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Dria Thornton

DRIA THORNTON Multi-Platinum Selling Songwriter & Vocalist A native of Houston, Diondria E. Thornton - professionally known as “DRIA THORNTON” - is an award winning songwriter, producer and featured vocalist. As a voting member of The Recording Academy (“The Grammy Awards”), Dria is a respected force in the music industry. She is a featured vocalist or has collaborated with major artists like Chaka Khan, 2Chainz, Rick Ross, Logic, TechN9ne, Lecrae, Meek Mill, Young Thug, Killer Mike, Big K.R.I.T, The Hoodies, Ali Vegas and Mobb Deep. She also creates theme/background music for Viacom, Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, MTV and VH1. In addition, Dria is the go-to media and social music supervisor for her childhood bestie, tennis megastar Serena Williams, providing background themes for such ventures as Serena’s collaboration with Lincoln Motors. She also serves as the Treasurer for the City of Houston, Music Advisory Board.