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Blanco Brown
Birth nameBennie Amey III
Also known asBlanco "The Ear"[1]
Born (1985-03-24) March 24, 1985 (age 39)[2]
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.[2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2015–present[4]
Labels
Websitewww.blancobrown.com Edit this at Wikidata

Bennie Amey III[4][5] (born March 24, 1985),[2] known professionally as Blanco Brown, is an American singer,[6] songwriter and record producer who has produced for Chris Brown and Pitbull. Brown's debut single "The Git Up" was released in April 2019 and as of July 2019 has over 50 million streams on Spotify.[6] In June 2019, Brown debuted on the Billboard charts, appearing at No. 41 on Emerging Artists.[7] "The Git Up" later topped the Hot Country Songs chart and reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.[8]

Early life

Brown was raised in Atlanta, Georgia listening to hip hop artists, such as OutKast. In the summer days, Brown would visit his grandmother in Butler, Georgia where he would listen to country music, such as Johnny Cash. Brown would go on to appreciate both forms of music.[9]

Career

'The Git Up' challenge

Brown posted a YouTube video with country artist Lainey Wilson to teach people how to do the dance. 'The Git Up' Challenge has increased in popularity since the video was released and has been featured in over 130,000 videos on TikTok.[10] The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[12]
AUS
Dig.

[13]
CAN
[14]
Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs[15] 130 10 58

Extended plays

Title EP details Sales
Blanco Brown[17]
  • Released: May 31, 2019
  • Label: Broken Bow Records
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
US
[19]
US
Country
Songs

[20]
US
Country
Airplay

[21]
AUS
[22]
CAN
[23]
GER
[24]
IRE
[25]
NZ
[26]
UK
[27]
"The Git Up" 2019 14 1 44 5 6 42 76 8 96 Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs
"Just the Way"
(with Parmalee)[31]
31 45 TBA
"Do Si Do"[33]
(with Diplo)
2020 Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil

Written and co-written songs

Year Artist Album Song Co-written with
2015 Monica Code Red "Suga"[34] Atia Boggs, Monica Brown, Jocelyn A. Donald, Jamal Jones, Teena Marie, Richard J. Rudolph
2016 Malachiae Warren Hear U Was in My City "Do 2 U"[35] Jasper Cameron, Malachiae Warren
2017 2 Chainz Pretty Girls Like Trap Music "Burglar Bars"[36] Gabriel Arillo, Joshua Banks, Monica Brown, Mike Dean, Barbara Jean English, Tauheed Epps, Salomes Jackson, George Kerr
Demetria McKinney Officially Yours[37] "Sextraordinary (Interlude)" Quintin Amey, Travis Cherry, Demetria McKinney, Donald Woolfolk
"No, No, No" Travis Cherry, Kid Class, Demetria McKinney, Anthony Wyley
"Sextraordinary" Quintin Amey, Travis Cherry, Demetria McKinney, Donald Woolfolk
2018 Pitbull Goalie Goalie "Goalie Goalie"[2] Mohombi, Cederic Lorrain, Christian Pérez, Alexandru Cotoi, Andrei Ropcea, Cezar Cazano
Case Therapy "Heaven"[38] Case Woodward
2019 Raheem DeVaughn The Love Reunion[39] "K.I.N.G." Quintin Amey, Ahmad Rashad Brown, Rodreges Jabar Copeland, Lil King Tutt, Ursula Yancy
"Black Girl Magic"
"Metronome" Raheem DeVaughn

Produced and co-produced songs

Year Artist Album Song Produced with
2015 Monica Code Red "Suga" Polow da Don
2018 Fergie Double Dutchess "M.I.L.F. $"[2] Polow da Don, Fergie Duhamel, Steve Macke
Pitbull Goalie Goalie "Goalie Goalie" Alexandru Cotoi, Andrei Ropcea

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/blanco-the-ear-mn0003388345
  2. ^ a b c d e f g https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8527966/blanco-brown-the-git-up-interview-lil-nas-x
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Blanco Brown Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bennie-amey-iii-mn0003837053
  5. ^ https://genius.com/artists/Blanco-brown
  6. ^ a b Corry, Kristin (June 14, 2019). "'The Git Up' Is the Next Viral Country Rap Song". Vice. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  7. ^ Zellner, Xander (June 12, 2019). "Yung Gravy, Blanco Brown & Dominic Fike Debut on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2019. Atlanta's Blanco Brown makes his Billboard chart debut, arriving at No. 41 on Emerging Artists, as "The Git Up" begins at No. 16 on Country Digital Song Sales (4,000 downloads sold) and No. 38 on Hot Country Songs.
  8. ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8518913/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-number-one-hot-100-14th-week
  9. ^ Reuter, Annie (May 13, 2019). "How Blanco Brown's 'The Git Up' Has Him Primed to Be the Next Country Trap Sensation". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  10. ^ McDermott, Maeve (June 11, 2019). "The next 'Old Town Road?' Trap-country goes viral again with Blanco Brown's 'The Git Up'". USA Today. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Asker, Jim (July 8, 2019). "Blanco Brown's 'The Git Up' Hits No. 1 on Hot Country Songs Chart". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Billboard 200: October 26, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: October 26, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "Blanco Brown Prepping 'Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs' Debut Album, Leads Funky Line Dance in 'The Git Up' Video: Watch". Billboard.
  16. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "Blanco Brown – EP by Blanco Brown". Apple Music.
  18. ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 21, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Songs: August 3, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  20. ^ "Blanco Brown Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  21. ^ "Blanco Brown Chart History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  22. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  23. ^ "Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs: August 24, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  24. ^ "DE Top 100 Singles Chart". GfK_Entertainment_charts. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  25. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  26. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  27. ^ "Blanco Brown | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  28. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  29. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #561". auspOp. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  30. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Blanco Brown – The Git Up". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  31. ^ "Just the Way - Single by Parmalee & Blanco Brown". Apple Music. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  32. ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 25, 2020). "Top 30 Country Digital Downloads: February 25, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  33. ^ Hernandez, Christina (April 17, 2020). "Diplo releases Thomas Wesley album teaser in 'Do Si Do'—featuring new single". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  34. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/code-red-mw0002862766
  35. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/heard-u-was-in-my-city-mw0002932934
  36. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/pretty-girls-like-trap-music-mw0003044938
  37. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/officially-yours-mw0002845837
  38. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/somewhere-marvin-is-smiling-mw0003193062
  39. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-love-reunion-mw0003281430