# BloodPop

Michael Tucker (born August 15, 1990), known professionally as BloodPop (stylized as BloodPop$^®$), is an American musician, record producer, songwriter, and gaming executive.

## Life and early career

Tucker was born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Tucker studied jazz guitar in school and, under the guidance of Cody Critcheloe of SSION, learned how to produce music in his parents' basement while he studied at the Kansas City Art Institute.
He moved to Vancouver in the late 2000s to study video game design at the Vancouver Film School. It was while in Vancouver that Tucker bonded with fellow creatives - most notably Grimes, a Vancouver native - while frequently DJ'ing at local parties.
In his spare time, he continued producing music with Ableton and sporadically released glitchy, multi-layered electropop instrumentals online, eventually catching the attention of Transparent Records and dubstep artist Skrillex's Owsla imprint. He then relocated to Los Angeles.

## Music career

After relocating to Los Angeles and using the monikers Blood and Blood Diamonds, Tucker began to make his mark by working with established artists. He collaborated with Grimes (on his debut 2011 EP, Phone Sex, and later on her 2014 track, "Go"), while also being drafted in to officially remix tracks by artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, and Major Lazer.
In 2014, he worked alongside fellow producers Avicii and DJ Dahl on Madonna's 13th album. The record, Rebel Heart, was released the following year, with Tucker providing input on the tracks "Devil Pray", "Iconic", "Body Shop" and "Beautiful Scars". Tucker also earned a prominent production credit for smash hit, "Sorry", on Purpose, the fourth album by Justin Bieber, in 2015.
Tucker then went on to produce tracks for Britney Spears, Fifth Harmony, and Hana before working on Lady Gaga's 2016 album, Joanne, alongside Mark Ronson and Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. Tucker began operating under the name BloodPop that year, and he rounded off 2016 by producing John Legend's "What You Do to Me".
The following year saw him return with a remix of "Little of Your Love" by indie pop trio Haim, as well as a single co-written with Bieber entitled "Friends". 2019 saw Tucker issue the jubilant single "Newman" under the BloodPop moniker, as well as contributing to Post Malone's "Internet".
Tucker executive produced Lady Gaga's sixth studio album, Chromatica, including lead single, "Stupid Love".
In 2023, Tucker was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for ‘’Hold My Hand’’ - co-written and performed by Lady Gaga - from the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack.

## Other activities

In 2023, Tucker announced the formation of Genpop Interactive, a studio dedicated to driving “forward the next-gen of music, fashion, and gaming culture.”

## Personal life

Tucker has been dating American songwriter and producer Hana since May 2013. They met in a recording session. As of May 2023, they are engaged.

## Discography
### Singles

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Year | Title | Artists | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | Artists | US | AUS | CAN | DEN | FRA | GER | IRL | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications | Album |
| 2017 | "Friends" | Justin Bieber, BloodPop | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ARIA: 4× Platinum BVMI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold MC: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Platinum IFPI SWE: Gold | Non-album single |
| 2018 | "Capital Letters" | Hailee Steinfeld, BloodPop | — | 36 | 69 | 34 | 12 | 32 | — | — | 42 | 39 | ARIA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum | Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| 2019 | "Newman" | BloodPop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |||||||||||||||

