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'''Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/888999750|title=The-Dream — Black on ASCAP.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/the-dream-beyonce-grammy-nomination-songwriter-interview-1235209586/|last=Robinson|first=Kristin|title=Living The-Dream: Beyoncé's close collaborator on a huge year and Grammy Songwriter Honor|date=February 2, 2022|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>''' (''[[Birth name|né]]'' '''Youngdell Nash'''; born September 20, 1977), better known by his [[stage name]] '''The-Dream''', is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from [[Atlanta]], Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=2023-02-03 |title=Songwriter or Star? The-Dream, Muni Long and Two Paths to the Grammys. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/arts/music/the-dream-muni-long-grammys.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |issn=0362-4331}} </ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cummings|first=Ray|date=September 7, 2011|url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/09/new_terius_nash_the_dream.php|title=The-Dream drops free album under Terius Nash moniker|newspaper=[[City Pages]]|access-date=May 31, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530010533/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/09/new_terius_nash_the_dream.php|archive-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref> He iswrites knownsongs for his songwriting on commercially successful releases for prominent artists in [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[hip hop music|hip hop]], often in tandem with production partner [[Tricky Stewart]]. Beginning with ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008), he has been credited on each of American singer [[Beyoncé]]'s subsequent albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/the-dream-2023-grammy-songwriter-of-the-year-nominee-beyonce-renaissance-interview|title=After Writing Nearly 20 Years of Hits, The-Dream Is Ready to Be a Little Selfish|website=GQ.com|last=Bergerson|first=Elena|date=December 20, 2022}}</ref>
 
His co-writing credits include "[[Me Against the Music]]" (2003) for [[Britney Spears]], "[[Ride (Ciara song)|Ride]]" (2010) for [[Ciara]], "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" (2007) for [[Rihanna]], "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]" (2008) and "[[Partition (song)|Partition]]" (2013) for Beyoncé, "[[Touch My Body]]" (2008) for [[Mariah Carey]], "[[16 @ War]]" for [[Karina Pasian]] (2008), "[[Baby (Justin Bieber song)|Baby]]" (2010) for [[Justin Bieber]], "[[All of the Lights]]" (2010) for [[Kanye West]], and "[[No Church in the Wild]]" (2013) for [[Jay-Z]] and Kanye West. Such activity has earned him eight [[Grammy Award]]s from 21 nominations—including an inaugural nomination for [[Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical|Songwriter of the Year]] at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.grammy.com/artists/terius-dream-nash/5219|title=The-Dream — GRAMMY.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/songwriter-of-the-year-non-classical-2023-grammy-nominations-65th-awards|title=Meet The Nominees For Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical At The 2023 GRAMMYs|website=Grammy.com|language=en|access-date=2022-11-22}}</ref>