Benny Blanco

 Benjamin Joseph Levin, born on March 8 1988 Levin is an American record producer. He was the winner of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award, that is presented by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also an eight-time BMI Songwriter of the Year Award winner, and a the 2017 iHeartRadio Producer of the Year award winner.Blanco was initially mentored by songwriter and producer Dr. Luke, who has signed Blanco to his production company Kasz Money Productions. Blanco wrote and produced many songs that became hits under his guidance in the 2000s. Blanco has played a role in the selling of more than 500 million albums across the globe thanks to his collaborations with musicians such as Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Halsey, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Kesha, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Sia, The Weeknd, Avicii, Selena Gomez, Adam Lambert, Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Tory Lanez, Wiz Khalifa, J Balvin, and Juice Wrld. In July 2018, Blanco released his debut single as a lead singer, "Eastside" a collaboration with songwriters and singers Halsey and Khalid.The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time that Blanco has a top ten hit track that was credited to an artist and his 27th top ten hit song as a songwriter with a total of seven top ten songs. "Eastside" was also a worldwide hit, topping the charts in New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Singapore, and Singapore, the Republic of Ireland, and United Kingdom, and peaking within the top ten of the charts in several other countries which included Australia, Canada, Denmark and Norway. "Eastside" was followed by "I Found You" featuring Calvin Harris, "Better to Lie" with Jesse and Swae Lee, as well as two tracks featuring Juice Wrld "Roses" (also featuring Brendon Urie) and "Graduation", then he released his debut album later in 2018.A deluxe version of his debut album came out in March 2021 and certified RIAA platinum on release day