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THE-DREAM IS ON AT DEF JAM

Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter-Producer Gets EVP A&R Stripes
Radio Killa/Def Jam recording artist The-Dream is named Executive Vice President of A&R by Republic/IDJ Motown Chairman/CEO Barry Weiss and IDJMG EVP/Head of A&R Karen Kwak.

The-Dream’s A&R duties will include overseeing current and new artist projects, while working as a producer for artists on the Def Jam roster and its affiliated labels. He is currently working in the studio with Rihanna on her upcoming album and with Pusha T on his solo debut for Kanye West’s G.O.OD.Music. The-Dream’s Radio Killa label imprint will now move into high gear after his recent signing of August Alsina.

In addition to Weiss and Kwak, The-Dream will work closely with Def Jam President Joie Manda and IDJMG President/COO Steve Bartels.

Said Weiss in making the announcement: “The-Dream is a gifted songwriter and producer who writes from a unique cultural point of view. This rare ability sets him apart from all other writers and producers out there,” said Mr. Weiss.

Said The-Dream, “I am committed to bringing the power of belief in the artist back to the forefront. I share a unique view of an artist and as well as the business of music. I, with the help of many others, have run a successful business for the last five years in the midst of the ‘Digital Change.’ My concentration and effort will be to the artist to succeed in their dreams and goals. I've been a part of watching and participating in the success of many great women and men, including Beyonce, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion, to name a few. Music means more than just a download… It’s life to the culture and also the people who listen. This is a new exciting yet critical time for music—‘You Meet Change with Change!’”

Since the release of his gold Love Hate debut album on Radio Killa/Def Jam in 2007, The-Dream (Terius Nash) has experienced tremendous success as a songwriter and producer for superstars across the pop and R&B/hip-hop spectrum. He made headlines with early hits for Rihanna (“Umbrella”), Mariah Carey (“Touch My Body”) and J. Holiday (“The Bed,” “Suffocate”). He also wrote several songs on Mary J. Blige’s Growing Pains, which won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. The-Dream won Best New Artist honors at the 2008 BET Awards in addition to his Grammy nomination for Song of the Year for “Umbrella” (as songwriter), and American Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

The-Dream went on to help craft Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake,” Justin Bieber’s triple-platinum worldwide smash, “Baby,” “No Church in the Wild” from Kanye West and Jay-Z’s opus Watch the Throne, and many more. The-Dream was a writer on “All of the Lights” from Def Jam labelmate Kanye West’s lauded 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The song won Grammys for “Best Rap Song” and “Best Rap Sung Collaboration.” In 2010, he shared in two Grammys as a songwriter on Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” which won for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song.

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