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Amy Allen Is First Woman to Win Grammy for Songwriter of the Year — Who Were the First Women to Win in Other Songwriting Categories?


Who Were the First Women to Win Grammys in 10 Songwriting Categories? Here's a full list.

Amy Allen at the 67th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony held at the Peacock Theater on February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Allen’s were “Espresso,” “Please Please Please” and “Taste” by Sabrina Carpenter; “Sweet Dreams” and “High Road” by Koe Wetzel (the latter a collab with Jessie Murph), “Chrome Cowgirl” by Leon Bridges, “Run for the Hills” by Tate McRae, “Scared of my Guitar” by Olivia Rodrigo, and “Selfish “ by Justin Timberlake. Betty Wright in 1976, for co-writing her track “Where Is the Love” with Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch (both of KC and the Sunshine Band) and Willie Clarke.

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