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The-Dream's Love King Album Set for Global Release
Two-time Grammy Award-winning Radio Killa/Def Jam recording artist The-Dream has completed Love King, the third volume of his 'Love' album trilogy, set for release in the US on June 29th through Radio Killa/Def Jam Recordings and June 28th Internationally. The upcoming album has already spun off two advance tracks: "Love King" and the brand new "Make-Up Bag" featuring T.I. Love King follows up Love vs. Money and The-Dream's RIAA gold debut album, Love Hate.
In support of Love King release, The-Dream will be on the cover "The Fader's" summer music issue and will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday, June 29th at 12:05 a.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Love vs. Money, which entered the Soundscan at #2 and rose to #1 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, sourced a trio of top-charted R&B hits like "Rockin' That Thang", "My Love" featuring Mariah Carey, and "Walkin' on the Moon" featuring Kanye West.
The-Dream first made headlines in 2007-2008, when he proved himself a masterful hit songwriter for Rihanna with "Umbrella", Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body", J. Holiday's "The Bed", and Beyoncé's "Single Ladies". The-Dream wrote several songs on Mary J. Blige's Growing Pains (2007), which won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. In 2008, The-Dream played his first major cross-country North American tour, joining Mary J. and Jay-Z for their 22-city "Heart of the City" tour.
The-Dream's debut album Love Hate produced back-to-back hits that dominated 2008, including "Shawty is a 10" featuring Fabolous, "Falsetto" and "I Luv Your Girl." In addition The-Dream's streak continued in 2008 with several other high-profile tracks: "You" from Chris Brown's album Exclusive, "Skies of L.A." the climactic closing track of Celine Dion's Taking Chances, and "Moving Mountains" from Usher's Where I Stand.
The-Dream won Best New Artist honors at the 2008 BET Awards in addition to his Grammy Award nomination for "Song of the Year" for "Umbrella" (as songwriter) and American Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Earlier this year, he shared Grammy Award honors as one of the songwriters on Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," which won for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song.
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