DIXSON

Darius Scott Dixson, also known as DIXSON, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for a Season 9 live playoffs appearance on The Voice (with Team Pharrell), and his co-written and co-produced Academy Award-nominated original song "Be Alive" alongside Beyoncé from the 2021 film King Richard. Scott has also co-written for Mariah Carey, Chance the Rapper, Kehlani, and Vic Mensa, among others, and is a graduate of the College of Wooster.

Life and career Early life Dixson's late father was a pastor, and Dixson quickly learned to play all 11 instruments in their Atlanta church “in case” he had to step in and play. By the age of 5, he had started singing and impressed his parents with a rendition of Fred Hammond’s “When the Spirit of the Lord.” Dixson subsequently attended Ohio's The College of Wooster as a recipient of the prestigious Posse Foundation scholarship. Throughout Dixson's studies, he held internship roles at MTV and The National Conference of Black Mayors, and was also a founding team member of the streetwear brand Kith. Dixson studied abroad in Paris in 2011, with concentrations in French business and fashion merchandising. He graduated in 2013, with a self-designed major in arts and media management, before moving to Texas to become an executive with Neiman Marcus. He was next contacted to contribute to Chance The Rapper's 2019 album The Big Day, working on a majority of the album in various capacities. In 2020, Dixson vocally arranged the acoustic version of the Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper collaboration "Holy". Dixson subsequently signed a record deal with label Roc Nation, and released his debut label project Darling. After sending multiple songs to Beyoncé, he was invited to the studio to craft a song for the King Richard film soundtrack that would become Grammy and Academy Award-nominated 2021 single "Be Alive". He later contributed to her album Renaissance (2022), co-writing "Virgo's Groove" and "Pure/Honey". Dixson released his fourth project 004Daisy in 2022, featuring collaborations with Tinashe, Sevyn Streeter, and Vic Mensa, among others. In 2024, Dixson contributed "American Requiiem" and "Amen" to Beyoncé's eighth studio Cowboy Carter, before co-writing or co-producing more than 10 songs for Kehlani's projects Crash and While We Wait 2. Dixson also co-wrote "Bending My Rules" and "Soft" with Darhyl Camper from Flo's debut album Access All Areas, and "Boom Bap" from rapper Doechii's mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal.

2025–Present: Grammy win In 2025, Dixson co-wrote Doechii single "Girl, Get Up" featuring SZA, as well as Kehlani single "Folded", which became their first single to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2026, Dixson won the Best R&B Song Grammy for his writing contributions to "Folded" at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

Discography Studio albums Masterpiece (2014) Young (2018) Darling (2021) 004Daisy (2022)

Guest appearances

Songwriting and production credits Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Voice Himself Live Playoffs Contestant 2022 2022 Soul Train Music Awards Himself "Cherry Sorbet" Performance

Music videos "Big Brave Man" (2020) "Kream" (2021) "Yours" (2021) "Darling" (2021) "Cherry Sorbet" (2022) "Barely" (2023)

Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Award ResultRef 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Song in a Feature Film ("Be Alive") 2022 Academy Awards Best Original Song ("Be Alive") Critics' Choice Awards Best Song ("Be Alive") Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song ("Be Alive") Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Original Song ("Be Alive") Satellite Awards Best Original Song ("Be Alive") Soul Train Music Awards Best New Artist 2023 65th Annual Grammy Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media ("Be Alive") Album of the Year (Renaissance) 2026 68th Annual Grammy Awards Best R&B Song ("Folded")