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A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or ___MASK96___ . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . ___MASK58___ songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . Beyoncé Giselle Knowles - Carter ( born September 4 , 1981 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . Born and raised in Houston , Texas , she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R & B girl - group Destiny ' s Child . Managed by her father , ___MASK17___ , the group became one of the world ' s best - selling girl groups of all time . Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé ' s debut album , " Dangerously in Love " ( 2003 ), which established her as a solo artist worldwide , earned five Grammy Awards and featured the " Billboard " Hot 100 number - one singles " Crazy in Love " and " Baby Boy ". Asher Paul Roth ( born August 11 , 1985 ) is an American rapper . He is perhaps best known for his debut single " I Love College ". Roth released his debut ___MASK79___ " Asleep in the Bread Aisle ", on April 20 , 2009 , under ___MASK35___ ___MASK85___ , SRC and Schoolboy Records ; the latter of which was launched by Roth ' s former manager Scooter Braun . Roth later left Schoolboy Records in late 2012 , due to creative differences with Braun . In 2013 , Roth signed with indie record label Federal Prism , under which he released his second ___MASK79___ , " RetroHash ". Asleep in the Bread Aisle is the debut ___MASK79___ by American hip hop recording artist Asher Roth . It was released on April 20 , 2009 , by Schoolboy , SRC and ___MASK75___ . The production on the album was largely contributed by Oren Yoel , while the album features guest appearances from Cee - Lo Green , Busta Rhymes , Keri Hilson , Jazze Pha , pop duo Chester French , and the hip hop group New Kingdom . Chester French was an American indie ___MASK58___ band consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter David - Andrew ' D . A .' Wallach and multi - instrumentalist and songwriter Maxwell Drummey . They met as college students at Harvard University , naming their band after sculptor Daniel Chester French , who designed the statue at the Lincoln Memorial , the John Harvard statue , as well as the Minuteman statue at the Lexington / Concord battlegrounds in Massachusetts . Milwaukee - raised Wallach and Boston native Drummey quickly found a lot of shared ground in musical tastes and philosophies and before long formed a band with three other classmates , playing various campus functions , eventually moving in a direction heavily influenced by classic British Northern Soul . Over the summer both stayed in Cambridge , working hard at songwriting . But when school resumed , they realized that the material went way beyond the basic guitar - bass - drums - piano format of the band , and the duo continued the work themselves , Wallach handling most of the vocals , Drummey performing much of the music on multiple instruments , supplemented with the occasional special guest  and both taking production and engineering duties for recordings . Keri Lynn Hilson ( born December 5 , ___MASK84___ ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and record producer . She was born and raised in Decatur , Georgia , and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent , as a songwriter and background vocalist for several R & B and hip hop artists . By the age of 14 , Hilson had secured a record deal with the girl group D ' Signe , who later disbanded . She attended Oxford College of Emory University and Emory University in Atlanta , while she continued writing songs for artists , including Britney Spears , The Pussycat Dolls , and Mary J . Blige , with the production and songwriting team , The Clutch . In 2006 , Hilson signed with American rapper and producer Timbaland ' s record ___MASK21___ , Mosley Music . Her breakthrough came the following year after appearing on Timbaland ' s single " The Way I Are ", which topped charts around the world . ___MASK18___ is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group , founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt . It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk music and rock music between the 1950s and 1970s . In 2004 , it was consolidated into WMG ' s Atlantic Records Group . After five years of dormancy , the label was revived as an imprint of Atlantic in 2009 . As of 2016 the label is run by Gregg Nadel . Trevor George Smith , Jr ., ( born May 20 , 1972 ) better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes , is an American rapper , actor , ___MASK45___ producer and ___MASK45___ executive . Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes , after NFL wide receiver George " Buster " Rhymes . He is widely known for his outlandish style and fashion sense depicted in several highly - innovative music videos as well as his intricate rhyming technique , rapping at a high rate of speed with heavy use of internal rhyme and half rhyme , and to date has received 11 Grammy Award nominations for his musical work . Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century , first as books of individual 78rpm records , then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at rpm . Vinyl LPs are still issued , though in the 21st century ___MASK42___ sales have mostly focused on compact disc ( CD ) and MP3 formats . The audio cassette was a format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl . A music executive or ___MASK45___ executive is a person within a ___MASK45___ ___MASK21___ who works in senior management , making executive decisions over the ___MASK21___ ' s artists . Their role varies greatly but in essence , they can oversee one , or many , aspects of a ___MASK45___ ___MASK21___ , including A & R , contracts , management , publishing , production , manufacture , marketing / promotion , distribution , copyright , and touring . Although music executives work in senior management , a number of music executives have gone on to establish