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Ariowa Ogheneochuko Kennedy Irosogie
Born1992
London, England
Other namesAri PenSmith, Ariowa Irosogie
Musical career
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • producer
  • singer
LabelsThe Flight Club / Warner Chappell Music[1][2]

Ariowa Irosogie, also known as Ari PenSmith, is an English songwriter, producer and singer best known for his writing collaborations with afrobeat producer P2J, as well as his work on Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift & Renaissance, and rapper GoldLink's Diaspora, among others.[3][4][5]

Selected songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album
"Hands in the Air" (Featuring Tulisa & Ice Kid) 2013 Wiley The Ascent
"Still Up" (Featuring Phil Adé & Jazz Cartier) 2016 Wale Summer on Sunset
"Mirror" 2018 Mario Dancing Shadows
"Your Choice" (Featuring Burna Boy) Lily Allen No Shame
"Addiction" 2019 Doja Cat Hot Pink
"Don't Jealous Me" Tekno, Lord Afrixana, Yemi Alade & Mr Eazi The Lion King: The Gift
"Keys to the Kingdom" Tiwa Savage & Mr Eazi
"Scar" 070 Shake & Jessie Reyez
"//error" GoldLink Diaspora
"Zulu Screams" (Featuring Maleek Berry & Bibi Bourelly)
"More" (Featuring Lola Rae)
"Yard" (Featuring Haile of WSTRN)
"Spanish Song" (Featuring WaveIQ)
"No Lie" (Featuring Wizkid)
"Swoosh"
"Situationship" Snoh Aalegra Ugh, Those Feels Again
"Wasted Energy" (Featuring Diamond Platnumz & Kaash Paige) 2020 Alicia Keys Alicia
"Reckless" Wizkid Made in Lagos
"Piece of Me" (Featuring Ella Mai)
"Day Dream" NCT 127 Neo Zone: The Final Round
"That's a No No" Itzy It'z Me
"Dying 4 Your Love" 2021 Snoh Aalegra Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies
"Wickedest" TAMERA Afrodite
"Angel Dust"
"New Hobby"
"Wild Jasmine" Joy Crookes Skin
"Anymore" (Featuring Lucky Daye) Sinéad Harnett Ready Is Always Too Late
"Little Giants" NAO And Then Life Was Beautiful
"Move" (Featuring Grace Jones & Tems) 2022 Beyoncé Renaissance
"Fallen Angel" Ella Mai Heart on My Sleeve
"Adultsville" Bellah Adultsville EP
"Prototype"
"Garden"
"In The Moment"
"Evil Eye (Extended)"
"Always Something"
"Something I'm Not" 2023 Rae Sremmurd Sremm 4 Life
"Water" Tyla Tyla
"Truth or Dare"
"Butterflies"

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Joke Ting" [6] 2019 GoldLink Diaspora
"Vex Oh" Kaytranada, GoldLink & Eight9FLY Bubba
"City Girl" [7] 2020 Jonah Christian Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
2023 65th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Renaissance) Nominated [8]

References

  1. ^ "Executive Turntable: Concord Publishing Chief Jake Wisely Steps Down, UK Music Names New CEO". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Connecting Dots: Inside the UK's First Large-Scale Songwriting Camp with Warner Chappell". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Hitmakers: 10 Black British Songwriters You Need to Know". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Beyoncé Releases New Album Renaissance: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. July 29, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  5. ^ Itseli, Minou. "Meet Bellah, Princess Of UK R&B". Complex.
  6. ^ "Five Minutes with DMV Rapper GoldLink | Wonderland Magazine". June 4, 2019. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ari PenSmith & Jonah Christian Drop "City Girl"". Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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