Grammy awards, an exhaustive list of songwriting credits, 9 mixtapes, and 8 studio albums, Eric Bellinger’s name still mainly only rings bells with hardcore R&B fans.
But these days, fans are seeing him in a New Light, and he’s primed for the mainstream. “I’m on a ‘receive your flowers parade,’ right now,” Bellinger said of his new level of appreciation. “Like everywhere I go now, people are just recognizing what I do and letting me know they appreciate it and they enjoy it.
That’s always been my only goal; to make music and for it to be heard.” Even those who don’t realize it yet have heard Bellinger’s signature style of boisterous, bass-heavy, swagger-laced R&B.
Notably, he has writing credits on classics like “New Flame” and “Fine China” by Chris Brown, “Right Here” by Justin Bieber, “Let Me See” by Usher and “Think Like a Man” by Jennifer Hudson.
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