[1] Payami's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 was The Weeknd's single "Can't Feel My Face".
He has also worked with other musicians such as Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding and Katy Perry.
This provided him a major opportunity at the time, as the public house gave him a cash advance.
Through Petersson, Max Martin's brother-in-law, Payami was introduced to Shellback, a highly successful Swedish music producer.
His work on Ariana Grande's song "Love Me Harder" was one of the first of such collaborations, on which Payami commented, "I remember sitting in a studio in L.A. and me and [Peter Svensson] were just playing around.
"[5] Ali Payami worked on The Weeknd's song "Can't Feel My Face", which helped him settle himself as a popular pop artist.
The song hit No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and obtained two Grammy nominations, for "Record of the Year" and "Best Pop Solo Performance".
Payami co-wrote and co-produced Katy Perry's single "Chained to the Rhythm" from her album Witness (2017).