Kevin Briggs (music producer)

Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs is an American record producer, known for producing the TLC #1 hit "No Scrubs"[1] and various Destiny's Child songs from the album The Writing's on the Wall.[2][3] Briggs' then girlfriend, former Xscape singer Kandi Burruss, composed the lyrics of TLC's "No Scrubs", Destiny's Child hits "Bills, Bills, Bills"[4] 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.

Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
Birth nameKevin Jerome Briggs
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Years active1998–present

Briggs also received writing credit for Ed Sheeran's Shape of You following the song's copyright controversy.[1]

Songwriting and production credits

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

Title Year Artist Album
"No Scrubs" 1999 TLC FanMail
"Don't Pull Out on Me Yet"
"So Good" Destiny's Child The Writing's on the Wall
"Bills, Bills, Bills"
"Bug a Boo"
"Hey Ladies"
"She Can't Love You"
"X-Girlfriend" Mariah Carey Rainbow
"Best Man" Faith Evans The Best Man: Soundtrack
"Checkin' For Me" JoJo Robinson Hush (Shelved)
"Ways To Get Cut Off" (Featuring Beyoncé)
"New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)" Cha Cha Dear Diary
"Roll with Me" Blaque Blaque
"No Pigeons" Sporty Thievz Street Cinema
"What I'm Gon' Do to You" 2000 Kandi Burruss Hey 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" NSYNC No Strings Attached
"Beautiful Women" Boyz II Men Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya
"Good Guy"
"Hell wit Ya" Pink Can't Take Me Home
"There You Go"
"Never Let Go" 3LW 3LW
"How You Gonna Tell Me" Mya Fear of Flying
"How Could You" Before Dark Daydreamin'
"As Far as They Know"
"Baby" (Featuring Solé)
"Get Crunk Tonight" Joe My Name Is Joe
"The Lamb's Book of Life" Sinéad O'Connor Faith and Courage
"Phone Messages (Part 1)" So Plush So Plush
"Pop Ya Collar" Usher 8701: International Edition
"One of Those Days" 2002 Whitney Houston Just Whitney
"Dear John Letter"
"Let Your Hair Down" 702 Star
"Feelings"
"Come & Knock on My Door"
"No Way"
"Holla at Me" Isyss The Way We Do
"Stood Up"
"Not Letting Him Go"
"I Love You" 2003 Blu Cantrell Bittersweet
"Bedroom" Joe And Then...
"So Good" Nodesha Nodesha
"Ring The Alarm" 2004 Philly's Most Wanted Ring the Alarm
"Point A Chick Out" (Featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
"Save Me" 2006 Stacie Orrico Beautiful Awakening
"I Can't Give It Up"
"I’m Cold" 2013 Young Dro High Times
"Shape of You" 2017 Ed Sheeran ÷
"Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" 2019 Ariana Grande Thank U, Next
"SOS" (Featuring Aloe Blacc) Avicii Tim
"Star-Spangled Man" 2021 The Captain America Drum Corps The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Awards and nominations

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Year Work Award Result Ref
2000 42nd Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (No Scrubs) Won [5]
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (Bills, Bills, Bills) Nominated [5]
Grammy Award for Album of the Year (FanMail) Nominated [5][6]
Grammy Award for Record of the Year (No Scrubs) Nominated [5]
MOBO Awards Producer Of The Year Nominated [7] [8]
2020 ASCAP Pop Awards Award-Winning Pop Songs (Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored) Won [9]


References

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  1. ^ a b Canfield, David (21 March 2017). "The Writers of TLC's "No Scrubs" Have Received Credit on Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You"". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ "SPOTLIGHT". Washington Post. 15 September 2000. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ Jones, Marcus (1 April 2021). "Kandi Burruss reflects on hits she made with Xscape, Destiny's Child, NSYNC, and more". EW.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ Smith, Troy L. (21 October 2020). "Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best". cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Artists. Kevin Briggs". grammy.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Kevin 'She'kspere' Briggs". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  7. ^ "MOBO Awards 2000 | MOBO Organisation". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  8. ^ "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Mobo Awards: The nominations". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  9. ^ "Pop awards 2020". ascap.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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