B Howard

B. Howard was born Brandon Howard in Los Angeles, California. He was raised between Los Angeles and Chicago. 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. 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. In 2014, B. Howard cover Zedd song "Clarity" was released with a single. In 2015, B. Howard performed in Germany many songs. Howard's single, "Don't Say You Love Me", hit number 11 on Billboard's Top Dance charts in January 2016. Howard's single, "Necesito Tu Amor", was peaked number 3 on Billboard Top Latin Charts in 2017. In 2018, B. Howard released the song "Nite and Day 3.0 (Girl You Gotta Know)", using samples of "Nite and Day". Howard joined China's virtual star festival in Beijing. Howard performed Poland with many songs. In 2019, B. Howard performed in Port Grand, Karachi, Pakistan many songs (including 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 covers 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 performs songs for Tomorrow to honor Aaron Carter. In 2024, B. Howard featured artist David May, cover Michael Jackson song "Liberian Girl" was released with a single. He was set to represent United States in Intervision 2025 with the song "We Are Champions" under the real name, but on 17 September he himself announced that he would be unable to perform "due to unforeseen family circumstances". ==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 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 Artist Album Genesis (released July 10, 2010) • Dancefloor • 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 Nothing to Prove (unreleased) Extended plays Official (unreleased) Loud (released March 21, 2019) • Mona Lisa • One More Night • Living Years • DSYLM (Don't Say You Love Me) (featuring BK Brasco) • Lose Control (featuring Siggy Dealz Jackson) • Nite and Day 3.0 / Girl You Gotta Know • Loud • We Are Champions (featuring Van Ness Wu) • Girlfriend Loud (reissues November 18, 2022) • Loud • Nite and Day 3.0 (Girl You Gotta Know) • Lose Control (featuring Siggy Dealz Jackson) • We Are Champions (featuring Vanness Wu) • Don't Be A Stranger Nostalgia (unreleased) Guest vocalist Singles Music videos == Filmography ==

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