Blanco, 36, has not been crowned by People as the sexiest man on the planet. I’m not sure even his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, would go that far. Instead, the music producer, songwriter, and cooking show host was simply featured in one article (which the publication described as a piece of “ super sexy content ”) in the magazine’s Sexiest Man issue in which he offers advice on the “rules for being a sexy gentleman.

A-list music producer Benny Blanco is being trolled for featuring in People’ s Sexiest Man Alive issue. The 36-year-old is behind some of the 2000s biggest songs, from Maroon 5’s Payphone to Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream.

It’s “Sexiest Man Alive” season for People, and Benny Blanco has been part of the rollout, as he got a featured article and photoshoot of his own. This drew a loving reaction from girlfriend Selena Gomez.