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{{Infobox person
| name = Justin Tranter
| image = Justin Tranter 2009 Tribeca portrait.jpg
| caption = Tranter at the 2009 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]
| alt =
| birth_name = Justin Drew Tranter
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|16}}
| birth_place = [[Hawthorn Woods, Illinois]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Songwriter|singer|activist}}
| years_active = 2002–present
| awards = <!-- See WP:WikiProject Musicians -->
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| origin = [[Lake Zurich, Illinois]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Rock music|rock]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Razor & Tie]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]|[[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]}}
| past_member_of = [[Semi Precious Weapons]]
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'''Justin Drew Tranter''' (born June 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, singer, and activist. Frequently co-writing with [[Julia Michaels]], Tranter has written songs for artists such as [[Britney Spears]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[Linkin Park]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[DNCE]], [[Kesha]], [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Fifth Harmony]], [[5 Seconds of Summer]], [[Ariana Grande]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Bea Miller]], [[Demi Lovato]], [[Dua Lipa]], [[Måneskin]], and [[Fall Out Boy]]. From 2004 to 2014, Tranter was the lead singer of [[Semi Precious Weapons]], a rock band based in New York. Since February 2017, they have been a board member of [[GLAAD]], an organization that promotes LGBT acceptance in the entertainment and news industries.
==Early life==
Justin Drew Tranter was born and grew up in [[Hawthorn Woods, Illinois|Hawthorn Woods]]. They have three older brothers.<ref name="HitsInterview">{{cite web|first=Eve|last=Barlow|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=327033&title=JUSTIN-TRANTER:-THE-HITS-PRIDE-SPECIAL-INTERVIEW|title=Justin Tranter: the ''Hits'' Pride Special Interview|website=[[Hits Daily Double]]|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter says that they experienced bullying during their youth,<ref name="Playboy">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Martins|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7785007/glaad-media-awards-justin-tranter-123k-auction-studio|title=School of Pop: How Justin Tranter Became the Man Behind (Almost) Every Song You Love|website=[[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]|date=October 2, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> which caused them to be transferred from the [[Lake Zurich, Illinois|Lake Zurich]] public high school to the [[Chicago Academy for the Arts]] after a semester.<ref name="HitsInterview"/><ref name="ChicagoAcademy">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoacademyforthearts.org/justin-tranter-story|title=Justin Tranter|website=[[Chicago Academy for the Arts]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While studying musical theater at the Academy, they started the AIDS Benefit, an annual show run by students to raise awareness for [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="ChicagoAcademy"/><ref name="CampaignArchive">{{cite web|url=https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=20395c94e641fc31a03b0ec13&id=e78c812a42&e=89be563c44|title=17th Annual Academy AIDS Benefit|website=Email Campaign Archive from the Chicago Academy for the Arts|date=2014|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter graduated in 1998.<ref name="CampaignArchive"/> Following this, they studied at the [[Berklee College of Music]] in Boston. Along with songwriting, they also took classes in business management.<ref name="AppleMusicBio">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/semi-precious-weapons/253043929|title=Semi Precious Weapons on Apple Music|author1=j. poet|author2=Rovi|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While at Berklee, they founded Musicians with a Mission, a scholarship fund for LGBT youth education.<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>
==Musical career==
===2002–2004: Career beginnings===
Tranter released their debut studio album ''Scratched'' in 2002 and followed it up with their second studio album ''Tear Me Together'' in 2004.<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>
===2004–2014: Semi Precious Weapons===
{{Main|Semi Precious Weapons}}
[[File:Lady Gaga at Lollapalooza 2010 (cropped1).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Semi Precious Weapons performing with [[Lady Gaga]] at [[Lollapalooza]] 2010]]
In 2004, following the release of ''Tear Me Together'', Tranter formed the band [[Semi Precious Weapons]] in New York with fellow Berklee graduates [[Cole Whittle]], Dan Crean, and [[Aaron Lee Tasjan]];<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/> Tasjan was later replaced by Stevy Pyne.<ref name="GLAAD">{{cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/about/board/justintranter|title=Justin Tranter (Los Angeles, CA) (February 2017-Present)|website=[[GLAAD]]|date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> The band's debut studio album ''[[We Love You (Semi Precious Weapons album)|We Love You]]'' was released in 2008 and the band subsequently opened for [[Lady Gaga]] on her [[The Monster Ball Tour|Monster Ball Tour]] from 2009 to 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Browne|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-lady-gagas-monster-ball-summers-biggest-tour-20100805|title=Inside Lady Gaga's Monster Ball, Summer's Biggest Tour|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 5, 2010|access-date= January 5, 2016}}</ref> Semi Precious Weapons released two more albums, ''[[You Love You]]'' (2010) and ''[[Aviation (album)|Aviation]]'' (2014), before disbanding in 2014.<ref name="HuffPost">{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Michelson|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/justin-tranter-pop-music-songwriter_n_5a5e670ae4b096ecfca85501|title=Pop Hitmaker Justin Tranter Is Taking No Prisoners On His Rise To The Top|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While still part of Semi Precious Weapons, Tranter moved to Los Angeles and signed a publishing deal with [[Warner Chappell Music]] in 2012 to write songs for other artists.<ref name="GLAAD"/>
===2014–present: Focus on songwriting===
