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Blake Slatkin

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Blake Slatkin
Slatkin in 2022
Born (1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 28)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationsSongwriter, record producer

Blake Slatkin (born October 16, 1997) is an American record producer and songwriter.[1] He has produced songs for high-profile music industry artists including Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X,[1] Lizzo,[2] the Kid Laroi,[1] Sam Smith,[3] SZA, and Ed Sheeran. Slatkin has produced seven Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles, four of which peaked at number one.[1][4]

Career

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Slatkin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and began playing guitar at 10 years old.[1] He performed in bands and sang at venues around Los Angeles before discovering a career in production.[1] At 16 he began an internship with producer Benny Blanco before moving to New York City to attend New York University.

As a student at NYU, Slatkin worked with Gracie Abrams[5][6] and Omar Apollo[1][7] as a producer and songwriter and served as an executive producer on both of their debut projects. Upon dropping out of NYU, Slatkin relocated to Los Angeles to work in music full time.

Slatkin worked with longtime collaborators The Kid Laroi, Lil Nas X, Omer Fedi, and 24kGoldn during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. He had his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year with 24kGoldn's "Mood" feat. Iann Dior. The song topped the chart for eight weeks. That year he also produced "Without You" by The Kid Laroi, followed by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber's "Stay",[8][9][10][11] which also peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, along with the Billboard Global 200 and spent seven weeks at the top of the chart, becoming the second longest running song of all-time on the chart as well as spend the most weeks at No. 1 in pop radio history.[12][13]

Forbes included him in their annual 30 Under 30 List in 2022[14][4] and was a Pop Song of the Year honoree at the 2022 BMI Pop Awards for his work on "Mood",[15][16][17] and was nominated at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Producer of the Year.[18]

At the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Slatkin earned "Record of the Year" for his work on Lizzo's "About Damn Time". In addition, he won awards for Best Remixed Record and best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Unholy" with Sam Smith and Kim Petras.

In 2021, Slatkin was added to Variety's annual Hitmakers of the Year list.[1][19]

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations
Award ceremony Year Nominee/Work Category Result Ref.
Grammy Awards 2022 Montero (by Lil Nas X) Album of the Year Nominated [20]
2023 Special (by Lizzo) Nominated
"About Damn Time" (by Lizzo) Record of the Year Won
Song of the Year Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2025 "Zoo" (from Zootopia 2) Best Original Song in an Animated Film Nominated [21]
"Drive" (from F1) Best Original Song in a Feature Film Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2022 Himself Producer of the Year Nominated [22]

Production discography

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Year Title Artist Album Songwriting Producing
2018 "Ignorin" Omar Apollo Stereo check
"Erase" check check
"Heart" check check
"Six Speed" Role Model Non-album single check check
2019 "Ashamed" Omar Apollo Friends check check
"There For Me (Interlude)" check check
"So Good" check
"Trouble" check check
"Facts" Kevin Gates I'm Him check check
"Mean It" Gracie Abrams Non-album single check check
"Chip On My Shoulder" Rod Wave Ghetto Gospel check check
2020 "Bad Energy" Juice Wrld Legends Never Die check check
"Clear Bones" Jean Dawson Pixel Bath check check
"Friend" Gracie Abrams Minor check check
"Under / Over" check check
"Tehe" check check
"I Miss You, I'm Sorry" check
"Long Sleeves" check check
"Minor" check check
"Miss Me" Lil Tecca Virgo World check check
"The Bakery" Melanie Martinez After School check check
"I'm Amazing" Omar Apollo Apolonio check check
"Without You" The Kid Laroi F*ck Love (Savage) check check
"Brush Fire" Gracie Abrams Non-album single check check
2021 "Unlearn"
(with Gracie Abrams)		 Benny Blanco Friends Keep Secrets 2 check check
"You"
(with Marshmello and Vance Joy)		 check check
"Care"
(with Omar Apollo)		 check check
"Company"
(featuring Future)		 24kGoldn El Dorado check check
"Outta Pocket" check check
"Butterflies" check check
"Breath Away" check check
"Yellow Lights" check check
"3, 2, 1" check check
"Empty"
(featuring Swae Lee)		 check check
"Cut It Off" check check
"Mood"
(featuring Iann Dior)		 check check
"Mess It Up" Gracie Abrams Non-album single check check
"Stay"
(with Justin Bieber)		 The Kid Laroi F*ck Love 3: Over You check check
"Don't Leave"
(featuring G Herbo and Lil Durk)		 check
"Thats What I Want" Lil Nas X Montero check check
"Sun Goes Down" check
"Feels Like" Gracie Abrams This Is What It Feels Like check check
"Camden" check
"The Bottom" check check
"Older" check
"Painkillers" check
"Alright" check check
"Doom" Juice Wrld Fighting Demons check
2022 "What Would You Do?" Tate McRae I Used to Think I Could Fly check check
"Hate Myself" check check
"About Damn Time" Lizzo Special check check
"Grrrls" check check
"I Love You Bitch" check check
"Bad Decisions" Benny Blanco, BTS, and Snoop Dogg Non-album single check check
"Too Well" Reneé Rapp Everything to Everyone check check
"What Can I Do" check check
"Special" SZA SOS check check
2023 "I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was (Intro)" The Kid Laroi Non-album single check check
"Lose You" Sam Smith Gloria check check
"Unholy"
(with Kim Petras)		 check check
"How to Cry" check check
"Happy" Kesha Gag Order check
"Pretty Girl" Ice Spice & Rema Non-album single check check
"Too Much" The Kid Laroi, Central Cee, Jungkook The First Time check check
"What Just Happened" The Kid Laroi The First Time check check
"Bleed" check check
"Where Do You Sleep?" check check
"You" check check
"Call Me Instead"
(featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again)		 check check
2024 "J Christ" Lil Nas X TBD check
"Where Do We Go Now?" check check
"Heaven" The Kid Laroi The First Time (Deluxe Version) check check
"Calling After Me" Wallows Model check check
"Spite" Omar Apollo God Said No check check
"360" Charli xcx Brat check
"365" check
"360" (featuring Robyn and Yung Lean) Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat check
"Dispose of Me" Omar Apollo God Said No check check
"Be Careful With Me" check check
"Done With You" check check
"Empty" check check
"How" check check
"Touch" KATSEYE SIS (Soft is Strong) check check
"Til The Morning" Royel Otis PRATTS & PAIN check
"Drinks or Coffee" Rosé Rosie check
"BMF" SZA LANA check check
2025 "Miss possessive" Tate McRae So Close To What check check
"Don't Wanna Cry" Selena Gomez & benny blanco I Said I Love You First... check check
"Don't Take It Personally" check check
"Old Phone" Ed Sheeran Play check check
"moody" Royel Otis Hickey check check
"WHY" Jon Bellion & Luke Combs FATHER FIGURE check check
"Drive" Ed Sheeran F1 The Album check check
"Car" Royel Otis Hickey check check
"A Little More" Ed Sheeran Play check check
"shut up" Royel Otis Hickey check check
"i hate this tune" check check
"who's your boyfriend" check check
"i hate this tune" check check
"jazz burger" check check
"FinallyApologizing" Adéla The Provocateur check check
"Slowly" Ed Sheeran Play check check
"For Always" check check
"The Vow" check check
"Opening" check check
"In Other Words" check check
"Zoo" Shakira Zootopia 2 check check
"Die on This Hill" Sienna Spiro Visitor check
2026 "Breathe" Malcolm Todd Do That Again check check
"KGB" Adéla Single check check
"I Saw Your Face" Malcolm Todd Do That Again check check
"Red Bottoms" Adéla Single check check
"Pure" Sienna Spiro Visitor check

