Bio MattyB
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Although MattyB originated on YouTube, many TV shows, radio stations, websites, magazines and blogs have featured him and his music. MattyB's audience has grown exponentially, elevating his YouTube channel into the top 50 most viewed all time YouTube/VEVO musicians. This explosive growth places MattyB #1 in the early teen demographic.
In Summer 2013, MattyB announced his 1st headline tour and sold out two back to back shows at Gramercy Theatre in NYC at the tender age of 10. Since that event, MattyB is continuing to sell out headline shows around the country. Aside from his music endeavors, He is a normal middle school student. He is one of five children in his family and enjoys lacrosse, boxing, art, video games and spending time with his friends and family.
Full Name : Matthew David Morris.
Nick Name : Matt, MattyB, MattyBRaps, MB, Matty.
Birthday : January 6th, 2003.
Born in : Duluth, GA, USA.
Live in : Suwanee, GA, USA.
Nationality : American.
Eye Color : Blue.
Hair Color : Light Brown.
Star Sign : Capricorn.
Education : Wesleyan School.
Parents : Blake Sr. & Tawny Morris.
Religion : Christian.
Instruments : Drums.
Genre : Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap.
Year Active : 2010-present.
Occupation : Internet personality, actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, athlete, drummer.
Fans : BFamily, BNation, BBoys & BGirls.
Football Jersey Number : #22.
Height : 5' 7" (170 cm).
Lacrosse Jersey Number : #93, #12, #15.
Positions in Football : Quarterback.
Favorite Brand : "Nike".
Favorite Color : Blue.
Favorite Food : "Turkey sandwiches".
Favorite Fruit : "Avocado".
Favorite Sports : Baseball, football, lacrosse, basketball, boxing.
Album : Outside the Lines - EP (2015).
Book : That's A Rap (2016).
Nominations :
- J-14 Teen Icon Awards 2016 for Iconic Male Singer
- J-14 Teen Icon Awards 2016 for Iconic Youtuber.
- J-14 Teen Icon Awards 2016 for Iconic Book - That's A Rap.
- J-14 Teen Icon Awards 2016 for Iconic Male Star.
- Teen Choice Awards 2016 for Choice Web Star: Music.
- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2017 for Favorite Viral Music Artist.
Original Soundtracks :
- Free Birds (performer: "Back in Time") (2013).
- Richie Rich (performer: "The Good Life") (2015).
Tours 2013 - Headlining :
- MattyB Live in New York City, NY (June 15th).
- MattyB Live in Los Angeles, CA (July 14th).
- MattyB Live in St. Louis, MO (September 1st).
- MattyB Live Fall 2013 in Dallas, TX (October 13th).
- MattyB Live Fall 2013 in Charlotte, NC (November 3rd).
- MattyB Live in New York City, NY (December 8th).
- MattyB Live in Anaheim, CA (December 29th).
Tours 2014 - Headlining :
- MattyB Live in Atlanta, GA (January 25th).
- MattyB Live in St. Petersburg, FL (February 14th).
- MattyB Live in Orlando, FL (February 16th).
- MattyB Live in Dallas, TX (March 14th).
- MattyB Live in Boston, MA (April 5th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2014 in Atlanta, GA (June 14th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2014 in San Diego, CA (July 11th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2014 in San Francisco, CA (July 13th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2014 in Silver Spring, MD (July 16th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2014 in Englewood, NJ (July 18th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2014 in Charlotte, NC (July 20th).
- MattyB Live in Atlanta, GA (August 9th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2014 in Aurora, IL (August 23rd).
- MattyB Live Fall Break 2014 in Freehold, NJ (October 17th).
- MattyB Live Fall Break 2014 in Philadelphia, PA (October 19th).
- MattyB Christmas Special 2014 Live in Marietta, GA (December 27th).
Tours 2015 - Headlining :
- MattyB Live in North Hollywood, CA (February 16th).
- MattyB Live in Dallas, TX (March 15th).
- MattyB Live Spring Break 2015 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (April 10th).