After signing with Warner Chappell, Tranter began working with artists such as [[Justin Bieber]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Hailee Steinfeld]], [[Fifth Harmony]], and [[Fall Out Boy]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Christina|last=Garibaldi|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2369203/justin-tranter-writer-pop-selena-gomez-justin-bieber/|date=November 4, 2015|title=This Rocker Has Been Writing All Of Your Favorite Pop Songs|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> In December 2015, Tranter was named one of the "20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015" by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' for their songwriting contributions to the pop charts of that year.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Gavin|last1=Edwards|first2=Keith|last2=Harris|first3=Brittany|last3=Spanos|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-biggest-breakouts-of-2015-20151228/justin-tranter-20151222|title=20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 28, 2015|access-date= January 5, 2016}}</ref> Tranter frequently collaborates with [[Julia Michaels]] and multiple songs co-written by the pair have appeared on [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]]; two such tracks, Gomez's "[[Good for You (song)|Good for You]]" and Bieber's "[[Sorry (Justin Bieber song)|Sorry]]", topped the [[Mainstream Top 40]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=July 8, 2014|title=How an Unlikely Duo Became the Hottest Songwriters in Pop Music|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/arts/music/how-an-unlikely-duo-became-the-hottest-songwriters-in-pop-music.html|access-date=December 24, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104051712/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/arts/music/how-an-unlikely-duo-became-the-hottest-songwriters-in-pop-music.html|archive-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Tranter and Michaels also teamed up to co-write [[Gwen Stefani]]'s third solo studio album ''[[This Is What the Truth Feels Like]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Nolan|last=Feeney|url=http://time.com/4257624/gwen-stefani-interview-this-is-what-the-truth-feels-like-blake-shelton|title=Gwen Stefani: How Making My New Album Saved My Life|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter has since written for artists ranging from [[Britney Spears]] and [[Demi Lovato]] to [[Imagine Dragons]] and [[Linkin Park]].<ref name="HitsInterview"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Rhian|last=Daly|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/julia-michaels-says-hard-time-listening-song-co-wrote-linkin-park-2122393|title=Julia Michaels says she has a 'hard time listening to' the song she co-wrote with Linkin Park|website=[[NME]]|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>
==Advocacy==
[[File:Justin Tranter at LoveLoud 2018 (43553462424).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Tranter performing at the 2018 edition of LoveLoud, a fundraising festival for LGBT youth<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/loveloud-festival-2018-lineup-imagine-dragons-dan-reynolds-8280596/|title=Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds' LoveLoud Festival 2018 Lineup: Zedd, Mike Shinoda, Grace VanderWaal & More|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>]]
Tranter's activism began in high school at the [[Chicago Academy for the Arts]], where they created the annual AIDS Benefit to raise awareness for [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="ChicagoAcademy"/><ref name="CampaignArchive"/> This was followed by Musicians with a Mission, a scholarship fund for LGBT youth education that Tranter founded while attending the [[Berklee College of Music]].<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>
Tranter flew to Orlando to help in the aftermath of the [[2016 Pulse nightclub shooting]].<ref name="GLAAD"/> They also co-wrote and co-organized the release of the charity single "[[Hands (2016 song)|Hands]]" to raise funds for [[Equality Florida]]'s Pulse Victims Fund, [[GLAAD]], and the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wilker|first=Deborah|title=Britney Spears, Pink, Selena Gomez Join 'Hands' for Orlando: How the All-Star Song Came to Life|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=December 24, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707152636/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando|archive-date=July 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2017, Tranter joined GLAAD's National Board of Directors.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jillian|last=Frankel|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7685996/justin-tranter-glaad-national-board-directors|title= Hitmaker Justin Tranter Joins GLAAD's National Board of Directors: 'I'm Using the Success I've Had to Help Other People Shine'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> During the [[GLAAD Media Awards]] of that year, Tranter raised $123,000 for the organization by auctioning off four individual songwriting and recording sessions.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Patrick|last=Crowley|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7785007/glaad-media-awards-justin-tranter-123k-auction-studio|title=GLAAD Media Awards: Songwriter Justin Tranter Raises $123K With Auction for Studio Sessions|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>
Tranter is also a supporter of [[Mercy for Animals]] and stopped eating meat in 1994.<ref name="Playboy"/>
On November 17, 2019, Tranter was honored with the [[ACLU]] of Southern California's Bill of Rights Award for their activist work as "an outspoken and powerful voice for the LGBTQIA+ community, diversity, the climate crisis, arts education, animal rights, and ending gun violence".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Daw|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/justin-tranter-selena-gomez-photo-aclu-award-8544000/|title=Justin Tranter Celebrates ACLU Award Win With Pal Selena Gomez: See the Sweet Post|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 18, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Tranter identifies as [[gender non-conforming]]<ref name="AdvocatePronouns">{{cite web|first=Jeffrey|last=Masters|url=https://www.advocate.com/music/2020/1/21/arianas-songwriter-justin-tranter-my-femininity-so-important|title=Songwriter Justin Tranter: "My Femininity Is So Important To Me"|date=January 21, 2020|website=[[The Advocate (LGBT)|The Advocate]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> and [[non-binary]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jem|last=Aswad|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/features/justin-tranter-lgbtq-advocate-allyship-1234985409/|title=Hitmaker Justin Tranter on LGBTQ Advocacy, Allyship: 'Without Marginalized People, Music Is Gonna Get Really Bad'|date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> They have stated that, with regards to pronouns, "[[singular they|they/them/theirs]] is what I relate to the most".<ref name="AdvocatePronouns"/> They are bisexual.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jerry|last=Nunn|url=https://windycitytimes.com/m/APPredirect.php?AID=26270|title=Semi Precious Weapons' Justin Tranter on Gaga, Chicago|date=April 21, 2010|website=[[Windy City Times]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
==Other ventures==
Tranter's jewelry company, Fetty, grew out of necklaces they designed to sell as merchandise for the Semi Precious Weapons shows. Fetty sold at retailers such as [[Urban Outfitters]] and [[Barneys]].<ref name="Refinery29">{{cite web|author=US|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/fettys-overpriced-line-gets-dr|title=Fetty's Pricey Line Gets Drastically Cheaper For Urban Outfitters|date=April 21, 2009|website=[[Refinery29]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> The designs typically feature hearts and weapons.<ref name="Refinery29"/> In 2008, Tranter designed a limited-edition sneaker for [[DKNY]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylehive.com/blog/justin-tranter-and-dkny |title=StyleHive Sneak Peek: Justin Tranter's Exclusive DKNY Sneaker Line|access-date=December 12, 2008|last=Newman|first=Sabrina|website=StyleHive|date=February 7, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210195458/http://www.stylehive.com/blog/justin-tranter-and-dkny|archive-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref>
===Television and film appearances===
