Ricky Lawson (songwriter)

Richard "Ricky" Landon Lawson
Born1992 (age 31–32)
ParentRichard Lawson (father)
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
  • A&R
  • songwriter
LabelsParkwood Entertainment

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]

  1. ^ "Meet the African Artists Beyonce Collaborated with for 'The Lion King: The Gift'". Billboard. July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  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. ^ 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.