Justin Tranter
Awards & Honours
14
Awards Won
2
Honours
3
Rankings
3
Covers
2
Records
Justin Tranter has been recognized as one of the most influential songwriters of the 2010s. Billboard ranked them number one on their Top Songwriters of the Decade list in 2019, a testament to their consistent output of hits. They have been featured on Variety's Variety 500 list of most influential business leaders in media and on The Hollywood Reporter's Top 25 Songwriters list. Their advocacy work earned them the HRC Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign in 2017. Tranter's songwriting catalog has surpassed 10 billion streams, and they hold a Guinness World Record (shared with Julia Michaels) for the most songs co-written for a single artist in a year.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
HRC Visibility Award
Awarded for LGBTQ+ activism and visibility.
Guinness World Record
Most songs co-written for a single artist in a year (shared with Julia Michaels).
Rankings & Lists
Top Songwriters of the Decade
Variety 500
Top 25 Songwriters
Magazine Covers
Billboard
March 2017
Justin Tranter & Julia Michaels: The Hitmakers Behind Your Favorite Songs
Variety
September 2021
Justin Tranter on Writing for Lil Nas X and the Power of Queer Songwriting
Them (Condé Nast)
June 2020
Justin Tranter Is the Queer Hitmaker Pop Needs
Records & Feats
Most songs co-written for a single artist in a year
Shared with Julia Michaels for their work with Selena Gomez.
First openly nonbinary songwriter to top Billboard's Songwriters of the Decade list
Ranked #1 on Billboard's Top Songwriters of the Decade list in 2019.