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Eric Aldwin Bellinger Jr. (born March 27, 1984) is an American R&B singer and songwriter. He began songwriting in 2010, and has co-written singles including "Lemme See" by Usher, "New Flame" by Chris Brown, "Right Here" by Justin Bieber, "On Chill" by Wale, and "Music Sounds Better with U" by Big Time Rush. His contributions to Brown's album F.A.M.E. (2011) yielded his first Grammy Award.
As a recording artist, he made his debut as a guest performer on the album A Year Without Rain (2010) by Selena Gomez & the Scene. In 2014, Bellinger returned to his recording career and released his debut studio album, The Rebirth in February of that year. He signed with 300 Entertainment to release the extended plays Eric B for President: Term 1 (2016) and Eric B for President: Term 2 (2017).
Bellinger followed The Rebirth with the studio albums, Cuffing Season and Cuffing Season, Part 2, which released in July 2015 and December 2015, respectively. Cuffing Season peaked at 6 on the US R&B chart, while Cuffing Season, Part 2 peaked at 23.
Bellinger released two mixtapes in the spring of 2016, Choose Up Season and Eventually. Choose Up Season featured the song "Valet" featuring Fetty Wap and 2 Chainz.
Between 2016 and 2017, Bellinger released three extended plays as part of the Eric B. for President series, the title referencing the Eric B & Rakim song "Eric B. Is President". The Eric B. for President series featured two full-instrumental extended plays: Eric B for President: Term 1, released on September 9, 2016, an Acoustic music remake of the EP titled Term 1, titled Eric B for President: Term 1 (Acoustic), released on January 20, 2017, and Eric B for President: Term 2, released on March 10, 2017. G.O.A.T. (combiner two version) and Drive By Certifications Gold from RIAA.
On April 6, 2018, Bellinger released the album Eazy Call. One month later, while on his Eazy Call Tour, Bellinger released a 5-track EP, Meditation Music, to commemorate National Meditation Day (May 21). This project was inspired by yoga and meditation which he claimed changed his life for the better. The 5 tracks ("Meditate", "Frequency" (ft. Blaq Tuxedo), "Chakras", "Hours" and "Massage") were later joined into a single 20min track titled after the EP name, Meditation Music.
On September 10, 2021, Bellinger released New Light, the album which earned him his first Grammy nomination as an artist: Best Progressive R&B Album. In May 2022, Bellinger announced his publishing deal with Roc Nation. It was also announced that he performs the theme song of the Sesame Street spinoff series Mecha Builders, alongside Shanice.
In 2011, Bellinger won a Grammy Award in the category of Best R&B Album for his work on F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown.
As a songwriter, he was nominated three other times for a Grammy: two nominations for Best Urban Contemporary Album (Fortunate and X by Chris Brown) and one nomination for Best R&B Song (for "New Flame" from X by Chris Brown).
In 2013, Bellinger co-wrote "Lemme See" by Usher, which was named an ASCAP Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Song.
As an artist
As an artist, Bellinger's album "New Light" (2021) received a nomination for Best Progressive R&B Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
| 2012 | F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown (as a songwriter) | 54th Annual Grammy Awards | Best R&B Album | |
| 2013 | Fortune by Chris Brown (as a songwriter) | 54th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Urban Contemporary Album | |
| 2015 | X by Chris Brown (as a songwriter) | 57th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Urban Contemporary Album | |
| "New Flame" by Chris Brown (as a songwriter) | 57th Annual Grammy Awards | Best R&B Song | ||
| 2022 | New Light by Eric Bellinger (as an artist) | 64th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Progressive R&B Album |
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| 2010 | Selena Gomez & The Scene | A Year Without Rain | Co-writer ("Intuition" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2011 | Jacob Latimore | Nothing On Me | Co-writer ("Nothing On Me") |
| 2011 | Ashanti | The Woman You Love | Co-writer ("The Woman You Love") |
| 2011 | Big Time Rush, Mann | Elevate | Co-writer ("Music Sounds Better") |
| 2011 | Chris Brown | F.A.M.E. | Co-writer ("Oh My Love," "Say It With Me") |
| 2012 | Chris Brown | Fortune | Co-writer ("Wait For You", "Mirage") |
| 2012 | Brandy Norwood | Two Eleven | Co-writer ("Without You") |
| 2012 | Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Rick Ross | Think Like A Man | Co-writer ("Think Like A Man") |
| 2012 | Usher | Lookin 4 Myself | Co-writer ("Lemme See" feat. Rick Ross, "I Care For U", "What Happened To U") |
