| BloodPop | |
| Birth Name: | Michael Tucker |
| Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1990 |
| Genre: | Electropop |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
Michael Tucker[1] [2] (born August 15, 1990),[3] known professionally as BloodPop (stylized as BloodPop®), is an American musician, record producer, songwriter, and gaming executive.
Tucker was born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.[4] Tucker studied jazz guitar in school and, under the guidance of Cody Critcheloe of SSION, learned how to produce music in his parents' basement while he studied at the Kansas City Art Institute.[5]
He moved to Vancouver in the late 2000s to study video game design at the Vancouver Film School.[6] It was while in Vancouver that Tucker bonded with fellow creatives - most notably Grimes, a Vancouver native - while frequently DJ'ing at local parties.[7] [8]
In his spare time, he continued producing music with Ableton and sporadically released glitchy, multi-layered electropop instrumentals online, eventually catching the attention of Transparent Records and dubstep artist Skrillex's Owsla imprint.[9] [10] He then relocated to Los Angeles.
After relocating to Los Angeles and using the monikers Blood and Blood Diamonds, Tucker began to make his mark by working with established artists. He collaborated with Grimes (on his debut 2011 EP, Phone Sex, and later on her 2014 track, "Go"), while also being drafted in to officially remix tracks by artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, and Major Lazer.
In 2014, he worked alongside fellow producers Avicii and DJ Dahl on Madonna's 13th album. The record, Rebel Heart, was released the following year, with Tucker providing input on the tracks "Devil Pray", "Iconic", "Body Shop" and "Beautiful Scars".[11] Tucker also earned a prominent production credit for smash hit, "Sorry", on Purpose, the fourth album by Justin Bieber, in 2015.[12]
Tucker then went on to produce tracks for Britney Spears, Fifth Harmony, and Hana before working on Lady Gaga's 2016 album, Joanne, alongside Mark Ronson and Kevin Parker of Tame Impala.[13] Tucker began operating under the name BloodPop that year, and he rounded off 2016 by producing John Legend's "What You Do to Me".
The following year saw him return with a remix of "Little of Your Love" by indie pop trio Haim, as well as a single co-written with Bieber entitled "Friends". 2019 saw Tucker issue the jubilant single "Newman" under the BloodPop moniker,[14] as well as contributing to Post Malone's "Internet".[15]
Tucker executive produced Lady Gaga's sixth studio album, Chromatica, including lead single, "Stupid Love".[16] [17]
In 2023, Tucker was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for ‘’Hold My Hand’’ - co-written and performed by Lady Gaga - from the soundtrack.[18]
In 2023, Tucker announced the formation of Genpop Interactive, a studio dedicated to driving “forward the next-gen of music, fashion, and gaming culture.”[19]
Tucker has been dating American songwriter and producer Hana since May 2013. They met in a recording session.[20] As of May 2023, they are engaged.[21]
As lead artist
| Title | Artists | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [22] | AUS [23] [24] | CAN [25] | DEN [26] | FRA [27] | GER [28] | IRL [29] | NZ [30] | SWE [31] | UK [32] | ||||||
| 2017 | "Friends" | Justin Bieber, BloodPop | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
4× Platinum[33] Platinum[34] Gold[35] 2× Platinum[36] Gold[37] Platinum[38]
| Non-album single | |
| 2018 | "Capital Letters" | Hailee Steinfeld, BloodPop | — | 36 [40] | 69 | 34 [41] | 12 | 32 | — | — | 42 | 39 |
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| 2019 | "Newman"[43] | BloodPop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "So What?" | Far East Movement | Free Wired | Songwriter |
| 2011 | "Girl" | Das Racist | Relax | Producer |
| "Hauntin' Me" | Keep Shelly in Athens | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| 2012 | "Swimming Pools/Drank" (Blood Diamonds Remix) | Kendrick Lamar, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Remixer |
| 2013 | "Grins" | Charli XCX | True Romance | Producer, songwriter |
| "Anything Could Happen" (Blood Diamonds Remix) | Ellie Goulding, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| 2014 | "Go" | Grimes, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| "No Evidence" | Rome Fortune | Small VVorld | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Bet" | Tinashe, Devonte Hynes | Aquarius | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Giant in My Heart" (Blood Diamonds Remix) | Kiesza, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| "You're Not the One" (Blood Diamonds Remix) | Sky Ferreira, BloodPop (credited as Blood Diamonds) | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| 2015 | "U" | Mikky Ekko | Time | Producer, songwriter |
| "They. Resurrect. Over. New." | Lupe Fiasco, Ab-Soul | Tetsuo & Youth | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Iconic" | Madonna, Mike Tyson, Chance The Rapper | Rebel Heart | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Devil Pray" | Madonna | |||
| "Body Shop" | ||||
| "Beautiful Scars" | ||||
| "Borrowed Time" | ||||
| "Paw Due Respect" | Run the Jewels | Meow the Jewels | Remixer | |
| "Tell Me" | Raye | Second EP | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Touch" | Pia Mia | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | Purpose | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Mark My Words" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "I'll Show You" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "Children" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "Hit the Ground" | Songwriter | |||
