Music

Musto co-wrote Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend", a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2012. Intent on pursuing a career as a rapper and R&B singer, Musto released his debut EP Foreplay on April 20, 2012 and his debut mixtape Sex on October 31, 2012. Both releases were under the name Blackbear, and Sex featured collaborations from fellow "Boyfriend" co-writer Mike Posner, along with producers, singers, and songwriters James Blake and Maejor Ali. He also appeared on MGK's Lace Up. Blackbear released an EP, The Afterglow, on April 20, 2014. This landed him as number four on Billboard's Uncharted listing of releases from upcoming artists.

In 2014, Blackbear became the first independent artist to monetize off Soundcloud.