# B Howard

Brandon Howard is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles. He began his career as a producer and songwriter for other artists in 2003. 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. His debut studio album, Genesis was released in 2010. His 2016 single, "Don't Say You Love Me" reached number 11 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

## Early life

B. Howard was born Brandon Howard in Los Angeles. He was raised between Los Angeles and Chicago. Howard's mother, Miki Howard is also a successful singer-songwriter. Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family, was Miki's manager in the '80s. 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. 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.

## Music career

Howard has been working as a record producer since 2003.
B. Howard started a solo career in 2010 following the success of his single, "Dancefloor." In 2010, B Howard collaborated with Wyclef Jean and Jazmine Sullivan to revamp the song "Ke Nako" as a homage to Nelson Mandela.
The first single from Genesis, "Super Model", was released via iTunes on February 8, 2011. The second single, "Dancefloor" made its US premiere on Wednesday, June 8 (2011) on iTunes and across all digital platforms. Howard performed in Japan to support this release. Howard is currently working on his upcoming American EP, Official. His single "I Do It" and released in 2013.
Howard's single, Don't Say You Love Me, hit number 11 on Billboard's Top Dance charts in January 2016. In 2018, Howard joined China's virtual star festival in Beijing.

## 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. The tests were subsequently proven to be inconclusive.
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.
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.

## Discography
### Production and songwriting

| 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 | Single | 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 and 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 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 | Single | 2009 | Songwriter and producer |
| "Let it Go" | Double | Single | 2009 | Songwriter |
| "Ke Nako" | Various | Listen Up! The Official 2010 Fifa World Cup Album | 2010 | Producer |
| "Back to life" | Olivia Ong | Romance | 2011 | Co-Producer |
| "Eventually" | Double | Woman | 2011 | Producer |
| "Passing By" | Koda Kumi | Dejavu | 2011 | Songwriter and producer |
| "Demon" | Jay Park | Single | 2011 | Songwriter |
| "Fly" | 2Face Idiba | The Unstoppable | 2011 | Songwriter and producer |
| "One Night" | Keita Tachibana | Slide 'n' Step | 2013 | Producer |
| "Searching" | Keita Tachibana | Slide 'n' Step | 2013 | Producer |
| "Addicted" | Melissa B. | Addicted | 2013 | Producer & Songwriter |
| "What You Started" | Melissa B. | What you Started | 2013 | Producer & Songwriter |
| "Pretty Girl" | Keita Tachibana | Slide 'n' Step | 2013 | Producer |
| "Feels Like Love" | La Toya Jackson | Single | 2014 | Producer |
| "Ain't Missing you" | Chief Keef | Ain't Missing you – 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" | self | Nothing to Prove | 2015 | Songwriter & Artist |
| "Mercy" | Corey Feldman | Angelic 2 the Core | 2016 | Songwriter & Artist |
| "Necessito Tú Amor" | Fabio Legarda ft. B. Howard | Single | 2017 | Songwriter & Artist |
| "You and Me" | Alex To | Single | 2017 | Songwriter & Producer |
| "Crazy" | Bibi Zhou | Single | 2017 | Songwriter |

### Artist
#### Genesis (released 2010)

* Super Model
* Addict
* Electric Lights featuring Kamilah
* Finally
* Once Again
* Take it Slow
* Flashback
* She's Got a Man
* Spend The Night
* Crush
* Ananda
* Killah
* Just Not Giving Up

#### Guest vocalist

| Song Title | Main Artist | Album | Release Date |
| "Let it Go" | Double | Single | 2009 |
| "Ke Nako" | Various | Listen Up! The Official 2010 Fifa World Cup Album | 2010 |
| "Demon" | Jay Park | Single | 2011 |
| "Passing By" | Koda Kumi | Dejavu | 2011 |
| "In Love" | Patrick Toussaint | Single | 2014 |
| "I'm Fly" | Stomy Bugsy | Single | 2015 |
| "Necesito tu Armor" | Fabio Legarda | Single | 2017 |
| "You and Me" | Alex To | Single | 2017 |

### Singles

| Title | Release Date | Album | Billboard rank |
| "Super Model" | 2011 | Genesis | – |
| "Dancefloor" | 2011 | Genesis | – |
| "I Do It" | 2013 | Single | – |
| "DSYLM", "Don't Say You Love Me" | 2015 | Nothing to Prove | No. 11 |
| "Necesito tu Amor – Version Trap" | 2017 | Single | No. 3, Latin charts |

### Film

| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| "A Tale Of Two Coreys" | 2018 | Michael Jackson | TV movie |