The-Dream prescribes some sex therapy on “ROC,” the first offering from his fourth album The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman. Over the slinky beat, an Auto-Tuned Terius tells his girl the naughty things he’s planning to do in the bedroom. “Take off on my rocket ship/ I know you know what it is,” he coos. The bedroom will be rocking tonight.

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The-Dream is ROC-ing into the new year with fresh material. The hitmaker has unveiled the artwork for “ROC,” the lead single from his fourth album The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman. The song will premiere as soon as today.

Last summer, Dream gave away free music with his Internet release 1977, which featured appearances from Pharrell, Big Sean, and his Radio Killa Records signee Casha.

The-Dream’s conversation with Tim Westwood continues. In the second installment of his BBC Radio 1Xtra interview, Terius reveals why he won’t be working on Ciara’s new album, sings “My Cherie Amour” and “Umbrella” acapella, discusses R. Kelly’s influence on R&B, and explains why he clicks so well with Rihanna.

On why he can’t work with Ciara: “I have a contract under Def Jam so it’s only certain people I work with. [The executives] were real smart by putting that in there, I made them pay for it.”

On R. Kelly’s influence: “He held it down. I don’t think this generation of R&B would be at this particular stage without that. R. Kelly was doing it in a hip-hop-dominated culture,” he says, adding, “But we all gotta go down.”

On his success as a recording artist: “I don’t really care about the million album sales. I don’t really care about the number ones because I do those things writing for everybody else, so I can just stay in this spot and I’m comfortable selling 500k and under. Everybody wants to go pop, I don’t.”

On why Rated R is one of Rihanna’s best albums: “That was right after Good Girl Gone Bad. She could of went up and went more pop, but she regressed and went down back into it.”

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Before the holidays, The-Dream visited Tim Westwood’s BBC Radio 1Xtra show in London while on tour with Rihanna. The hitmaker discussed the big paycheck he received from writing “Umbrella,” the reason behind his split from Christina Milian, and the process of penning Justin Bieber’s smash “Baby.”

Dream, whose written for Beyoncé and Mariah Carey, revealed that he banked $15 million off Rihanna’s hit single and is using the money to pay his bills. “I got child support bills, I got old wives’ bills, I got new wives’ bills. I’m working on my third wife, so I gotta pay those bills,” he joked.

The singer-songwriter, who has one daughter with Christina Milian and three with Nivea, wants more kids. “We ain’t finished yet,” he said. “I gotta keep writing ‘Umbrellas.’”

He also opened up about his divorce from the “Dip It Low” singer, explaining that it wasn’t another woman that tore the relationship apart. “I’m a Virgo, so I’m a perfectionist by natural habit. It wasn’t about a particular thing that actually happened, even though that’s how the media would make it out to be. It was more so about not being ready on both sides. It was really rushed.”

Although Christina received credit for co-writing Bieber’s “Baby,” Dream says it was done as a favor. “That was just because I’m generous,” he told Westwood.

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In her latest webisode, Rihanna takes you to her “LOUD” tour stop at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England. The pop siren performs “Hard” and greets fans, who are over the moon upon meeting their idol. She also gets a visit from The-Dream, who chats about working on her upcoming album Talk That Talk.

“I think we got two smashes. We should have four,” said the singer-songwriter. “The normal goal of somebody like me that’s this intense is just to knock everybody off the album that I can. That doesn’t really mean in a bad way. It’s just how I have to psyche myself up [to make great music].”

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Terius Nash aka The-Dream goes back to his Atlanta ‘hood in the video for “Ghetto,” his collaboration with Big Sean off his free album 1977. The singer-songwriter rides through Bankhead on a bike with the local neighborhood kids and performs scenes in the parking lot of Super Giant Food. He links up with Big Sean at night, posing in front of a red Ferrari and flaunting his Jesus piece.

Dream has delayed his album The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman and is planning to release his first international project 1984: Persona of Love this winter, inspired by his recent trip overseas.

“I Am personally Pushing Love 4 Back to drop A International Album this Winter,” he wrote. “1984:PERSONA OF LOVE I have written three songs here in Paris Today and will do 7 more to complete this PERSONA ALBUM.”

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Terius “The-Dream” Nash sings away his pain in the Aristotle-directed video for “Long Gone,” one of the cuts off his free album 1977. While he may spoil his girlfriend with the finer things in life—Rolls-Royces, roses, and fancy dinners—inside he knows the relationship is over. The hitmaker also takes the opportunity to show off his significant weight loss. All that time in the gym is paying off.

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The-Dream can’t seem to resist Nikki. On the heels of his free album 1977, the singer-songwriter is plotting a new collection of songs dedicated to the temptress.

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The-Dream flaunts his lavish lifestyle and a “f— you” attitude on “This Shit Real Ni**a” featuring Pharrell, one of the 11 cuts off his free album 1977. The falsetto-voiced crooner flexes his rap skills, bragging about his watch, yacht, and drop-top on the clanging beat, while Skateboard P kills his verse.com. The five-minute ballers’ anthem culminates with aggressive guitars.

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