Like many of us, B. Howard grew up watching MTV and listening to the newest hits by our favorite artists. Today, he’s the one making the hits. He recently released his hit single Don’t Say You Love Me and having listened to it, I wanted to know what inspires him and what prompted him to enter the music arena.

What made you want to enter the music industry?

As a child, I was watching MTV and a series of videos came on that lifted up my spirits. The songs I remember right now were Take On Me (A-ha) and Everyone Wants to Rule The World (Tears for Fears). It was an emotional experience…a feeling that I had and I wanted to explore creating music from then on.

You’ve worked with a variety of artists, as a producer, songwriter and solo artist. Are there any producers or musicians you would like to work with?

At the moment, I love what Skrillix and Diplo are doing musically. I also would love to collaborate with Mapei, Bjork and Imogen Heap.

What was the inspiration behind Don’t Say You Love Me?

The song is my U.S. debut single release and was a result of a promise that Akon made to me about delivering me some hit songs. Akon then hooked me up with Gibson Kagni and Don’t Say You Love Me was born. Then of course there is the version of the song in the video. There is a seduction of a woman with a firm warning to NOT say she loves him once their dance is through. The woman in the video is South African model-turned-singer Adeline Mocke. Also featured in the clip (lensed by top film, video and commercial director Dereck Janniere) is Brooklyn rapper BK Brasco (super producer Timbaland’s latest discovery) who kicks sixteen sizzling bars on the breakdown section of both the video and radio single Don’t Say You Love Me.

What future projects are you working on?

I’m in full rehearsal mode right now as I prepare for a month long promo tour of Europe. I’m very excited about it! Also, I’m working on the songs from my next record plus I just finished up with a pop group from Asia and a new RCA artist.

Now this is a man who is dedicated to his work, and it shows in his music. To B. Howard, there is no such thing as slowing down, and that is a great thing.  I’m definitely looking forward to hearing more of his work in the near future.

About The Author

Lauren Beverly

Music Reviewer

I love to write and have been doing so since the age of eight. Fictional stories have always been a favorite of mine, because it gives me a chance to be creative and to express myself in a multitude of ways. On more than one occasion, a song proved to be the inspiration to several stories I have written. Believe it or not, some of those songs were on soundtracks! That’s mostly what I listen to, aside from hits from the 1950’s up to the 1980’s. I’ve learned that anything can be the inspiration to a story, even a poster from the 1990’s or a DVD cover.

I’ve lived in Upper Marlboro all of my life and spent much of my childhood watching cartoons of all kinds, and listening to my older sister’s cassette tapes. Growing up, I listened to everything Jackson related, Paula Abdul, Elton John, and even the controversial group Milli Vanilli. As a teenager, I continued to listen to old-school hits and that was pretty much all I liked, aside from listening to all of Michael Jackson’s music. To this day, I still love old-school hits. That hasn’t changed.

I own a variety of CDs from artists such as Styx, The BeeGees, Michael Jackson, Queen, The Yellow Submarine Soundtrack, and many others. When a soundtrack comes out, there will always be one specific song from that album that I’ll love. It never fails.

I’ve graduated from Bowie State University in December 2013 with a B.A. degree in English.

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