Tranter has appeared as a guest on the [[E!]] cable network show ''[[Chelsea Lately]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1391957/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_8|title=Guest Appearance on Chelsea Lately|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=March 3, 2015|date=November 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=See WP:IMBD.|date=December 2021}} In December 2008, they also appeared as a coach on the [[MTV]] reality show ''[[Made (TV series)|Made]]'', in which they helped a young girl transform into a "rock star".<ref>{{cite web|title=MTV MADE: Rock Star. Season 9, Episode 30|website=[[MTV]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/made/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=147298#bio|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221122634/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/made/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=147298|archive-date=December 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Tranter had a cameo appearance as a person at a diner in the music video for "[[Telephone (song)|Telephone]]" by Lady Gaga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675756/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|access-date= March 3, 2015|title= Telephone (Video)|website= [[IMDb]]|date=November 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=See WP:IMBD.|date=December 2021}} In 2012, they were interviewed for the documentary feature film ''[[Jobriath A.D.]]'' about rock musician [[Jobriath]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hiler|first=James|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/11/jobriath-a-d-documentary-on-the-true-fairy-of-rock-and-roll-acquired-by-factory-25-32666/|title='Jobriath A.D.,' Documentary on 'The True Fairy of Rock and Roll,' Acquired by Factory 25|website=[[Indie Wire]]|date=November 25, 2013|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Work
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2003
| Outmusic Awards
| "Blend In"
| Out Song of the Year
| {{won}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|first=JD|last=Doyle|url=http://www.queermusicheritage.com/awards3.html|title=Outmusic Awards Data|website=Queer Music Heritage|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2017
| BMI Pop Awards
| Themself
| Pop Songwriter of the Year
| {{won}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warnerchappell-named-publisher-year-bmi-pop-awards/|date=May 10, 2017|title= Warner/Chappell Named Music Publisher of the Year at BMI Pop Awards|website=Music Business Worldwide|access-date=June 2, 2017|quote="We're so proud of Justin Tranter and Ross Golan, who won 2017 Songwriter of the Year, and all of our winners tonight."}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[75th Golden Globe Awards|2018]]
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| "[[Home (Nick Jonas song)|Home]]"
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| {{nom}}
| {{center|<ref name="HuffPost"/>}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]]
| [[Grammy Award]]s
| "[[Issues (Julia Michaels song)|Issues]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/justin-drew-tranter/188791|title=Justin Drew Tranter|website=Grammy.com|date=November 23, 2020|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref>}}
|}
==Discography==
{{For|Tranter's songwriting discography|List of songs written by Justin Tranter}}
===Solo===
* ''Scratched'' (2002)
* ''Tear Me Together'' (2004)
===Semi Precious Weapons===
{{main article|Semi Precious Weapons#Discography}}
* ''[[We Love You (Semi Precious Weapons album)|We Love You]]'' (2008)
* ''[[You Love You]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Aviation (album)|Aviation]]'' (2014)
===Featured appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album
|-
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Endwell"<br/>{{small|([[Bleu (musician)|Bleu]] featuring Justin Tranter and Mike Taylor)}}
| ''To Hell with You''
|-
| 2015
! scope="row"| "Our World"<br>{{small|([[Shapov]] featuring Justin Tranter)}}
| ''Axtone Ten''
|-
| 2016
! scope="row"| "Tied to You"<br>{{small|([[The Knocks]] featuring Justin Tranter)}}
| ''[[55 (album)|55]]''
|-
|}
===Soundtrack appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Album
|-
!scope="row"| "Forever"
| 2017
| ''[[The Lego Batman Movie#Soundtrack|The Lego Batman Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
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-'''Justin Drew Tranter''' (born June 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, singer, and activist. Frequently co-writing with [[Julia Michaels]], Tranter has written songs for artists such as [[Britney Spears]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[Linkin Park]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[DNCE]], [[Kesha]], [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Fifth Harmony]], [[5 Seconds of Summer]], [[Ariana Grande]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Bea Miller]], [[Demi Lovato]], [[Dua Lipa]], [[Måneskin]], and [[Fall Out Boy]]. From 2004 to 2014, Tranter was the lead singer of [[Semi Precious Weapons]], a rock band based in New York. Since February 2017, they have been a board member of [[GLAAD]], an organization that promotes LGBT acceptance in the entertainment and news industries.
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-Justin Drew Tranter was born and grew up in [[Hawthorn Woods, Illinois|Hawthorn Woods]]. They have three older brothers.<ref name="HitsInterview">{{cite web|first=Eve|last=Barlow|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=327033&title=JUSTIN-TRANTER:-THE-HITS-PRIDE-SPECIAL-INTERVIEW|title=Justin Tranter: the ''Hits'' Pride Special Interview|website=[[Hits Daily Double]]|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter says that they experienced bullying during their youth,<ref name="Playboy">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Martins|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7785007/glaad-media-awards-justin-tranter-123k-auction-studio|title=School of Pop: How Justin Tranter Became the Man Behind (Almost) Every Song You Love|website=[[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]|date=October 2, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> which caused them to be transferred from the [[Lake Zurich, Illinois|Lake Zurich]] public high school to the [[Chicago Academy for the Arts]] after a semester.<ref name="HitsInterview"/><ref name="ChicagoAcademy">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoacademyforthearts.org/justin-tranter-story|title=Justin Tranter|website=[[Chicago Academy for the Arts]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While studying musical theater at the Academy, they started the AIDS Benefit, an annual show run by students to raise awareness for [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="ChicagoAcademy"/><ref name="CampaignArchive">{{cite web|url=https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=20395c94e641fc31a03b0ec13&id=e78c812a42&e=89be563c44|title=17th Annual Academy AIDS Benefit|website=Email Campaign Archive from the Chicago Academy for the Arts|date=2014|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter graduated in 1998.<ref name="CampaignArchive"/> Following this, they studied at the [[Berklee College of Music]] in Boston. Along with songwriting, they also took classes in business management.<ref name="AppleMusicBio">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/semi-precious-weapons/253043929|title=Semi Precious Weapons on Apple Music|author1=j. poet|author2=Rovi|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While at Berklee, they founded Musicians with a Mission, a scholarship fund for LGBT youth education.<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>
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-===2002–2004: Career beginnings===