- MattyB Live Spring Break 2015 in Orlando, FL (April 12th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2015 in Medford, MA (June 5th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2015 in Freehold, NJ (June 7th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2015 in New York City, NY (June 9th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2015 in Skokie, IL (August 9th).
- MattyB Live Summer 2015 in Atlanta, GA (September 6th).
- MattyB Live in Anaheim, CA (December 28th).
Tours 2016 - Headlining :
- MattyB Live in Nashville, TN (March 12th).
- MattyB Live in Charlotte, NC (April 3rd).
- MattyB 2016 Summer Mini-Tour in Detroit, MI (June 3rd).
- MattyB Book Signings That's A Rap Tour in Boston, MA (June 4th).
- MattyB 2016 Summer Mini-Tour in Boston, MA (June 5th).
- MattyB Book Signings That's A Rap Tour in New York City, NY (June 7th).
- MattyB 2016 Summer Mini-Tour in New York City, NY (June 8th).
- MattyB Book Signings That's A Rap Tour in Ridgewood, NJ (June 9th).
- MattyB 2016 Summer Mini-Tour in Freehold, NJ (June 10th).
- MattyB Book Signings That's A Rap Tour in Doylestown, PA (June 11th).
- MattyB 2016 Summer Mini-Tour in Glenside, PA (June 12th).
- MattyB Book Signings That's A Rap Tour in Lawrenceville, GA (June 14th).
- MattyB Live in Minneapolis, MN (October 14th).
- MattyB Live in Kansas City, MO (October 16th).
Tours 2017 - Headlining :
- MattyB Live in Dallas, TX (February 11th & 12th).
- MattyB Live in New York City, NY (March 10th).
- MattyB Live in Ponte Vedra, FL (March 31st).
- MattyB Live in Tampa, FL (April 1st).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Detroit, MI (July 8th).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Cleveland, OH (July 9th).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Nashville, TN (July 14th).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Chicago, IL (July 15th).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Milwaukee, WI (July 16th).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Atlanta, GA (August 12th).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Boston, MA (September 1st).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Philadelphia, PA (September 2nd).
- MattyB Summer Jam 2017 in Baltimore, MD (September 3rd).
- MattyB Live in San Antonio, TX (October 6th, 2017).
Tours 2018 - Headlining :
- MattyB Live in Dallas, TX (February 9th, 2018).
- MattyB Live in Houston, TX (February 11th, 2018).
TV Series :
- WWF Episode John Cena (Mar 14th, 2011) as John Cena kid.
- Dance Moms Season 5 Episode 8 & 9 (2015) as himself.
Facts :
- Matt wore braces in early 2012.
- His 1st cover on YouTube was "Eenie Meenie" by Justin Bieber.
- Matt started rapping when he was 7 years old.
- His voice coach is Lisa Rosemond.
- If Matt lives on a desert island and can only carry three things, he will bring a lifetime supply of water, a lifetime supply of fiber, protein bars, and he will bring his iPhone on the island.
- At the age of 12, he was ranked number 19th on the Billboard 2013 edition of "Top 21 Under 21".
- Matt's football position is Quarterback.
- Top 75 most viewed YouTube channels YTD 2015.
- If Matt has to choose a new name, he will choose "Wolfgang" as his new name.
- He has a dog named Milli.
- Matt's social media consists of over 15 million followers on Facebook, Instagram, Musical.ly and Twittter combined.
- He is the founder of Funniflix YouTube channel.
- Matt has been interested in hip-hop since the age of 5, allegedly, he was immediately drawn to the beats.
- He went to homecoming 2017 with Katie Cadogan.
- While Matt isn't singing or making music, he enjoys playing sports such as baseball with his friends.
- Most of his music and music videos are produced by his older cousin, Mars Manning.
- A few years into his music career, Matt surpassed one billion views on his YouTube channel in August 2014.
- At one point, he even sang for Perez Hilton's birthday party in Los Angeles, CA.
- In 2014, Matt released his 1st original songs, "You Make My Heart Skip" and "Goliath", both of which received rave reviews from fans.
- He has appeared in several television commercials over the past years including those that aired on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Disney.
