Brandon Alexander Howard, (born April 2, 1985), known professionally as B Howard, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles.[1][2][3]
He began his career as a producer and songwriter for other artists in 2003.[3][4] He received his first formal credits doing so on Ne-Yo's album In My Own Words (2006)—which topped the Billboard 200—as well as Omarion and Bow Wow's collaborative album Face Off (2007)—which peaked at number 11 on the chart.[5] His rose to fame in 2010 following the success of his single, Dancefloor. His Entertainment Company, 6 Point Entertainment, jointly released his first album, Genesis was released in 2010 with Universal Records Japan.[6] His 2016 single, "Don't Say You Love Me" reached number 11 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart.[7][8] His 2017 single, "Necesito Tu Amor", was peaked number 3 on Billboard Top Latin Charts.
B. Howard was born Brandon Alexander Howard (April 2, 1985) in Los Angeles, California.[1][9] He was raised between Los Angeles and Chicago.[1] Howard's mother, Miki Howard, is also a successful singer-songwriter.[10] Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family, was Miki's manager in the '80s.[1][9][11][12][13] His grandmother was Josephine Howard of The Caravans, the first group to have a gospel song played on secular radio and his grandfather was Clay Graham (1936–2018) of Pilgrim Jubilees.[14][15] B. Howard said he first considered working in finance. He was inspired by MTV videos of A-ha and Tears for Fears, instead choosing a career in music. He adopted the artist name "Sonik" and first worked with Gerald Levert in Cleveland, Ohio.[7]
Howard has been working as a record producer since 2003.[1]
His major placement on Ginuwine 2003 single "Love You More" which reached #23 on The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Throughout his career Howard has worked with Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Missy Elliott, Ginuwine, Trey Songz, Dru Hill, Jay Sean, Marques Houston and Lupe Fiasco. As well as Vanessa Hudgens, W-inds, Koda Kumi, Risa Hirako, Jay Park, and 2face Idibia.
B. Howard started a featured artist with the single from 2008 and 2009.
B. Howard started a solo career in 2010 following the success of his first single, "Dancefloor" was released on July 20, 2010.[1] In 2010, B Howard collaborated with Wyclef Jean, Jazmine Sullivan and J Pre to revamp the song "Ke Nako" as a homage to Nelson Mandela.[16]
The first single from Genesis, "Super Model", was released via iTunes on February 8, 2011.[citation needed] The second single, "Dancefloor" made its US premiere on Wednesday, June 8 (2011) on iTunes and across all digital platforms.[17] Howard performed in Japan to support this release.[18] Howard is currently working on his upcoming American EP, Official.[4] His single "I Do It" and released in 2013.[4][19]
In 2014, B. Howard cover Zedd song "Clarity" was released with a single.
In 2015, B. Howard performed in Germany with many song perfomances.
Howard's single, "Don't Say You Love Me", hit number 11 on Billboard's Top Dance charts in January 2016.[20]
Howard's single, "Necesito Tu Amor", was peaked number 3 on Billboard Top Latin Charts in 2017.
In 2018, B. Howard was released the song "Nite and Day 3.0 (Girl You Gotta Know)", using samples of "Nite and Day". Howard joined China's virtual star festival in Beijing.[citation needed] Howard performed Poland with many songs.
In 2019, B. Howard perform in Port Grand, Karachi, Pakistan with many song perfomances (including many Michael Jackson cover "You Are Not Alone" and "They Don't Care About Us"). B. Howard hops on board with clothing line Equality Wear and establishes with CEO and pro-athlete Chatilla van Grinsven a song for the brand's commercial and clothing line.
In 2020, B. Howard collaborated with Vanness Wu to release the song "We Are Champions" on his EPs, Loud. This song is about to be a champions.
In 2022, B. Howard cover Michael Jackson song "Thriller" (also known as B-Riller) was released with a music video. The song is about homage to the Biggest Selling Album of All Time.