-Tranter released their debut studio album ''Scratched'' in 2002 and followed it up with their second studio album ''Tear Me Together'' in 2004.<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>
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-===2004–2014: Semi Precious Weapons===
-{{Main|Semi Precious Weapons}}
-[[File:Lady Gaga at Lollapalooza 2010 (cropped1).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Semi Precious Weapons performing with [[Lady Gaga]] at [[Lollapalooza]] 2010]]
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-In 2004, following the release of ''Tear Me Together'', Tranter formed the band [[Semi Precious Weapons]] in New York with fellow Berklee graduates [[Cole Whittle]], Dan Crean, and [[Aaron Lee Tasjan]];<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/> Tasjan was later replaced by Stevy Pyne.<ref name="GLAAD">{{cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/about/board/justintranter|title=Justin Tranter (Los Angeles, CA) (February 2017-Present)|website=[[GLAAD]]|date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> The band's debut studio album ''[[We Love You (Semi Precious Weapons album)|We Love You]]'' was released in 2008 and the band subsequently opened for [[Lady Gaga]] on her [[The Monster Ball Tour|Monster Ball Tour]] from 2009 to 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Browne|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-lady-gagas-monster-ball-summers-biggest-tour-20100805|title=Inside Lady Gaga's Monster Ball, Summer's Biggest Tour|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 5, 2010|access-date= January 5, 2016}}</ref> Semi Precious Weapons released two more albums, ''[[You Love You]]'' (2010) and ''[[Aviation (album)|Aviation]]'' (2014), before disbanding in 2014.<ref name="HuffPost">{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Michelson|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/justin-tranter-pop-music-songwriter_n_5a5e670ae4b096ecfca85501|title=Pop Hitmaker Justin Tranter Is Taking No Prisoners On His Rise To The Top|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While still part of Semi Precious Weapons, Tranter moved to Los Angeles and signed a publishing deal with [[Warner Chappell Music]] in 2012 to write songs for other artists.<ref name="GLAAD"/>
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-===2014–present: Focus on songwriting===
-After signing with Warner Chappell, Tranter began working with artists such as [[Justin Bieber]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Hailee Steinfeld]], [[Fifth Harmony]], and [[Fall Out Boy]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Christina|last=Garibaldi|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2369203/justin-tranter-writer-pop-selena-gomez-justin-bieber/|date=November 4, 2015|title=This Rocker Has Been Writing All Of Your Favorite Pop Songs|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> In December 2015, Tranter was named one of the "20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015" by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' for their songwriting contributions to the pop charts of that year.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Gavin|last1=Edwards|first2=Keith|last2=Harris|first3=Brittany|last3=Spanos|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-biggest-breakouts-of-2015-20151228/justin-tranter-20151222|title=20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 28, 2015|access-date= January 5, 2016}}</ref> Tranter frequently collaborates with [[Julia Michaels]] and multiple songs co-written by the pair have appeared on [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]]; two such tracks, Gomez's "[[Good for You (song)|Good for You]]" and Bieber's "[[Sorry (Justin Bieber song)|Sorry]]", topped the [[Mainstream Top 40]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=July 8, 2014|title=How an Unlikely Duo Became the Hottest Songwriters in Pop Music|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/arts/music/how-an-unlikely-duo-became-the-hottest-songwriters-in-pop-music.html|access-date=December 24, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104051712/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/arts/music/how-an-unlikely-duo-became-the-hottest-songwriters-in-pop-music.html|archive-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Tranter and Michaels also teamed up to co-write [[Gwen Stefani]]'s third solo studio album ''[[This Is What the Truth Feels Like]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Nolan|last=Feeney|url=http://time.com/4257624/gwen-stefani-interview-this-is-what-the-truth-feels-like-blake-shelton|title=Gwen Stefani: How Making My New Album Saved My Life|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter has since written for artists ranging from [[Britney Spears]] and [[Demi Lovato]] to [[Imagine Dragons]] and [[Linkin Park]].<ref name="HitsInterview"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Rhian|last=Daly|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/julia-michaels-says-hard-time-listening-song-co-wrote-linkin-park-2122393|title=Julia Michaels says she has a 'hard time listening to' the song she co-wrote with Linkin Park|website=[[NME]]|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>
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-==Advocacy==
-[[File:Justin Tranter at LoveLoud 2018 (43553462424).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Tranter performing at the 2018 edition of LoveLoud, a fundraising festival for LGBT youth<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/loveloud-festival-2018-lineup-imagine-dragons-dan-reynolds-8280596/|title=Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds' LoveLoud Festival 2018 Lineup: Zedd, Mike Shinoda, Grace VanderWaal & More|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>]]
-Tranter's activism began in high school at the [[Chicago Academy for the Arts]], where they created the annual AIDS Benefit to raise awareness for [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="ChicagoAcademy"/><ref name="CampaignArchive"/> This was followed by Musicians with a Mission, a scholarship fund for LGBT youth education that Tranter founded while attending the [[Berklee College of Music]].<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>
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-Tranter flew to Orlando to help in the aftermath of the [[2016 Pulse nightclub shooting]].<ref name="GLAAD"/> They also co-wrote and co-organized the release of the charity single "[[Hands (2016 song)|Hands]]" to raise funds for [[Equality Florida]]'s Pulse Victims Fund, [[GLAAD]], and the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wilker|first=Deborah|title=Britney Spears, Pink, Selena Gomez Join 'Hands' for Orlando: How the All-Star Song Came to Life|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=December 24, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707152636/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando|archive-date=July 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-In February 2017, Tranter joined GLAAD's National Board of Directors.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jillian|last=Frankel|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7685996/justin-tranter-glaad-national-board-directors|title= Hitmaker Justin Tranter Joins GLAAD's National Board of Directors: 'I'm Using the Success I've Had to Help Other People Shine'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> During the [[GLAAD Media Awards]] of that year, Tranter raised $123,000 for the organization by auctioning off four individual songwriting and recording sessions.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Patrick|last=Crowley|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7785007/glaad-media-awards-justin-tranter-123k-auction-studio|title=GLAAD Media Awards: Songwriter Justin Tranter Raises $123K With Auction for Studio Sessions|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>
