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Sam Dew
Background information
OriginChicago, Illinois
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websitemoonlitfools.com

Sam Dew is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.[1] He is best known for writing the hook to the track "LoveHate Thing," a single from Wale's 2013 album The Gifted.[2] Dew is also credited for writing and performing on additional tracks for the same album, which peaked at #1 on various Billboard charts. He has also co-written for musicians Marsha Ambrosius, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Mary J. Blige, and Jessie Ware.[2] Dew is currently signed to RCA Records and released his debut EP Damn Sue on April 7, 2015.[3]

Career

Dew is originally from Chicago, Illinois. His music style has been compared to other singers with a wide vocal range.[1] He played with the Atlanta-based band Cloudeater through 2013 and the release of their final album, Purge.[4] Dew began writing music and has since penned for musicians including Marsha Ambrosius, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, and Jessie Ware.[2] Dew's first song of his writing career was Lotus Flower Bomb for rapper Wale.[5] The song eventually made it to #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song chart.[6] Dew is also the co-writer for "Stranger", a 2014 single on Skrillex's Recess album.[7] The song also appeared in the 2014 soundtrack for the movie Divergent.[8]

Dew is credited for writing and performing the hook to the song LoveHate Thing, a single from the 2013 album The Gifted by rapper Wale. The song peaked at #89 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as #30 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #25 on Billboard's Rhythmic chart. The song was also nominated for a 2013 Soul Train Music Award for best collaboration.[9] One of his most notable collaborations came in December 2014 with the release of Shell Shock, a collaboration with Dave Sitek and vocalist Alice Smith in reaction to the death of Eric Garner.[10]

In 2015 Dew signed with RCA Records[11] He wrote the hook for Wale's 2015 song The Matrimony, performed by Usher. He also wrote and sings the hook on UK producer Julio Bashmore's track "Holding On."[12] His debut EP, titled Damn Sue, was produced by TV on the Radio member Dave Sitek and was released in April 2015.[3][12] That same year he contributed vocals on the Prefuse 73 EP Forsyth Gardens.[13]

In 2017, Dew co-wrote the Taylor Swift and Zayn single "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Swift and Jack Antonoff. In August 2017 Sam released singles Runner" and "Remember".[14]

In 2019, Dew collaborated with Jack Antonoff and Sounwave to produce the self-titled album "Red Hearse".

On February 26, 2021, Dew released his debut album Moonlit Fools.[15]

Dew was featured in Kendrick Lamar's 2022 album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, worked with Swift on her album Midnights, and worked with Joji on his album Smithereens.

Discography

Album

  • Moonlit Fools (2021)[15]

Extended plays

Title Album details
Damn Sue

Singles

Title Details
Runner
  • Released: August 25, 2017
  • Label: RCA Records
Remember
  • Released: August 28, 2017
  • Label: RCA Records

References

  1. ^ a b Thomas, Chris (30 March 2015). "Sam Dew Croons From The Soul On "Desperately"". Hip Hop Wired. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Platon, Adelle; Ellis, Stacy-Ann (2 April 2015). "Premiere: Sam Dew Longs For The Past On 'Rewind'". Vibe Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b Ellis, Stacy-Ann (7 April 2015). "Sam Dew Laments Over A Past Love On His 'Damn Sue' EP". Vibe. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ Siese, April (15 July 2013). "Cloudeater - Purge". Music MXDWN. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Gail (10 August 2012). "6 Questions With Rich Kleiman". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Wale Song Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Skrillex with KillaGraham & Sam Dew - Stranger". Complex Mag. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  8. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (25 February 2014). "Kendrick Lamar, Snow Patrol, Skrillex Featured on Divergent Soundtrack". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  9. ^ Caulfield, Keith (3 July 2013). "Wale Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. ^ McDermott, Patrick D. (4 December 2014). "Alice Smith, Sam Dew, And TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek Share Protest Song, "Shell Shock"". The Fader. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  11. ^ Stone, Russell Dean (9 April 2015). "First Listen! Sam Dew's Monumental 'Reincarnation'". The Beat Juice. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  12. ^ a b Evans, Sean (7 April 2015). "Rising Singer-Songwriter Sam Dew on Working With Rihanna, His Debut, and Usher's Greatness". Complex Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  13. ^ Majsterski, Joseph (28 April 2015). "Forsyth Gardens EP Prefuse 73". Soundblab. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Sam Dew Releases New Song "Remember"". Vibe. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  15. ^ a b Moran, Justin (January 29, 2021). "Sam Dew and Young Replicant on Their Moonlit Fools Trilogy". Paper. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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