In 2023, Howard perform Songs for Tomorrow to honor Aaron Carter.
In 2024, B. Howard has featuring artist David May, cover Michael Jackson song "Liberian Girl" was released with a single.
He was set to represented United States in Intervision 2025 with the song "We Are Champions" under the real name,[21][22][23] but on 17 September he himself announced that he would be unable to perform "due to unforeseen family circumstances".[24][25][26]
Howard's similarities to the late pop icon Michael Jackson have been a source of speculation, and in 2014 FilmOn.com claimed to have evidence that proved paternity.[27] The tests were subsequently proven to be inconclusive.[27]
In March 2014, singer Akon gave an interview with Larry King in which he, as a recording artist who has worked with both Howard and Jackson, claimed to believe Howard was Michael Jackson's son.[28]
In an interview published in 2021, Aaron Carter also gave an interview with Vlad TV in which he states that B Howard is Michael Jackson's son.[29]
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Release Date | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Pass me by" | Dru Hill | Dru World Order | 2002 | Producer |
| "Good Luck" | Marques Houston | MH | 2003 | Songwriter |
| "Love You More" | Ginuwine | The Senior | 2003 | Songwriter |
| "Wide Open" | LSG | LSG2 | 2003 | Producer |
| "Lesson Learned" | LSG | LSG2 | 2003 | Producer |
| "Ya Kiss" | Kevin Lyttle | Kevin Lyttle | 2004 | Songwriter |
| "Taste of Dis" | Brooke Valentine | Chain Letter | 2005 | Writer and Arrangement |
| "Marriage" | Marques Houston | Naked | 2005 | Producer |
| "Covergirl" | Brooke Valentine | Chain Letter | 2005 | Producer |
| "Cheat" | Marques Houston | Naked | 2005 | Songwriter and producer |
| "What it Do" | Lupe Fiasco | Food & Liquor | 2006 | Songwriter and producer |
| Real Lyfe | "Say Boo" | Young Lyfe | 2006 | Songwriter and producer |
| "Kick Push II" | Lupe Fiasco | Food & Liquor | 2006 | Songwriter and producer |
| "I Ain't Gotta Tell Ya" | Ne-Yo | In My Own Words | 2006 | Songwriter and producer |
| "Enough" | Howard Hewett | If Only | 2007 | Composer |
| "Favorite Girl" | Marques Houston | Veteran | 2007 | Producer, Songwriter and Instruments |
| "You Should've Been Told Me" | Tichina Arnold | Soul Free | 2007 | Songwriter and Vocal Arranger |
| "Never Be Lonely" | Emily King | East Side Story | 2007 | Songwriter and Vocal Arranger |
| "Can't Get Tired of Me" | Bow Wow | Face Off | 2007 | Songwriter |
| "Gone With the Wind" | Vanessa Hudgens | Identified | 2008 | Songwriter |
| "Bedroom" | Donnie Klang | Just a Rolling Stone | 2008 | Writer |
| "Dr. Love" | Donnie Klang | Just a Rolling Stone | 2008 | Co-writer |
| "Portrait of Love" | Cheri Denis | In and Out of Love | 2008 | Songwriter |
| "Tonight" | Marques Houston | Mr. Houston | 2009 | Songwriter |
| "Now that I'm here" | Jackie Boys | Love and Beyond | 2009 | Songwriter and producer |
| "Truth" | W-inds | Another World | 2009 | Songwriter and producer |
| "Let it Go" | Double | Ballad Collection Mellow | 2009 | Songwriter |
| "Ke Nako" | Wyclef Jean feat. Jazmine Sullivan & J Pre | Listen Up! The Official 2010 Fifa World Cup Album | 2010 | Producer |
| "New Boyfriend" | Keke Palmer | Single | 2011 | Songwriter and producer |