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-Tranter is also a supporter of [[Mercy for Animals]] and stopped eating meat in 1994.<ref name="Playboy"/>
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-On November 17, 2019, Tranter was honored with the [[ACLU]] of Southern California's Bill of Rights Award for their activist work as "an outspoken and powerful voice for the LGBTQIA+ community, diversity, the climate crisis, arts education, animal rights, and ending gun violence".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Daw|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/justin-tranter-selena-gomez-photo-aclu-award-8544000/|title=Justin Tranter Celebrates ACLU Award Win With Pal Selena Gomez: See the Sweet Post|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 18, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>
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-==Personal life==
-Tranter identifies as [[gender non-conforming]]<ref name="AdvocatePronouns">{{cite web|first=Jeffrey|last=Masters|url=https://www.advocate.com/music/2020/1/21/arianas-songwriter-justin-tranter-my-femininity-so-important|title=Songwriter Justin Tranter: "My Femininity Is So Important To Me"|date=January 21, 2020|website=[[The Advocate (LGBT)|The Advocate]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> and [[non-binary]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jem|last=Aswad|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/features/justin-tranter-lgbtq-advocate-allyship-1234985409/|title=Hitmaker Justin Tranter on LGBTQ Advocacy, Allyship: 'Without Marginalized People, Music Is Gonna Get Really Bad'|date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> They have stated that, with regards to pronouns, "[[singular they|they/them/theirs]] is what I relate to the most".<ref name="AdvocatePronouns"/> They are bisexual.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jerry|last=Nunn|url=https://windycitytimes.com/m/APPredirect.php?AID=26270|title=Semi Precious Weapons' Justin Tranter on Gaga, Chicago|date=April 21, 2010|website=[[Windy City Times]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
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-==Other ventures==
-Tranter's jewelry company, Fetty, grew out of necklaces they designed to sell as merchandise for the Semi Precious Weapons shows. Fetty sold at retailers such as [[Urban Outfitters]] and [[Barneys]].<ref name="Refinery29">{{cite web|author=US|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/fettys-overpriced-line-gets-dr|title=Fetty's Pricey Line Gets Drastically Cheaper For Urban Outfitters|date=April 21, 2009|website=[[Refinery29]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> The designs typically feature hearts and weapons.<ref name="Refinery29"/> In 2008, Tranter designed a limited-edition sneaker for [[DKNY]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylehive.com/blog/justin-tranter-and-dkny |title=StyleHive Sneak Peek: Justin Tranter's Exclusive DKNY Sneaker Line|access-date=December 12, 2008|last=Newman|first=Sabrina|website=StyleHive|date=February 7, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210195458/http://www.stylehive.com/blog/justin-tranter-and-dkny|archive-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref>
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-===Television and film appearances===
-Tranter has appeared as a guest on the [[E!]] cable network show ''[[Chelsea Lately]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1391957/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_8|title=Guest Appearance on Chelsea Lately|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=March 3, 2015|date=November 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=See WP:IMBD.|date=December 2021}} In December 2008, they also appeared as a coach on the [[MTV]] reality show ''[[Made (TV series)|Made]]'', in which they helped a young girl transform into a "rock star".<ref>{{cite web|title=MTV MADE: Rock Star. Season 9, Episode 30|website=[[MTV]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/made/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=147298#bio|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221122634/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/made/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=147298|archive-date=December 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Tranter had a cameo appearance as a person at a diner in the music video for "[[Telephone (song)|Telephone]]" by Lady Gaga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675756/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|access-date= March 3, 2015|title= Telephone (Video)|website= [[IMDb]]|date=November 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=See WP:IMBD.|date=December 2021}} In 2012, they were interviewed for the documentary feature film ''[[Jobriath A.D.]]'' about rock musician [[Jobriath]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hiler|first=James|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/11/jobriath-a-d-documentary-on-the-true-fairy-of-rock-and-roll-acquired-by-factory-25-32666/|title='Jobriath A.D.,' Documentary on 'The True Fairy of Rock and Roll,' Acquired by Factory 25|website=[[Indie Wire]]|date=November 25, 2013|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>
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-==Awards and nominations==
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-! scope="row"| 2003
-| Outmusic Awards
-| "Blend In"
-| Out Song of the Year
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-| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|first=JD|last=Doyle|url=http://www.queermusicheritage.com/awards3.html|title=Outmusic Awards Data|website=Queer Music Heritage|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>}}
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-! scope="row"| 2017
-| BMI Pop Awards
-| Themself
-| Pop Songwriter of the Year
-| {{won}}
-| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warnerchappell-named-publisher-year-bmi-pop-awards/|date=May 10, 2017|title= Warner/Chappell Named Music Publisher of the Year at BMI Pop Awards|website=Music Business Worldwide|access-date=June 2, 2017|quote="We're so proud of Justin Tranter and Ross Golan, who won 2017 Songwriter of the Year, and all of our winners tonight."}}</ref>}}
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-! scope="row"| [[75th Golden Globe Awards|2018]]
-| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
-| "[[Home (Nick Jonas song)|Home]]"
-| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
-| {{nom}}
-| {{center|<ref name="HuffPost"/>}}
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-! scope="row"| [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]]
-| [[Grammy Award]]s
-| "[[Issues (Julia Michaels song)|Issues]]"
-| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
-| {{nom}}
-| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/justin-drew-tranter/188791|title=Justin Drew Tranter|website=Grammy.com|date=November 23, 2020|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref>}}
-|}
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-==Discography==
-{{For|Tranter's songwriting discography|List of songs written by Justin Tranter}}
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-===Solo===
-* ''Scratched'' (2002)
-* ''Tear Me Together'' (2004)
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-===Semi Precious Weapons===
