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Benny Blanco had nothing but positive things to say in the wake of the hugely polarizing response to Frank Ocean’s Coachella performance on Sunday.  Benny discussed Frank’s set with TMZ in Beverly Hills Wednesday, calling the show “incredible” and “so inspiring on so many levels.” When asked where the Blonde artist ranked among other 2023 Coachella performers, the producer—who noted he doesn’t “read the […]

It’s time for some “Bad Decisions.”  Two weeks after Benny Blanco announced the impending song and video featuring BTS and Snoop Dogg, it’s here. The initial reveal came with a detailed layout of the rollout plan.  As dictated in the outline, Blanco kept expectations high for “Bad Decisions” by releasing a brief, dramatic teaser trailer on Tuesday, pulling clips from the BTS video for “Dynamite.”  […]

If you’re a frequenter of Benny Blanco’s social media presences, then there’s roughly zero chance you’ve not noticed the frequent mentions of Charlie Puth as of late. Though it’s not entirely clear whether all of it is merely an ongoing joke (thought that wouldn’t be surprising), fans have now been provided with another name to […]

A pair of songwriters, Konstantine Lois and Shane Williams, have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over the 2018 hit “Eastside,” according to TMZ.  The two say that they wrote a song called “Loveless” three years prior (2015) for Williams’ group American XO. They say that “Eastside” (which went 4x Platinum and peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Top 100 in […]

A new Juice WLRD track produced by Benny Blanco has arrived. The song, titled “Real Shit,” officially hit streaming services at midnight Wednesday, just in time for what would’ve been Juice’s 22nd birthday. Blanco, a frequent collaborator of the late rapper, teased the song on social media this week, posting its official cover art as well as a snippet.  […]

On July 10, Juice WRLD’s posthumous album Legends Never Die dropped. It quickly set records. It was the biggest Billboard debut of 2020 by selling 497,000 equivalent album units in its first week. It was the biggest posthumous debut since Biggie’s Life After Death and Tupac’s R U Still Down released in 1997. But before […]

Benny Blanco and Juice WRLD have dropped the video for “Graduation,” their first collaborative single since 2018’s “Roses” featuring Brendon Urie. Directed by Jake Schreier, the visual takes cues from classic teen films as it provides a glimpse into the future lives of fictional students. Cameos include Hailee Steinfeld, Noah Cyrus, Justice Smith, Lil Ducky, Olivia Munn, Dove Cameron, and David […]

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have dropped a strong contender for song of the summer. On Thursday, the Grammy-winning singers released their much anticipated “I Don’t Care” single—their first collaboration since 2015’s “Love Yourself.” Sheeran and Biebs have been teasing the record since late March, sharing snippets, lyrics, and photos from what appears to be […]

Calvin Harris, Benny Blanco, and Miguel have joined forces for the video “I Found You / Nilda’s Story,” which chronicles the journey of a Honduran woman, Nilda, and her two-year-old son, Keyden, as they traveled from their native country to the U.S. The powerful visual shows scenes from Honduras, Mexico, Texas, and New York, which were […]