Sam Dew
Background information
OriginChicago, Illinois
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Websitemoonlitfools.com

Sam Dew is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.[1] Dew is 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

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 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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