their own ___MASK45___ ___MASK41___ as owners themselves , sometimes being involved in the music industry initially as artists , A & Rs , or producers for a number of years and building a strong reputation . Mike Caren is an American ___MASK45___ producer , songwriter , and music executive . He is the current CEO ( and founder ) of Artist Partners Group and Creative Officer at ___MASK53___ . He is also the founder of the Artist Publishing Group and the former President of Worldwide A & R at ___MASK53___ . Prior to that , Caren was the Executive Vice President of A & R at Atlantic Records and the co - president of ___MASK18___ . In addition to his work as a music executive , Caren has also written or produced numerous songs for artists including Beyoncé , Bruno Mars , Kanye West , and others . Kanye Omari West ( born June 8 , 1977 ) is an American rapper , songwriter , ___MASK45___ producer , fashion designer , and entrepreneur . Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago , West first became known as a producer for Roc - A - Fella Records in the early 2000s , producing hit singles for artists such as Jay Z and Alicia Keys . Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper , West released his debut ___MASK42___ " The College Dropout " in 2004 to widespread critical and commercial success , and founded the ___MASK45___ ___MASK21___ GOOD Music . He went on to pursue a variety of different styles on subsequent albums " Late Registration " ( 2005 ), " Graduation " ( 2007 ), and " 808s & Heartbreak " ( 2008 ). In 2010 , he released his fifth ___MASK42___ " My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy " to rave reviews from critics , and the following year he collaborated with Jay Z on the joint LP " Watch the Throne " ( 2011 ). West released his abrasive sixth ___MASK42___ , " Yeezus ", to further critical praise in 2013 . His seventh ___MASK42___ , " The Life of Pablo ", was released in 2016 . ___MASK53___ ( abbreviated as WMG , commonly referred to as Warner Music ) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City . It is one of the " big three " recording companies and the third largest in the global music industry , next to Universal Music Group ( UMG ) and ___MASK91___ ( SME ), being the only American music conglomerate worldwide . Formerly owned by Time Warner , the company was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until May 2011 , when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries , which was completed in July 2011 . With a multibillion - dollar annual turnover , WMG employs in excess of 3 , 500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world . ___MASK75___ was a record label that operated as a division of Universal Motown Republic Group . It was the contemporary incarnation of the legendary Motown Records label , and the " urban " half of UMG , although there was some rock artists on the label ( along with its sub - labels ) as well . In show business , a guest appearance is the participation of an outsider performer ( such as a musician or actor ) in an event such as a music ___MASK45___ or concert , show , etc ., when the performer does not belong to the regular cast , band or other performing group . In music , such an outside performer is often referred to as a guest artist . In performance art , the terms guest role or guest star are also common , the latter term specifically indicating the guest appearance of a celebrity . The latter is often also credited as " special guest star " or " special musical guest star " by some production companies . A lead single is usually the first single to be released from a ___MASK79___ , by a musician or a band , before the ___MASK42___ itself is released . `` I Love College '' is a song by American hip hop recording artist Asher Roth , released on January 13 , 2009 , as the lead single from his debut ___MASK42___ , Asleep in the Bread Aisle ( 2009 ) . The song , which was produced by Mike Caren and Ben H . Allen , also serves as Roth ' s commercial debut single , released by Schoolboy , SRC and ___MASK35___ ___MASK85___ . The song was later serviced for Airplay to radio stations in the United Kingdom , on April 27 , 2009 . The song is related to his weekend visit at Penn State University . The song originally sampled `` Say It Ai n ' t So '' , as performed by American rock band Weezer , but was reworked by Ben H . Allen , as it is believed that their lead singer Rivers Cuomo , refused to clear the sample . The song also samples `` 10 % Dis '' , as performed by MC Lyte . Atlantic Recording Corporation ( simply known as ___MASK32___ ) is an American record ___MASK21___ founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson . Over its first 20 years of operation , ___MASK32___ earned a reputation as one of the most important American recording ___MASK41___ , specializing in jazz , R & B and soul recordings by African - American musicians including Aretha Franklin , Ray Charles , Wilson Pickett , Sam and Dave , Ruth Brown and Otis Redding , a position greatly enhanced by its distribution deal with ___MASK76___ . In 1967 , ___MASK32___ became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros .- Seven Arts , now the Warner Music Group , and expanded into rock and ___MASK58___ music with releases by bands such as Led Zeppelin and Yes . Phalon Alexander , professionally known as ___MASK71___ , is an American record producer , singer , songwriter and rapper from Atlanta , Georgia . He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho ' nuff Records , which American R & B singer - songwriter Ciara was signed to . A ___MASK45___ producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer ' s music , which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept ___MASK42___ . A producer has many roles during the recording process . The roles of a producer vary . He or she may gather musical ideas for the project , collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist / group , work with artists and help them to improve their songs , lyrics or arrangements .