Killah B

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Brian Vincent Bates
Born
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Other namesKillah B, Brian Bates, IllestProducer
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
  • Producer
  • songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist

Brian Vincent Bates, also known as Killah B, is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for co-writing Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Texas Hold 'Em" from 2024 Beyoncé album Cowboy Carter , as well as the title track from Ariana Grande album Positions which also went #1. [1] [2]

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Early life

Adopted by his grandparents at a young age alongside his brother, Bates was placed into drumming and piano lessons when his grandfather noticed musical talent in him. [3] From 6 until 14, he was classically-trained in piano and learned to play the drums. The family moved to New Mexico, where Bates began playing drums in a church with pastors who had also moved from Chicago, becoming their drummer when their previous drummer moved away. [3]

Career

Several years later Bates moved to Atlanta, where he began to write and produce for Elijah Blake, Tinashe, Keyshia Cole, and Usher, before being signed as a pop songwriter to APG helmed by Mike Caren after an impromptu meeting at a party. [3] He would later write for Ariana Grande and Beyoncé, earning two Billboard Hot 100 number one singles and 3 Grammy nominations. [3] [4] [5]

Songwriting and production credits

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

TitleYearArtistAlbum
"Translation"2017 Sevyn Streeter Girl Disrupted
"Birthday"2018 Usher A
"Hopscotch"2019 Tinashe Songs for You
"Touch & Go" (Featuring 6lack)
"Know Better"
"Positions"2020 Ariana Grande Positions
"Circus"2021 Summer Walker Still Over It
"Talm'Bout"2022 Chris Brown Breezy
"Letters"2023 Monica TBA
"Nu King"2024 Jason Derulo Nu King
"Texas Hold 'Em" Beyoncé Cowboy Carter

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResultRef
2024 ASCAP Country Music Awards Most Performed Country Songs ( Texas Hold 'Em )Won [6]
2025 67th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Record of the Year ( Texas Hold 'Em )Nominated [5] [7]
Grammy Award for Song of the Year ( Texas Hold 'Em )Nominated [5] [8]
Grammy Award for Best Country Song ( Texas Hold 'Em )Nominated [5] [8]

References

  1. ↑ McClay, Caché. "Producer Killah B on making history with his first country song, Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em'". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ Piner, Chris (February 2, 2025). "Beyoncé Shares Major Announcement About 'Cowboy Carter' and 2025". American Songwriter.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Super Producer Killah B Talks Making History With 'Texas Hold Em' and His Vision To Change Pop Music". BET. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hitmakers: The songwriting secrets behind Texas Hold 'Em by Beyoncé". www.musicweek.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Willman, Chris (November 8, 2024). "Grammy Nominations 2025: Beyonce Leads With 11 Nods as Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX Are Among Top Nominees". Archived from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2024 ASCAP Country Music Awards". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Killah B-57980". The Recording Academy.
  8. 1 2 "Brian Bates-57808". The Recording Academy.
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