Ricky Lawson (songwriter)

Richard "Ricky" Landon Lawson (born 1992) is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter and A&R.^[1][2][3][4] Lawson is the son of actor Richard Lawson and the younger half-brother of actress Bianca Lawson.^[5] 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 Beyoncé's company Parkwood Entertainment, as well as her film Black Is King and the Renaissance World Tour.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]}

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Richard "Ricky" Landon Lawson
Born	1992 (age 32–33)
Parent	Richard Lawson (father)
Relatives	Bianca Lawson (half-sister)
Musical career
Genres	R&B pop
Occupations	A&R songwriter
Labels	Parkwood Entertainment
Musical artist
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2. ^ "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.
3. ^ ^{a b} Lee, Talia (November 15, 2022). "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List". CBS. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
4. ^ "THE GIFT: Full Credits". Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
5. ^ Nesvig, Kara. "Who Is Tina Knowles-Lawson's Husband? All About Actor Richard Lawson". People. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
6. ^ ""Black Is King" Full End Credits" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
7. ^ "Renaissance World Tour Full Credits". Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
8. ^ "Parkwood Entertainment | CHLOE x HALLE - UNGODLY HOUR". Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "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.

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