Brandon Howard is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles.^[1][2][3] He began his career as a producer and songwriter for other artists in 2003.^[3][4] He received his first formal credits doing so on Ne-Yo's album In My Own Words (2006)—which topped the Billboard 200—as well as Omarion and Bow Wow's collaborative album Face Off (2007)—which peaked at number 11 on the chart.^[5] His debut studio album, Genesis was released in 2010. His 2016 single, "Don't Say You Love Me" reached number 11 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart.^{[6] [7]}

B. Howard was born Brandon Howard in Los Angeles.^[1][8] He was raised between Los Angeles and Chicago.^[1] Howard's mother, Miki Howard is also a successful singer-songwriter.^[9] Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family, was Miki's manager in the '80s.^{[1][8][10][11][12]} His grandmother was Josephine Howard of The Caravans, the first group to have a gospel song played on secular radio.^[13][14] 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.^[6]

Howard has been working as a record producer since 2003.^[1]

B. Howard started a solo career in 2010 following the success of his single, "Dancefloor."^[1] In 2010, B Howard collaborated with Wyclef Jean and Jazmine Sullivan to revamp the song "Ke Nako" as a homage to Nelson Mandela.^[15]

The first single from Genesis, "Super Model", was released via iTunes on February 8, 2011.^{[citation needed]} The second single, "Dancefloor" made its US premiere on Wednesday, June 8 (2011) on iTunes and across all digital platforms.^[16] Howard performed in Japan to support this release.^[17] Howard is currently working on his upcoming American EP, Official.^[4] His single "I Do It" and released in 2013.^[4][18]

Howard's single, Don't Say You Love Me, hit number 11 on Billboard's Top Dance charts in January 2016.^[19] In 2018, Howard joined China's virtual star festival in Beijing.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[20] The tests were subsequently proven to be inconclusive.^[20]

In March 2014, singer Akon gave an interview with Larry King in which he, as a recording artist who has worked with both Howard and Jackson, claimed to believe Howard was Michael Jackson's son.^[21]

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.^[22]