A single album cover has turned Benny Blanco into the internet's latest flashpoint over cultural authenticity.
The 37-year-old record producer, born Benjamin Joseph Levin in Reston, Virginia, unveiled the artwork for his upcoming album 'Hermoso' this month, and the reaction has been swift and largely unfavourable. The cover shows his own face digitally distorted into a cartoonish, mask-like caricature, a choice that has drawn comparisons to fellow artist The Weeknd's album aesthetics.
