# Stacy Barthe

Stacy Barthe (born July 19, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she began her musical career as an intern for Geffen and Jive Records' urban divisions from 2003 to 2005. She met producer Hit-Boy in 2006, and signed with Universal Music Publishing Group the following year to pursue songwriting work for other artists. As a recording artist, She signed with John Legend's Homeschool Records and Motown to release her debut studio album Becoming (2015), which entered the Billboard 200 and was met with positive critical reception.
As a songwriter, Barthe has been credited on songs for artists including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Heidi Montag, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Brandy, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Nipsey Hussle, Tiwa Savage, and Rihanna. The latter's 2011 single, "Cheers (Drink to That)", co-written by Barthe, peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Barthe has worked with producers including Malay, Cool & Dre, The Runners, Jerry Duplessis, Supa Dups, Danja, Dapo Torimiro, and Tricky Stewart. She has received eight Grammy Award nominations, for her contributions to Katy Perry's Teenage Dream, Rihanna's Loud, Miley Cyrus' Bangerz, Nipsey Hussle's Victory Lap, and Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift.
Barthe made her feature film debut as Black Madonna in the 2021 romantic drama Venus as a Boy, directed by Ty Hodges.

## Career

In December 2010, Barthe released her debut extended play (EP), Sincerely Yours, Stacy Barthe. In November 2011, "Silent Night" by Brandy Norwood, which featured Barthe, was leaked online.
On March 12, 2015, French future house producer Tchami released the song "After Life" which featured Barthe's vocals. The song received over 8 million plays on SoundCloud as of April 2016. In July 2015, Barthe's debut studio album BEcoming reached number 92 on the Billboard 200.

## Discography
### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release details :
| Title | EP Details |
| Sincerely Yours, Stacy Barthe | Released: August 29, 2011 Formats: digital download |
| The Seven Days of Christmas | Released: December 5, 2011 Formats: digital download |
| In the InBetween | Released: February 7, 2012 Label: Homeschool / Stellar Music Ink'd Formats: digital download |
| P.S. I Love You | Released: January 1, 2013 Label: Motown / Homeschool Formats: digital download, streaming |
| FKA Stacy Barthe | Released: May 27, 2016 Label: format records Formats: digital download, streaming |

### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release details :
| Title | Album Details |
| Becoming | Released: July 10, 2015 Label: Motown / Homeschool Formats: CD, digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with release year and project name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "No Strings Attached" (featuring John Legend) | 2012 | In the InBetween |
| "Keep It Like It Is" | 2012 | In the InBetween |
| "Home in My Heart" | 2013 | P.S. I Love You |
| "Hell Yeah!" (featuring Rick Ross) | 2013 | P.S. I Love You |
| "Extraordinary Love (Fall Version)" | 2014 | non-album single |
| "War IV Love" | 2014 | Becoming |
| "Flawed Beautiful Creatures" | 2014 | Becoming |
| "Angel" (featuring John Legend) | 2014 | Becoming |
| "Live For Today" (featuring Common) | 2015 | Becoming |
| "You Wonder Why?" | 2015 | Becoming |
| "Virgin" | 2016 | FKA Stacy Barthe |
| "One More Time" (with The Chemistri) | 2018 | non-album singles |
| "Shoot" | 2020 | non-album singles |
| "Heaven on Earth" (with DJ Ruckus) | 2020 | non-album singles |
| "Sugar Cane" (with June Freedom) | 2020 | Anchor Baby |

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with release year and project name :
| Title | Year | Album / EP |
| "SoBelieve" (Theron "Neff-U" Feemster featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2009 | non-album single |
| "Looking You Up" (Mateo featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2012 | Suite 823 |
| "Everything Was the Same" (Fabolous featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2013 | The S.O.U.L. Tape 3 |
| "Live for You" (Bonez tha Truth featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2015 | non-album singles |
| "Born To Love" (Softy featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2015 | non-album singles |
| "After Life" (Tchami featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2015 | After Life |
| "I Wanna Know" (Joe Budden featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2016 | Rage & The Machine |
| "What It Feel Like" (Marcus Black featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2017 | non-album single |
| "All We Need Is Love" (Lil Debbie featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2017 | OG in My System |
| "Black Woman" (Nick Grant featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2018 | Dreamin' Out Loud |
| "Good on You" (Dorion featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2018 | non-album singles |
| "Do Over" (Replay featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2019 | non-album singles |
| "Oh My God (Skoof Remix)" (Jimmy Cozier featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2019 | non-album singles |
| "Love Her (Remix)" (Jimmy Cozier featuring Runtown and Stacy Barthe) | 2019 | non-album singles |
| "Mercy (Remix)" (Anh Jesslyn featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2019 | non-album singles |
| "Last Man Standing" (DJ Ruckus featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2019 | non-album singles |
| "Immortal" (Capozzi featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2020 | non-album singles |
| "Rebirth" (Tchami featuring Stacy Barthe) | 2020 | Year Zero |

#### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with release year and project name :
| Title | Year | Album / EP | Ref |
| "Sober" | 2018 | non-album single | |

### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with release year, project name and other performing artist(s) :
| Title | Year | Album / EP | Other Artist(s) |
| "Paper" | 2011 | Gumbeaux | Chase N. Cashe |
| "Running In Place" | 2012 | HITstory | Hit-Boy |
| "Angel (Interlude)" | 2013 | Love in the Future | John Legend |
| "Astronaut Pussy / Welcome to California" | 2013 | OKE: Operation Kill Everything | The Game, ScHoolboy Q, Skeme, Too $hort |
| "Still I Rise" | 2014 | The Art of Chill | Nitty Scott |
| "The Purge" | 2014 | Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf | The Game |
| "Last Time You Seen" | 2015 | The Documentary 2.5 | The Game, Scarface |
| "Not Ready To Go" | 2015 | Welcome To Gilladelphia | Gillie Da Kid |
| "Stay Up" | 2016 | The Definition Of... | Fantasia |
| "Mercy" | 2016 | Slauson Boy 2 | Nipsey Hussle |
| "Do Better" | 2017 | Party & Pain | Maino |
| "Victory Lap" | 2018 | Victory Lap | Nipsey Hussle |
| "Happifeelins'" | 2019 | 5: The mAlbum | KING LEO BAKARi, TC Carson |
| "Further" | 2019 | Audio Mars | Audio Push, MyGuyMars |
| "Supernatural" | 2019 | Wah Gwaan?! | Shaggy, Shenseea |
| "The Quarantine" | 2020 | Covid 1na (The Cure) | Amillion The Poet, J'ne Indigo |
| "Livin What I Know" | 2020 | Occupational Hazard | Mozzy, Tsu Surf |

## Tours
### Headlining

* Bessie's 81 Theatre Tour (2015) (event series by HBO)

### Opening act

* The "All of Me" Tour (2012) (supporting Estelle)

## Awards and nominations
### Grammy Awards

| Year | Work | Category | Result |
| 2011 | Teenage Dream "Hummingbird Heartbeat" | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2011 | Teenage Dream "Hummingbird Heartbeat" | Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
| 2012 | Loud "Cheers (Drink to That)" | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2012 | Loud "Cheers (Drink to That)" | Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
| 2015 | Bangerz "Adore You" | Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
| 2019 | Victory Lap "Victory Lap" | Best Rap Album | Nominated |
| 2020 | The Lion King: The Gift "BIGGER" and "BROWN SKIN GIRL" | Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Collide" | Best R&B Song | Nominated |

### Soul Train Music Awards

| Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref |
| 2013 | Stacy Barthe | Centric Certified Award | Nominated | |
| 2019 | "BROWN SKIN GIRL" | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Won | |

### Black Reel Awards

| Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref |
| 2020 | "Collide" | Outstanding Original Song | Won | |