| "Back to life" | Olivia Ong | Romance | 2011 | Co-Producer |
| "Eventually" | Double | Woman | 2011 | Producer |
| "Passing By" | Koda Kumi | Dejavu | 2011 | Songwriter, Producer & ft. Artist |
| "Demon" | Jay Park | Single | 2011 | Songwriter |
| "Fly" | 2Face Idibia | The Unstoppable | 2011 | Songwriter and producer |
| "One Night" | Keita Tachibana | Side by Side | 2013 | Producer |
| "Searching" | Keita Tachibana | Side by Side | 2013 | Producer |
| "Addicted" | Melissa B. | Single | 2013 | Producer, Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "What You Started" | Melissa B. | Single | 2013 | Producer, Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "Pretty Girl" | Keita Tachibana | Side by Side | 2013 | Producer |
| "Mercy" | Corey Feldman | Angelic 2 the Core | 2014 | Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "Feels Like Love" | La Toya Jackson | Single | 2014 | Producer |
| "Ain't Missing you" | Chief Keef ft. Jenn Em | Single | 2015 | Producer |
| "Champagne" | Charisse Mills ft. French Montana | Single | 2015 | Songwriter |
| "Blown Away" | Joe EL | Timeless | 2015 | Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "Starlight" | Melissa B. | Starlight | 2015 | Producer, Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "DSLYM (Don't Say You Love Me)" | B. Howard ft. BK Brasco | Nothing to Prove | 2015 | Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "Physical" | Karma | Single | 2016 | Producer |
| "Necessito Tú Amor" | Legarda ft. B. Howard & Brasco | Single | 2017 | Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "You and Me" | Alex To | Single | 2017 | Songwriter & Producer |
| "Crazy" | Bibi Zhou | Single | 2017 | Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "Lose Control" | B. Howard ft. Siggy Dealz Jackson | Single | 2019 | Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "Equality Wear" | B. Howard with Chatilla van Grinsven | Singles | 2019 | Songwriter, Producer & ft. Artist |
| "Christmas Time" | B. Howard | Single | 2019 | Producer & Songwriter |
| "We Are Champions | B. Howard ft. Van Ness Wu | Loud | 2020 | Producer, Songwriter & ft. Artist |
| "Physical" | Melissa B. | Single | 2022 | Songwriter and producer |
| "If It Ain't Love" | Ciera MacKenzie | Single | 2025 | Songwriter |
| Song Title | Main Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Finest" | Natz feat. Ya B & 2Face Idibia | Throwdown Vol. 1 | 2008 |
| "Let it Go" | Double | Ballad Collection Mellow | 2009 |
| "LA to Vegas" | Jensen Kirk | Single | 2009 |
| "Let It Go" | Frankie Finch | Remixes | 2009 |
| "Ke Nako"[32] | Wyclef Jean feat. Jazmine Sullivan & J Pre | Listen Up! The Official 2010 Fifa World Cup Album | 2010 |
| "Asian Girls" | Gepetto Jackson | Single | 2010 |
| "Demon" | Jay Park | Single | 2011 |
| "Passing By"[33] | Koda Kumi | Dejavu | 2011 |
| "Believe in Love" | The Rude Boys feat. Trick Daddy & Joe Little III | Single | 2012 |
| "Freedom" | Risa Hirako | Vegas | 2012 |
| "Fly" | 2Face Idibia | The Unstoppable | 2012 |
| "Take Her Away" | Sixx John | Single | 2013 |
| "Beautiful" | BK Brasco ft. World | Single | 2013 |
| "In Love" | Patrick Toussaint | Single | 2014 |
| "Yeah" | Patrick Toussaint | Truth | 2014 |
| "I'm Fly"[34] | Stomy Bugsy | Single | 2015 |
