The Dream Says He Made $15 Million Off Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and Gave His Ex Wife Christina Milian Writing Credit on Justin Bieber’s “Baby”

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The Dream Says He Made $15 Million Off Rihanna&8217;s &8220;Umbrella&8221; and Gave His Ex Wife Christina Milian Writing Credit on Justin Bieber&8217;s &8220;Baby&8221;

The Dreamhas obviously made some serious dough after writing hit singles for big name acts likeBeyonce,Mariah Carey,Justin Bieberand others.

But none of the checks he&8217;s received from his skills as a songwriter compare to the $15 million the med producer/hit-maker banked following the success ofRihanna&8216;s hit single&8220;Umbrella,&8221;which he co-wrote withJay-ZandTricky Stewart.

The Dream, who also professionally goes by his government nameTerius Nash, made the big money revelation while talking to UK radio personalityTim Westwoodjust before the Holidays.

&8220;That record is probably somewhere around $15 mill,&8221; he said in the interview, where he also confessed that he &8216;gave&8217; his former wifeChristina Milianwriting credit on Justin Bieber&8217;s&8220;Baby,&8221;you know &8230; just to be &8220;generous.&8221;

He went on to joke: &8220;I&8217;m just trying to pay the bills, man. I got child support bills, I got old wives&8217; bills, I got new wives&8217; bills. I&8217;m working on my third wife, so I gotta pay those bills.&8221;

Speaking about the night he wrote Bieber&8217;s mega hit &8216;Baby&8217;, The-Dream explained: &8220;I was in my building at Def Jam and my friend Chris Higgs who was A&R-ing the project at the time said he wanted me to write a song for Justin Bieber.

&8220;I said, &8216;OK. You pay for my hotel room and I&8217;ll write you a record&8217;. He was like, &8216;No, we&8217;re not paying for your hotel room&8217;. So I was like, &8216;OK, I&8217;m not going to write you a record&8217;.&8221;

He added: &8220;So I guess everybody thought about it for a while and then they were like, &8216;OK, we&8217;ll pay for your room&8217;. My hotel room is usually $3,200 per night, but my percentage for hit-and-miss is pretty high, so I was like, &8216;Just pay for it&8217;.

&8220;I went to the studio that night and made the beat and the melodies. I let Christina Milian try the first verse melody and basically finished the track.&8221;

Asked if Milian tried to claim a credit for the song, the producer replied: &8220;She didn&8217;t have to claim anything. I gave her a percentage of it.&8221;

Questioned on whether she got the credit because she wrote the melody, The-Dream quipped: &8220;No, that was just because I&8217;m generous.&8221;

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Although it may have appeared like all eyes were onJay-ZandKanye Westthis year, R&B singerRihannaactually earned the biggest pay day as r as touring is concerned. According toPollstars Top 25 Worldwide Tours of 2011, Rihannas Loud tour ranked at No. 7, topping some of the biggest pop acts in the country, includingBritney Spears, Justin Bieber, Lady GagaandKaty Perry.

The six-month tour in promotion of her 2010 albumLoudrolled through 78 cities and grossed more than $90 million. The "Umbrella" singer had the top show of the year, beating out bothUshersOMGtour, which raked in $59 million, andJay and Yes much-hypedWatch the Thronetour, which made $48.3 million.

During the tour RiRi was joined on the road at times byJ. Cole,B.o.BandCee Lo Green, filling in on selected dates; theLoudtour was also assisted by the success of her LP, whichproduced three No. 1 singles: "Only Girl (In the World)," "S&M" and "Whats My Name?"

Rihs fifth and latest albumTalk that Talkdebuted at No. 3 on the Billboard chartslast month. A tour for the promotion of this album has yet to be announced.

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If anyone deserves the ultimate end-of-year vacay, itsRihanna. Not only did she drop tons of new singles like it was NBD in 2011, but she alsodominated Facebook, rocked anArmani campaignand even introduced the world to the most mind-blowing concept of 2011: theSUPERYACHT! Girl deserves time off for that one alone!

TheWe Found Lovesinger headed to Barbados for some fun in the sun, but this time she ditched the ginormous boat and splashed in the water herself. After looking sturihannanningwhile ringing in 2012 in Miami, RiRi headed to paradise for some R&R, and even snapped a few new memories for her ns tocherish. Shes all, And heres a shot of me looking GORGEOUS even after spending the day rolling in sand and almost losing my swimsuit in the crashing waves. Wish you were here! Even on a holiday, Rihanna still works it.

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Even if Rihanna seems to have a bit of a stutter (ella, ella, eh eh eh) who wouldnt want to stand with her under her umbrella? Rihanna brought a little Caribbean heat to the summer of 2005 with the smash hit Pon de Replay. She instantly caught the attention of the likes ofJay-Zand Sean Paul, and in 2007, when she released her third album,Good Girl Gone Bad, all signs indicated she would be a massive success. Her fourth studio album was released in November 2009, entitledRated R, and her fifth and latest,Loud, in November of 2010.

