Benny Blanco Talks Debut Album, Working on 'Señorita,' Begging Calvin Harris to Sing & More

Benny Blanco is the man behind some of the biggest pop songs of the last decade -- writing and producing eight Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits, starting with Kesha's 2009 breakthrough "Tik Tok." But then he realized he was ready for something more. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Blanco talks about releasing his debut album as a lead artist, working on Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's Hot 100 No. 1 duet "Senorita," and why it's been "one of the most freeing years of my life."

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