Johnta Austin

A prominent contemporary R&B figure who achieved his first major crossover hit in 1998 with Tyrese's "Sweet Lady," Johnta Austin is known most as a Grammy-awarded writer for Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You," winners of Best R&B Song for 2005 and 2006. In addition to these and other hits by singers such as Toni Braxton, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, and Chris Brown, the ballad specialist -- also a producer and singer -- has made periodic moves as a lead artist. He was signed to RCA before he landed on Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, wher...