Mel & Mus
American-Dutch producer and songwriter duo
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Mel & Mus are a Grammy-nominated Dutch songwriting and production duo best known for writing and producing the R&B/hip-hop hits "Don't Think They Know", "Barbie Dreams" and "Good Good".[1]
- Songwriters
- producers
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Career
In 2010, their song "Hit It Like This" received special recognition from the music magazine Rap-Up as a "must-hear song" on the Jamie Foxx album, Best Night of My Life, for its "club-primed" sound.[2] The Rihanna and Nicki Minaj collaboration, "Raining Men" from the 2010 album Loud, was their breakthrough, appearing on various charts in both the United States and United Kingdom.[3][4][5]
Mel & Mus next contributed two songs to the Chris Brown album X: "Songs On a 12 Play" and "Don't Think They Know" in 2013, which posthumously paired the noted R&B artist Aaliyah with Brown.[6]
In 2023, they reached #1 on US Urban Radio with "Good Good", the lead single from Usher's ninth studio album, Coming Home.[7] The single was Usher's first top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit since 2016, and stayed on top of the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart for five weeks.[8] The song was included on the Vibe "20 Best R&B Songs of 2023" list, praised for its "sexy, empathetic, and smooth southern bounce [coupled] with modern trap-tinged R&B".[9] In 2025, Mel & Mus produced and co-wrote "Bae", the comeback single from Keri Hilson.[10]
Selected songwriting and production credits
Credits are from Discogs, Tidal, Spotify and AllMusic.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2012 | 54th Annual Grammy Awards | Album of the Year (Loud) | Nominated | [11] |
