Nova Wav is an American record production and songwriting duo composed of Brittany "Chi" Coney and Denisia "Blu June" Andrews. Over the course of their career, Nova Wav has written and produced on tracks and albums for artists including

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...

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Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

Saweetie Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper (born July 2, 1993), known professionally as Saweetie (), is an American rapper. After the release of her debut single "Icy Grl" in 2017, she was signed to her then-manager Max Gousse's record label Artistry Wo ...

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Teyana Taylor Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert ( Taylor; born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, actress, dancer and choreographer. In 2005, she signed a record deal with Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment imprint. Afterwards, she choreographe ...

Kehlani Kehlani Ashley Parrish (born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Kehlani is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen group Poplyfe in 2011. In 2014, Kehlani released thei ...

and more. They were signed to

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by Ryan Press and "Big Jon" Platt. They were named

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2018 R&B/Hip-Hop 100 Power Players and listed on Revolt's Top 9 producers of 2019 that demanded the sound of Hip Hop and R&B.

Members

Blu June was born in

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and raised in

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. Chi is a native of

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Career

Blu June and Chi formed the duo Nova Wav in

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

back in 2011, and received their first placement of their professional career in 2012 co-writing "

Loveeeeeee Song "Loveeeeeee Song" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna recorded for her seventh studio album ''Unapologetic'' (2012). The song features vocals by American rapper Future who also co-wrote, and music produced by Luney Tunez, Emmanuel Zara ...

" by

featuring

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. Following the release of ''

Unapologetic ''Unapologetic'' is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on 19 November 2012 by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between June and November 2012, during promotion of her sixth studio album, ' ...

'', "

" entered the US ''

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at number 100. It ascended to 88 its second week and to 63 in its third week. It additionally debuted at number 14 on the US

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...

due to strong digital downloads. The song has also peaked at 4 on the

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chart. On February 21, 2018 ''

'' was announced 3x Multi-Platinum by the

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(RIAA). In 2014, Nova Wav wrote "

Best Mistake "Best Mistake" is a song by American recording artist Ariana Grande that features American hip hop recording artist Big Sean. The song served as a promotional single from Grande's second studio album, '' My Everything'' (2014), and was released ...

" with American recording artist

that features American hip hop recording artist

Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...

and produced by

Key Wane Dwane Marshall Weir II (born July 12, 1990) is an American hip hop/R&B producer and songwriter, professionally known as Key Wane. Wane has produced for artists such as Big Sean, Jazmine Sullivan, Beyoncé, Drake, Jhene Aiko, Wale, Lil Wayne, ...

. The song was released August 12, 2014 becoming the

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for Grande's second studio album, '' My Everything'' The album was later announced 2× Multi-Platinum by RIAA on March 22, 2016. In 2016, Nova Wav teamed up with American singer and songwriter

to produce and write her lead single "

CRZY "Crzy" (stylized as "CRZY") is a song by American singer and songwriter Kehlani. It was released on July 15, 2016 and serves as the lead single from their debut album, ''SweetSexySavage''. The song was produced by female R&B and pop duo Novawav. ...

", which was later released on her studio album ''

SweetSexySavage ''SweetSexySavage'' is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Kehlani. The album was released on January 27, 2017, by Atlantic Records. Kehlani started work on the album shortly after the release of their mixtape '' You Should Be ...

'' under

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. On February 13, 2019 the record hit over one million copies sold making it Kehlani's first ever

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record The single peaked on ''

'' Hot 100 at number 85, Mainstream R&B/Hip Hop Charts at number 17, and Hot R&B songs at number 11 on November 26, 2016. In 2018, the duo won their first

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Award for co-writing and producing "LoveHappy" and co-writing "Nice", "Friends", and "Black Effect", on

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album ''

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'' which was released on June 16, 2018, by

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, S.C Enterprises, and

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. Also that year, they worked alongside

and co-wrote the records "

Top Off "Top Off" is a song recorded by American record producer DJ Khaled featuring American rappers Jay-Z and Future and American singer Beyoncé (credited as "B"). The artists wrote the song with Joe Zarrillo who produced it with Khaled and Beyonc� ...

", "

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", "Holy Mountain" and " Just Us" in addition to co-writing and co-producing "Jealous" on his eleventh studio album ''

Father of Asahd ''Father of Asahd'' is the eleventh studio album by American Hip hop music, hip hop producer DJ Khaled. It was released on May 17, 2019, through We the Best Music and Epic Records. It features the singles "Top Off" and "No Brainer (song), No Braine ...

'' which released May 17, 2019, through

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and

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. The leading single "

" was released on March 2, 2018 selling over 500,000 copies becoming

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on September 21, 2018. On June 17, 2019, the album ''

'' was

by the

(RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. In 2019, Nova Wav co-wrote the record "

Me + You ''There's Really a Wolf'' is the twelfth studio album and major-label debut by American rapper Russ (rapper), Russ, who composed and produced all of the songs. It was released on May 5, 2017, by Diemon and Columbia Records and peaked at number sev ...

" and " Commitment" for American R&B singer

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for her ninth studio album, ''Chapter 38''. " Commitment" hit number 1 on ''

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earning

her fourth number 1 record in over 10 years, and became the first single on her label, Mondeenise Music. In 2020, Nova Wav co-wrote Beyoncé's charity single " Black Parade." It was the most nominated song at the

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, with four nominations including

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and Song of the Year. The song won

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. In 2022, Nova Wav won their next Grammy Award for

for their work on Jazmine Sullivan's "

Pick Up Your Feelings "Pick Up Your Feelings" is a song by American singer Jazmine Sullivan, released on November 20, 2020 as the second single from her debut extended play (EP), '' Heaux Tales'' (2021). The song was written by Sullivan, Audra Mae, Kyle Coleman, Micha ...

." Later that year, the duo co-wrote 8 out 16 songs on Beyoncé's highly anticipated album

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Discography

Recognition and Awards

References

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