How much is Blackbear worth?
| Net Worth: | $2 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | November 27, 1990 (age 32) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m) |
About Blackbear
Blackbear, whose real name is Matthew Tyler Musto, is an American musician, record producer, singer, and songwriter. Blackbear began his career in the mid-2000s and quickly attained mainstream attention with his diverse singing and songwriting abilities. Over the past decade or so, he has released a lot of music, including six extended plays, five studio albums, two collaborative albums, and one mixtape.
Releasing five very well-liked and commercially acclaimed studio albums is how the artist known as Blackbear became rich and earned several million. In 2013, the singer released his debut single called “Nyla”. Despite failing to hit any of the music charts, the track was one of the hottest projects on SoundCloud.
Blackbear became famous in the early 2010s when he released hits such as “Nyla”, “Idfc”, “4U”, and “Dirty Laundry”. Matthew was born on November 27, 1990, in Pittston, Pennsylvania. He has two brothers named James and TJ, and a sister called Jade. He moved to Daytona Beach, Florida with his mother and siblings when he was just a child.
During his time in high school, united by their love for rock and metal, Matthew and his friends formed their own punk rock band called Polaroid. A few years later, they landed a deal with the label Leakmob Records but their time with the record label was rather short.
When he was sixteen, after dropping out of high school, Musto decided to focus on music and pursue a career in that field. He developed the stage name “Blackbear” and used it as his online username for platforms such as MySpace and YouTube.
In the late 2000s, he was discovered by the producer Tabari Francis who heard his demo and then took him to Atlanta. Under Francis’ tutorship, the young musician was able to adapt to and learn all of the aspects of music production. In 2011, he got his big break after co-writing Justin Bieber’s hit “Boyfriend”. Around that time, he was part of another group called Mansionz that involved his friend and colleague Mike Posner.
The following year, Blackbear began using the platform to monetize his streaming. He released his second song “Idfc” that eventually became a sleeper hit. Three years after it was uploaded, in September 2017, the song earned a platinum certificate by the RIAA, becoming his first project to achieve this feat.
In February 2015, Blackbear dropped his very first studio album called Deadroses. Nine months later, he released his second album Help. Both albums failed to go mainstream but they helped the artist earn a enough to continue living and working as a professional singer.
In 2015, he impressed the controversial artist Riff Raff who signed him to his label Bear Den. He became the first major artist signed to his production company created through Interscope Records.
His first major-label album release came in April 2017 with the project Digital Druglord that entered both American and European music charts.
Blackbear’s most recent albums Anonymous from April 2019 and Everything Means Nothing from August 2020 were far more successful on international charts. In addition to producing and songwriting his own songs, he has produced and written for many popular and best-selling artists such as Machine Gun Kelly, Justin Bieber, G-Eazy, Billie Eilish, Childish Gambino, Miley Cyrus, and Pharrell Williams.
The success of Blackbear came immediately after he began uploading his music on SoundCloud, where he also became one of the first independent artists to monetize streaming on the platform.
Starting in 2016, the pop, hip hop, and R&B artist has created many collaborations with the likes of Gucci Mane, Tinashe, Dvbbs, Marhshmello, and Yungblud. His most recent collaborations are “Hard on Yourself” with Charlie Puth and “Cheers” with Wiz Khalifa, both of which quickly became international hits.
Summing-Up
Blackbear is a rapper and R&B singer whose music career began in the 2000s. After releasing several hits on SoundCloud as an independent artist, he signed with major labels such as Riff Raff’s Bear Den, which helped him and his music go mainstream.
Starting in 2015, he has released five well-received studio albums as well as many extended plays and mixtapes that have brought him great success and added millions to his bank balance. As of 2023, Blackbear’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million dollars.
