Benny Blanco

Benjamin Levin (born March 8, 1988), professionally known as Benny Blanco, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter and record producer. With 14 number-one singles to his name, the 24-year-old producer and songwriter Benny Blanco has already made an indelible mark on the contemporary pop-music scene. He has written and produced songs for artists such as Katy Perry ("California Gurls", "Teenage Dream"), Maroon 5 ("Moves like Jagger, "Payphone"), Britney Spears ("Circus"), Taio Cruz ("Dynamite"), Kesha ("Tik Tok"), Gym Class Heroes ("Stereo Hearts", "Ass Back Home""), Wiz Khalifa ("Work Hard, Play Hard", "No Sleep") and Trey Songz ("Heart Attack").

Blanco was brought into the music world by award-winning producer Dr. Luke, and has also collaborated in the studio with other music heavyweights such as Shellback, Ryan Tedder, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Dan Wilson, Mike Posner, Max Martin, Sean Paul and Paul Epworth.

Benny’s most recent songs include Ke$ha's "Die Young" and Rihanna's "Diamonds", both of which became #1 records in late 2012. Additionally, Blanco received the Songwriter of the Year Award at the BMI Pop Awards in early 2012.