Akeel Henry is a Canadian record producer and recording engineer.[1] He was the winner of the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award at the Juno Awards of 2023 for his work on Giveon's "For Tonight" and John Legend's "Splash".[2]

He was previously nominated in the same category at the Juno Awards of 2021 for "Rain" (Trey Songz feat. Swae Lee) and "Spell My Name" (Toni Braxton).[3]

Songwriting and production credits

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Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album
"Hurt Me So Good" 2019 Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales
"Spell My Name" 2020 Toni Braxton Spell My Name
"Rain" (featuring Swae Lee) Trey Songz Back Home
"For Tonight" 2021 Giveon Give or Take
"Splash" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign & Jhené Aiko) 2022 John Legend Legend
"Just Like Me" (with Burna Boy & Metro Boomin) 2024 21 Savage American Dream
"Rose" Chlöe Trouble in Paradise
"Same Lingerie"
"Shake" (featuring Jeremih)
"Spin" (featuring Victoria Monét) Megan Thee Stallion Megan

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
2023 65th Annual Grammy Awards Best R&B Song (Hurt Me So Good) Nominated [4]

References

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  1. ^ Ryan B. Patrick, "Akeel Henry Brings Keys Expertise and R&B Vibes to His Toronto Sound, But Has More to Offer". Exclaim!, June 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are all the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List". Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2022.