Sarah Aarons

Sarah Paige Aarons (born 4 October 1994, previously known as Paige IV and sometimes simply as Sarah) is an Australian songwriter. Originally from Bentleigh, Melbourne, she attended McKinnon Secondary College in McKinnon. Now based in Los Angeles, Aarons is signed to Sony ATV Publishing. She co-wrote "Stay" by Zedd and Alessia Cara and "The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey, which both went to No. 1 on Mainstream Top 40 and were each certified double platinum in the US. In 2019, Aarons was nominated for Song of the Year at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for her work on "The Middle".

In Australia, Aarons had acclaimed success with the breakout song "Keeping Score" by LDRU, "Frozen" by Pon Cho and Cosmo's Midnight's "History," which in turn has become the most played song on Triple J in 2017. She has also received three ARIA Awards for her work with LDRU and has gone double platinum in Australia.

In 2017, Aarons was appointed one of APRA AMCOS Ambassadors and was included in LA Weeklys 20 hottest current songwriters. At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 she won Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year, she was also nominated for Country Work of the Year for the track, "House", alongside co-writers Brooke McClymont, Mollie McClymont, Samantha McClymont and Michael Fatkin.

In 2018, Aarons had her right leg amputated due to severe rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition that causes pain and swelling of the joints.

At the 2019 APRA Awards, Aarons won Songwriter of the Year as well as Most Played Australian Work, Rock Work of the Year and Dance Work of the Year.

The songwriter won Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2023 for co-writing "Say Nothing" (2022) with fellow Australian (and the song's performer) Flume.

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Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2016 APRA Music Awards of 2016 Best Music for an Advertisement Rio 2016 Olympics 2017 APRA Music Awards of 2017 Dance Work of the Year "Keeping Score" 2018 61st Annual Grammy Awards Song of the Year "The Middle" APRA Music Awards of 2018 Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year Herself Country Work of the Year "House" 2019 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition "The Middle" 2nd APRA Music Awards of 2019 Dance Work of the Year "The Middle" "Tell Me You Love Me" Most Played Australian Work "The Middle" Rock Work of the Year "Never Ever" Songwriter of the Year Herself 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards Songwriter of the Year 53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards Song of the Year "Girl" J Awards of 2019 You Done Good Award Herself 2020 APRA Music Awards of 2020 Most Performed Country Work "Girl" Most Performed Urban Work "Exit Sign" Overseas Recognition: Los Angeles Herself Songwriter of the Year: Los Angeles 2022Ivor Novello AwardsBest Song Musically and Lyrically "Haunted House"Nominated 2023 APRA Music Awards of 2023 Song of the Year "Say Nothing" Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work 2024 APRA Music Awards of 2024 Song of the Year "Therapy" (Sarah Aarons, Ajay Bhattacharyya) Most Performed Australian Work Most Performed Pop Work 2025 APRA Music Awards of 2025 Most Performed Alternative Work "Good Mood" by The Rubens (The Rubens and Sarah Aarons)