Richard "Ricky" Landon Lawson
Born1992
Musical career
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • A&R
  • songwriter
LabelsParkwood Entertainment

Richard "Ricky" Landon Lawson is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter and A&R. He is best known for co-writing the Billboard Hot 100-charting songs "Heated" and "Summer Renaissance" from Beyoncé's 2022 album Renaissance, and managing projects such as Chloe x Halle's "Ungodly Hour" visual for her company Parkwood Entertainment.[1]

Songwriting credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs and Tidal.

Title Year Artist Album
"Bigger" [2] 2019 Beyoncé The Lion King: The Gift [3]
"Heated" [4] 2022 Renaissance[5]
"Summer Renaissance" [6][7]

Project management/a&r credits

Album Title Year Artist
The Lion King: The Gift 2019 Beyoncé
Ungodly Hour 2020 Chloe x Halle
Black Is King [8] 2020 Beyoncé
"Savage Remix" (Featuring Beyoncé) 2020 Megan Thee Stallion
Renaissance 2022 Beyoncé
Renaissance World Tour[9] 2023

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
2023 65th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Renaissance) Nominated [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Parkwood Entertainment | CHLOE x HALLE - UNGODLY HOUR". Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "THE GIFT: Full Credits". Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Meet the African Artists Beyonce Collaborated with for 'The Lion King: The Gift'". Billboard. July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Beyoncé Will Replace an Ableist Lyric from Her New Song 'Heated' Following Backlash". Elle. August 1, 2022. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fine-Tuning Beyoncé's 'Virgo's Groove': How Three High-School Friends Ended up Producing a Song on 'Renaissance'". Variety. August 17, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Composers on Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Include Drake, Jay-Z, and More". UPROXX. July 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bruce Sudano (the late Donna Summer's Husband - Donna Summer was sampled on "Summer Renaissance") on Twitter: "Big thank you to Beyoncé, Ricky Lawson and team for kindness and respect for Donna Summer…"". Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ ""Black Is King" Full End Credits" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Renaissance World Tour Full Credits". Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Lee, Talia (November 16, 2022). "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List". CBS. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2023.


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