Nora Payne

Nora Payne is an American singer-songwriter and background vocalist best known for her work with producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Payne has written for Michael Jackson, Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and Brandy, among others. ^[1][2]

Nora Shena Payne
Born	Washington, D.C., United States
Genres	R&B soul hip-hop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter background vocalist

In October 2017, Payne was reported missing by her family after a layover at O'Hare International Airport and was found two weeks later in a Chicago, Illinois hospital.^[3][4]

Songwriting and background vocal credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Spotify, and AllMusic. ^[5][6]

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"The Promise"	1997	Ray J	Everything You Want
"Can't Run, Can't Hide"
"Finally Over You"		Ronee Martin	Soul Of My Heart
"Well Alright"	1998	CeCe Winans	Everlasting Love
"Girl's Night Out"	1999	Candy Dulfer	Girl's Night Out
"He Wasn't Man Enough"	2000	Toni Braxton	The Heat
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"		Britney Spears	Oops!... I Did It Again
"Unbreakable"	2001	Michael Jackson	Invincible
"Heartbreaker"
"You Rock My World" [7]
"That's The Way"		Jennifer Lopez	J.Lo
"Formal Invite" (Featuring Pharrell)		Ray J	This Ain't a Game
"No"		Kandice Love	Rush Hour 2: Soundtrack
"B Rocka Intro"	2002	Brandy	Full Moon (Brandy album)
"When You Touch Me"
"What About Us?" [8]
"WOW"
"Block Party"		Will Smith	Born to Reign
"Life Goes On"		LeAnn Rimes	Twisted Angel
"He Said"		Mary Mary	Incredible
"Feel So Good"	2003/2004	Brandy	Escape (Shelved Fourth Album)[9][10]
"Leave"
"Take Me Away" (Given to Tarralyn Ramsey)
"Better Than The Day" (Given to Kiley Dean)
"Confused" (Given to Kiley Dean)
"Dismissed"
"Lock In Key"
"Please Protect My Heart"	2006	Tamia	Between Friends
"Look Back at It" [11][12]	2018	A Boogie wit da Hoodie	Hoodie SZN

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref
2003	BMI Urban Awards	BMI Urban Most-Performed Songs (What About Us?)	Won	[13]
2018	BMI Urban Awards	BMI Urban Most-Performed Songs (Look Back at It)	Won	[14]