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charts at the tender age of 18, coming in at No. 20 in 2007, No. 8 in 2008 and No. 8 in 2009. We could describe her iness all day, or you could Google her music video for Rehab, featuringJustin Timberlake, and watch her roll around the hood of a red convertible in a green bikini and get an idea for yourself.

Despite her total lack of professional singing experience, Rihanna was snapped up by Def Jam, and had a hit with her single Pon de Replay in 2005. She quickly followed this up with the release of her debut album,Music of the Sun. Rihanna wasted no time in putting out a second album,A Girl Like Me, the following year, and her third album,Good Girl Gone Bad, took listeners by storm in 2007 with a slew of hit singles including Umbrella and Dont Stop The Music.

Rihannas instant success wasnt all luck, though. Her talent is undeniable, and her personality is determined yet appreciative. All it took was the perfect mix of circumstances, blended together like a good callaloo (one of Rihannas vorite Caribbean dishes).

At one point, though, Rihanna did enter a beauty and talent pageant at her school. SingingMariah Careys Hero as part of the talent component, Rihanna went on to win the competition. But that performance -- and singing in the shower or in front of the mirror -- was the extent of her musical experience before 2004.

During Christmas 2003, a series of chance events unfolded that would change Rihannas life forever. A New York City record producer, Evan Rogers, was vacationing with his wife near Rihannas home. A mutual friend introduced them, and after Rihanna belted out a few tunes for Rogers, he realized her potential and invited her to New York to record some demo songs. Rihanna jumped at the opportunity to sing professionally, and she took Rogers up on his offer the following spring.

It wasnt long before Rihanna was auditioning forShawn Jay-Z Carter, head of Def Jam Recordings. Despite her nervousness, Rihanna wowed the Def Jam record execs and signed a deal before she walked out the door. Work immediately began on her singles, starting with Pon de Replay, one of the punchy dance numbers that had first impressed Jay-Z.

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The ith Def Jam placed in Rihannas talent paid off when Pon de Replay became a summer smash in 2005. The song hit the third slot on theBillboardcharts, and by late August, Rihanna released a second single, If Its Lovin That You Want, and her debut albumMusic of the Sunwas out in stores.

The wave of popularity that stemmed from Rihannas impressive debut carried her onto the small screen. Shes been onLive with Regis andKelly,The Ellen DeGeneres ShowandToday, and has performed at the 2005 Video Music Awards, World Music Awards and MTV Awards. Shes also helped kick off sports events, from a performance alongsideKanye Westat the start of the NFL season to a show for the start of the 2005 U.S. Lawn Tennis Open Championships.

In 2006, Rihanna released her second album,A Girl Like Me, which boasted the hit singles SOS, Unithful, We Ride, and Break It Off featuringSean Paul. All of the songs spent some time on the U.S.Billboardcharts except We Ride.

That same year, Rihanna recorded a song called Winning Women with Pussycat DollNicole Scherzingerfor P&G’s female deodorant Secret. She also made her acting debut with a role inBring It On: All or Nothing, which was released on August 8, 2006. To top it off, Rihanna appeared on an episode of the long-running soap operaAll My Childrenand the dramaLas Vegas.

2007 was another successful year for the budding talent. Rihanna released her third album,Good Girl Gone Bad. A number of hits also resulted from this album including Umbrella, which featured Jay-Z. This song was the longest running No. 1 single since Wet Wet Wets single Love Is All Around back in 1994, and the longest running No. 1 by a female artist sinceWhitney Houstons I Will Always Love You.

RihannasGood Girl Gone Badalso included the hits Shut Up And Drive and Dont Stop The Music. At the 2007 American Music Awards Rihanna won for Favorite Female Artist in the Soul/Rhythm & Blues category.

Bursting onto the music scene with panache, Rihanna made a name for herself in the music world in a very short time. Her talent, along with her gorgeous ce and figure, make it evident why she was voted No. 8 onAskMen.coms Top 99 of 2008. That same year, she also appeared on several episodes ofDancing with the Stars.

It seemed nothing could bring this shining star down, especially after maintaining her No. 8 position for ourTop 99 Most Desirable Women of 2009, but while Rihanna was scheduled to perform at the 2009 Grammy Awards show, an incident of physical abuse from then boyfriendChris Brownkept the two from performing together on stage.

Rihanna released her fourth studio album in November 2009, entitledRated R, and her fifth and latest,Loud, in November of 2010.

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Talk That Talk has officially reached Gold status in the US after the album shifted 42,000 copies this week to push the total upto 512,000 copies! Congratz Rih!

