Michael Robert Posner, simply known as Mike Posner, is a famous American songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, as well as a singer. Mike Posner rose to prominence in 2010, when he debuted with his album called “31 Minutes to Takeoff”, which featured collaboration songs with Travis Barker and “Boyz II Men”. Upon its release, “31 Minutes to Takeoff” peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart and managed to sell 29,000 copies during its first week. Even though it initially received rather mixed reviews from the critics, Posner’s album produced several popular singles, such as “Bow Chicka Wow Wow”, “Please Don’t Go”, “Cheated” and “Cooler than Me”. The latter, lead single from the album sold more than three million digital copies over time and became Posner’s best-selling single from the album. “Cooler than Me” was also featured in the Sims 3: Ambitions game, “Beauty and the Geek Australia” show, and was covered during “The Sing-Off” singing competition.
Mike Posner Net Worth $4.5 Million
In addition to being a successful and talented singer, Mike Posner also excelled as a songwriter. Over the years, he has written such popular songs as Labrinth’s “Beneath Your Beautiful”, which was ranked as the twelfth Best Selling Single in the United Kingdom, Big Time Rush’s “Elevate”, and “Boyfriend” performed by Justin Bieber, which topped music charts around the world. Throughout his career, Mike Posner had also worked with such famous artists as Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Maroon 5, 2 Chainz and Big Sean to name a few.
A well-known singer and songwriter, how rich is Mike Posner? According to sources, Mike Posner’s net worth is estimated to be $4.5 million. Undoubtedly, the majority of Mike Posner’s net worth comes from his singing career.
Mike Posner was born in 1988, in Detroit, Michigan, where he studied at the Birmingham Groves High School. Posner later enrolled at Duke University, where he received a BA in sociology. Posner’s career in music began in 2009, when he started helping his friend Big Sean work on several tracks for his mixtape. Aside from that, Posner went on to release his own mixtape under the name of “A Matter of Time”, which also came out in 2009. The mixtape was a combination of pop, hip-hop and R&B genres. “A Matter of Time” also featured Posner’s hit single “Cooler than Me” before it even came out as a part of his official debut album. With the release of the mixtape, Mike Posner began gaining more public attention, which resulted in him signing to “J Records” label and releasing his first studio album. Following the success of his first studio work, Posner started working on his second album, which he announced will be entitled “Pages”. At the same time, Posner went on headline several tours, including “Warped Tour”, “The Layover Tour”, and “Summer European Festival Tour”. He also performed as an opening act for Justin Bieber’s “Believe Tour”, and Kesha’s “Warrior Tour”.
