Trainor found songwriting affinity with American songwriter Kevin Kadish, whom she met in June 2013, due to their mutual love of pop music from the 1950s and 1960s. Trainor was unsure about becoming a recording artist herself her father recalled: "She thought she was one of the chubby girls who would never be an artist." Recording and production Her ability to compose in a variety of genres influenced this decision. Though Trainor had been offered a scholarship at the Berklee College of Music, she decided to pursue her songwriting career and signed with Big Yellow Dog in 2012. Impressed by her songwriting, he referred her to his publisher Carla Wallace of music publishing firm Big Yellow Dog Music. Trainor introduced herself to former NRBQ member Al Anderson at a music conference in Nashville. These included her eponymous 2009 release, and 2011 albums I'll Sing with You and Only 17. Trainor independently released three albums of material she had written, recorded, performed, and produced, between the ages 15 and 17. She used Logic Studio to record and produce her compositions and later worked independently in a home studio built by her parents. When Trainor was a teenager, her parents nudged her to attend songwriting conventions and took her to venues at which production companies were searching for new artists and songwriters. She attended Nauset Regional High School, where she studied guitar, played trumpet, and sang in a jazz band for three years. Trainor temporarily relocated to Orleans, Massachusetts, with her family when she was in eighth grade, before moving to North Eastham, Massachusetts. She began performing her compositions and soca music as part of the cover band Island Fusion, which included her aunt, younger brother, and father. Meghan Trainor developed an early interest in music and started singing at age six. It was the ninth-best-selling album of 2015 worldwide, and earned multi-platinum certifications in the US, Australia, Canada, and Poland. Title made Trainor the fifth female artist in history to send her debut single and album to number one and follow-up single to the top five in the US. It was Epic's first number-one album in the US since 2010, and in Australia since Michael Jackson's The Essential Michael Jackson in 2005. Title debuted at number one on charts in the US, Canada, Scotland, and the UK, and spent multiple weeks at the summit in Australia and New Zealand. Reviewers criticized Title 's repetitiveness and did not foresee a long-lasting career for Trainor, though some appreciated her wit and audacious attitude. It also produced the Billboard Hot 100 top-15 singles " Lips Are Movin", " Dear Future Husband", and " Like I'm Gonna Lose You", the last of which features John Legend and peaked at number one in Australia, New Zealand, and Poland. The album was supported by four singles, including " All About That Bass" which reached number one in 58 countries and became the best-selling song by a female artist during the 2010s in the US. Trainor promoted it with several public appearances and televised performances.Īfter Title 's release, Trainor embarked on the 2015 concert tours That Bass Tour and MTrain Tour. The songs on the album explore themes such as female empowerment, self-respect, and self-awareness. Inspired by past relationships and her insecurities about body image, Trainor wrote songs she wished existed before she attended high school. Title is a doo-wop, pop, blue-eyed soul, and R&B record, with elements of Caribbean, hip hop, reggae, and soca music. They were dissatisfied with the electronic dance music predominant in contemporary hit radio and drew influence from retro-styled 1950s and 1960s music.
Initially a songwriter for other artists in 2013, Trainor signed with the label the following year and began recording material she co-wrote with Kevin Kadish. It was released on January 9, 2015, by Epic Records. Title is the debut major-label studio album by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor.
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