Leland_(musician)

Leland (musician)

Leland (musician)

American singer and songwriter (born 1987)


Brett Leland McLaughlin, known professionally as Leland, is an American singer and songwriter.[1] Based in Los Angeles, California, he has worked closely with a range of popular artists, including Selena Gomez, Troye Sivan, Daya, Andy Grammer, Kelsea Ballerini and Allie X.[2][3] In December 2017, McLaughlin signed with Vertigo Berlin/Universal Music Germany for his career as a singer and is currently published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Since 2017, he has been the resident songwriter and producer for RuPaul's Drag Race and some of its spin-offs. McLaughlin graduated from Belmont University’s School of Music in 2009 with a major in commercial voice.

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Discography

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Singles

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Television

RuPaul's Drag Race

Leland co-wrote Kardashian: The Musical, VH1 Divas Live and Kitty Girls featured on the ninth season and All Stars 3 of VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race, and was a guest on the sixth episode of All Stars 3, second episode of All Stars 4, twelfth episode of season 12 and seventh episode of All Stars 6. Leland co-wrote "I'm That Bitch" and "You Think You Know Me" for the first two episodes of the twelfth season.

Leland co-wrote "Break Up (Bye Bye)" and "UK Hun?" for RuPaul's Drag Race UK. He also wrote "Queens Down Under" for RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.

Love, Victor

Leland served as executive music producer for the Hulu series Love, Victor, in addition to writing the series' theme song "Somebody Tell Me". He also co-wrote 13 original songs for the series' soundtrack.

The Other Two

Leland co-wrote "My Brother's Gay" and "Stink", and the theme song for the series The Other Two, which was executive produced by Lorne Michaels and created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, and aired on Comedy Central.

Gayme Show

Leland served as executive music producer and composer for Gayme Show on Quibi.

Films

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

McLaughlin composed the score, and wrote 11 original songs with Bram Inscore, for the Netflix original movie Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, directed by Ian Samuels and starring Shannon Purser. The film was released on September 7, 2018.[5]

Boy Erased

McLaughlin composed the theme song "Revelation", featured in the movie and end credits of the film Boy Erased, with Troye Sivan and Jonsi.[6]

Personal life

Leland was born in Biloxi, Mississippi.[7] He is openly gay.[8]

Songwriting and production credits

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  1. "Hide Away" did not enter the Official UK Chart, but did peak at number 6 on the UK Indie Chart.
  2. "Don't Wait" did not enter the Official UK Chart, but did peak at number 7 on the UK Indie Chart.
  3. "Talk Me Down" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 4 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
  4. "Vowels" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 29 on the US Alternative Airplay Chart.
  5. "Why" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 8 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
  6. "New" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 34 on the US Mainstream Top 40 Chart.
  7. "The Good Side" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 4 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
  8. "Bloom" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 1 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
  9. "Dance to This" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 1 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
  10. "Animal" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 16 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
  11. "1999" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 37 on the US Mainstream Top 40 Chart.
  12. "1999" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 10 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
  13. "1999" did not enter the Sweden Singles Chart, but did peak at number 15 on the Sweden Heatseekers Chart.
  14. "Bones" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 13 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
  15. "Quite Miss Home" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 15 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
  16. "Louder Than Bombs" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 4 on the US World Song Chart.
  17. "Kings & Queens" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 20 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
  18. "Take Yourself Home" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 9 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
  19. "Slow Grenade" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 31 on the Digital Songs chart.[9]
  20. "Slow Grenade" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[10]
  21. "Roommates" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[11]
  22. "Obsessed" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
  23. "One of Us" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[12]
  24. "I Got It Bad" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[13]
  25. "2 Die 4" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[13]

References

  1. "Brett McLaughlin". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. "Brett McLaughlin". Musician Institute – College of Contemporary Music. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  3. Lauren Walck (July 16, 2016). "Biloxi-born songwriter goes from catering for a Kardashian to being tweeted by TSwift". Sun Herald. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. Keith Caulfield (April 11, 2015). "Leland Video Premiere: Watch The Clip for 'Aware'". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  5. Dale Kawashima (October 20, 2017). "Songwriter & Artist Leland Co-Writes Hit Songs For Daya, Troye Sivan and Selena Gomez". Songwriter Universe. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. Spanos, Brittany (October 18, 2018). "Troye Sivan Has 'Revelation' in Tender 'Boy Erased' Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. Walck, Lauren (January 16, 2016). "Biloxi-born songwriter goes from catering for a Kardashian to being tweeted by TSwift". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  8. Moran, Justin (July 21, 2017). "Queer Songwriter Leland Goes Solo on 'Mattress'". Out. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  9. "Lauv Chart History (Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  10. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  11. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 4, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  12. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  13. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  14. McLeay, Ben (November 23, 2016). "Beautiful Angel Troye Sivan Nabs Song of the Year For 'Youth' At The ARIAs". Pedestrian. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  15. "Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List". December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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