1. In 2004, Grey signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group and a recording contract with Linkin Park's Machine Shop Recordings under the name Holly Brook.
41 Facts About Skylar Grey
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In 2010, Skylar Grey co-wrote Eminem's hit single "Love the Way You Lie" with English producer Alex da Kid, who signed Skylar Grey to his record label Kidinakorner, an imprint of Interscope Records.
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In 2005, Skylar Grey was featured on the song "Where'd You Go" and "Be Somebody" by Fort Minor, a side project by American singer, rapper, and songwriter Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park.
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Skylar Grey toured as part of Duncan Sheik's band and contributed substantially to his 2009 album, Whisper House.
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In 2009, Skylar Grey sang backing vocals on Eurovision contestant Yohanna's debut album, Butterflies and Elvis.
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Skylar Grey received a Song of the Year Grammy nomination for "Love the Way You Lie".
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Skylar Grey made her national television debut under her new alias during the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, where she performed "I Need a Doctor", with Eminem and Dr Dre.
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In March 2011, it was revealed Skylar Grey signed to Interscope Records, through Alex da Kid's KIDinaKORNER and announced she would be releasing a single in the spring.
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Later in 2011, Skylar Grey was featured on a song titled "Words I Never Said", the second single from Lupe Fiasco's Lasers.
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Skylar Grey released her debut single, "Dance Without You", on June 6,2011.
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Skylar Grey performed alongside aspiring rapper Eli Porter on the September 20,2011 episode of Tosh.
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In September 2012, Skylar Grey's song "Building a Monster", was featured on the soundtrack to Tim Burton's Frankenweenie.
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In 2012, Skylar Grey co-wrote Russian-German producer Zedd's 2012 single "Clarity" featuring Foxes, which won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2014.
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On March 8,2013, Skylar Grey performed a six-song set for "Guitar Center Sessions" on DirecTV.
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Skylar Grey contributed an exclusive song, titled "Slowly Freaking Out", to the soundtrack album for the film 2013 film The Host, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, In April 2013, Skylar Grey contributed to will.
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On October 31,2012, Skylar Grey announced Eminem would be executive producer for her album whose title she had changed from Invinsible to Don't Look Down.
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In September 2013, Skylar Grey released a music video for her cover version of Daft Punk's hit single "Get Lucky".
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On September 5,2013, Skylar Grey was featured on the song "Don't Turn On Me" by 50 Cent and produced by Alex da Kid for 50 Cent's album, Street King Immortal.
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In October 2013, Skylar Grey appeared on the track "The Last Day" on Moby's eleventh album, Innocents.
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On October 17,2013, Skylar Grey previewed a new cover of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" in a trailer for the 2014 remake of Endless Love.
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On January 20,2014, Skylar Grey released a song titled "Shot Me Down", with David Guetta.
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In November 2014, Skylar Grey featured on Shady XV, a compilation album performed by various artists of Shady Records, on "Twisted" alongside Eminem and Yelawolf.
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In 2014, Skylar Grey teamed up with American rapper Nicki Minaj to co-write the song "Bed of Lies", from Minaj's third album, The Pinkprint.
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Skylar Grey sang on the recording and performed it with Minaj at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards and the December 6,2014 episode of Saturday Night Live.
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Skylar Grey confirmed on her official Instagram account that her third studio album would be released in 2015.
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In February 2015, Skylar Grey released a song from the Fifty Shades of Skylar Grey soundtrack called "I Know You".
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On March 29,2015, Skylar Grey appeared at her third WrestleMania event, performing a medley of "Rise" and "Money and the Power" at the thirty-first annual event, with Travis Barker and Kid Ink.
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On May 18,2015, house producer deadmau5 released a short demo on SoundCloud in collaboration with Kaskade, featuring vocals by Skylar Grey, titled "Beneath with Me".
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In 2017, Skylar Grey provided vocals for the song "Wreak Havoc" and wrote Kehlani's "Gangsta" for the Suicide Squad soundtrack.
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Skylar Grey later co-wrote Kehlani and G-Eazy's song "Good Life" for The Fate of the Furious: The Album soundtrack.
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Skylar Grey was featured on American rapper Macklemore's single "Glorious", released on June 25,2017.
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On January 25,2018, Grey released a cover of Ben E King's "Stand by Me", which was featured in a Budweiser Super Bowl LII commercial.
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Later that year, Skylar Grey co-wrote and performed the single "Everything I Need", for James Wan's superhero blockbuster film Aquaman.
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On January 17,2020, Eminem released his eleventh studio album, Music to Be Murdered By, featuring a song featuring Skylar Grey titled "Leaving Heaven".
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Furthermore, Skylar Grey co-wrote and produced the song, making her the first sole female to produce an Eminem song.
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On July 14,2020, Skylar Grey revealed her then-upcoming album title, Dark Thoughts.
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The project was eventually scrapped as Skylar Grey announced she started working on a new album via various social platforms on January 16,2021.
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On October 27,2022, Skylar Grey's song "Walking On Fire", produced by Th3rdstream, was featured on the soundtrack for the series Vampire Academy.
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In 2023, Skylar Grey announced that she would be re-recording her back catalog after selling her masters to settle her 2021 divorce.
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Skylar Grey co-wrote and featured on Eminem's song "Temporary" from his 2024 album The Death of Slim Shady.
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Skylar Grey has listed Bon Iver, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Shirley Manson of Garbage, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead, Marilyn Manson, Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, Neil Young, Sarah McLachlan, Eminem, Death Cab for Cutie and Alana Davis as her influences.