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, and many others. He has co-written five ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one songs:

's "

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" (2010),

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(with

)" (2020), and

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's " Last Night" (2023), " Love Somebody" (2024), and " What I Want (featuring

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)". Additionally, he has written five

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number-one songs including:

's "

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" (2015), "

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(featuring

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)" (2016), and "

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" (2019),

's "

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" (2017), and

's "

(with

)" (2020). He has also won 17 ASCAP Songwriting Awards and is the founder of the record label Sandlot Records.

Music career

Hindlin grew up in

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. After trying to make it as a rapper in Virginia, Hindlin moved to

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where he quickly befriended producer

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. He and Rudolf went on to craft Rudolf's entire 2008 debut album '' In the City''. Shortly after the success of ''In the City'', Hindlin moved to

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. In 2010, Hindlin signed with publishing company

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. In 2017, Hindlin executive produced

's 6th and 7th studio albums ''

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'' and ''

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'' (2021). He has also worked extensively with

, and

, helping to craft five songs on Trainor's 2016 album ''Thank You'', eight songs on Perry's 2020 album ''

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'', 11 of the 13 songs on Puth's 2018 album ''

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,'' and all 12 songs on Puth's 2022 album ''Charlie.'' Hindlin founded an independent record label Sandlot Records in 2020 and has since signed deals with artists such as

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, Huddy, Daya, Cxloe, Niko Rubio, and Babygirl. In 2022, Hindlin was named one of

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' Top 25 Songwriters of 2022. In 2023, Hindlin co-wrote

's " Last Night" which spent 16 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the

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, the most ever for a non-collaboration and tied for the second most of all time. The song also earned Hindlin a nomination for

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at the

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. In 2024, Hindlin was added as a principal and owner of Livelihood Music Company, an independent music publishing company.

Music career

Discography

Songwriting credits

Production credits

Awards and nominations

References