Biography
She landed her first major breakthrough as a songwriter, co-writing Rihanna's song "Cheers (Drink to That)" featured on Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud, released on 12 November 2010 on Def Jam Recordings. "Cheers" features a vocal hook performed by L.P. (taken from Avril Lavigne's "I'm with You"). In a 2010 interview with MTV News, Rihanna said: "I love that song . That is one of my favorite songs on the album. It makes you feel like celebrating. It gives you a great feeling inside like you want to go out and have a drink. … People can't wait for the weekend."
L.P.'s major label songwriting breakthroughs continued, as she co-wrote "Beautiful People" performed by Christina Aguilera. The song is featured on the Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album, which was released on 22 November 2010 through RCA Records. In June 2011, L.P. co-wrote "Afraid to Sleep" which was performed by NBC's The Voice finalist Vicci Martinez and reached #10 on iTunes Top Singles Chart.
In September 2011, L.P. signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records. Shortly after, "Into the Wild", written and performed by LP, was prominently used in a Citibank national TV ad campaign.
In April 2012, L.P. released her first major label album Into the Wild (Live at EastWest Studios), a 5-song live EP, and started touring extensively - including festivals such as SXSW, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot, Tropfest, Tokyo's Sonic Boom and London's Hyde Park. In 2012 she became the first female Martin Guitar Ambassador.
March 2013 edition of Vogue Magazine features L.P. as "People to Watch in 2013". She is currently in the studio recording her next album, set for release in early-2014. The album includes songwriting collaborations with Billy Steinberg, Isabella "Machine" Summers (from Florence and the Machine), Josh Alexander. The album will be produced by WB's chairman, and multi-platinum selling producer, Rob Cavallo,
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