Amy Allen becomes first woman to win best songwriter Grammy

She was nominated for her work on hits for Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Timberlake.

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You may not have heard of the first woman to be named best songwriter at the Grammys before - but you may well have sung along to one of her hits.

Amy Allen is behind a string of pop chart-toppers including Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso and Please Please Please, and was also nominated for co-writing tracks with Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Timberlake and Tate McRae.

Allen was one of four women nominated for songwriter of the year, non-classical, in the third year since it was launched as a standalone category.

In her acceptance speech, she highlighted the prior lack of recognition for songwriters, adding: "Without us, there would be no songs for anyone to win awards for."

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