Blanco Brown

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 November 2020 has over 200 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]

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

Early life

Amey was raised in Atlanta, Georgia listening to hip hop artists, such as OutKast. In the summer days, Amey would visit his grandmother in Butler, Georgia where he would listen to country music, such as Johnny Cash. Amey 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 increased in popularity after the video was released and was 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] 1301058

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 14144564276896 Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs
"Just the Way"
(with Parmalee)[31]		 56136—89————
  • RIAA: Gold
 TBA
"Do Si Do"[33]
(with Diplo)		 2020 ————————— Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil

Written and co-written songs
YearArtistAlbumSongCo-written with
2015MonicaCode Red"Suga"[34]Atia Boggs, Monica Brown, Jocelyn A. Donald, Jamal Jones, Teena Marie, Richard J. Rudolph
2016Malachiae WarrenHear U Was in My City"Do 2 U"[35]Jasper Cameron, Malachiae Warren
20172 ChainzPretty 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 McKinneyOfficially 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
2018PitbullGoalie Goalie"Goalie Goalie"[2]Mohombi, Cederic Lorrain, Christian Pérez, Alexandru Cotoi, Andrei Ropcea, Cezar Cazano
CaseTherapy"Heaven"[38]Case Woodward
2019Raheem DeVaughnThe 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
YearArtistAlbumSongProduced with
2015MonicaCode Red"Suga"Polow da Don
2018FergieDouble Dutchess"M.I.L.F. $"[2]Polow da Don, Fergie Duhamel, Steve Macke
PitbullGoalie Goalie"Goalie Goalie"Alexandru Cotoi, Andrei Ropcea

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/blanco-the-ear-mn0003388345
  2. 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. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bennie-amey-iii-mn0003837053
  5. https://genius.com/artists/Blanco-brown
  6. 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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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
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