyoncé’s hit song “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
Nathan Ferraro is a songwriter, artist and musical producer from Toronto who just won The Music Canada (MC) and Music Publishers Canada (MPC) Songwriting and Music Publishing Double Platinum Award for his contribution to the single “Texas Hold ‘Em,” from Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter.
OnTuesday, the songwriter performed the song at an event for music industry professionals at Toronto’s Great Hall, and was later presented with the award.
Back in the late 2000s, Ferraro was in an alt-rock band called The Midway State where he played the lead singer. When he was a teenager, he was signed to Interscope Records. Since then,, he has spent time in both Los Angeles and Toronto working with high-profile celebrities.
Some of the celebrities he’s written for and collaborated with are Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, Alessia Cara, Carly Rae Jepsen, RALPH, and Jessie Reyez, among others. Currently, the multi-faceted producer is releasing records under the moniker NATE J, according to his music publisher Hyvetown Music.
Ferraro has an impressive list of accolades with seven SOCAN awards for public performance of songwriting in Canada, not to mention his notable connections to music industry professionals in Los Angeles.
In addition to Ferraro, two other Canadians were also credited for their role in co-writing “Texas Hold ‘Em”, Elizabeth Boland and Megan Bülow.
Back in Feb, Beyoncé made history as the first Black woman to earn the top spot on Billboard’s Country Songs chart with “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
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Queen B’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” was one of two songs she released on Feb. 11, the other was “16 Carriages.” The singer announced the new tracks in a Verizon commercial she made for Super Bowl LVIII, as a teaser to her new album that was released on Mar. 29.
According to Billboard, the song drew in 29 million streams, 16.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, and sold 29,000 downloads during the week of Feb. 16-22, based on statistics from Luminate.