| "Imagination (Use It)" | ENJ | Enjoy ENJ | 2015 |
| "United With Love" | Jan Fairchild & Friends | Single | 2016 |
| "Where U Been" | Vico | Single | 2016 |
| "Necesito Tú Armor" | Legarda | Single | 2017 |
| "You and Me" | Alex To | Single | 2017 |
| "6 Grapes" | Rockboy Bam | BAM Necesalary (By Any Means) | 2018 |
| "Take Your Ring Off" | Gepetto Jackson | Single | 2019 |
| "Let's Stay Together" | Miri Ben-Ari | Single | 2020 |
| "Coméntale" | Manny Rod | Single | 2022 |
| "Fatal Attraction" | Datboi H.O.P | 20 / 20 Vision | 2022 |
| "Shake!" | King Myers | Single | 2023 |
| "Take Your Time" | Station Little | Single | 2023 |
| "Liberian Girl" | David May | Single | 2024 |
| "Right" | Billy Blue | The Life of Pedro | 2025 |
| "Touch Me" | Fiyah | Single | 2025 |
| Title | Release Date | Album | Billboard rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Super Model" | 2010 | Genesis | – |
| "Dancefloor" | 2011 | Genesis | – |
| "Perfect Fit" feat. Taj Jackson, Taryll Jackson & Jason Edmonds | 2012 | Single | – |
| "Passing By (English Version)" | 2012 | Single | – |
| "Magic" | 2013 | Single | – |
| "Brain" | 2013 | Single | – |
| "I Do It" | 2013 | Official | – |
| "Clarity" | 2014 | Single | – |
| "Give It Up" | 2015 | Single | – |
| "DSYLM (Don't Say You Love Me)" feat. BK Brasco | 2015 | Nothing to Prove | No. 11 |
| "Mona Lisa" | 2016 | Loud | – |
| "Necesito Tú Amor (Version Trap)" Legarda feat. B. Howard & BK Brasco | 2017 | Single | No. 3, Latin charts |
| "Fairytale" | 2017 | Single | – |
| "We Share Light" feat. Ashley Rose | 2017 | Single | – |
| "Nite and Day 3.0 (Girl You Gotta Know)" | 2018 | Loud | – |
| "Let Me Know (Dimelo)" feat. La Toya Jackson & Maffio | 2018 | Single | – |
| "Lose Control" | 2019 | Single | – |
| "Equality Wear" with Chatilla van Grinsven | 2019 | Single | – |
| "Christmas Time" | 2019 | Single | – |
| "We Are Champions" feat. Vanness Wu | 2020 | Loud | – |
| "Seatbelt" | 2021 | Single | – |
| "Don't Be A Stranger" | 2021 | Loud | – |
| "Loud" | 2022 | Loud | – |
| "Thriller (B-Riller)" | 2022 | Single | – |
| "Choosin' (All Eyes On Me)" | 2024 | Nostalgia | – |
| "Left Behind" | 2024 | Single | – |
| "We Are Champions (Intervision '25)" (credited as Brandon Howard) | 2025 | Single | – |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A Tale Of Two Coreys" | 2018 | Michael Jackson | TV movie |
| "Lose Control" ft. Siggy Dealz Jackson | 2019 | Music Video | Director |
| "Christmas Time" | 2019 | Music Video | Short film |
| "We Are Champions" ft. Van Ness Wu | 2020 | Music Video | Director |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Lately | 2014 | Michael Jackson's Son (archive footage) | Episode: "#8.38" |
| Fashion News Live | 2014-2015 | Himself | 3 episodes |
| Life with La Toya | 2014 | Himself | Episode: "How to Lose a Guy in One" |
| The Bobby Brown Story | 2018 | Michael Jackson (rumored) | Episode: "Part One" |
| Matty Ice Show | 2020 | Himself | Back 2 Back - B. Howard Joins the Show |
| We See You, We Stand with You | 2020 | Himself | TV Special |
| Songs for Tomorrow | 2023 | Himself | TV Special |
| Ironheart | 2025 | Writer | Episode: Will the Real Natalie Please Stand Up? |
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