Benjamin Levin (born March 8, 1988), professionally known as
Benny Blanco, is an American
rapper, musician, songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced songs for artists such as
Katy Perry ("
California Gurls", "
Teenage Dream"),
Ed Sheeran ("
Don't"),
Rihanna ("
Diamonds"),
Justin Bieber ("
Love Yourself"),
Selena Gomez ("
Same Old Love"),
Maroon 5 ("
Moves like Jagger, "
Payphone", "
Maps", "
Animals"),
Britney Spears ("
Circus"),
Taio Cruz ("
Dynamite"),
Kesha ("
Tik Tok", "
Die Young"),
Gym Class Heroes ("
Stereo Hearts", "
Ass Back Home"),
Wiz Khalifa ("
Work Hard, Play Hard", "
No Sleep") and
Trey Songz ("
Heart Attack").