-{{main article|Semi Precious Weapons#Discography}}
-* ''[[We Love You (Semi Precious Weapons album)|We Love You]]'' (2008)
-* ''[[You Love You]]'' (2010)
-* ''[[Aviation (album)|Aviation]]'' (2014)
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-===Featured appearances===
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-! scope="col"| Title
-! scope="col"| Album
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-| 2013
-! scope="row"| "Endwell"<br/>{{small|([[Bleu (musician)|Bleu]] featuring Justin Tranter and Mike Taylor)}}
-| ''To Hell with You''
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-| 2015
-! scope="row"| "Our World"<br>{{small|([[Shapov]] featuring Justin Tranter)}}
-| ''Axtone Ten''
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-| 2016
-! scope="row"| "Tied to You"<br>{{small|([[The Knocks]] featuring Justin Tranter)}}
-| ''[[55 (album)|55]]''
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-|}
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-===Soundtrack appearances===
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-! scope="col"| Year
-! scope="col"| Album
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-!scope="row"| "Forever"
-| 2017
-| ''[[The Lego Batman Movie#Soundtrack|The Lego Batman Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
-|}
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-==References==
-{{reflist}}
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-==External links==
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+===He likes balls and he watches porn and mastribates to it. The end===
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22 => ''''Justin Drew Tranter''' (born June 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, singer, and activist. Frequently co-writing with [[Julia Michaels]], Tranter has written songs for artists such as [[Britney Spears]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[Linkin Park]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[DNCE]], [[Kesha]], [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Fifth Harmony]], [[5 Seconds of Summer]], [[Ariana Grande]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Bea Miller]], [[Demi Lovato]], [[Dua Lipa]], [[Måneskin]], and [[Fall Out Boy]]. From 2004 to 2014, Tranter was the lead singer of [[Semi Precious Weapons]], a rock band based in New York. Since February 2017, they have been a board member of [[GLAAD]], an organization that promotes LGBT acceptance in the entertainment and news industries.',
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24 => '==Early life==',
25 => 'Justin Drew Tranter was born and grew up in [[Hawthorn Woods, Illinois|Hawthorn Woods]]. They have three older brothers.<ref name="HitsInterview">{{cite web|first=Eve|last=Barlow|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=327033&title=JUSTIN-TRANTER:-THE-HITS-PRIDE-SPECIAL-INTERVIEW|title=Justin Tranter: the ''Hits'' Pride Special Interview|website=[[Hits Daily Double]]|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter says that they experienced bullying during their youth,<ref name="Playboy">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Martins|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7785007/glaad-media-awards-justin-tranter-123k-auction-studio|title=School of Pop: How Justin Tranter Became the Man Behind (Almost) Every Song You Love|website=[[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]|date=October 2, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> which caused them to be transferred from the [[Lake Zurich, Illinois|Lake Zurich]] public high school to the [[Chicago Academy for the Arts]] after a semester.<ref name="HitsInterview"/><ref name="ChicagoAcademy">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoacademyforthearts.org/justin-tranter-story|title=Justin Tranter|website=[[Chicago Academy for the Arts]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While studying musical theater at the Academy, they started the AIDS Benefit, an annual show run by students to raise awareness for [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="ChicagoAcademy"/><ref name="CampaignArchive">{{cite web|url=https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=20395c94e641fc31a03b0ec13&id=e78c812a42&e=89be563c44|title=17th Annual Academy AIDS Benefit|website=Email Campaign Archive from the Chicago Academy for the Arts|date=2014|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter graduated in 1998.<ref name="CampaignArchive"/> Following this, they studied at the [[Berklee College of Music]] in Boston. Along with songwriting, they also took classes in business management.<ref name="AppleMusicBio">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/semi-precious-weapons/253043929|title=Semi Precious Weapons on Apple Music|author1=j. poet|author2=Rovi|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While at Berklee, they founded Musicians with a Mission, a scholarship fund for LGBT youth education.<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>',
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27 => '==Musical career==',
28 => '===2002–2004: Career beginnings===',
29 => 'Tranter released their debut studio album ''Scratched'' in 2002 and followed it up with their second studio album ''Tear Me Together'' in 2004.<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>',
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31 => '===2004–2014: Semi Precious Weapons===',
32 => '{{Main|Semi Precious Weapons}}',
33 => '[[File:Lady Gaga at Lollapalooza 2010 (cropped1).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Semi Precious Weapons performing with [[Lady Gaga]] at [[Lollapalooza]] 2010]]',
34 => '',
35 => 'In 2004, following the release of ''Tear Me Together'', Tranter formed the band [[Semi Precious Weapons]] in New York with fellow Berklee graduates [[Cole Whittle]], Dan Crean, and [[Aaron Lee Tasjan]];<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/> Tasjan was later replaced by Stevy Pyne.<ref name="GLAAD">{{cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/about/board/justintranter|title=Justin Tranter (Los Angeles, CA) (February 2017-Present)|website=[[GLAAD]]|date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> The band's debut studio album ''[[We Love You (Semi Precious Weapons album)|We Love You]]'' was released in 2008 and the band subsequently opened for [[Lady Gaga]] on her [[The Monster Ball Tour|Monster Ball Tour]] from 2009 to 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Browne|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-lady-gagas-monster-ball-summers-biggest-tour-20100805|title=Inside Lady Gaga's Monster Ball, Summer's Biggest Tour|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 5, 2010|access-date= January 5, 2016}}</ref> Semi Precious Weapons released two more albums, ''[[You Love You]]'' (2010) and ''[[Aviation (album)|Aviation]]'' (2014), before disbanding in 2014.<ref name="HuffPost">{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Michelson|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/justin-tranter-pop-music-songwriter_n_5a5e670ae4b096ecfca85501|title=Pop Hitmaker Justin Tranter Is Taking No Prisoners On His Rise To The Top|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> While still part of Semi Precious Weapons, Tranter moved to Los Angeles and signed a publishing deal with [[Warner Chappell Music]] in 2012 to write songs for other artists.<ref name="GLAAD"/>',
36 => '',
37 => '===2014–present: Focus on songwriting===',
