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", " PYD", " Hold Tight" and " All That Matters"), and for co-writing the song " Caught Up" from Usher's diamond-certified album ''Confessions'' (2004).

Early years

Boyd was born in Connecticut. He moved with his mother to Atlanta at age 9, after a tornado left them homeless. His first career breakthrough came from working with R&B group 112, for whom he composed the songs " Dance with Me" and " Peaches & Cream".

Career

Following his early success with 112, Boyd continued to write with other artists, including Chris Brown, Jill Scott and Mariah Carey. In 2004, Usher's album '' Confessions'' was released, containing the single '' Caught Up'', which Boyd co-wrote with Ryan Toby and producers

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in January 2013, Boyd was introduced to Justin Bieber through rapper

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" (No. 1 ''Billboard'' Hot 100). On April 27, 2018, Boyd released his debut studio album ''

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'' via Capitol Records. In the latter part of the 2010s, Boyd's work found success in both the Latin and Country music genres. "

" was named the #1 Latin song in the history of the ''Billboard'' charts, and

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's hit " 10,000 Hours" reached #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs Chart. In addition, Boyd produced the songs "Mañana es Too Late" and "Lo Nuestro es Más", by Mexican pop duo

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Filmography

Songwriting and production credits

References

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