Thomas Lee Brown (born May 1, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), also known as TBHits, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known for his work with Victoria Monét, which has led to appearances and placements on six of Ariana Grande's seven studio albums, her Christmas project Christmas & Chill and the 2019 Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Brown also contributed several songs to Meghan Trainor's second album, Thank You released in 2016.[1]
Tommy Brown | |
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| Birth name | Thomas Lee Brown |
| Also known as | TBHits |
| Born | May 1, 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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Brown was mentored by notable producers Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Rodney Jerkins before creating his own production, songwriting, and publishing teams.[2]
Producing and songwriting
editBefore entering the music industry, Brown worked at Sears in Atlanta, Georgia. He would hand out CDs of his songs, eventually catching the attention of artist Gorilla Zoe, who invited Brown to work in the studio with him.[3] In 2008, Brown joined the production group Darkchild, where he met future collaborator and fellow upcoming writer Victoria Monét. During this period, he worked with artists like Jennifer Lopez, Wyclef Jean, and The Black Eyed Peas, notably producing their song "Just Can't Get Enough".[4] In 2012, Brown signed an independent publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He currently lives in Los Angeles, producing tracks for established artists including Travis Scott, Cee Lo Green, Nas, T.I., Chris Brown, and Teyana Taylor, among others.[3][5]
In 2013, Both Brown and Monét met Broadway and Nickelodeon alum Grande at a writing session for fellow artist Nick Jonas, forming an inseparable bond. Both would subsequently appear on her debut studio album Yours Truly.[6] Brown would continue to contribute multiple tracks to each future Grande album, including 2018 healing project Sweetener.[7] Less than six months later in 2019, Brown contributed five songs to Grande's Thank U, Next after several weeks of writing in collaboration with Grande, Monét, and mutual friend Tayla Parx.[8] He next created his Champagne Therapy Music Group publishing imprint in collaboration with Universal Music.[9][10] In 2021, the relationship between Brown and Universal further expanded to include a Global Publishing deal.[11]
Discography
edit| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Just Can't Get Enough" | Black Eyed Peas | The Beginning |
| 2011 | "Just A Friend" | Jasmine V | Non-album single |
| 2012 | "Write It On A Wall" | Xai | Non-album single |
| "Sin City" | GOOD Music | Cruel Summer | |
| "Introduction" | T.I. | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | |
| "Live On Tonight" (featuring Victoria Monét) | |||
| "Who You're Around" | Meek Mill | Dreams and Nightmares | |
| 2013 | "36" | 2 Chainz | B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time |
| "Malice In Wonderland" | Victoria Monét | Non-album single | |
| "Déjà Vu" | Coco Jones | Made Of | |
| "Honeymoon Avenue" | Ariana Grande | Yours Truly | |
| "Daydreamin'" | |||
| "Visual Love" | Chrisette Michele | Better | |
| "You Wouldn't Understand" (featuring Victoria Monét) | Nas | Life Is Good | |
| "Animal" (w/ Travi$ Scott, B.o.B & T.I.) | Grand Hustle Records | G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die) | |
| "Find My Love" | Eric Bellinger | In The Meantime | |
| "Come Over" | |||
| 2014 | "Never Be Lonely" | ||
| "Made In China" | Victoria Monét | Nightmares & Lullabies - Act 1 | |
| "We Are People" | |||
| "Backyard" | |||
| "For The Trill" | |||
| "Save Me" | Non-album single | ||
| "Would You Wait" | Non-album single | ||
| "Intro" | Ariana Grande | My Everything | |
| "My Everything" | |||
| "Only 1" | |||
| "Cadillac Song" | |||
| "Ya Digg" (w/ Shad da God, Travi$ Scott, Spodee & T.I.) | Grand Hustle Records | G.D.O.D. II | |
| "New National Anthem" (featuring Skylar Grey) | T.I. | Paperwork | |
| "Stay" | |||
| "Lean On Me" (with Victoria Monét) | B.o.B. | No Genre 2 | |
| "Drunk Texting" (featuring Jhené Aiko) | Chris Brown | X | |
| 2015 | "Everlasting Love" | Fifth Harmony | Reflection |
| "We Know" | |||
| "A Little More" (featuring Victoria Monet) | Machine Gun Kelly | General Admission | |
| "Therapy" | |||
| "Intro" | Ariana Grande | Christmas & Chill | |
| "Wit It This Christmas" | |||
| "December" | |||
| "Not Just on Christmas" | |||
| "True Love" | |||
| "Winter Things" | |||
