SHELLY PEIKEN — Sideways

Shelly Peiken has been a prolific, behind-the-scenes force in the music business for more than two decades. She is best known for penning culturally resonant, female-empowerment anthems such as Christina Aguilera’s No. 1 hit, “What a Girl Wants” and Meredith Brooks’ smash, “Bitch.” Shelly’s songs have appeared in hundreds of films and TV shows including “What Women Want,” “The Blind Side,” “Music Of The Heart,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “30 Rock,” “Glee,” “Smash” and many more.

Shelly earned a GRAMMY Nomination for the audio version of Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter, a humorous pop culture memoir about her journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to writing hits of her own.

Now the #1 songwriter is venturing into uncharted territory and making an album of her own. It will include “Bitch 2.0” (produced by Eve Nelson), a cinematic re-interpretation of the GRAMMY Award winning pop song first brought to light in 1997 by Meredith Brooks and “What A Girl Wants 2.0” right in time for the 20th birthday of the first No. 1 song of the millennium. The album will also include a handful of Shelly's other recognizable chart-toppers as well as some personal favorites that you'll get to hear for the first time. She hopes you’ll enjoy the album as much as she enjoyed finally making it.

Shelly is a founding member of SONA (Songwriters of North America) a creators’ rights advocacy organization that has been making a name for itself preserving the value of songs and songwriters in a new music marketplace.