With over 3 million songs and recordings represented, MEG is home to some of the most iconic songs throughout music history and this is no different when we zoom in and look at just the past 40 years. MEG songwriters have written, co-written, and made contributions to many of the songs we all know, love, and listen to daily. 

Below we're highlighting just a small selection of MEG's Black songwriters this Black History Month.

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist Breyan Isaac has written, produced and performed on numerous songs by artists including Flo Rida, Pitbull, Wiz Khalifa, David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Charlie Puth, G-Eazy and more. 

Renowned award-winning artist and songwriter Terrace Martin partnered with MEG in a new global recordings agreement in 2023 to release a series of jazz albums with his vibrant, progressive, genre-crossing record label, Sounds of Crenshaw. The series saw the release of the Best Progressive R&B Album Grammy-nominated, Nova released with James Fauntleroy. 

In addition to his own notable songs and albums, Martin has also worked as a producer on a wealth of iconic music by artists including Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Murs, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and more. 

Two-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer Teddy Riley is a name synonymous with R&B and hip-hop having worked on some of the genres' biggest songs, ever. 

Founder and lead-singer of the group Blackstreet, Riley has had an incredible career to date not only through his songs with Blackstreet but also for his contributions to the music of artists such as Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, Jay Z, Lady Gaga, 2Pac, Mary J. Blige, New Kids on the Block, Mariah Carey, Jay Park and more.

One of Billboard's Top 10 R&B producers, Chaz Jackson, also known as Chazzz Music, is the Grammy Award-nominated producer behind some fantastic songs by artists including Pitbull, Diddy, Chris Brown, Tory Lanez, Will Pan, Robin Thicke, Exo, Ne-Yo, Mya, and many more.

Multi-Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Victoria Monét has achieved huge praise for her work both as an artist and as a songwriter. In 2024, Monét took home three of her seven Grammy nominations winning Best Engineered Album - Non Classical and Best R&B Album for her album JAGUAR II, and Best New Artist.

Prior to this recognition, Monét had already been an industry staple for many years for her notable songwriting credits including work with Ariana Grande, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, Brandy, Selena Gomez, Travis Scott, and Nas among others.