Blackbear

blackbear
Background information
Birth name	Matthew Tyler Musto
Born	(1990-11-27) November 27, 1990 (age 26) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative hip hop hip hop R&B soul pop
Occupation(s)	Recording artist singer rapper songwriter record producer
Labels	Beartrap Monster Mountain Island
Associated acts	G Eazy Justin Bieber James Blake Mike Posner Devon Baldwin Hoodie Allen Travis Mills Mod Sun Tokyo Police Club Machine Gun Kelly Palisades Olivia O'Brien Tinashe Relient K Skizzy Mars Billie Ellish Gnash The Janoskians Mansionz
Website	beartrap.la

Matthew Tyler Musto (born November 27, 1990), known professionally as Blackbear (stylized as blackbear) , is an American hip hop recording artist, singer, songwriter and record producer. Blackbear is best known for his rap and R&B-oriented music. He has collaborated with several well-known musical artists such as Justin Bieber, G Eazy, Mike Posner, James Blake, Maejor Ali, Palisades, Machine Gun Kelly, Mod Sun, Rivers Cuomo, Childish Gambino, Pharrell Williams, and Linkin Park. He co-wrote "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber, which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Musto was born on November 27, 1990 in Daytona Beach, Florida and resided in Palm Coast, FL. He was discovered at an early age as a rock-leaning singer-songwriter, and grew up playing in garage bands, such as signed band Polaroid. Musto earned his GED while on tour. He was discovered in 2008 by talent manager Tabari Francis and later connected with manager Mister who runs Compound Entertainment, an artist incubator started by recording artist Ne-Yo. Musto moved to Atlanta, Georgia at age 18 and spent two years developing his sound and learning from songwriters like Sam Hook, Maejor and Ne-Yo.

At age 20, Musto moved to Los Angeles and re-invented himself as a rapper and R&B oriented singer.

Musto co-wrote Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend", a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2012. Intent on pursuing a career as a rapper and R&B singer, Musto released his debut mixtape Sex under the name blackbear. It featured collaborations from fellow "Boyfriend" co-writer Mike Posner, James Blake and Maejor Ali. He also appeared on MGK's Lace Up. Blackbear released an EP, The Afterglow, on April 20, 2014. This landed him as number four on Billboard's Uncharted listing of releases from upcoming artists.

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