SONGWRITERS SPOTLIGHT - IT'S TIME TO SHINE FOR BONNIE MCKEE AND ED DREWETT

Famous in their own right, American Bonnie McKee and Brit Ed Drewett have been riding the wave of pop stardom for some time now. What, never heard of them? That's probably because you know their songs as opposed to their voices - both are stars of the songwriting world and we guarantee you'll know some of their tunes.

29 year-old McKee, who hails from California, is responsible for some of the best pop hits of the last decade. Alongside some of the biggest writing superstars of today (Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Dr Luke, Josh Abraham) McKee has written for Katy Perry ('Part of Me', 'Wide Awake', 'Teenage Dream'), Britney Spears ('Hold It Against Me', 'Ooh La La'), Rita Ora ('How We Do Party'), Ke$ha ('C'mon') and many, many more.

Mr Drewett, the 25 year-old Essex lad, has an equally impressive line-up of songwriting hits, spawning tracks for The Wanted ('All Time Low', 'Glad You Came'), Olly Murs ('Dear Darlin') and One Direction ('Best Song Ever').

Now it's time for the spotlight to shine on the songwriting stars themselves, as both release impressive singles where they're at the front of the stage instead of behind it.

Red-headed McKee has just released 'American Girl' - the lead single from her upcoming sophomore studio album due later this year. The track, which she co-penned with Alex Metric, Jacknife Lee and Oliver Goldstein, is full of playful, summer loving. It's very radio friendly and with a video that features cameos from some of pop's biggest stars, we think this one will be big!

Drewett, who's been asked to draft further tunes for One Direction's upcoming third studio album, has just released 'Undefeated' - the follow up his debut single 'Drunk Dial' which was released earlier this year. The track is a solid entry into the male-pop market, one that should shine the spotlight on the well-deserved star.

Check out both tracks below and prepare to hear a lot of both across the coming months!

Both 'American Girl' and 'Undefeated' are out now

Bonnie McKee [iTunes]
Ed Drewett [iTunes]

'American Girl'



'Undefeated'