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shafer, Ellise (September 29, 2021). "Hitmaker of the Month: Blake Slatkin on Creating Chart-Topping Records With the Kid Laroi, Lil Nas X and 24kGoldn". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ Mims, Taylor (June 8, 2022). "Blake Slatkin Details His Work on Lizzo's 'About Damn Time' and Her New Album: 'She's a Creative Force'". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kim Petras Is the First Out Trans Artist to Hit No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". PAPER. October 24, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "A Younger, Cooler Jack Antonoff". airmail.news. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ ClashMusic (November 12, 2021). "In Her Feelings: Gracie Abrams Interviewed". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Interview: Gracie Abrams ready to move beyond heartbreak, play live". RIFF Magazine. August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ Glicksman, Josh (July 13, 2021). "How Blake Slatkin Went From Benny Blanco's Former Intern To A-List Producer". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (August 19, 2021). "Is the Song of the Summer Still the Song of the Summer if You've Never Heard It?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ "It's July, But The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's "Stay" Is Your Song of the Summer". MTV. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "10 hip hop tracks that should appear on the triple j hottest 100". Tone Deaf. December 29, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Best New Music This Week: Vince Staples, Snoh Aalegra, Post Malone, and More". Complex. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  12. ↑ Trust, Gary (April 1, 2022). "Ask Billboard: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Makes History on the Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  13. ↑ Trust, Gary (June 20, 2022). "BTS Blasts in Atop Global Excl. U.S. Chart, Harry Styles Rebounds to Top of Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2022: Music". Forbes. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  15. ↑ Ju, Shirley (May 11, 2022). "BMI Pop Awards Honor Veterans Carole Bayer Sager and Mike Stoller as Next Gen of Songwriters Demands Fair Pay". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  16. ↑ Grein, Paul (May 11, 2022). "Omer Fedi and Michael Pollack Tie for Songwriter of the Year at 2022 BMI Pop Awards". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  17. ↑ "2022 BMI Pop Awards". BMI.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  18. ↑ "2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List of Nominees". iHeart. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  19. ↑ Willman, Chris; Aswad, Jem; Shafer, Ellise; Schneider, Michael; Amter, Charlie; Angermiller, Michele Amabile; Cohen, Jonathan; Diehl, Matt; Eustice, Kyle; Gonzalez, Alex; Mazurek, Brooke; Moayeri, Lily; Rose, Jordan; Shalvoy, Jessica; Shanfeld, Ethan; Sutherland, Mark; Tailor, Leena; Trakin, Roy; Wass, Mike (December 2, 2021). "Variety's 2021 Hitmakers and Hitbreakers Revealed". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Blake Slatkin | Artist". The Recording Academy. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  21. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (November 5, 2025). "'Wicked: For Good', 'Sinners' & 'F1' Lead Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  22. ↑ Grein, Paul (January 27, 2022). "Justin Bieber Leads 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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