Also, Talk That Talk has sold 655,000 copies in the UK, it the 10th best selling album of 2011, Loud came in at 6th with 876,000 copies&8230;

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Rihanna Quotes Chris Brown On Facebook

Rihanna surprised ns by giving a public shoutout to her violent ex &8212; is she open to having him in her life again?

We&8217;ve speculated thatRihannamay not be completely over her aggressive ex-boyfriendChris Brown, and now it looks like she&8217;s open to?having him as a part of her life.

Rihanna, 23, took toFacebookon Nov. 7 to post snapshots of her recent vacation.?The caption of her picture above reads, &8220;Look at me now!!! Im gettin !!!!!&8221;

Fans might be surprised to know that&8217;s a lyric from Chris&8217; big hit single &8220;Look At Me Now.&8221; Obviously we were a bit surprised to see her display affection for ANYTHING her violent ex-boyfriend has done!

What do you think,HollywoodLifers&8212; are you shocked that Rihanna is giving props to Chris?

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I think they shouldn&8217;t be toguether I don&8217;t think a women would like To deal with a aggressive man like Chris in their life a mean im talkin about a lot of beating

And trust me I know how it feels like except I&8217;m a teen and my dad used to hit me because it supposed to &8220;discipline&8221; me!!! And he was right cuz i don&8217;t act like a whore or get into trouble like most teen do!!!

I think they should b 2 gether yea Chris messed up and rihanna did 2 they really do love each other so hey go 4 it!!!!!!!!!!!! They deserve each other and people plz stop judging her and telling them what 3 do its their lives

chris brown he don,t like lesbian hook up cause his not gay,he is nice great man, his new girlfriend she beautiful than rhianna

yo dudes and chicks live this two to have. u talk like weaver birds. if u were in africa u would under stand that u cheat rabish does not work. hello this hollywood baby we

People u need to stop a big deal out of this..it happened like freakin 3 years ago,so what if they wanna be friends or lovers again??U shud leave them alone cause their lives doesn&8217;t concern us..they need to find what make them happy and they need to please themselves and no one else so if by talking to each other again make them happy then so be it!

yes i agree with u one can&8217;t stop people who were meant to be however much they breakup.as long as they still feel each other they will be together.years of separation don&8217;t matter the thing is the heart

If U see some of the tweets on Twitter its like a competition going on between Rihanna and Chris.That&8217;s mostly being brought out between their two Teams. So this could actually be a dig at Chris and his Team. Using Chris&8217;s own song, OUCH!!!

No i am not whats to be shocked about rihanna is just happy that chris brown doing well and how sucessful he is with his music. I think people should mind there business and them both alone.

Chris Brown has 16 songs on the USA Itunes R-N-B chart including the number 1, number 3 and number 6 song and 6 songs in the top 20. So despite the ct that Hollywood Life shamelessly continues to exploit an event that happened three years ago, apparently the rest of America doesn&8217;t agree&8230;.and either does Rihanna!!! Team Breezy killing it in 2011 and into 2012!!!

Leave them people alone! That was like 3 years ago?! If they want to be friends or lovers, so what? That has nothing to do with anybody BUT them. That should be no sweat off anyone&8217;s back! Apparently, they have forgiven each other so let it be! I hate articles like this! No life! People that write this probably have more problems than anyone! Lol

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Erm! Rihanna has stated many times in interviews she is a FAN of his music always has and she has forgiven him! Just cos she quoted a line from one of his songs doesnt actually mean anything! Ur makin a mountain out of a mole hill!

When Chris and Rihanna were dating, I really admired everything about them. I loved them together. But after the abuse, i have tried to admire Chris but Its been difficult. I just don&8217;t like him or anything about him anymore, no matter how I try but it is funny, HOLLYWOODLIFE, I say that line!&8221;Look at me now, am gettin !&8221; It&8217;s a line I sing unconsciously and i can&8217;t help it. So don&8217;t blame Rihanna, am sure a lot of people say it, whether they still love Chris or not.

I agree people need to mind their own business if she forgives him who r we to say anything i don&8217;t agree with abuse but their young and could probably work it out if people would mind their own d%n business

I am not a n of anyone who is physically abusive towards anyone, let alone a woman, but that song &8220;Look At Me Now&8221; is one of my vorite jams of 2011. &8220;I&8217;m gettin &8221; is a line I have said many times because it&8217;s just a pop culture thing. You online gossip rags blow everything up and make a big deal out of nothing at all.

You or anyone don&8217;t have to be a n of c breezy he made a mistake he apologize for what he done that was 3 years ago she forgive him he is a change man. People needs to stop leave him alone.

And even if she did quote the lyrics from that song&8230;. It&8217;s just a song dang! I quote it too! Does that mean Chris and I have a secret relationship? Get a life a start blogging about stuff that matters!

l thnk rihanna and chris brown they shuld go back together coz they love each other once u hve in love u always be nt matter wat go for it.l luv u chris brown

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