Bonnie McKee

Bonnie McKee is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Named Rolling Stone Magazine's "Best Secret Weapon" in 2011, McKee has co-written nine No. 1 singles that have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. She teamed up with pop superstar Katy Perry to co-write the hits "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," "Part of Me," "Wide Awake" and "Roar." McKee also co-wrote "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz, which became the second best-selling song by a British artist in the digital era. Throughout her career as a songwriter, Bonnie McKee has collaborated with Britney Spears, Miranda Cosgrove, Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha, Kylie Minogue, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, Leona Lewis, Adam Lambert, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Mark Foster, Josh Abraham, Greg Kurstin, Anne Preven and many others. Dubbed a "key player in pop music" by Hit Songs Deconstructed, she is professionally represented by Pulse Recording and Dr. Luke's Prescription Songs.

Her debut album Trouble was commercially released in 2004. McKee performed the single "Somebody" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and the song was featured in the motion picture "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" In 2009, McKee was introduced to music producer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, who had collaborated with McKee's longtime friend Katy Perry on her debut album One of the Boys. They ultimately produced the hits that would appear on Perry's second album, the worldwide multi-platinum, Teenage Dream. The singles "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream" and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)" each topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold millions of copies around the world.

Other successful collaborations between McKee, Gottwald and Martin include Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me," Taio Cruz's "Dynamite," Rita Ora's "How We Do (Party)," and Katy Perry's singles from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, "Wide Awake" and "Part of Me."

In 2013, McKee co-wrote two songs that appeared on Adam Lambert's album Trespassing, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. She has garnered recent attention for her fashion sense, appearing on E! Entertainment Television's "Fashion Police," and gracing the pages of the New York Times, New York Post and Schön! Magazine.

McKee's second album is scheduled for release in Spring 2014. The lead single is "American Girl." She posted a promotional video for "American Girl" on YouTube on June 26, 2013 which featured several cameo appearances by Katy Perry, Nicole Scherzinger, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kesha, Jenny McCarthy, Kelly Osbourne, Adam Lambert, Jason Derulo, Becky G, Joan Rivers, Macklemore, Karmin, Taio Cruz, Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe, Kiss, Jane Lynch, George Takei, Kathy Griffin, Lance Bass, Jewel and other artists. In October, McKee released a second song from the album titled "Sleepwalker."