- In the summer of 2016, he released his memoir, "That's A Rap", which was written in most parts bay writer Travis Thrasher.
- His Music Video, "That's The Way" peaked at number 11th on the Billboard Social 50 Chart in 2012.
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- My Oh My.
- New Kids.
- You Are My Shining Star.
- The King.
Singles :
- Just the Way You Are (feat. Tyler Ward) (2010).
- Ice Ice Baby (feat. Vanilla Ice) (2012).
- Forever and Always (feat. Julia Sheer) (2012).
- The Royal Wedding Song (2012).
- Sugar Sugar (2012).
- That's the Way (2012).
- Burnout (feat. Trailer Choir) (2012).
- Be Right There (2012).
- That Girl is Mine (2012).
- Scream & Shout (2012).
- Turn It Up (2013).
- You Make My Heart Skip (2013).
- What Makes You Beautiful (2013).
- I Would (2013).
- Boom Boom Pow (2013).
- Thrift Shop (2013).
- Can't Hold Us (2013).
- Never Too Young (feat. James Maslow) (2013).
- My First Girlfriend (2013).
- Hooked on You (2013).
- We Can't Stop (2013).
- Without You Here (2013).
- Ms. Jackson (2013).
- Stereo Hearts (feat. Skylar Stecker) (2013).
- Back in Time (2013).
- Be Mine (2013).
- Turned out the Lights (feat. Maddi Jane) (2014).
- Flyin High (feat. Coco Jones) (2014).
- Clap (2014).
- Goliath (2014).
- Rude (2014).
- True Colors (feat. Olivia Kay) (2014).
- Steal My Girl (2014).
- To the Top (2015).
- Turn Up the Track (2015).
- Ride It (2015).
- See You Again (feat. Carissa Adee) (2015).
- Right on Time (feat. Ricky Garcia) (2015).
- The Good Life (2015).
- Far Away (feat. Brooke Adee) (2015).
- Guaranteed (2015).
- Crush on You (2015).
- You (feat. Darby Cappillino) (2016).
- Friend Zone (feat. Gracie Haschak) (2016).
- Low Key (2016).
- Blue Skies (2016).
- Moment (2016).
- Live for Today (2016).
- California Dreamin (2016).
- Can't Get You Off My Mind (2016).
- So Alive (2017).
- Shine (2017).
- Spend It All on You (2017).
- Life is Unfair (2017).
- Gone (2017).
- Trust Me (2017).
- On My Own (2017).
- Right in Front of You (2017).
- Hey Matty (2017).
- Stuck in the Middle (2018).
- Little Bit (feat. Haschak Sisters) (2018).
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Music Videos :
Ice Ice Baby (feat. Vanilla Ice)
Forever and Always (feat. Julia Sheer)
The Royal Wedding Song
Sugar Sugar
Burnout (feat. Trailer Choir)
That's The Way
Be Right There
That Girl is Mine
Turn It Up
You Make My Heart Skip
Never Too Young (feat. James Maslow)
My First Girlfriend
Hooked on You
Without You Here
Back in Time
Be Mine
Turned Out the Lights (feat. Maddi Jane)
Flyin High (feat. Coco Jones)
Clap
Goliath
I Just Wanna Love You (feat. John-Robert Rimel)
Turn Up the Track
To the Top
Right on Time (feat. Ricky Garcia)
The Good Life
Far Away (feat. Brooke Adee)
Right Now I'm Missing You (feat. Brooke Adee)
My Oh My
New Kids
The King
Guaranteed
Crush on You (House Party Edition)
You Are My Shining Star
You (feat. Darby Cappillino)
Friend Zone (feat. Gracie Haschak)
Low Key
Blue Skies
Moment
Live for Today
California Dreamin
Can't Get You Off My Mind
So Alive
Shine
Spend It All on You
Life is Unfair
Video Game (feat. Ivey Meeks & Justin Bradford)
Gone
Trust Me
On My Own
Right in Front of You
Hey Matty
Stuck in the Middle
Little Bit (feat. Haschak Sisters)
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