38 => 'After signing with Warner Chappell, Tranter began working with artists such as [[Justin Bieber]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Hailee Steinfeld]], [[Fifth Harmony]], and [[Fall Out Boy]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Christina|last=Garibaldi|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2369203/justin-tranter-writer-pop-selena-gomez-justin-bieber/|date=November 4, 2015|title=This Rocker Has Been Writing All Of Your Favorite Pop Songs|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> In December 2015, Tranter was named one of the "20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015" by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' for their songwriting contributions to the pop charts of that year.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Gavin|last1=Edwards|first2=Keith|last2=Harris|first3=Brittany|last3=Spanos|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-biggest-breakouts-of-2015-20151228/justin-tranter-20151222|title=20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 28, 2015|access-date= January 5, 2016}}</ref> Tranter frequently collaborates with [[Julia Michaels]] and multiple songs co-written by the pair have appeared on [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]]; two such tracks, Gomez's "[[Good for You (song)|Good for You]]" and Bieber's "[[Sorry (Justin Bieber song)|Sorry]]", topped the [[Mainstream Top 40]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=July 8, 2014|title=How an Unlikely Duo Became the Hottest Songwriters in Pop Music|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/arts/music/how-an-unlikely-duo-became-the-hottest-songwriters-in-pop-music.html|access-date=December 24, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104051712/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/arts/music/how-an-unlikely-duo-became-the-hottest-songwriters-in-pop-music.html|archive-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Tranter and Michaels also teamed up to co-write [[Gwen Stefani]]'s third solo studio album ''[[This Is What the Truth Feels Like]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Nolan|last=Feeney|url=http://time.com/4257624/gwen-stefani-interview-this-is-what-the-truth-feels-like-blake-shelton|title=Gwen Stefani: How Making My New Album Saved My Life|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> Tranter has since written for artists ranging from [[Britney Spears]] and [[Demi Lovato]] to [[Imagine Dragons]] and [[Linkin Park]].<ref name="HitsInterview"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Rhian|last=Daly|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/julia-michaels-says-hard-time-listening-song-co-wrote-linkin-park-2122393|title=Julia Michaels says she has a 'hard time listening to' the song she co-wrote with Linkin Park|website=[[NME]]|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>',
39 => '',
40 => '==Advocacy==',
41 => '[[File:Justin Tranter at LoveLoud 2018 (43553462424).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Tranter performing at the 2018 edition of LoveLoud, a fundraising festival for LGBT youth<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/loveloud-festival-2018-lineup-imagine-dragons-dan-reynolds-8280596/|title=Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds' LoveLoud Festival 2018 Lineup: Zedd, Mike Shinoda, Grace VanderWaal & More|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>]]',
42 => 'Tranter's activism began in high school at the [[Chicago Academy for the Arts]], where they created the annual AIDS Benefit to raise awareness for [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="ChicagoAcademy"/><ref name="CampaignArchive"/> This was followed by Musicians with a Mission, a scholarship fund for LGBT youth education that Tranter founded while attending the [[Berklee College of Music]].<ref name="AppleMusicBio"/>',
43 => '',
44 => 'Tranter flew to Orlando to help in the aftermath of the [[2016 Pulse nightclub shooting]].<ref name="GLAAD"/> They also co-wrote and co-organized the release of the charity single "[[Hands (2016 song)|Hands]]" to raise funds for [[Equality Florida]]'s Pulse Victims Fund, [[GLAAD]], and the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wilker|first=Deborah|title=Britney Spears, Pink, Selena Gomez Join 'Hands' for Orlando: How the All-Star Song Came to Life|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=December 24, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707152636/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando|archive-date=July 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>',
45 => '',
46 => 'In February 2017, Tranter joined GLAAD's National Board of Directors.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jillian|last=Frankel|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7685996/justin-tranter-glaad-national-board-directors|title= Hitmaker Justin Tranter Joins GLAAD's National Board of Directors: 'I'm Using the Success I've Had to Help Other People Shine'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> During the [[GLAAD Media Awards]] of that year, Tranter raised $123,000 for the organization by auctioning off four individual songwriting and recording sessions.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Patrick|last=Crowley|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7785007/glaad-media-awards-justin-tranter-123k-auction-studio|title=GLAAD Media Awards: Songwriter Justin Tranter Raises $123K With Auction for Studio Sessions|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>',
47 => '',
48 => 'Tranter is also a supporter of [[Mercy for Animals]] and stopped eating meat in 1994.<ref name="Playboy"/>',
49 => '',
50 => 'On November 17, 2019, Tranter was honored with the [[ACLU]] of Southern California's Bill of Rights Award for their activist work as "an outspoken and powerful voice for the LGBTQIA+ community, diversity, the climate crisis, arts education, animal rights, and ending gun violence".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Daw|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/justin-tranter-selena-gomez-photo-aclu-award-8544000/|title=Justin Tranter Celebrates ACLU Award Win With Pal Selena Gomez: See the Sweet Post|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 18, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>',
51 => '',
52 => '==Personal life==',
53 => 'Tranter identifies as [[gender non-conforming]]<ref name="AdvocatePronouns">{{cite web|first=Jeffrey|last=Masters|url=https://www.advocate.com/music/2020/1/21/arianas-songwriter-justin-tranter-my-femininity-so-important|title=Songwriter Justin Tranter: "My Femininity Is So Important To Me"|date=January 21, 2020|website=[[The Advocate (LGBT)|The Advocate]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> and [[non-binary]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jem|last=Aswad|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/features/justin-tranter-lgbtq-advocate-allyship-1234985409/|title=Hitmaker Justin Tranter on LGBTQ Advocacy, Allyship: 'Without Marginalized People, Music Is Gonna Get Really Bad'|date=June 2, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> They have stated that, with regards to pronouns, "[[singular they|they/them/theirs]] is what I relate to the most".<ref name="AdvocatePronouns"/> They are bisexual.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jerry|last=Nunn|url=https://windycitytimes.com/m/APPredirect.php?AID=26270|title=Semi Precious Weapons' Justin Tranter on Gaga, Chicago|date=April 21, 2010|website=[[Windy City Times]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref>',
54 => '',
55 => '==Other ventures==',
