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.
Early life
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]
Music career
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.
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 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]
Michael Jackson comparisons
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]
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