TRACK 9. bending my rules ⭐️ drops tonight at midnight local time, our vevo live performance drops tomorrow at 12pm bst 🎤 #aaa

This is the moment yall, where we dismantle the genre machine. I was happy to produce and write for AMERIICAN REQUIEM, along with Beyoncé and Dion "NO ID" Wilson. When I catch inspiration, the words and chords pour out of me. What a honor to then see how brilliantly Beyoncé made them her own and THEN further enhanced the lyrical statement, synthesizing it into the larger body of work. After the harrowing vocal prelude that happens to start Cowboy Carter, you get to hear these words that read like a proclaimation. "Do you hear me or do you fear me? " or better yet in our Louisiana vernacular "Looka dere, Looka dere" Prior to this, Dion and I had been on a creative journey, having conversations about the state of music and where we could take it. We'd been having these conversations for years but something about recent times has felt ripe with the power of actualization. When I picked up my guitar and notebook to write this song I put my trust God to liberate my creative mind, as I always do when channeling inspiration. Quincy Jones told me, as he also wrote in his forward to my WE ARE album, "it's up to you to de categorize American music!! " , which is what Duke Ellington told him. I really believe that is our generations role, led by a few artists willing to take this leap. @Beyonce, very grateful for my contribution to your brilliant album, a work of such unimaginable impact and artistic firepower by a once in a generation artist. So glad that we finally got to collaborate with each other at this time. Producing and writing for AMERIICAN REQUIEM was an example of extraordinary alignment—when many leading artists see a similar vision at the same time, that's when you know a major shift is happening. A new era, long time coming. Let's liberate ourselves from genre and break the barriers that marginalize who we are and the art that we create. Grateful also for the contribution by my brother @dixson and the other collaborators who made this opening statement of Cowboy Carter possible.

We’re extremely proud of our client, @DIXSON. The R&B singer-songwriter made his way onto the Billboard charts this week as a co-writer on Beyoncé's No. 1 album, RENAISSANCE. His co-writing credits on the album include, VIRGO’S GROOVE and PURE/HONEY!

Darius Scott killin' it on @NBCTheVoice #damn Love the last chord! Love it all :)

Debuts on this week's R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart: #43, @kennylattimore Take A Dose #47, @DIXSON ft. @sevyn Cherry Sorbet #48, @FreddieGibbs ft. @MoneyBaggYo Too Much #50, @BarbieDetroit ft. @FL_DUSA That Ain't My Thot

Debuts on this week's Adult R&B Airplay chart: #25, @PJMORTON, @iamjojo & @mrtalkbox My Peace #27, @jsullivanmusic Hurt Me So Good #30, @DIXSON ft. @sevyn Cherry Sorbet