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Celeb News: Ester Dean talks Rih, Katy, Nicki, Selena...
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Ester Dean talks Rih, Katy, Nicki, Selena...
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1. “Rude Boy,” by Rihanna (2009)
“This was a dubstep reggae song, you know? I remember asking Ri, I said, ‘What do they call bad boys where you’re from?’ And, she said, ‘We call them rude boys.’ I was like, oh, ****! And she started dancing. That movement. I just wrote to her rhythm and her moves.”
2. “Super Bass,” by Nicki Minaj (2010)
“She called me down in the middle of the night. It was the first time going into the studio with Nicki. I got in the booth, she got in the booth, and I didn’t really know what was going to happen. With Nicki, I never know what is actually going to make it. It was only going to be on the deluxe album, but then it hit the radio station. That got Nicki to understand how good this song is. The radio response opened her eyes!”
3. “Firework” by Katy Perry (2010)
“‘Firework’ was something that [Perry] wanted to do anyway. She already had the concept,” Dean said. “She knew what she wanted. I was there to just write with her. Sometimes I have to start the songs. I have to come up with melodies, words. That was a true co-write. We got together, we sat there. It was just one of those things — StarGate was there and we just created this song. I remember everybody came in and said, ‘This is a massive hit!’ And I’m like, Really?! I’m not going to be that person that’s going to be like, Oh my God! I never know what’s going to really pop off. But everybody was so excited about it.”
4. “What’s My Name,” by Rihanna (2010)
"I remember being in the studio and the way that I start a song, I always use some kind of sound. I went, ‘Oh nana, oh nana,’ and they were like, That’s it! I was like, What’s it?! And they said, ‘Oh nana! That’s it.’ We literally created a song around the ‘oh nana’!”
6. “Turn Me On” by David Guetta (feat. Nicki Minaj) (2010)
“I said, ‘David, can I do my thing now? Can I write like I write?’ With songwriting, you come in and you write for somebody else’s stuff, you don’t get to express yourself,” she said, adding that he vacated the studio to let her get to it. “He was like, can you handle that this song is going to be a hit?!”
7. “You Da One” by Rihanna (2011)
“Oh my god. I wrote that song for somebody else and [Rihanna] was like, ‘You are giving me this song, honey!’ She loved it. And I’m like, whatever Ri wants, I give it to her anyway,” Dean said. “Once she wanted it, nobody else mattered. She’s very … she’s a moody singer, you know? She sets the tone to everything she do. So if she wants the song, it’s because it moves her. It’s in her spirit.”
10. “Come & Get It,” by Selena Gomez (2013)
Dean mentions that she was impressed with Gomez, who communicated with the songwriter that she was ready for a more mature sound.
“I wouldn’t have given ‘Come & Get It’ to Selena, because, at the end of the day, I would have felt wrong for doing it. She and Disney parted ways, you know? Respect Disney,” Dean said, adding that she was shocked the singer heard and later requested the provocative track. “It’s about sex. It’s very spiritual, and I like to have fun with playing on words and thinking about things. I don’t like to blatantly say it. That makes me mad.”
11. “Pills N Potions,” by Nicki Minaj (2014)
“‘Pills N Potions’ wasn’t a song that I meant to send. There was another song in the email that I wanted her to hear, and she called and was like, “Oh my god! You’re a genius!” And I was like, which one do you like? And she said, ‘Pills N Potions!’ I’m like, huh? Dean laughs and adds, “She’s like, ‘I want to sing that song!’ I’m like, what about the other one?”
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full @ http://www.buzzfeed.com/kelleylcarte...2E0#.nobMORdLx 
Sorry, if its been posted!
Omg, I didnt know she did SO MANY of my fave sogns!!! 
Huge Talent.
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“‘Firework’ was something that [Perry] wanted to do anyway. She already had the concept,” Dean said. “She knew what she wanted. I was there to just write with her. Sometimes I have to start the songs. I have to come up with melodies, words. That was a true co-write.
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Career control/songwriting chanteuse 
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'Firework’ was something that [Perry] wanted to do anyway. She already had the concept,” Dean said. “She knew what she wanted. I was there to just write with her. Sometimes I have to start the songs. I have to come up with melodies, words. That was a true co-write.
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and yet people will continue to deny Katy's involvement/writing credits lmao
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So she just pays (Drop Dead) Beautiful (Be My Boo) dust?
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She literally makes all my fave songs! Respect.
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More confirmation that Katy genuinely writes her material. Big surprise.
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There are more songs on the link.
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'Firework’ was something that [Perry] wanted to do anyway. She already had the concept,” Dean said. “She knew what she wanted. I was there to just write with her. Sometimes I have to start the songs. I have to come up with melodies, words. That was a true co-write.
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Songwriting Queen I wonder what excuses the usuals will have now?
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More confirmation that Katy genuinely writes her material. Big surprise.
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Yeah with other 5 people
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Songwriting Queen I wonder what excuses the usuals will have now?
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Yeah with other 5 people
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and here come the pressed right on cue
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Originally posted by Dani97
Yeah with other 5 people
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Like Taylor did on 1989
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Katheryn
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Yeah with other 5 people
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Usually it's one other person. The producers get writing credits on her songs as well.
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“‘Firework’ was something that [Perry] wanted to do anyway. She already had the concept,” Dean said. “She knew what she wanted. I was there to just write with her. Sometimes I have to start the songs. I have to come up with melodies, words. That was a true co-write. We got together, we sat there. It was just one of those things — StarGate was there and we just created this song. I remember everybody came in and said, ‘This is a massive hit!’ And I’m like, Really?! I’m not going to be that person that’s going to be like, Oh my God! I never know what’s going to really pop off. But everybody was so excited about it.”
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Another day, another confirmation.
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her generation's most successful songwriter!
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3. “Firework” by Katy Perry (2010)
“‘Firework’ was something that [Perry] wanted to do anyway. She already had the concept,” Dean said. “She knew what she wanted. I was there to just write with her. Sometimes I have to start the songs. I have to come up with melodies, words. That was a true co-write. We got together, we sat there. It was just one of those things — StarGate was there and we just created this song. I remember everybody came in and said, ‘This is a massive hit!’ And I’m like, Really?! I’m not going to be that person that’s going to be like, Oh my God! I never know what’s going to really pop off. But everybody was so excited about it.”
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Yeah with other 5 people
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...Is that supposed to mean something? Katy's still writing her own material. Just because she's writing it with 3/4/5/1000000 other people doesn't mean she isn't writing her own stuff.
Stop being so childish. No one even mentioned Taylor's name, yet you see some need to undermine Katy's talent. Insecure much? 
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Ester Dean writing all these hits, what a queen 
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she makes amazing hits. they forgot about S&M though!
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So she just pays (Drop Dead) Beautiful (Be My Boo) dust?
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No, she talked about it in the article:
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This song from Britney Spears was never released as a single, but critically it’s regarded as one of the best things about her Femme Fatale album.
“I love that song, but I did that song for Chris Brown! We wrote it together,” Dean revealed. “I think it was too girly [for him]. I did most of the writing, and he came and did some other stuff and tried to see if it felt good for him. You always have to get permission to be able to send it off after [an artist] decides that it’s not for them, and he let me know. I was told Britney loved it. And who doesn’t want Britney Spears to sing a song? It’s Britney!”
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