## Songwriting credits

* Indicates a single release
* Indicates a promotional single release
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album / EP | Co-writers |
| "Blur" | 2008 | Britney Spears | Circus | Nathaniel Hills • Marcella Araica |
| "Heaven" (featuring will.i.am) | 2009 | Cheryl Cole | 3 Words | William Adams • Cheryl Cole |
| "Everywhere You Go" (featuring Rhythm of Africa United) | 2010 | Kelly Rowland | 2010 FIFA World Cup MTN Theme Song | N/A |
| "Face the Light" | 2010 | Girlicious | Rebuilt | Corey Chorus |
| "Cheers (Drink to That)" | 2010 | Rihanna | Loud | Andrew Harr • Jermaine Jackson • Laura Pergolizzi • Corey Gibson • Chris Ivery • Avril Lavigne • Robyn Fenty • Lauren Christy • Graham Edwards • Scott Spock |
| "I'll Do It" | 2010 | Heidi Montag | Superficial | Steve Morales • Keithin Pittman |
| "Hummingbird Heartbeat" | 2010 | Katy Perry | Teenage Dream | Katy Perry • Christopher Stewart • Monte Neuble |
| "I Don't Care" | 2011 | Brandy | A Family Business | Corey Gibson • Clinton Sparks • Brandy Norwood • Grigancine |
| "Sorry" (featuring André 3000) | 2012 | T.I. | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | Clifford Harris, Jr. • André Benjamin • Phalon Alexander • Derel "Sir Clef" Haynes • Aldric "Po" Johns |
| "When It's All Over" | 2012 | Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire | Alicia Keys • John Stephens |
| "Limitedless" | 2012 | Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire | Alicia Keys • Andrew "Pop" Wansel • Warren "Oak" Felder • Sevyn Streeter |
| "Like I Love You" | 2012 | Melanie Fiona | The MF Life | Melanie Hallim • Luke James Boyd • Jason Gilbert • Dwayne Chin-Quee • Mitchum Chin |
| "Speak Ya Mind" | 2012 | Estelle | All of Me | Estelle Swaray • George Clinton • Bootsy Collins • Corey Gibson |
| "Adore You" | 2013 | Miley Cyrus | Bangerz | Oren Yoel |
| "So Good" | 2014 | Marsha Ambrosius | Friends & Lovers | Marsha Ambrosius • Marcos Palacios • Ernest Clark • Kevin Randolph • Tony Russell |
| "La La La La La" | 2014 | Marsha Ambrosius | Friends & Lovers | Marsha Ambrosius • Eric Hudson • Minnie Riperton • Andrew "Hit Drew" Clifton • Richard Rudolph |
| "Outta My League" | 2014 | Teyana Taylor | VII | Teyana Taylor • Uforo Ebong • Christopher Umana • Eric Bellinger • Jaramye "JRM" Daniels • Akil "Fresh" King • Kyle "KO" Owens |
| "Just A Man" (featuring Stephen Marley) | 2015 | Akon | Stadium | Aliaune Thiam |
| "Bad Timing" | 2016 | Ro James | ELDORADO | Ronnie Tucker • Mamaou "Dula" Adula • Nesbitt Wesonga Jr. • Mario Lionel Loving |
| "I'm Sorry (Interlude)" | 2016 | Ro James | ELDORADO | Ronnie Tucker • Antonio Golson • Maurice Ryan Toby • Nathaniel Flowers • Clarence Hutchinson • Leo Breckenridge |
| "Glory Days" (featuring Hayley Kiyoko) | 2017 | Sweater Beats | For the Cold | Antonio Cuna • James Roston • Uzoechi Emenike • Rachel Keen |
| "Bigger" | 2019 | Beyoncé | The Lion King: The Gift | Beyoncé Knowles-Carter • Derek Dixie • Rachel Keen • Akil King • Ricky Lawson |
| "Brown Skin Girl" (feat. Blue Ivy Carter) | 2019 | Beyoncé | The Lion King: The Gift | Beyoncé Knowles-Carter • Carlos St. John • Adio Marchant • Shawn Carter • Anathi Mnyango • Ayodeji Balogun • Michael Uzowuru • Richard Isong |
| "Collide" (featuring EarthGang) | 2019 | Tiana Major9 | Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack | Akil King • Benny Cassette • Josh Lopez • Kaveh Rastegar • Olu Fann • Sam Barsh • Sonyae Elise |
| "Us (Interlude)" | 2020 | Tiwa Savage | Celia | Tiwatope Savage • Muhammad Basit Animashaun • Phillip Kayode Moses |
| "FWMM (F*ck with My Mind)" | 2020 | Tiwa Savage | Celia | Tiwatope Savage • Muhammad Basit Animashaun • Michael Hunter • Segun Michael Ajayi • Princewill Emmanuel |
| "Glory" | 2020 | Tiwa Savage | Celia | Tiwatope Savage • Akil "Fresh" King • Maurice Simmonds • Nana Afriyie • Shama Joseph • Kheil Harrison • Jerry "Juice" Alexidor • Segun Michael Ajayi |
| "Celia's Song" | 2020 | Tiwa Savage | Celia | Tiwatope Savage • Muhammad Basit Animashaun • Phillip Kayode Moses • Emmanuel Aladeloba |