Desperately

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George Strait

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George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer known as the "King of Country" and one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. He is known for his neotraditionalist country style, cowboy look, and being one of the first and main country artists to bring country music back to its roots and away from the pop country era in the 1980s.

Strait's success began when his first single "Unwound" was a hit in 1981. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached number one on the country charts. In the 2000s, Strait was named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and won his first Grammy award for the album Troubadour. Strait was named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 2013, and ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1990 and 2014. He has been nominated for more CMA and ACM awards and has more wins in both categories than any other artist. In 2009, he broke Conway Twitty's previous record for the most number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart when his 44 number one singles surpassed Twitty's 40. Counting all music charts, Strait has amassed a total of 60 number-one hits, breaking a record also previously set by Twitty, and giving him more number one songs than any other artist in any genre of music. Strait is also known for his touring career when he designed a 360- degree configuration and introduced a festival style tours. For example, the Strait Tours earned $90 million in three years. George Strait was successful innovating country music and in numerous aspects of being a part of popular music.

Sam Dew

Sam Dew is an American hip hop singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for writing the hook to the track "LoveHate Thing," a single from Wale's 2013 album The Gifted. Dew is also credited for writing and performing on additional tracks for the same album, which peaked at #1 on various Billboard charts. He has also written for musicians Marsha Ambrosius, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, and Jessie Ware. Dew is currently signed to RCA Records and is scheduled to release his debut EP Damn Sue in 2015.

Career

Dew is originally from Chicago, Illinois. His music style has been compared to other singers with a wide vocal range. He played with the Atlanta-based band Cloudeater through 2013 and the release of their final album, Purge. Dew began writing music and has since penned for musicians including Marsha Ambrosius, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, and Jessie Ware. In 2012 he was signed by Rich Kleiman under the management of Roc Nation and began writing music for its various artists. Dew's first song of his writing career was Lotus Flower Bomb for rapper Wale. The song eventually made it to #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song chart. Dew is also the co-writer for "Stranger", a 2014 single on Skrillex's Recess album. The song also appeared in the 2014 soundtrack for the movie Divergent.