The-Dream (real name: Terius Youngdell Nash) (born September 20, 1977) is a Grammy-winning American producer and singer-songwriter. As a songwriter, he wrote the songs "Me Against the Music" (2003) by Britney Spears, "Ride" (2010) by Ciara, "Umbrella" (2007) by Rihanna, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008) and "Partition" (2013) both by Beyoncé, "Touch My Body" (2008) by Mariah Carey and "Baby" (2010) byJustin Bieber.
Discography
The-Dream has released five studio albums and eleven singles:
Studio albums
Singles
Grammy Awards
The-Dream has been nominated fifteen times for the Grammy Awards. He won five of these nominations:
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| 2008
| "Umbrella" (as songwriter)
| rowspan="2"|Song of the Year
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|rowspan="3"| 2010
|rowspan="2"| "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (as songwriter)
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| Best R&B Song
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| I Am... Sasha Fierce (as producer)
| Album of the Year
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|rowspan="2" | 2012
|rowspan="2" | "All of the Lights" (as songwriter)
| Song of the Year
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| Best Rap Song
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| rowspan="1"|2013
| "No Church in the Wild" (with Jay-Z and Kanye West & Frank Ocean)
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
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| 2014
| "Holy Grail" (as songwriter)
| Best Rap Song
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|rowspan="1"|2015
| Beyoncé (as producer)
| Album of the Year
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|rowspan="2" | 2017
|rowspan="2" | "Ultralight Beam" (with Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price & Kirk Franklin)
| Best Rap/Sung Performance
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| Best Rap Song
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|rowspan="1"|2021
| "Savage" (as songwriter)