| Celebrated Name: | Blackbear |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Matthew Tyler Musto |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 34 years old |
| Birth Date: | 27 November 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.73m |
| Weight: | 72kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | In a relationship |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (N/A) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | Bella Thorne (2017), Sydney Carlson (2017-2019), Michele Maturo(2019-) |
| Is Blackbear Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $6 Million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Born on 27 November 1990, Blackbear is a professional American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has released four albums, and he is also a member of Mansionz with American singer and rapper Mike Posner. Blackbear has also worked with a wide range of musical artists such as Justin Bieber, G-Eazy, Billie Eilish, and more. Blackbear’s main popular songs are 4U, Deadroses, Do Re Mi, Dead To Me.
Maybe you know about Blackbear very well, but do you know how old and tall he is and what his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Blackbear’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.
Early Life & Biography
Matthew Tyler Musto was born on 27 November 1990. He was a singer in a garage band called Polaroid in high school in Florida. They released one album, one EP, and one demo. They were signed by Leakmob Records. Blackbear dropped out of school in 9th grade to make a career in music. Blackbear left the band and moved to Atlanta to make a solo career in music and started working with the popular singer Ne-Yo. His first EP came out in 2008 named “Brightness,” and then in 2009 and 2010, his other 2 EP came out one by one per year.
Blackbear has co-written a very popular song by Justin Bieber called “Boyfriend,” which secured the second spot on Billboard Hot 100 in early 2012. In 2014, Blackbear became one of the first independent artists to monetize streaming on SoundCloud.
Personal Life
Blackbear was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA, but soon after his birth, his family moved to Palm Coast, Florida, USA. From Florida, Blackbear was doing his schooling, but in 9th grade, he decided to give full concentration on music and dropped out of the school and went to Atlanta to work with Ne-Yo. Blackbear has worked on many popular songs by other singers such as Boyfriend (Justin Bieber), Sorry for Now (Linkin Park), End of the Road (Machine Gun Kelly).
Blackbear dated Bella Thorne in 2017 as they posted the photos online, but in the same year, they broke up. He started dating Sydney Carlson from 2017 to 2019). Then he announced on 25 September 2019 that he and his girlfriend Michele Maturo were expecting their first child in January 2020, his son was born on 26 January 2020, and they announced their news on 29 January 2020. In April 2016, Blackbear was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis due to excessive consumption of alcohol.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 27 November 1990, Blackbear is 34 years old as of today’s date 30th December 2024. His height is 1.73m tall, and his weight is 72 kg.
Career
Blackbear’s career started at a very young age, and he did know what he has to do to pursue his dreams, and he did take a big step by dropping out of the school in 9th grade to become a singer and focus on only music. He has released four albums, six EPs, and one mixtape so far and has also worked with more musical artists like Justin Bieber, G-Eazy, Billie Eilish, Machine Gun Kelly, Mike Shinoda, Linkin Park, Childish Gambino, Mike Posner and more.
His first album, which was released when he was in a band, was ‘Paint The Town”. Blackbear released his first solo full-length album “Deadroses ” in 2015 as a solo artist, the second single of this album featuring G-Eazy gained over 9 million streams on Spotify and 11 million streams on SoundCloud. His more albums are “Drink Bleach, Cashmere Noose, and Mansionz” in 2016, “Digital Druglord and Cybersex” in 2017-2018, and an Anonymous album in 2019.
Blackbear is not only a singer but also a songwriter and record producer. His famous songs written by him are ‘Boyfriend’ by Justin Bieber, ‘Sorry For Now’ by Linkin Park, ‘End of the Road’ by Machine Gun Kelly and more.
Awards & Achievements
Some of the major achievements conquered by Blackbear are as follows:
2014: The first independent artist to monetize streaming on SoundCloud.
2012: Co-wrote the famous song Boyfriend with Justin Bieber, which got the number two position on the Billboard Hot 100.
Net Worth & Salary of Blackbear in 2024
Blackbear has made his name in the music industry, which many other singers are not able to make, and because of his brilliant work, he is rewarded with name, fame, and money. Not only did he become popular from his songs, but he also wrote songs for many other singers from which he got recognized in the music industry. As of December 2024, Blackbear has a net worth of $6 million.
The music industry is a very large and populated industry making a name for oneself is really very hard because to get recognized by others is very difficult, so singers have to work very hard to make good music that people will like and will listen to more music from the same artist. Blackbear has continued to make good music and also has made his name in the music industry, and his popularity is increasing day by day. People love Blackbear and always will for his good music.