Who is Matty B?

Matthew David Morris – known on the internet as MattyBRaps and Matty B – was born in Duluth, Georgia USA on 6 January 2003 – his zodiac sign is Capricorn, and he holds American nationality. He’s a singer-songwriter, rapper, YouTuber, actor, and a social media star, who’s probably known best for his YouTube channel “MattyBRaps”, which he launched on 31 May 2010. The channel’s today subscribed to by close to 15 million people, and numbers nearly three billion views of all his videos combined; he’s mostly focused on uploading his original songs, but also on videos which feature him during his everyday life.

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Early life and education

Matty was raised in Duluth alongside his younger sister and three older brothers, by their parents Blake and Tawny Morris; nothing is known about his family, as he respects their privacy.

Matty was five years old when he became interested in rap music, after his cousin Charles Marshall ‘Mars’ Manning moved in with his family. Mars is also a rapper, and Matty enjoyed listening to his songs, and often rapped his lyrics; he eventually convinced Mars to help him with his debut rap song “Eenie Meenie”, which was also amongst the first videos uploaded onto Matty’s YouTube channel, and went on to gain over 500,000 views.

Matty was mostly focused on writing rap songs and maintaining his YouTube channel during his education. He studied at a local high school, and upon matriculating in 2021, chose not to pursue a college degree, but to focus on his career on the internet.

Most popular YouTube videos

Matty is mostly popular on YouTube for his original songs, but also for being quite open when it comes to sharing the details of his life with his fans. We’re going to mention three of his most popular YouTube videos, which have helped him attract many subscribers.

Matty’s #1 video “MattyBRaps – Right Now I’m Missing You (ft. Brooke Adee)” has been watched close to 250 million times since 5 August 2015, and features him and Brooke Adee singing his song “Right Now I’m Missing You”.

His second most popular video “MattyBRaps – Monsters” has been viewed over 170 million times since 22 January 2019, and it’s his own song which he wrote about bullying.

Third on Matty’s most popular video list is “MattyBRaps – California Dreamin”, viewed over 150 million times since 26 October 2016.

Presence on social media networks

Matty is an Instagram star too, today followed by more than three million people. He’s uploaded over 1,200 pictures onto the network, most of which feature him during his everyday life.

He launched his Twitter account in June 2010, and has since amassed close to 800,000 followers; he’s tweeted over 10,000 time, mostly to announce the upload of his new YouTube videos.

He’s followed by close to eight million fans on Facebook, and tends to update his page at least once a week, with similar content as his Instagram account.

Matty is also a TikTok star; he’s today followed by close to four million people on the network, and has amassed nearly 30 million likes of all his videos combined, most of which feature him spending time with his friends, skateboarding and rapping.

Acting credits

Matty has 20 acting credits, mostly appearances in his own music videos. In 2011, he played John Cena Kid in an episode of the action sports series “WWE Raw”, created by Dusty Rhodes and Vince McMahon, and which stars Jerry Lawler, Michael Coulthard and Paul Levesque. The series has been airing since 1993, and has won seven awards.

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He then appeared in many of his own music videos, such as “My Humps” and “Right Now I’m Missing You” both in 2015, and “Friend Zone” in 2016.

Most recently, in 2021 Matty appeared in the episode “Clash of Classes” of the action comedy drama “BlackedTheAnime”; it stars GregTheBrony, Herroshiman and Tard, and follows the friendship between a 12-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man.

Awards and nominations

Matty was nominated for a 2017 Kids’ Choice Blimp Award for Favorite Viral Music Artist.

Love life and relationships

In 2015, Matty was rumored to be dating Jojo Siwa, a popular American dancer and social media star, who is followed by more than 11 million people on Instagram; they were apparently together between July and November 2015.

In March 2016, rumors started circulating the internet, claiming that Matty had started dating Liv Shumbres, a YouTuber and a social media star, who has amassed more than 5,000 subscribers on YouTube; they apparently split in June of the same year.

In December 2016 and January 2017, he dated Gracie Haschak, an American dancer, model and social media star, whose Instagram account is today followed by close to 500,000 people.

Between October 2017 and July 2018, he was in a relationship with Kate Cadogan, a competitive cheerleader and a model; she could’ve been seen featured in many of his YouTube videos.

Matty hasn’t mentioned any other girls whom he ‘s perhaps dated, so as of December 2021, he seems to be single.

Hobbies and other interests

Matty has been passionate about skateboarding since a very early age, and can today perform various tricks; some of his YouTube videos feature him showing off his skills.

He’s physically active in other ways too – he just recently started going to the gym, while he often plays various sports with his friends, including soccer and basketball; Matty also likes to play billiard and darts.

He’s into travelling, and has been to a couple of US states, while Matty is apparently yet to travel to Europe; his dream travel destination is London in England.

Late at night, he likes to watch movies starring his favorite actor and actress, Ryan Reynolds and Angelina Jolie, such as “Deadpool”, “Green Lantern” and “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life”. Matty is also a fan of animated Disney films, with his favorite being “Moana”.

Age, height and net worth

Matty’s age is 18. He has short brown hair and blue eyes, his height is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) and he weighs around 140lbs (65kgs).

As of December 2021, estimates of his net worth vary, but it’s at least $1.5 million, certainly impressive for an 18-year-old!.

Who is Alannah Myles?

