For Your Grammy® Consideration

PIANO DIARIES - THE HITS

for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Engineered Album, and
“Untouched - Piano Diaries” for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocal

PIANO DIARIES - THE HITS, Produced and co-written by Toby Gad offers a fresh take on his hits that have amassed Gad’s 18 billion collective streams, captivating a new generation with emotive piano-vocal masterpieces. The album features great voices of today such as Angelina Jordan, Victoria Justice, Celina Sharma, Johnny Orlando, Aloe Blacc, Keke Palmer, Louisa Johnson, Camylio and Paravi.

PIANO DIARIES - THE HITS promises to be an exciting musical journey, offering unique insight into the meaning of songs that have become staples on American radio and around the world. The album's stripped-down nature allows the raw emotion and lyrical beauty of each song to shine through, providing a new and intimate listening experience for fans old and new.

Kelly Clarkson featured Toby’s premiere Piano Diaries Single, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” with Victoria Justice, on her TV Show which sparked appearances on KTLA and Good Day New York. The positive reception laid the groundwork for the following singles:

  • "Skyscraper": A powerful rendition of Demi Lovato’s career defining song, featuring Universal Republic touring Artist, Camylio.

  • "Little Do You Know": With the original gaining over 1M+ Tiktok User Creates, the new version now features Keke Palmer and Aloe Blacc,

  • "Untouched": Australia’s unofficial anthem, originally written with The Veronicas,  reinterpreted by Tiktok sensation Johnny Orlando.

  • "Who You Are": Written with Jessie J, now recorded with the youngest winner of ‘X Factor UK’, Louisa Johnson.

  • “If I Were a Boy”: Beyonce’s hit reinvented with Universal Republic’s 18-year-old rising star, Angelina Jordan.

ABOUT TOBY GAD

Toby Gad is a renowned songwriter and producer whose work has defined modern pop music for over two decades. With a catalog of hits for artists such as Madonna, Paul McCartney, John Bon Jovi, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, and Donna Summer, Toby Gad continues to influence the music industry with his innovative and heartfelt compositions.

IN THE STUDIO

Arrangements by Toby Gad and String Arrangements by Lauren Conklin, the stripped down productions allow the true essence and lyric to take the spotlight.

Toby Gad, Writer, Producer, Pianist, and Album Engineer, has been cultivating his studio sound for 30+ years, widely known for producing Beyonce’s “If I Were A Boy”, a song on her Grammy® Winning Album “Sasha Fierce.” Through much effort, Gad’s 1975 Bösendorfer Grand Piano was transformed into a mellow, ultra-dynamic instrument, capturing a warm, minimalistic sonic performance that provides a rich foundation, allowing world-class vocals to shine