### Songwriting and production credits

| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Credit |
| 2010 | "So What?" | Far East Movement | Free Wired | Songwriter |
| 2011 | "Girl" | Das Racist | Relax | Producer |
| 2011 | "Hauntin' Me" | Keep Shelly in Athens | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2012 | "Swimming Pools/Drank" (Blood Diamonds Remix) | Kendrick Lamar, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2013 | "Grins" | Charli XCX | True Romance | Producer, songwriter |
| 2013 | "Anything Could Happen" (Blood Diamonds Remix) | Ellie Goulding, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2014 | "Go" | Grimes, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2014 | "No Evidence" | Rome Fortune | Small VVorld | Producer, songwriter |
| 2014 | "Bet" | Tinashe, Devonte Hynes | Aquarius | Producer, songwriter |
| 2014 | "Giant in My Heart" (Blood Diamonds Remix) | Kiesza, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2014 | "You're Not the One" (Blood Diamonds Remix) | Sky Ferreira, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2015 | "U" | Mikky Ekko | Time | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "They. Resurrect. Over. New." | Lupe Fiasco, Ab-Soul | Tetsuo & Youth | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Iconic" | Madonna, Mike Tyson, Chance The Rapper | Rebel Heart | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Devil Pray" | Madonna | Rebel Heart | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Body Shop" | Madonna | Rebel Heart | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Beautiful Scars" | Madonna | Rebel Heart | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Borrowed Time" | Madonna | Rebel Heart | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Paw Due Respect" | Run the Jewels | Meow the Jewels | Remixer |
| 2015 | "Tell Me" | Raye | Second EP | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Touch" | Pia Mia | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | Purpose | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Mark My Words" | Justin Bieber | Purpose | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "I'll Show You" | Justin Bieber | Purpose | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Children" | Justin Bieber | Purpose | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Hit the Ground" | Justin Bieber | Purpose | Songwriter |
| 2015 | "Lisa" | LE1F | Riot Boi | Producer, songwriter |
| 2015 | "Haunted" (Michael Diamond Remix) | Beyoncé, BloodPop (credited as Michael Diamond) | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2016 | "Body" | Dreezy, Jeremih | No Hard Feelings | Producer |
| 2016 | "Clay" | Hana | Hana EP | Songwriter |
| 2016 | "Avalanche" | Hana | Hana EP | Songwriter |
| 2016 | "Underwater" | Hana | Hana EP | Songwriter |
| 2016 | "A Noite É Dela" | Pedro Ratão | Non-album single | Producer |
| 2016 | "Scared of Happy" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "Hands" | Various artists | Non-album single | Songwriter |
| 2016 | "Seavvorld" | Rome Fortune | VVorldwide Pimpstation | Producer |
| 2016 | "Better" | Britney Spears | Glory | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "Drum" | MØ | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "Me Now" | Denzel Curry | Imperial | Producer |
| 2016 | "Diamond Heart" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer |
| 2016 | "A-Yo" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "Perfect Illusion" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "Joanne" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer |
| 2016 | "John Wayne" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "Dancin' in Circles" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "Million Reasons" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer |
| 2016 | "Sinner's Prayer" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer |
| 2016 | "Come to Mama" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer |
| 2016 | "Angel Down" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer |
| 2016 | "Grigio Girls" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "Hey Girl" | Lady Gaga, Florence Welch | Joanne | Producer |
| 2016 | "Blow You Up" | Yogi, Aluna George, Less is More | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2016 | "What You Do to Me" | John Legend | Darkness and Light | Songwriter |
| 2017 | "Want You Back" | Haim | Something to Tell You | Producer |
| 2017 | "Wanna Know Love" | Jasmine Thompson | Wonderland EP | Songwriter |
| 2017 | "Friends" | Justin Bieber, BloodPop | Non-album single | Artist |
| 2017 | "...Ready For It?" (BloodPop® Remix) | Taylor Swift, BloodPop | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2017 | "Lust For Life" (BloodPop® Remix) | Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd, BloodPop | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2017 | "Little of Your Love" (BloodPop® Remix) | Haim, BloodPop | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2018 | "A Good Night" | John Legend, BloodPop | Non-album single | Artist, producer, songwriter, drums |
| 2018 | "Capital Letters" | Hailee Steinfeld, BloodPop | Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Artist, producer, songwriter |
| 2018 | "Carousel" | Travis Scott, Frank Ocean | Astroworld | Songwriter |
