Benicio Bryant Drops ‘Popstar’ EP
Today, 20-year-old artist and model Benicio Bryant has released the long awaited Popstar EP! The incredible body of work ties together some sexy pop bop bangers, irresistible beats, some stay at home jams, and some soon to be classic dance numbers.
On the release of the highly anticipated Popstar EP Benicio says: “I’ve been waiting my whole life to release this. It feels exactly right to be releasing Popstar. This project is the perfect abomination of my love for pop music, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with my fans.”
To celebrate the release of the EP Benicio will be performing at LA’s historic Hotel Cafe this Sunday, May 18th. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
The full body of work features two brand new songs: “Fangs” & “Yikes” and includes previously released songs “Goodie Bag,” “Gameboy” and the title track “Popstar.”
Switching gears but keeping the vibes, the EP includes “Gameboy” which was featured on Ones To Watch and is another gem in the Popstar masterpiece as well as “Goodie Bag.”
The track was written because Benicio isn’t necessarily the stay-out-at-night, club kid. He wanted to write a song for all of those kids (and adults) who party the introverted way – at home! The song is for all the homebody’s out there who celebrate the school or work week with another pop culture favorite – video games. For the production, Benicio wanted to channel harsh, digital sounds to embody the digital nature of the lyrics.
Benicio says of the writing process, “I just loved the idea of making this song a vocal trap song. Like ‘ga-a-ame.’ I liked it sounding synthetic, and very fake. Like I liked it sounding like digital. Some of the sounds are scary and abrupt, I think that’s good, it’s fun! Pop isn’t supposed to be perfect, it’s supposed to be risky and a party.”
Rounding out the already released bangers on the EP is the title track. “Popstar” is a future club classic that is a love letter to Benicio’s inner popstar and a song that rivals the divadom of Kim Petras and Dua Lipa. Channeling club beats adjacent to Troye Sivan’s and the disco retro vibes of Conan Gray, Benicio is unapologetic with his undeniable star power.
On “Popstar,” Bryant said“‘Popstar’ is being in love with the best version of you, and future versions of you. It’s looking forward to only getting better and seeing yourself grow into more of a force, imagining the possibilities. Everybody has a pop star.”
This year has also been busy for Benicio as he wrote a song “Screensaver” for Heidi Montag’s Superficial 2 album.
Press photo by Ernie Perez