Danny Morris (music producer)

Danny Morris (PKA Mr. 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
Background information
Also known asMr. Morris
OriginJamaica, Miami
GenresR&B, hip hop,
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer
Years active2010–present
LabelsAtlantic, 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
  • "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
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
  1. Killer Love (Booklet). Nicole Scherzinger. Santa Monica, CA: Polydor, Interscope Records (Cat no. 0602527665153). 2011.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Wiz Khalifa: Rolling Papers". Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  3. "Pitbull: Planet Pit". Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  4. "Mr. Wrong by Mary J. Blige - Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  5. "Usher 'gives away Grammy'". Music News. December 7, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  6. "And The GRAMMY Went To ... Usher". Grammy awards. February 17, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  7. "Official Biography: Danny Morris". Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  8. "Mariah Carey, Drake, Lil Wayne, EMI Music Publishing & More Honored at BMI Urban Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc. September 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  9. "The 2012 Billboard Music Awards". ABC. May 20, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  10. Credits: Recovery. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-06-18.
  11. Credits: Versus. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
  12. "Fantasia: Back to Me". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  13. Credits: 5.0. Allmusic. Retrieved on November 16, 2010.
  14. Credits: Radioactive. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
  15. "Danny Morris Discography". Discogs. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  16. "Eminem & Nelly Producer Jim Jonsin". Hit Talk. November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
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