Kevin Briggs (music producer) explained

Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
Background:non_performing_personnel
Birth Name:Kevin Jerome Briggs
Years Active:1998–present

Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs is an American record producer, known for producing the TLC #1 hit "No Scrubs" and various Destiny's Child songs from the album The Writing's on the Wall.[1] Briggs' then girlfriend, former Xscape singer Kandi Burruss, composed the lyrics of TLC's "No Scrubs", Destiny's Child hits "Bills, Bills, Bills"[2] and "Bug a Boo", and Pink's debut single "There You Go" to accompany his productions. Briggs' post-2000 productions saw a new sound from Briggs, as can be heard on the tracks he produced for Whitney Houston and Blu Cantrell.

Briggs also received writing credit for Ed Sheeran's Shape of You following the song's copyright controversy.[3]

Songwriting and production credits

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

TitleYearArtistAlbum
"No Scrubs"1999TLCFanMail
"Don't Pull Out on Me Yet"
"So Good"Destiny's ChildThe Writing's on the Wall[4]
"Bills, Bills, Bills"
"Bug a Boo"
"Hey Ladies"
"She Can't Love You"
"X-Girlfriend"Mariah CareyRainbow
"Best Man"Faith EvansThe Best Man: Soundtrack
"Checkin' For Me"JoJo RobinsonHush (Shelved)
"Ways To Get Cut Off" (Featuring Beyoncé)
"New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)"Cha ChaDear Diary
"Roll with Me"BlaqueBlaque
"No Pigeons"Sporty ThievzStreet Cinema
"What I'm Gon' Do to You"2000Kandi BurrussHey Kandi...
"Don't Think I'm Not"
"Can't Come Back"
"I Wanna Know"
"I Won't Bite My Tongue"
"Easier" (Featuring Faith Evans)
"It Makes Me Ill"NSYNCNo Strings Attached
"Beautiful Women"Boyz II MenNathan Michael Shawn Wanya
"Good Guy"
"Hell wit Ya"PinkCan't Take Me Home
"There You Go"
"Never Let Go"3LW3LW
"How You Gonna Tell Me"MyaFear of Flying
"How Could You"Before DarkDaydreamin'
"As Far as They Know"
"Baby" (Featuring Solé)
"Get Crunk Tonight"JoeMy Name Is Joe
"The Lamb's Book of Life"Sinéad O'ConnorFaith and Courage
"Phone Messages (Part 1)"So PlushSo Plush
"Pop Ya Collar"Usher8701: International Edition
"One of Those Days"2002Whitney HoustonJust Whitney
"Dear John Letter"
"Let Your Hair Down"702Star
"Feelings"
"Come & Knock on My Door"
"No Way"
"Holla at Me"IsyssThe Way We Do
"Stood Up"
"Not Letting Him Go"
"I Love You"2003Blu CantrellBittersweet
"Bedroom"JoeAnd Then...
"So Good"NodeshaNodesha
"Ring The Alarm"2004Philly's Most WantedRing the Alarm
"Point A Chick Out" (Featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
"Save Me"2006Stacie OrricoBeautiful Awakening
"I Can't Give It Up"
"I’m Cold"2013Young DroHigh Times
"Shape of You"2017Ed Sheeran÷
"Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"2019Ariana GrandeThank U, Next
"SOS" (Featuring Aloe Blacc)AviciiTim
"Star-Spangled Man"2021The Captain America Drum CorpsThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardResultRef
200042nd Annual Grammy AwardsGrammy Award for Best R&B Song (No Scrubs)[5]
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (Bills, Bills, Bills)
Grammy Award for Album of the Year (FanMail)[6]
Grammy Award for Record of the Year (No Scrubs)
MOBO AwardsProducer Of The Year[7] [8]
2020ASCAP Pop AwardsAward-Winning Pop Songs (Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored)[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jones . Marcus . Kandi Burruss reflects on hits she made with Xscape, Destiny's Child, NSYNC, and more . 23 September 2021 . EW.com . 1 April 2021 . en.
  2. News: Smith . Troy L. . Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best . 23 September 2021 . cleveland.com . 21 October 2020 . en.
  3. News: Canfield . David . The Writers of TLC's "No Scrubs" Have Received Credit on Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" . 23 September 2021 . Slate Magazine . 21 March 2017 . en.
  4. News: SPOTLIGHT . Washington Post . 15 September 2000 . 31 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Artists. Kevin Briggs. grammy.com. 31 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Kevin 'She'kspere' Briggs . .
  7. Web site: MOBO Awards 2000 | MOBO Organisation .
  8. Web site: BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Mobo Awards: The nominations .
  9. Web site: Pop awards 2020. ascap.com. 31 May 2023.