| "More Of You" | Victoria Monét | Nightmares & Lullabies Act 2 | |
| "Will I Do" | |||
| "Good Time x Trouble | |||
| "See The Light" | |||
| "Cupid" | |||
| "90's Babies" | |||
| "High Love" | |||
| "Maybe Never" | Eric Bellinger | Cuffing Season | |
| "Trippin On Me" | Tommy Brown | ||
| 2016 | "Memories Faded" | TWENTY88 | TWENTY88 |
| "Yo te amo a ti" / "I Want You" (as Thomas Brown) | Martina Stoessel & Jorge Blanco | Tini | |
| "Moonlight" | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | |
| "Be Alright" | |||
| "Let Me Love You" (featuring Lil Wayne) | |||
| "Leave Me Lonely" (featuring Macy Gray) | |||
| "I Don't Care" | |||
| "Knew Better / Forever Boy" | |||
| "Step On Up" | |||
| "Take Da Wheel" | T.I. | Us or Else: Letter to the System | |
| "Get My Shit Together" | Big Sean | Non-album single | |
| "Forgive Me Father" (featuring Meghan Trainor, Wiz Khalifa & Wale) | DJ Khaled | Major Key | |
| "Better" | Meghan Trainor | Thank You | |
| "No Pressure" | Pia Mia | Non-album single | |
| "Night Bag" | Eric Bellinger | Choose Up Season | |
| "No Way" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | |
| 2017 | "Bridges" | Fifth Harmony | |
| "Rock Your Body" | Chris Brown | Heartbreak On A Full Moon | |
| "One At A Time" | Alex Aiono & T-Pain | ||
| "Poison" | Njomza | Sad For You | |
| "Someone Like Me" | |||
| "Perfect Fit" | |||
| "Who Died" | T-Pain | Oblivion | |
| 2018 | "Better Off" | Ariana Grande | Sweetener |
| "Goodnight n Go" | |||
| "Pete Davidson" | |||
| "You" (featuring Teyana Taylor) | T.I. | Dime Trap | |
| "Dinero" (featuring DJ Khaled & Cardi B) | J.Lo | Non-album single | |
| "Freak" | Victoria Monét | Life After Love, Pt. 1 | |
| "Sugar Daddy" | Macy Gray | Ruby | |
| "Witness" | |||
| "Just Like Jenny" | |||
| "White Man" | |||
| "Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next | |
| 2019 | "7 Rings" | ||
| "Needy" | |||
| "NASA" | |||
| "Make Up" | |||
| "Boyfriend" | Ariana Grande & Social House | Everything Changed... | |
| "Got Her Own" | Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét | Charlie's Angels | |
| "Love Me" | Stanaj | Non-album single | |
| "Make Believe" | Juice Wrld | Death Race for Love | |
| "Usually" | DaniLeigh | My Present | |
| 2020 | "Dominican Mami" | Non-album single | |
| "Rich" | Megan Thee Stallion | Suga | |
| "You Can't Hold My Heart" | Monsta X | All About Luv | |
| "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez) | Blackpink | The Album | |
| "Bet You Wanna" (featuring Cardi B) | |||
| "Holy" (featuring Chance the Rapper) | Justin Bieber | Justice | |
| "Positions" | Ariana Grande | Positions | |
| "34+35" | |||
| "shut up" | |||
| "Motive" (with Doja Cat) | |||
| "just like magic" | |||
| "Off the Table" (with The Weeknd) | |||
| "six thirty" | |||
| "safety net" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | |||
| "my hair" | |||
| "nasty" | |||
| "west side" | |||
| "love language" | |||
| "obvious" | |||
| "POV" | |||
| 2021 | "someone like you - interlude" | Ariana Grande | Positions (Deluxe) |
| "test drive" | |||
| "34+35 Remix" (featuring Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion) | |||
| "worst behavior" | |||
| "main thing" | |||
| "What Happens Here" | Zara Larsson | Poster Girl | |
| "Met Him Last Night" (featuring Ariana Grande) | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | |
| "Scientist" | Twice | [[Formula of Love: O+T=<3]] | |
| "Take It Home" | Mabel | Pokémon 25: The Album | |
| 2022 | "Is There Someone Else" | The Weeknd | Dawn FM |
| "Starry Eyes" | |||
| "Don Quixote" | Seventeen | Face the Sun | |
| "World" | Sector 17 | ||
| "In the Kitchen" | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone | |
| 2023 | "A Dona Aranha" | Luísa Sonza | Escândalo Íntimo |
| 2024 | "1:59" (featuring Gunna) | Normani | Dopamine |
| "Candy Paint" | |||
| "Give Me That" | WayV | Give Me That |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2020 | 62nd Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Thank U, Next") | Nominated | [12] |
| Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Thank U, Next) | Nominated | [12] | ||
| ASCAP Pop Music Awards | Award-Winning Songs ("7 Rings") | Won | [13] | |
| Award-Winning Songs ("Thank U, Next") | Won | [13] | ||
| 2022 | 64th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)) | Nominated | [12] |
| ASCAP Pop Music Awards | Award-Winning Songs ("34+35") | Won | [14] | |
| Award-Winning Songs ("Positions") | Won | [14] | ||
| Award-Winning Songs ("POV") | Won | [14] | ||
| Award-Winning Songs ("Holy") | Won | [14] |
References
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