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Danny Morris (PKA Mr. Morris) is an American songwriter and music producer. Morris has written songs for artists including Nicole Scherzinger (featuring 50 Cent),[1] Wiz Khalifa,[2] Pitbull (featuring Jamie Foxx),[3] and Mary J. Blige (featuring Drake), among others.[4] In 2011 Usher was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the song "There Goes My Baby", which was co-written by Danny Morris.[5][6] Danny Morris received a BMI Urban Award for the song. His work with Usher also includes the song "Lemme See", which reached the number one position on the Billboard Urban/R&B Chart, and was produced by Morris.[7] In 2012 Lil Wayne received the Songwriter of the Year award at the Urban Awards for work that included his song "Motivation", co-written by Morris.[8] The song was also awarded a 2012 Billboard Music Award.[9]
Mr.Morris | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Mr. Morris |
| Origin | Jamaica / Miami |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Interscope, Sony, Roc Nation, Universal |
In addition to songwriting, Morris has also performed as a keyboardist on the albums of artists including Eminem,[10] Usher,[11] Fantasia,[12] Nelly,[13] and Yelawolf.[14] He has also worked as a producer on albums by Nelly and Monica.[15] Morris was signed as a producer and songwriter with Jim Jonsin's Rebel Rock Entertainment,[7] from 2010 to 2013.[16]
Awards and nominations
edit- "There Goes My Baby" (Usher) – 2010 BMI Award for songwriting
- "Motivation" (Kelly Rowland, Lil Wayne) – 2011 BMI Award for songwriting
- "There Goes My Baby" (Usher) – Billboard#1 Urban Radio Award 2010 for songwriting
- "Motivation" (Kelly Rowland, Lil Wayne) – Billboard#1 Urban Radio Award 2011 for songwriting
- "Motivation" (Kelly Rowland, Lil Wayne) - 2012 Billboard Music Award – Best R&B Song
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B |
US Rap |
US Pop |
UK | |||
| 2010 | "There Goes My Baby" (Usher) | 25 | 1 | – | – | 138 | Raymond v. Raymond |
| "Girls" (N-Dubz) | – | – | – | – | 18 | Love.Live.Life | |
| 2011 | "On My Level" (Wiz Khalifa featuring Too Short) | 52 | 30 | 19 | – | – | Rolling Papers |
| "Motivation" (Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne) | 19 | 1 | – | 24 | 169 | Here I Am | |
| "Right There" (Nicole Scherzinger featuring 50 Cent) | 39 | – | – | 17 | 3 | Killer Love | |
| "Mr. Wrong" (Mary J. Blige featuring Drake) | 87 | 15 | – | – | – | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | |
| 2012 | "Lemme See" (Usher featuring Rick Ross) | 46 | 2 | – | – | – | Looking 4 Myself |
| "Dive" (Usher) | – | 34 | – | – | – | Looking 4 Myself | |
| "In My City" (Priyanka Chopra featuring will.i.am) Remix by Mr. Morris | – | – | – | – | – | In My City (Remixes) | |
| 2014 | "Good Girl, Bad Girl" (Trevor Jackson) | – | – | – | – | – | Ms. Jackson |
| "Spending the Night Alone" (Adrian Marcel) | – | – | – | – | – | Spending the Night Alone | |
| 2015 | "All Eyes on You" (Meek Mill featuring Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown) | 21 | 1 | 5 | – | 55 | Dreams Worth More Than Money |
References
edit- ^ Killer Love (Booklet). Nicole Scherzinger. Santa Monica, CA: Polydor, Interscope Records (Cat no. 0602527665153). 2011.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Wiz Khalifa: Rolling Papers". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Pitbull: Planet Pit". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Mr. Wrong by Mary J. Blige - Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Usher 'gives away Grammy'". Music News. December 7, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "And The GRAMMY Went To ... Usher". Grammy awards. February 17, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Official Biography: Danny Morris". Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Mariah Carey, Drake, Lil Wayne, EMI Music Publishing & More Honored at BMI Urban Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc. September 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "The 2012 Billboard Music Awards". ABC. May 20, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ Credits: Recovery. Allmusic. Retrieved on June 18, 2010.
- ^ Credits: Versus. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
- ^ "Fantasia: Back to Me". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ Credits: 5.0. Allmusic. Retrieved on November 16, 2010.
- ^ Credits: Radioactive. Allmusic. Retrieved on November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Danny Morris Discography". Discogs. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Eminem & Nelly Producer Jim Jonsin". Hit Talk. November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.