Alannah Byles (note) was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada, on 25 December 1958 – her zodiac sign is Capricorn, and she holds Canadian nationality. She’s a singer-songwriter and an actress, who’s perhaps known best for her 1989 single “Black Velvet”, which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and was amongst the 10 most popular songs in Canada; its music video was uploaded onto YouTube on 26 August 2014, and has since been watched more than 100 million times.

Early life and education

Alannah was raised in Toronto by her mother who was a housewife, and her father William Douglas Byles who was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame for his contribution to the broadcasting industry.

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Alannah hasn’t mentioned having any siblings, and is thus believed to be an only child.

She was nine years old when she started writing her own songs, and was 12 when she performed for the first time, at the Kiwanis Music Festival. Alannah studied at a local high school in Toronto, and was interested in numerous activities during her time there; she was a member of the school’s drama club, practiced creative writing, and also gymnastics.

Upon matriculating in 1976, she chose to focus on her music career, and didn’t enroll at college.

Career as a singer

Alannah was 18 years old when she launched her career by performing around Ontario, while she was soon noticed by the Canadian songwriter and record artist Christopher Ward, who worked at Warner Music Group at that time; Christopher then helped Alannah form her own band, while she was its lead singer.

She was 19 when she changed her last name from ‘Byles’ to ‘Myles’; she made money by appearing in TV commercials, most of which was used for the recording of her music demos, which were rejected by most Canadian agencies. She did record three songs, and in the first half of the ‘80s, Alannah started working on her debut album.

In 1987, she signed an eight-year contract with Atlantic Records, and collaborated with Christopher and the Canadian rock music producer and songwriter David Michael Tyson on her debut self-titled album, which was released in 1989; it was very popular, and Alannah spent a year and a half touring around the world to promote it. It was certified diamond after having sold over a million copies, and it remains the only Canadian debut album to achieve this, and it has now sold more than six million copies as of late 2021.

Her hit song “Black Velvet” won Alannah a 1991 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance, as well as three Juno Awards; she was also nominated for a 1992 Grammy Award for her song “Rockinghorse”.

Her following album “A-lan-nah” was released in 1995, but her contract with Atlantic Records was then terminated, so Alannah went on to sign with Ark 21 Records, with whom she released her new album “A Rival”, which included her hit song “Bad 4 You”. She spent the following two decades touring around Canada and Europe, while she also released two compilation albums in 1998 and 2001.

She launched her own music label Fascinate Inc. in the mid-2010s.

Awards and nominations

Alannah has been nominated for 16 awards, which include 12 Junos, two Grammys and two MTV VMA awards, out of which she’s won four Juno Awards and a Grammy.

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Acting credits

Alannah has appeared in close to 20 movies and TV series, while most of these are her appearances in her own music videos.

In 1984, she portrayed Angie in the episode “Catharine Finds Her Balance” of the family drama “The Kids of Degrassi Street”, created by Linda Schuyler, and which starred Stacie Mistysyn, John Ioannou and Sarah Charlesworth. It follows a couple of children who are living in Toronto’s Degrassi Street – aired from 1979 to 1986, it was nominated for a single award.

She played Kelly in the 1987 episode “Headhunter” of the adventure comedy series “Adderly”, as well as Samantha in the 1989 episode “Vengeance Is Mine” of the action horror drama “War of the Worlds”.

In 2001, Alannah appeared in the episode “All the World’s a Stage” of the romantic action series “La Femme Nikita”.

Most recently, in 2012 Alannah played the supporting character L in the drama movie “Covenant”, written and directed by Steven Rumbelow, and which starred Caroline Azar, P. Bettis and Anton Brejak. It follows three people who have arrived at a distant planet on the other side of the galaxy, which appears to be paradise at first, until alien life forms start to hunt them.

Love life and husband

Alannah is highly secretive when it comes to her love life, and hasn’t spoken of any men whom she has perhaps been with, however, it’s still widely known that she was in a relationship with the music arranger Robert Plant in 1990, and that the two were together for around a year.

Most of her fans believe that she hasn’t been searching for love because she has been focused on her career, and she has written on her website that ‘Alannah was and will always be married to her music’.

Some of her fans believe that she’s today a married woman, and that she’s keeping her husband away from the media’s attention; some have even claimed to have seen the two walking hand in hand, but no evidence has been provided to support these claims, nor has Alannah commented on these rumors.

As of December 2021, she seems to single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Alannah is a huge lover of animals, and her pet cat can be seen featured in some of her Instagram pictures; she’s quite active on the network, but has amassed only close to 3,000 followers.

She’s interested in photography, and many of her Instagram pictures have been taken by her.

Alannah likes to travel, and her career has taken her all around Canada and the USA, as well as to many European and Asian countries, while her dream travel destination is Dubrovnik in Croatia.

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She was physically highly active during her 20s, 30s and 40s, and had multiple training sessions at the gym every week; Alannah is today mostly focused on practicing yoga and meditating.

She enjoys watching Hollywood movies in her spare time, and her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Julia Roberts, while a couple of her favorite films include “The Bridges of Madison County”, “Les Miserables” and “Notting Hill”.

Age, height and net worth

Alannah’s age is 62. She has long curly brown hair and blue eyes, her height is 5ft 8ins (1.7m) and she weighs around 130lbs (60kgs).

As of December 2021, her net worth has been estimated at over $5 million.