Matthew David Benson, better known by his stage name Matt B, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer whose genres have been generally classified as R&B and Hip Hop. His album, Eden, debuted in the Top 40 on Billboard's R&B albums chart.[1][2]

Matt B
Matt B at Bud Biliken Parade in Chicago, 2019
Born	Matthew David Benson (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 33) Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Education	University of Illinois at Chicago
Occupation	Singer songwriter record producer
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Angela Benson ​ (m. 2012)​
Musical career
Genres	R&B Hip hop
Instrument(s)	Vocals keyboards
Labels	Priority Records StarBase Records Vitae Records
Website	mattbworld.com
Musical artist

Music

Matthew David Benson was born in Oak Park, Illinois and is one of seven siblings. He began singing in the church choir and church events when he was a young child. Benson was inspired to become a singer by his grandmother. In 2005, Benson and his brothers formed a singing trio, TriEnd (pronounced trend). TriEnd dissolved in 2008 and Matt B began his solo career in 2009.[3]

"My family had been singing for a very long time, as long as I can remember, said Benson. My grandmother was born in 1919 so she was born in an era where it wasn’t safe for black people to travel nationally or even internationally and they had to watch where they went. The fact that my grandmother was able to be a part of something like that back in the 1940s and travel all across the United States singing was inspirational to me and just amazing.

Love & War, was released and distributed by Tokyo-based, StarBase Records in 2014.[4] The album was a compilation of songs that were previously released, and was well received in Japan. Benson began working with producer, Bryan-Michael Cox and recorded, RISE, which was distributed by Priority Records in 2018.[5] In 2019, Benson performed at the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, which was nationally televised.[6][7]

In 2022 Benson won an Oniros Film Award for "Gimme Love" (Best Song) and was nominated for Best Male R&B Artist at the Indie Music Channel Awards.[8][9]

Discography

• 2011 - Matt B:301B[10]

• 2014 - Love & War
• 2016 -Dive[11]
• 2018 - RISE
• 2019 - Homecoming[12]
• 2021 - Eden

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