benny blanco

benny blanco is a record producer, songwriter, artist, actor, record executive and New York Times bestselling author. benny has contributed to the sale of hundreds of millions of albums worldwide through his work with artists including Ed Sheeran, SZA, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, Maroon 5, Juice WRLD, Sia, and many more. As a solo artist, benny has released two albums—the Platinum Friends Keep Secrets and Gold Friends Keep Secrets 2—that have been streamed more than 11 billion times to date and have featured multiple multiplatinum hits. benny made his TV debut playing a fictionalized version of himself on the FXX series Dave with Lil Dicky, which became the #1 comedy on FX and FXX. His debut cookbook Open Wide was an instant, multi-week New York Times bestseller. benny and his best friend Dave Burd (a.k.a. Lil Dicky) and Burd’s wife, Kristin Batalucco, created the multimedia podcast Friends Keep Secrets in 2026, featuring guests like Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran, and many more. Follow benny at @itsbennyblanco.