Nathan Ferraro

Nathan Ferraro is a Canadian songwriter and record producer. He is best known for writing and producing the Beyoncé song "Texas Hold 'Em", for which he was nominated for three Grammy Awards. He has also worked on songs performed by Bülow and Charli XCX.

Career

Ferraro started writing songs at age 14.^[1][2]

Ferraro was formerly the lead singer of the Midway State.^[1][3] During this period, he collaborated with Lady Gaga.^[4]

Ferraro worked with Bülow for "Not a Love Song".^[4] Along with Bülow and Lowell, he also worked on the Charli XCX song "Yuck" and the Beyoncé single "Texas Hold 'Em".^[4][5]

Accolades

Year	Nominated work	Category	Award	Result	Notes	Ref.
2024	"Texas Hold 'Em"	The Female Song of 2024	2024 People's Choice Country Awards	Nominated		[6]
2025	"Texas Hold 'Em"	Record of the Year	67th Annual Grammy Awards	Nominated		[7][8]
2025		Song of the Year		Nominated
2025		Best Country Song		Nominated
2025	"Texas Hold 'Em" "Smoke" performed by Ari Lennox "Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent)" performed by Sofia Camara	Songwriter of the Year, Non-Performer	Juno Awards of 2025	Nominated		[9][10]

In addition to the above, Ferraro won the Music Canada Songwriting and Music Publishing 2x Platinum Award for "Texas Hold 'Em", as well as seven SOCAN awards in general, including one for "Selfish" by Virginia to Vegas.^[3][11]

Production discography

Singles

Artist	Title	Ref.
Virginia to Vegas	"We Are Stars" (ft. Alyssa Reid)	[12]
	"Selfish"	[11]
Bülow	"Not a Love Song"	[4][13]
	"Boys Will Be Boys"	[14][15]
	"Sweet Little Lies"	[14][15]
	"Two Punks in Love"	[14][15]
Neon Dreams	"High School Dropout"	[16]
Charli XCX	"Yuck"	[4]
Beyoncé	"Texas Hold 'Em"	[5]

Albums

Artist	Title	Ref.
Lia Pappas-Kemps	Gleam	[17]