| Cashmere Cat | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Birth Name: | Magnus August Høiberg |
| Birth Date: | 1987 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Halden, Norway |
| Years Active: | 2006–present |
Magnus August Høiberg (born 29 November 1987), known professionally as Cashmere Cat, is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. Often in tandem with benny blanco, he has been credited with production work for artists including Kanye West, the Kid Laroi, Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Tory Lanez, Major Lazer, the Weeknd, and Kali Uchis. His debut studio album, 9 (2017) was released by blanco's Mad Love Records, an imprint of Interscope Records and peaked at number 14 on the VG-lista charts. It also entered the Billboard 200 and included the single "Adore" (featuring Ariana Grande), which marked his only entry on the US Billboard Hot 100.
His debut extended play (EP), Mirror Maru (2012) was met with widespread critical praise.[1] [2] His second album, Princess Catgirl (2019) followed thereafter and experimented with hyperpop.[3]
As a teenager, Høiberg began producing music and teaching himself how to DJ. He represented Norway in the DMC World DJ Championships from 2006 to 2009 under the pseudonym DJ Final.
Høiberg's debut extended play (EP) as Cashmere Cat, Mirror Maru,[1] [2] was released on 22 October 2012 on French label Pelican Fly. The diversity and influence of multiple genres gained support from notables such as Hudson Mohawke, Rustie and Gilles Peterson.[4] [5] [6]
He continued to gain recognition with a number of remixes, including his edits of 2 Chainz' "No Lie," Lana Del Rey's "National Anthem," Miguel's "Do You..." and Jeremih's "773 Love." In January 2013, producer, songwriter and musician Benny Blanco invited Cashmere to New York to collaborate on production work and helped book his first. In 2013 Cashmere Cat also played his first concerts in the United States. That summer, he moved from Norway to Manhattan.[7]
On 11 February 2014, Høiberg's second EP Wedding Bells was released on UK label LuckyMe.[8] In August same year, he produced and featured on "Be My Baby" from Ariana Grande's second studio album My Everything. He was also the opening act during Grande's North American The Honeymoon Tour.
On 28 February 2016, Cashmere confirmed that his debut studio album, 9, was on the way.[9] Ahead of the album, Cashmere Cat release singles "Wild Love" featuring The Weeknd and Francis and the Lights; "Trust Nobody" featuring Selena Gomez and Tory Lanez; "Love Incredible" featuring Camila Cabello and co-produced by Sophie; and "9 (After Coachella)" featuring MØ and Sophie.[10] The album was released on the 28th of April 2017 with further contributions from Kehlani, Kacy Hill, Ariana Grande, Ty Dolla Sign and Jhené Aiko.
Cashmere co-produced "Wolves", alongside Sinjin Hawke, for Kanye West's 2016 studio album The Life of Pablo.
In 2018, Cashmere Cat co-produced album tracks for Kanye West (Kids See Ghosts) and Nas.[11] He continued to produce for a number of artists, with notable credits on Benny Blanco's debut single, the global hit "Eastside" with Halsey and Khalid[12] and Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's global hit "Señorita".
Cashmere Cat's second album, Princess Catgirl, was released on September 20, 2019 featuring singles "Emotions" and "For Your Eyes Only."[13]
Cashmere Cat co-wrote and co-produced The Kid Laroi's 2021 song "Stay" (with Justin Bieber), which went on to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2021.[14] [15]
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | Tory Lanez: 'LUV' | |||
| 2017 | Spellemannprisen '16 | Producer of the Year | Cashmere Cat | |||
| Spellemann & Music Norway | Eksportprisen '16 | [16] | ||||
| Electronic Music Awards | Album of the Year | 9 | [17] | |||
| Producer of the Year | Cashmere Cat | |||||
| TONO | EDVARD-prisen 2017 | Cashmere Cat | [18] | |||
| 2018 | Spellemannprisen '17 | Album of the Year | 9 | [19] | ||
| Pop solo act | ||||||
| Producer of the Year | Cashmere Cat | |||||
| 2019 | Spellemannprisen '18 | International Success of the Year | Cashmere Cat | |||
| 2020 | Spellemannprisen '19 | Producer of the Year | Cashmere Cat | |||
| 2020 | Musikkforleggerprisen | Artistic work of the year | FKA Twigs: «sad day» | [20] |
See main article: Cashmere Cat discography.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| NOR | CAN | NZ Heat. | US | |||
| 9 |
| 14 | 70 | 4 | 119 | |
| Princess Catgirl |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
| Extended play details | ||
| Mirror Maru |
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| Mirror Maru (Remixes) |
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| Wedding Bells |
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| Title | Album | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| US | AUS | BEL (FL) | CAN | FRA | ITA | NLD | NZ Heat. | SPA | UK | ||||
| 2013 | "Aurora" | Feathers EP Vol. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "With Me" | Wedding Bells EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Ice Rink" (featuring DJ Mustard) | Non-album single | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Adore" (featuring Ariana Grande) | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "Throw Myself a Party" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Night Night" (Featuring Kehlani) | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "9 (After Coachella)" (featuring MØ and Sophie) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Quit" (featuring Ariana Grande) RIAA: Gold | — | 56 | — | 100 | 152 | — | 81 | 4 | — | — | |||
| "Wild Love" (featuring The Weeknd and Francis and the Lights) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Trust Nobody" (featuring Selena Gomez and Tory Lanez) RIAA: Gold | — | 46 | — | 61 | 174 | 92 | 86 | — | — | 92 | |||
| "Love Incredible" (featuring Camila Cabello) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 45 | — | |||
| 2018 | "Miss You" | Non-album single | — | 65 | — | 66 | — | — | 95 | 5 | — | — | |
| 2019 | "Emotions" | Princess Catgirl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "For Your Eyes Only" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Album | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | ||||
| 2014 | "Party Girls" (Ludacris featuring Wiz Khalifa, Jeremih and Cashmere Cat) | Non-album single | — | 36 | 20 | |
| Title | Other artist(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Be My Baby" | Ariana Grande | My Everything RIAA Platinum | |
| "Four" | BenZel | MEN EP | ||
| "Just a Thought" | ||||
| 2017 | "Hopeless" | Halsey | hopeless fountain kingdom RIAA Platinum | |
| 2018 | "3AM" | Trill Sammy | No Sleep Vol. 1 |