Shea Taylor

Robert "Shea" Taylor is a songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. He established an early successful songwriting partnership with Def Jam's R&B singer-songwriter phenom Ne-Yo, and has also worked with Rihanna, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Chris Brown, and Wyclef Jean.[1]

Taylor has songwriting credits on seven tracks off the Beyonce record 4.[2] The album is certified platinum[3] and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales totaling over 300,000.[4] "Love on Top" made it to the top of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart[5] and Adult R&B Airplay chart in March 2012.[6] "Run the World (Girls)" also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs[7] and is certified Gold in the US and New Zealand and Platinum in Australia and Canada.[8] "Best Thing I Never Had" climbed to the top of Nielsen's Urban airplay chart in September and peaked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[9]

Taylor co-wrote the lead single "Thinkin Bout You" and "Pilot Jones" on Frank Ocean's debut channel ORANGE.[10] The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart[11] and number two on the UK R&B Albums chart.[12] It also debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.[13]

Shea is published by Downtown Music Publishing.