Terius Youngdell Nash, better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with "Me Against the Music" for Britney Spears, "Ride" for Ciara, "Umbrella" for Rihanna, "Single Ladies" and "Partition" for Beyonc, "Touch My Body" for Mariah Carey, "16 @ War" for Karina Pasian, and "Baby" for Justin Bieber. As a solo recording artist, he released five studio albums between 2007 and 2013: Love/Hate, Love vs. Money, Love King, 1977 and IV Play. His most recent album release was the 2018 triple album Mnage Trois: Sextape Vol. 1, 2, 3.