56 => 'Tranter's jewelry company, Fetty, grew out of necklaces they designed to sell as merchandise for the Semi Precious Weapons shows. Fetty sold at retailers such as [[Urban Outfitters]] and [[Barneys]].<ref name="Refinery29">{{cite web|author=US|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/fettys-overpriced-line-gets-dr|title=Fetty's Pricey Line Gets Drastically Cheaper For Urban Outfitters|date=April 21, 2009|website=[[Refinery29]]|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref> The designs typically feature hearts and weapons.<ref name="Refinery29"/> In 2008, Tranter designed a limited-edition sneaker for [[DKNY]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylehive.com/blog/justin-tranter-and-dkny |title=StyleHive Sneak Peek: Justin Tranter's Exclusive DKNY Sneaker Line|access-date=December 12, 2008|last=Newman|first=Sabrina|website=StyleHive|date=February 7, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210195458/http://www.stylehive.com/blog/justin-tranter-and-dkny|archive-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref>',
57 => '',
58 => '===Television and film appearances===',
59 => 'Tranter has appeared as a guest on the [[E!]] cable network show ''[[Chelsea Lately]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1391957/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_8|title=Guest Appearance on Chelsea Lately|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=March 3, 2015|date=November 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=See WP:IMBD.|date=December 2021}} In December 2008, they also appeared as a coach on the [[MTV]] reality show ''[[Made (TV series)|Made]]'', in which they helped a young girl transform into a "rock star".<ref>{{cite web|title=MTV MADE: Rock Star. Season 9, Episode 30|website=[[MTV]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/made/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=147298#bio|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221122634/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/made/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=147298|archive-date=December 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Tranter had a cameo appearance as a person at a diner in the music video for "[[Telephone (song)|Telephone]]" by Lady Gaga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675756/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|access-date= March 3, 2015|title= Telephone (Video)|website= [[IMDb]]|date=November 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=See WP:IMBD.|date=December 2021}} In 2012, they were interviewed for the documentary feature film ''[[Jobriath A.D.]]'' about rock musician [[Jobriath]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hiler|first=James|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/11/jobriath-a-d-documentary-on-the-true-fairy-of-rock-and-roll-acquired-by-factory-25-32666/|title='Jobriath A.D.,' Documentary on 'The True Fairy of Rock and Roll,' Acquired by Factory 25|website=[[Indie Wire]]|date=November 25, 2013|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>',
60 => '',
61 => '==Awards and nominations==',
62 => '{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"',
63 => '|-',
64 => '! scope="col"| Year',
65 => '! scope="col"| Award',
66 => '! scope="col"| Work',
67 => '! scope="col"| Category',
68 => '! scope="col"| Result',
69 => '! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}',
70 => '|-',
71 => '! scope="row"| 2003',
72 => '| Outmusic Awards',
73 => '| "Blend In"',
74 => '| Out Song of the Year',
75 => '| {{won}}',
76 => '| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|first=JD|last=Doyle|url=http://www.queermusicheritage.com/awards3.html|title=Outmusic Awards Data|website=Queer Music Heritage|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>}}',
77 => '|-',
78 => '! scope="row"| 2017',
79 => '| BMI Pop Awards',
80 => '| Themself',
81 => '| Pop Songwriter of the Year',
82 => '| {{won}}',
83 => '| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warnerchappell-named-publisher-year-bmi-pop-awards/|date=May 10, 2017|title= Warner/Chappell Named Music Publisher of the Year at BMI Pop Awards|website=Music Business Worldwide|access-date=June 2, 2017|quote="We're so proud of Justin Tranter and Ross Golan, who won 2017 Songwriter of the Year, and all of our winners tonight."}}</ref>}}',
84 => '|-',
85 => '! scope="row"| [[75th Golden Globe Awards|2018]]',
86 => '| [[Golden Globe Awards]]',
87 => '| "[[Home (Nick Jonas song)|Home]]"',
88 => '| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]',
89 => '| {{nom}}',
90 => '| {{center|<ref name="HuffPost"/>}}',
91 => '|-',
92 => '! scope="row"| [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]]',
93 => '| [[Grammy Award]]s',
94 => '| "[[Issues (Julia Michaels song)|Issues]]"',
95 => '| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]',
96 => '| {{nom}}',
97 => '| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/justin-drew-tranter/188791|title=Justin Drew Tranter|website=Grammy.com|date=November 23, 2020|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref>}}',
98 => '|}',
99 => '',
100 => '==Discography==',
101 => '{{For|Tranter's songwriting discography|List of songs written by Justin Tranter}}',
102 => '',
103 => '===Solo===',
104 => '* ''Scratched'' (2002)',
105 => '* ''Tear Me Together'' (2004)',
106 => '',
107 => '===Semi Precious Weapons===',
108 => '{{main article|Semi Precious Weapons#Discography}}',
109 => '* ''[[We Love You (Semi Precious Weapons album)|We Love You]]'' (2008)',
110 => '* ''[[You Love You]]'' (2010)',
111 => '* ''[[Aviation (album)|Aviation]]'' (2014)',
112 => '',
113 => '===Featured appearances===',
114 => '{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"',
115 => '|-',
116 => '! scope="col"| Year',
117 => '! scope="col"| Title',
118 => '! scope="col"| Album',
119 => '|-',
120 => '| 2013',
121 => '! scope="row"| "Endwell"<br/>{{small|([[Bleu (musician)|Bleu]] featuring Justin Tranter and Mike Taylor)}}',
122 => '| ''To Hell with You''',
123 => '|-',
124 => '| 2015',
125 => '! scope="row"| "Our World"<br>{{small|([[Shapov]] featuring Justin Tranter)}}',
126 => '| ''Axtone Ten''',
127 => '|-',
128 => '| 2016',
129 => '! scope="row"| "Tied to You"<br>{{small|([[The Knocks]] featuring Justin Tranter)}}',
130 => '| ''[[55 (album)|55]]''',
131 => '|-',
132 => '|}',
133 => '',
134 => '===Soundtrack appearances===',
135 => '{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"',
136 => '! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title',
137 => '! scope="col"| Year',
138 => '! scope="col"| Album',
139 => '|-',
140 => '!scope="row"| "Forever"',
141 => '| 2017',
142 => '| ''[[The Lego Batman Movie#Soundtrack|The Lego Batman Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''',
143 => '|}',
144 => '',
145 => '==References==',
146 => '{{reflist}}',
147 => '',
148 => '==External links==',
149 => '*{{Commons category-inline|Justin Tranter}}',
150 => '',
151 => '{{Authority control}}',
152 => '',
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154 => '[[Category:21st-century American singers]]',
155 => '[[Category:American jewelry designers]]',
156 => '[[Category:American rock songwriters]]',
157 => '[[Category:American rock singers]]',
158 => '[[Category:Berklee College of Music alumni]]',
159 => '[[Category:Bisexual musicians]]',
160 => '[[Category:LGBT people from New York (state)]]',
161 => '[[Category:LGBT people from Illinois]]',
162 => '[[Category:LGBT singers from the United States]]',
163 => '[[Category:Living people]]',
164 => '[[Category:Non-binary musicians]]',
165 => '[[Category:People from Lake Zurich, Illinois]]',
166 => '[[Category:Semi Precious Weapons members]]',
167 => '[[Category:Singers from New York City]]',
168 => '[[Category:Singer-songwriters from New York (state)]]',
169 => '[[Category:Bisexual non-binary people]]'
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