Ricky Lawson (songwriter)

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

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

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".
  2. "THE GIFT: Full Credits".
  3. "Meet the African Artists Beyonce Collaborated with for 'The Lion King: The Gift'". Billboard. July 25, 2019.
  4. "Beyoncé Will Replace an Ableist Lyric from Her New Song 'Heated' Following Backlash". Elle. August 1, 2022.
  5. "Fine-Tuning Beyoncé's 'Virgo's Groove': How Three High-School Friends Ended up Producing a Song on 'Renaissance'". Variety. August 17, 2022.
  6. "Composers on Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Include Drake, Jay-Z, and More". UPROXX. July 21, 2022.
  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…"".
  8. ""Black Is King" Full End Credits" (PDF).
  9. "Renaissance World Tour Full Credits".
  10. Lee, Talia (November 16, 2022). "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List". CBS.


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