Kesha & Macklemore's Australian Collaborator Ben Abraham Signs With Atlantic Records

Australian singer-songwriter Ben Abraham has today announced his signing with Atlantic Records.

Abraham is best-known for his work with artists like Macklemore, Demi Lovato, Ben Platt and Kesha, and was a co-writer on Kesha's Grammy nominated mega-hit Praying.

“I’m really excited to be working with Atlantic Records to release new music," shares Abraham of the signing. 

"Obviously their legacy is the stuff of legend, but they also have a reputation for taking great care of their artists and I’m excited to see what we can make together."

"Ben is not only a phenomenal songwriter and musician, but a brilliant singer with an authentic voice of emotional power and intimacy," adds Atlantic Records Chairman & CEO Craig Kallman. "We’re thrilled to be joining him on what we know will be a deeply moving and compelling musical journey."

Abraham has dropped a brand new track, Satellite in celebration of the news, check it out below. 

“I wrote Satellite late one night in Melbourne and recorded it with the help of my friend, composer Tilman Robinson," he shares. "Sometimes as a writer you fill a song with words you need to hear yourself, and if you need to hear them too, I hope this song finds you." 

Last year, Abraham received the Overseas Recognition Award (with joint winner Kylie Sackley) at the APRA Awards. 

"For whatever the reason, the trajectory of my career has been the doors have opened overseas before here, which I’m thrilled with, and it’s a privilege because not everyone has that, but also my heart and my passion is Australian, so I’m pretty thrilled," he told The Music. 

"The best thing for me, honestly, awards are kind of odd things I think, but for me the best thing is having a chance to just stand in front of that room and be like, 'Hey, I’m here and I’m excited to be a part of this family.'"

"Most of my songs I write for me to perform but when I do write for anyone else, or with anyone else, the dream is always to tell the truth through our art," said Abraham of his work on Praying. 

"I’m not a very showy songwriter, I wish I could be cooler but I’m not, but what I’m passionate about is finding a truthful way to tell a story and I think we got really lucky. I think that Kesha, Ryan [Lewis] and I found something really special in telling her story and the way she sings it is just flawless. I just feel really honoured that I was a part of it. How crazy, that’s a once in a lifetime experience."