| "Lisa" | LE1F | Riot Boi | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Haunted" (Michael Diamond Remix) | Beyoncé, BloodPop (credited as Michael Diamond) | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| 2016 | "Body" | Dreezy, Jeremih | No Hard Feelings | Producer |
| "Clay" | Hana | Hana EP | Songwriter | |
| "Avalanche" | ||||
| "Underwater" | ||||
| "A Noite É Dela" | Pedro Ratão | Non-album single | Producer | |
| "Scared of Happy" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Hands" | Various artists | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Seavvorld" | Rome Fortune | VVorldwide Pimpstation | Producer | |
| "Better" | Britney Spears | Glory | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Drum" | MØ | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Me Now" | Denzel Curry | Imperial | Producer | |
| "Diamond Heart" | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Producer | |
| "A-Yo" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "Perfect Illusion" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "Joanne" | Producer | |||
| "John Wayne" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "Dancin' in Circles" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "Million Reasons" | Producer | |||
| "Sinner's Prayer" | Producer | |||
| "Come to Mama" | Producer | |||
| "Angel Down" | Producer | |||
| "Grigio Girls" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "Hey Girl" | Lady Gaga, Florence Welch | Producer | ||
| "Blow You Up" | Yogi, Aluna George, Less is More | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter | |
| "What You Do to Me" | John Legend | Darkness and Light | Songwriter | |
| 2017 | "Want You Back" | Haim | Something to Tell You | Producer |
| "Wanna Know Love" | Jasmine Thompson | Wonderland EP | Songwriter | |
| "Friends" | Justin Bieber, BloodPop | Non-album single | Artist | |
| "...Ready For It?" (BloodPop® Remix) | Taylor Swift, BloodPop | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| "Lust For Life" (BloodPop® Remix) | Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd, BloodPop | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| "Little of Your Love" (BloodPop® Remix) | Haim, BloodPop | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| 2018 | "A Good Night" | John Legend, BloodPop | Non-album single | Artist, producer, songwriter, drums |
| "Capital Letters" | Hailee Steinfeld, BloodPop | Artist, producer, songwriter | ||
| "Carousel" | Travis Scott, Frank Ocean | Astroworld | Songwriter | |
| "Enemies" | Lauv | I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist) | Producer | |
| "My One" | Lily Allen | No Shame | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Cowboy" | Alma | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Depressed" | 12 Honcho | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter[44] | |
| 2019 | "South East London" | Raye | Rapman Presents: Blue Story OST | Songwriter |
| "Internet" | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Jerusalem, New York, Berlin" | Vampire Weekend | Father of the Bride | Producer | |
| "Spring Snow" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "Unbearably White" | Producer | |||
| "Sweettalk My Heart" (BloodPop® and Burns Vitaclub Remix) | Tove Lo, BloodPop, Burns | Non-album single | Remixer[45] | |
| "RIP Harambe" | Elon Musk | Non-album single | Producer | |
| "We Appreciate Power" (BloodPop® Remix) | Grimes, Hana, BloodPop | Non-album single | Remixer[46] | |
| 2020 | "Lucid" | Sawayama (Deluxe edition) | Producer | |
| "Face Down: Reborn" | Non-album single | Producer | ||
| "Ghosts" | Tchami, Hana | Year Zero | Co-writer | |
| "Rain on Me" | Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande | Chromatica | Producer, songwriter | |
| "Stupid Love" | Lady Gaga | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion | ||
| "Alice" | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion, programming | |||
| "Free Woman" | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion | |||
| "Fun Tonight" | ||||
| "911" | ||||
| "Plastic Doll" | ||||
| "Sour Candy" | Lady Gaga, Blackpink | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, percussion | ||
| "Enigma" | Lady Gaga | Producer, songwriter | ||
| "Replay" | Songwriter | |||
| "Sine from Above" | Lady Gaga, Elton John | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion | ||
| "1000 Doves" | Lady Gaga | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, percussion, programming | ||
| "Babylon" | Producer, songwriter, bass, drums, keyboard, percussion | |||
| "Stupid Love" (BloodPop® and Burns Vitaclub Warehouse Mix) | Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Burns | Chromatica (Deluxe Edition) | Remixer, producer, songwriter, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion | |
| 2021 | "Die4U" | Bring Me the Horizon | Post Human: Nex Gen | Producer, songwriter |
| 2022 | "Hold My Hand" | Lady Gaga | Top Gun: Maverick Music from the Motion Picture | Producer, songwriter |
| "All Up in Your Mind" | Renaissance | Co-producer, songwriter | ||
| "Pure/Honey" | Producer, songwriter | |||
| "sTraNgeRs" | Bring Me the Horizon | Post Human: Nex Gen | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | "Firetruck" | F5ve | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| "Angel" | PinkPantheress | Barbie the Album | Producer, songwriter | |
| "3D" | Jungkook, Jack Harlow | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2024 | "Lettuce" | F5ve | Non-album single | Producer, songwriter |
| "Underground" | F5ve | Non-album single | Producer | |
| "Bibidiba" (BloodPop® Remix) | Suisei Hoshimachi | Non-album single | Remixer | |
| "1-800-Hot-N-Fun" | Le Sserafim | Crazy | Producer, songwriter[47] |