| 2012 | Justin Bieber | Believe | Co-writer ("Right Here" feat. Drake, "Thought Of You") |
| 2012 | Keke Palmer | Keke Palmer | Co-writer ("If 6 Were 9") |
| 2012 | B. Smyth | Leggo | Co-writer ("Leggo" ft. 2 Chainz) |
| 2012 | MKTO | MKTO | Co-writer ("Nowhere") |
| 2013 | Fantasia Barrino | Side Effect Of You | Co-writer ("So Much To Prove") |
| 2013 | League of Starz | What It Is | Co-writer ("What It Is" feat. Freddie Gibbs, Iamsu!, Eric Bellinger) |
| 2013 | Trevor Jackson | #NewThang | Co-writer ("New Thang") |
| 2013 | Marcus Canty | THIS... Is Marcus Canty | Co-writer ("In & Out" feat. Wale) |
| 2013 | Dev | Kiss It | Co-writer ("Kiss It" feat. Sage the Gemini) |
| 2013 | Sevyn Streeter | Call Me Crazy, But... | Co-writer ("Sex On The Ceiling", "B.A.N.S.") |
| 2013 | TGT | Three Kings | Co-writer ("No Fun") |
| 2013 | Sean Kingston | Back 2 Life | Co-writer ("Hold That" feat. Yo Gotti) |
| 2013 | Don Benjamin | Hit The Snooze! | Co-writer ("Hit The Snooze!" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2013 | Bridget Kelly | Cut To... Bridget Kelly | Co-writer ("S#1T Happens") |
| 2014 | Chris Brown | X | Co-writer ("New Flame" feat Usher and Rick Ross, "Love More" feat. Nicki Minaj, "Fine China", "No Lights", "Add Me In", "Stereotype") |
| 2014 | Trey Songz | Trigga | Co-writer ("Disrespectful" feat. Mila J, "Love Around The World", "Serial" ) |
| 2014 | Teyana Taylor | VII | Co-writer ("Broken Hearted Girl", "Outta My League") |
| 2014 | The Game | Year Of The Wolf | Co-writer ("On One" feat. Ty Dolla $ign & King Marie, "Best Head Ever" feat. Tyga & Eric Bellinger, "Or Nah" feat. Too Short, Problem, AV, & Eric Bellinger) |
| 2014 | Sage the Gemini | Remember Me | Co-writer ("Second Hand Smoke" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2014 | DJ Mustard | 10 Summers | Co-writer ("4 Digits" feat. Fabolous, Eric Bellinger) |
| 2014 | Kid Ink | My Own Lane | Co-writer ("Rollin'") |
| 2014 | Omarion | You Like It | Co-writer ("You Like It") |
| 2014 | Mase | Nothing | Co-writer ("Nothing" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2014 | Jae Murphy | You Playin' (This Could Be Us) | Co-writer ("You Playin' (This Could Be Us)" feat. The Game, Eric Bellinger, Problem) |
| 2014 | DJ Carisma | Anyway | Co-writer ("Anyway" feat. Tory Lanez, Sage the Gemini, Eric Bellinger, Mishon Ratliff |
| 2014 | Rayven Justice | I Have A Dream | Co-writer ("My Yang" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2014 | Don Benjamin | Jealous | Co-writer ("Jealous" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2014 | Angel | Possession With Intent | Co-writer ("On The Low" feat. Eric Bellinger & Wretch 32) |
| 2014 | Jinsu | Built To Last | Co-writer ("Out With The Old" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2014 | Lyrica Anderson | Freakin (Remix) | Co-writer ("Freakin (Remix)" feat. Wiz Khalifa, Eric Bellinger) |
| 2015 | Tyrese Gibson | Black Rose | Co-writer ("I Still Do", "Dumb Shit" feat. Snoop Dogg) |
| 2015 | The Game | The Documentary 2 | Co-writer ("Circles" feat. Q-Tip, Eric Bellinger & Sha Sha) |
| 2015 | Mally Mall | EMPIRE Presents: Triple X-Mas | Co-writer ("Freak" feat. Eric Bellinger, Chinx, Too $hort) |
| 2015 | Atla | Something Real | Co-writer ("Something Real" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2015 | Dean | I'm Not Sorry | Co-writer ("I'm Not Sorry" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2015 | DaBoyDame | Do Ya | Co-writer ("Do Ya" feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Adrian Marcel, & Eric Bellinger) |
| 2015 | Elijah Blake | Shadows & Diamonds | Co-writer ("Armageddon") |
| 2015 | DJ Nemo | Round Here | Co-writer ("Round Here" feat. Joe Moses, Eric Bellinger) |
| 2015 | AD | Blue 89 | Co-writer ("I Go In" feat. Eric Bellinger) |
| 2015 | Kalin and Myles | Kalin and Myles | Co-writer ("Hands All Over You", "Curfew Overtime") |
| 2015 | Da Brat | #YAK (You Already Know) | Co-writer ("#YAK" feat. Sage the Gemini & Eric Bellinger) |
| 2015 | Sevyn Streeter | Shoulda Been There, Pt. 1 | Co-writer ("Boomerang" (featuring Hit-Boy)) |
| 2016 | Bulby York | Epic & Ting | Composer |
| 2016 | Tank | Sex Love Pain II | Co-writer ("You Don't Know") |
| 2017 | Sevyn Streeter | Girl Disrupted | Co-writer ("Peace Sign" (featuring Dave East)) |
| 2017 | Ai | Wa to Yo | Co-writer ("Welcome to My City" feat. Eric Bellinger & Junior Reid) |
| 2018 | Teyana Taylor | K.T.S.E. | Co-writer ("3Way") |
| 2019 | The Album | Co-writer ("How You Want It?", "69") | |
| 2021 | Kristinia DeBarge | Bet | Co-writer ("Bet") |
| 2021 | VEDO | 1320 | Co-writer ("Energy") |
| 2021 | Kelvin Truitt | Opposite | Co-writer ("Opposite") |
| 2022 | Chris Brown | "Iffy" | Co-writer ("Iffy") |
| 2024 | P1Harmony | Killin' It | Composer ("Everybody Clap") |
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