- Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez are releasing a joint album, “I Said I Love You First,” this month.
- Blanco has produced and written songs for major artists like Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, and Katy Perry.
- He has earned 11 Grammy nominations.
If Chappell Roan is your favorite artist’s favorite artist, Benny Blanco is their favorite producer.
Take it from Grammy-nominated artist Halsey, who told iHeart Radio in 2017, “He’s incredible. He’s a genius and he’s responsible for a lot of everyone’s favorite pop songs whether they know it or not.”
Blanco, whose real name is Benjamin Levin, has been a force in the music industry for nearly two decades as a producer, songwriter, and artist in his own right, creating songs for stars like Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, and even his fiancée, Selena Gomez.
Throughout his career, Blanco has earned 11 Grammy nominations for categories like album of the year, song of the year, and producer of the year, non-classical. He’s also won five BMI Songwriter of the Year awards, was iHeart Radio’s producer of the year in 2017, and earned the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.
“My job is to be a therapist, that’s my job more than even a musician,” Blanco told Daniel Wall’s “Behind The Wall” podcast in 2024, adding that “being a producer sometimes is like being a spotter at the gym.”
Ahead of the release of his latest project, a joint album with Gomez called “I Said I Love You First,” on March 21, here’s a look back at some of the most iconic songs in his discography.
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