| 2018 | "Enemies" | Lauv | I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist) | Producer |
| 2018 | "My One" | Lily Allen | No Shame | Producer, songwriter |
| 2018 | "Cowboy" | Alma | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2018 | "Depressed" | 12 Honcho | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2019 | "South East London" | Raye | Rapman Presents: Blue Story OST | Songwriter |
| 2019 | "Internet" | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | Producer, songwriter |
| 2019 | "Jerusalem, New York, Berlin" | Vampire Weekend | Father of the Bride | Producer |
| 2019 | "Spring Snow" | Vampire Weekend | Father of the Bride | Producer, songwriter |
| 2019 | "Unbearably White" | Vampire Weekend | Father of the Bride | Producer |
| 2019 | "Sweettalk My Heart" (BloodPop® and Burns Vitaclub Remix) | Tove Lo, BloodPop, Burns | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2019 | "RIP Harambe" | Elon Musk | Non-album single | Producer |
| 2019 | "We Appreciate Power" (BloodPop® Remix) | Grimes, Hana, BloodPop | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2020 | "Lucid" | Rina Sawayama | Sawayama (Deluxe edition) | Producer |
| 2020 | "Face Down: Reborn" | Arashi | Non-album single | Producer |
| 2020 | "Ghosts" | Tchami, Hana | Year Zero | Co-writer |
| 2020 | "Rain on Me" | Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter |
| 2020 | "Stupid Love" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion |
| 2020 | "Alice" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion, programming |
| 2020 | "Free Woman" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion |
| 2020 | "Fun Tonight" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion |
| 2020 | "911" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion |
| 2020 | "Plastic Doll" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion |
| 2020 | "Sour Candy" | Lady Gaga, Blackpink | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, percussion |
| 2020 | "Enigma" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter |
| 2020 | "Replay" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Songwriter |
| 2020 | "Sine from Above" | Lady Gaga, Elton John | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion |
| 2020 | "1000 Doves" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion, programming |
| 2020 | "Babylon" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, percussion |
| 2020 | "Stupid Love" (BloodPop® and Burns Vitaclub Warehouse Mix) | Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Burns | Chromatica (Deluxe Edition) | Remixer, producer, songwriter, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion |
| 2021 | "Die4U" | Bring Me the Horizon | Post Human: Nex Gen | Producer, songwriter |
| 2022 | "Hold My Hand" | Lady Gaga | Top Gun: Maverick Music from the Motion Picture | Producer, songwriter |
| 2022 | "All Up in Your Mind" | Beyoncé | Renaissance | Co-producer, songwriter |
| 2022 | "Pure/Honey" | Beyoncé | Renaissance | Producer, songwriter |
| 2022 | "sTraNgeRs" | Bring Me the Horizon | Post Human: Nex Gen | Producer, songwriter |
| 2023 | "Firetruck" | F5ve | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2023 | "Angel" | PinkPantheress | Barbie the Album | Producer, songwriter |
| 2023 | "3D" | Jungkook, Jack Harlow | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2024 | "Lettuce" | F5ve | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| 2024 | "Underground" | F5ve | Non-album single | Producer |
| 2024 | "Bibidiba" (BloodPop® Remix) | Suisei Hoshimachi | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2024 | "1-800-Hot-N-Fun" | Le Sserafim | Crazy | Producer, songwriter |
| 2024 | "UFO" | F5ve | Non-album single | Co-producer, co-songwriter |
| 2025 | "Magic Clock" | F5ve | Non-album single | Producer, co-songwriter |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Outcome |
| 2015 | Much Music Video Awards | Video of the Year | Grimes (feat. Blood Diamonds) – "Go" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Much Music Video Awards | Best Post-Production | Grimes (feat. Blood Diamonds) – "Go" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Much Music Video Awards | Best Director | Grimes (feat. Blood Diamonds) – "Go" | Nominated |
| 2017 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Purpose (credited as a producer) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Song – Feature Film | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2022 | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Song | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Original Song | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Won |
| 2023 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Renaissance (credited as a producer) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | Best Song/Recording Created for a Film | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Hollywood Critics Association | Best Original Song | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Original Song | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Satellite Awards | Best Original Song | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Won |
| 2023 | Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production | Lady Gaga – "Hold My Hand" | Nominated |