Blackbear

Professionally known as Blackbear, Matthew Tyler Musto is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Musto first began his interest in music when he was in fourth grade. It was through his babysitter that Musto learned about different artists that became an inspiration for him to pursue a career in music. When Musto was in high school, he sang for a Florida based rock band, Polaroid. Polaroid released one album, titled Paint the Town, one extended play, titled Inside And Out, and one demo, The Cure Demo. Considering the emo influence on Polaroid’s music, Musto decided to begin writing his own solo music in 2008. He left Polaroid to pursue a career as a solo artist and moved to Atlanta. When Musto moved to Atlanta, he began working with Ne-Yo. Musto released his first extended play titled Brightness in 2008.

He released two more EPs, one in 2009 titled Contrast, and another in 2010 titled Exposure. Musto collaborated with Tyler Carter for a Christmas single and released another single shortly after that, titled Douche Bag. His unique writing skills, led Musto to co-write Justin Bieber’s hit song Boyfriend, which was ranked at number two on Billboard Hot 100 in 2012. Until now, Musto has released five studio albums, one mixtape, two collaborative albums and six EPs. Musto released two albums in 2015, titled Deadroses and Help. He released Digital Druglord in 2017, and soon after that Musto signed a 10 million dollar distribution deal with Interscope. In 2019, Musto released his fourth album, Anonymous, which is considered his longest album as it contains 18 tracks.

In 2020, Musto released his fifth album, Everything Means Nothing. He has also produced for famous artists like Justin Bieber, G-Eazy, All Time Low, Nick Jonas, Mike Posner, Miley Cyrus, Maroon 5 and many others.