Rickard Göransson


Rickard Bertil Göransson is a Swedish songwriter, producer, and musician. He was the lead guitarist for American alternative rock band Carolina Liar. He has written and produced for artists including Ariana Grande, Jessie J, Nicki Minaj, Avril Lavigne, Ellie Goulding, Enrique Iglesias, Nick Jonas, Charlie Puth, and Selena Gomez.
Göransson's songwriting credits include eight-times-platinum "Bang Bang (Jessie J, [Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song)|Bang Bang]", two-times-platinum "God Is a Woman", and "Husavik", which won the Society of Composers and Lyricists' Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media in 2021.

Personal life

Born and raised in Växjö, Sweden, he attended the Stockholm Conservatory of Music. He is based in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Carolina Liar

Rickard joined the band Carolina Liar in 2007. The band is best known for the songs "I'm Not Over" and "Show Me What I'm Looking For" from their 2008 major-label debut album, Coming to Terms, produced by Swedish producers Max Martin and Tobias Karlsson. The band was the supporting act on the David Cook/Gavin Degraw 2011 Fall Tour. In 2012, they were the opening act for the Kelly Clarkson/The Fray Tour. They also played as the opening act for Rob Thomas on his Thomas Cradlesong Tour in 2009–2010.

Songwriting and producing

In 2014 Rickard gained prominence with the release of the hit "Bang Bang", which he co-wrote and co-produced. The song peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, debuted at number 1 in the UK, and has amassed 1.6 billion YouTube streams and nearly 900 million Spotify plays.
Rickard is signed to MXM Music Publishing and continues to write and produce for various artists. During 2015-2017 he produced and wrote the leadoff track on Flo Rida's EP My House (EP)), co-wrote Ellie Goulding's track Still Falling for You from the soundtrack to the film Bridget Jones's Baby, co-wrote "Bills" by LunchMoney Lewis, and co-wrote and co-produced "Nobody Love," Tori Kelly's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100. His co-writes included Nick Jonas's "Under You" and Tove Lo's "Don't Talk About It." In 2018 he co-wrote and co-produced "Empty Cups" from Charlie Puth's Voicenotes album. His biggest hit of this period was his co-write of Ariana Grande's double-platinum "God Is a Woman" in 2018.
Further major success came in 2020 with his co-write and co-production of "Husavik" for the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. The song won the Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media award from the Society of Composers and Lyricists, received a nomination for the Best Song at the 26th Critics' Choice Awards, and was included in the February 2021 shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards. The song reached #6 on the British iTunes chart and #9 in the US.

Awards and nominations

Discography

YearArtistTitleAlbumLabelRole
2020Will Ferrell, My Marianne"Husavik (My Hometown)"Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaArista RecordsProducer, writer
2020Joji"Upgrade"Nectar88risingWriter
2020Jeremy Zucker"Not Ur Friend"love is not dyingRepublic RecordsWriter
2018Ariana Grande"God Is a Woman"SweetenerRepublic RecordsWriter
2018Charlie Puth"Empty Cups"VoicenotesArtist Partner GroupProducer, writer
2018Marc E. Bassy"Love Her Too "Postmodern Depression Republic RecordsWriter
2017Ellie Goulding"Still Falling For You"Bridget Jones's Baby Original Motion Picture SoundtrackUniversal Music GroupWriter
2017Astrid S"Breathe"Party's OverIsland RecordsWriter
2016Nick Jonas"Under You"Last Year Was ComplicatedIsland RecordsWriter
2016DNCE"Pay My Rent"DNCERepublic RecordsWriter
2016Tove Lo"Don't Talk About It"Lady WoodIsland RecordsWriter
2015Flo Rida"Once in a Lifetime"My HouseAtlanticProducer
2015Tori Kelly"Nobody Love"Unbreakable SmileCapitol RecordsWriter, producer
2015Tori Kelly"California Lovers "Unbreakable SmileCapitol RecordsWriter, producer
2015LunchMoney Lewis"Bills"Bills Kemosabe, ColumbiaWriter
2015DNCE"Toothbrush"DNCERepublic RecordsWriter
2015DNCE"DNCE"DNCERepublic RecordsWriter
2015Zara Larsson"Rooftop"1TEN, Epic, SonyWriter
2015Natalie La Rose feat. Fetty Wap"Around the World"Around the WorldRepublic RecordsWriter
2014Ariana Grande, Jessie J, Nicki Minaj"Bang Bang"My Everything, Sweet TalkerRepublic Records, LavaWriter, producer
2014Enrique Iglesias"There Goes My Baby"Sex and LoveRepublic RecordsWriter, producer
2014Jessie J"Burnin' Up"Sweet TalkerRepublic RecordsWriter
2014Zara Larsson"Skippin a Beat"1TEN, Epic, SonyWriter
2013Avril Lavigne"Rock N Roll"Avril LavigneEpicWriter, producer
2013Fifth Harmony"Better Together"Better Together EpicWriter, producer
2013Fifth Harmony"Better Together "Better Together EpicWriter, producer
2013Emblem3"Just for One Day"Nothing to LoseColumbia RecordsWriter
2013Selena Gomez"I Like It That Way"Stars Dance Deluxe EditionHollywood RecordsWriter
2012Avril Lavigne"What the Hell "Goodbye Lullaby EpicProducer
2011Carolina Liar"All That Comes Out of My Mouth"Wild Blessed FreedomMaratoneWriter