Warner Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has signed a worldwide publishing deal with three-time Grammy-nominated R&B songwriter and producer, Andre \u201cDre\u201d Harris.<\/p>\n
Harris<\/strong>, whose career spans more than three decades, is best known for writing and producing for artists including Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, Usher, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, <\/strong>and Robin Thicke<\/strong>, contributing to more than 200 million records sold worldwide.<\/p>\n His catalog features Billboard Hot 100<\/em> hits such as Caught Up<\/em> (Usher), Yo<\/em> (Excuse Me Miss) (Chris Brown) and Oh<\/em> (Ciara).<\/p>\n The deal follows a commercially strong period for Harris<\/strong>, who is currently credited on Kehlani\u2019s<\/strong> Folded<\/em>. The track has reached No.1 on Mediabase\u2019s Urban Radio chart<\/em> and Billboard\u2019s<\/em> Mainstream R&B\/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and has spent seven non-consecutive weeks inside the Billboard<\/em> Hot 100 top 10 since its release in October.<\/p>\n Folded<\/em> is nominated for Best R&B Song at the upcoming GRAMMY Awards.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very excited to sign with Warner Chappell!! It feels good to have a team that sees my vision, and understands me as a creative. I\u2019m looking forward to building something new with my Philly family \u2013 Ryan Press and X (Champagne).”<\/p>\n Andre \u2018Dre\u2019 Harris <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Ryan Press<\/strong>, President, North America at Warner Chappell Music<\/strong>, commented on the deal: \u201cFor over two decades, Dre has continued to prove how master creators stand the test of time, most recently by helping craft one of last year’s most impactful global songs. Having known him for years, I’ve seen him cement his legacy as a true visionary \u2013 shaping the sound of a generation hit after hit.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cDriven by relentless innovation and a talent for creating timeless, boundary-pushing records, he\u2019s inspired countless artists, from Chris Brown to Usher and Alicia Keys. Rooted in Philly but leaving a lasting mark worldwide, Dre\u2019s impact continues to grow, and we\u2019re proud to support his bold, creative vision.\u201d<\/p>\n Dre Harris<\/strong> shared: \u201cI\u2019m very excited to sign with Warner Chappell!! It feels good to have a team that sees my vision, and understands me as a creative. I\u2019m looking forward to building something new with my Philly family \u2013 Ryan Press and X (Champagne).\u201d<\/p>\n Xavier Champagne<\/strong>, Senior Director of Urban A&R at Warner Chappell Music, described Harris as a long-standing contributor to the evolution of R&B.\u00a0He said: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to overstate Dre\u2019s impact on R&B music. For the past 30 years, he\u2019s been one of the pillars who\u2019s shaped and pushed the genre forward, and I\u2019m incredibly honored that we get to partner and carry that legacy further together.\u201d<\/p>\n Harris<\/strong> began his career in the early 1990s within Philadelphia\u2019s neo-soul scene alongside producer DJ Jazzy Jeff<\/strong>. During this time, he contributed to projects for artists including Michael Jackson, Will Smith, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild<\/strong>, and Floetry.<\/strong><\/p>\n “For the past 30 years, he\u2019s been one of the pillars who\u2019s shaped and pushed the genre forward, and I\u2019m incredibly honored that we get to partner and carry that legacy further together.\u201d<\/p>\n Xavier Champagne, Senior Director of Urban A&R at Warner Chappell Music<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In 2000, he formed the songwriting and production duo Dre & Vidal<\/strong> with producer Vidal Davis<\/strong>. The partnership contributed to projects including Usher\u2019s Confessions<\/em> and Alicia Keys\u2019 The Diary of Alicia Keys<\/em>, both of which received GRAMMY Album of the Year<\/em> nominations in 2005.<\/p>\n Both projects secured category wins: Usher\u2019s\u00a0Confessions<\/em>\u00a0for Best Contemporary R&B Album and Keys\u2019<\/em> album for Best R&B Album<\/p>\n Dre & Vidal<\/strong> also worked on Mary J. Blige\u2019s<\/strong> Growing Pains<\/em>, which won Best Contemporary R&B Album at the GRAMMY Awards<\/em> in 2009. In addition to their award-winning records and Hot 100 hits, the duo produced tracks for artists including Mariah Carey, Destiny\u2019s Child, <\/strong>and Musiq Soulchild.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDriven by relentless innovation and a talent for creating timeless, boundary-pushing records, he\u2019s inspired countless artists, from Chris Brown to Usher and Alicia Keys. Rooted in Philly but leaving a lasting mark worldwide”<\/p>\n Ryan Press, President, North America at Warner Chappell MusiC<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Since transitioning to solo production work in the 2010s, Harris<\/strong> has continued to collaborate with a broad range of artists across R&B, pop, and hip-hop, including Justin Bieber, Burna Boy, Kanye West, Melanie Fiona, Mali Music<\/strong>, and Pharrell signee Cris Cab<\/strong>. He also co-executive-produced Jill Scott\u2019s<\/strong> Woman<\/em>, which debuted at No.1 on the US albums chart.<\/p>\n In December 2025, Warner Chappell Music Nashville signed a global publishing agreement with singer-songwriter Margo Price<\/a>.<\/p>\n That news followed the October signing<\/a> of award-winning French composer Victor Le Masne, and the September acquisition of a long-term, worldwide publishing agreement with Eagles<\/a> founding member Bernie Leadon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer joins WCM following recent chart success with Kehlani\u2019s \u201cFolded\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7183,"featured_media":249558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249551"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249576,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249551\/revisions\/249576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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