Benson Boone

American singer (born 2002)

Benson Boone

Boone in 2024

Born|

Benson James Boone[1]

(2002-06-25) June 25, 2002 (age 22)

Monroe, Washington, U.S.[2]

Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter

Years active| 2021–present
Musical career
Genres|

* Pop rock[3]
* pop
* alternative rock

Labels|

* Warner
* Night Street

Website| bensonboone.com

Musical artist

Benson James Boone (born June 25, 2002) is an American singer. Born and raised in Monroe, Washington, he began his music career when he filled in for a friend at a talent show. Boone later appeared on the televised U.S. music show American Idol, where he briefly competed before withdrawing voluntarily. He continued to gain popularity on TikTok and subsequently signed a contract with Night Street Records, the music label owned by Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds.

Boone's debut single, "Ghost Town", was released in October 2021 and charted in 16 countries. Boone has since released multiple successful singles, including "In the Stars" (April 2022) and "Beautiful Things" (January 2024), the latter topping the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand.[4] It also became his first song to enter the top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching number two.[5] His debut studio album, Fireworks & Rollerblades, was released on April 5, 2024.

Boone’s currently writing a new album dedicated to his first love Stacey Needham, which will land in early 2025. Titled ‘Cougar and her 100 cats’.

## Early life

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Benson James Boone was born to parents Nate and Kerry Boone.[6] Boone grew up with four sisters in Monroe, Washington.[7][2] He attended Monroe High School and was a member of the school's competitive diving team.[8] Boone first discovered his musical talent when a friend asked him to play the piano and sing in their high school's battle of the bands during his junior year. He had previously had no experience as a vocalist.[9][8] Boone briefly attended Brigham Young University–Idaho before leaving after one semester to focus on his singing.[9]

## Career

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Boone in 2022

Boone drew early musical inspiration from attending a Jon Bellion concert, after which he began taking singing seriously.[1] On a friend's recommendation, he began posting singing videos to TikTok and auditioned for season 19 of American Idol in early 2021.[10] Boone was invited to advance to the show's Hollywood Week, but he decided to withdraw from the competition just after winning a place in the Top 24 and to focus instead on his career.[11][12]

Boone began sharing snippets of his original music on TikTok, where he amassed 1.7 million followers in advance of the release of his first single. He caught the attention of Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, who signed Boone to his record label Night Street Records in partnership with Warner Records. The signing was announced on October 15, 2021, alongside the release of Boone's first single, "Ghost Town".[13] Boone played drums, guitar, and piano on the recording, in addition to designing the artwork for the single.[14][12] Boone performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and Late Night with Seth Meyers in the United States; it later charted in 14 countries, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.[15][16][17]

Boone released his second single, "Room for 2", on February 18, 2022.[18]

In May 2024, Taylor Swift announced on social media that Boone was one of three artists who would open for the London shows of her Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium, alongside Paramore. Boone opened for Swift's June 23 show, with Mette and Griff opening for the June 21 and 22 shows, respectively.[19]

## Personal life

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Boone is a part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[20] He briefly attended Brigham Young University–Idaho, owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Rexburg, Idaho, for one semester before pausing his studies to focus on music.[21]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications  Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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|
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[22] | AUS
[23] | CAN
[24] | FRA
[25] | IRE
[26] | NOR
[27] | NZ
[28] | SWE
[29] | UK
[30]
Fireworks & Rollerblades |

* Released: April 5, 2024
* Label: Night Street, Warner
* Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming

| 6 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16  |

* BPI: Gold[31]
* MC: 2× Platinum[32]
* RMNZ: Platinum[33]
* SNEP: Gold[34]

### Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions  Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions

|
|

BEL
(FL)
[35] | FIN
[36] | FRA
[25] | NOR
[27] | SWE
[29]
Walk Me Home... |

* Released: July 29, 2022
* Label: Night Street, Warner
* Format: CD, digital download, streaming

| 109 | 36 | 184 | 4 | 16
Pulse |

* Released: May 5, 2023[37]
* Label: Night Street, Warner
* Format: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming

| — | — | — | — | —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

### Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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|
|

[38] | AUS
[39] | CAN
[40] | FRA
[25] | IRE
[26] | NOR
[27] | NZ
[28] | SWE
[29] | UK
[30] | WW
[41]
"Ghost Town"  | 2021  | 100 | 67 | 53 | 92 | 29 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 46 | 79  |

* RIAA: Gold[42]
* BPI: Silver[31]
* IFPI NOR: Platinum[43]
* MC: 2× Platinum[32]
* SNEP: Platinum[34]

| Walk Me Home...
"Room for 2"  | 2022  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"In the Stars"  | 82 | 34 | 30 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 48  |

* RIAA: Platinum[42]
* BPI: Platinum[31]
* IFPI NOR: Gold[43]
* MC: 3× Platinum[32]
* RMNZ: Gold[44]
* SNEP: Diamond[34]

"Better Alone"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Before You"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | —[A] | — | —  |  | Non-album single
"Sugar Sweet"[48] | 2023  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Pulse
"What Was"[37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"To Love Someone"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Non-album single
"Beautiful Things"  | 2024  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1  |

* RIAA: 3× Platinum[42]
* ARIA: 5× Platinum[50]
* BPI: 2× Platinum[31]
* MC: 9× Platinum[32]
* RMNZ: 3× Platinum[51]
* SNEP: Diamond[34]

| Fireworks & Rollerblades
"Slow It Down"  | 32 | 21
[52] | 19 | 82
[53] | 15 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 23  |

* ARIA: Platinum[50]
* BPI: Platinum[31]
* MC: 2× Platinum[32]
* RMNZ: Platinum[54]
* SNEP: Gold[34]

"Pretty Slowly"  | 86 | — | 87 | — | 85
[55] | — | —[B] | —[C] | 43 | 190  |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

### Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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|
|
|

[38] | CAN
[40] | IRE
[26] | NOR
[27] | NZ
Hot
[58] | SWE
[29] | UK
[30] | WW
[41]
"Nights Like These"  | 2022  | — | — | — | — | 33 | —[D] | — | —  |  | Walk Me Home...
"Be Someone"  | 2024  | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | —  |  | Fireworks & Rollerblades
"Cry"  | 60 | 52 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 78 | 55 | 86  |

* ARIA: Gold[50]
* MC: Gold[32]

"Forever and a Day"  | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | —  |
"Death Wish Love"  | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | —  |  | Twisters: The Album
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

## Tours

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### Headlining

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Boone performing on the Pulse Tour in 2023

* Pulse Tour (2023)
* Fireworks & Rollerblades World Tour (2024)

### Opening act

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* Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour (2024)

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Association  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result

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|
|

2024  | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Viral Song[60] | "Beautiful Things"  | Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist[61] | Himself  | Nominated
Best Alternative[62] | "Beautiful Things"  | Won
Song of Summer[62] | Nominated
PUSH Performance of the Year[62] | "In the Stars"  | Nominated
NRJ Music Award | International Revelation [63] | "Beautiful Things"  | Won
International Song [63] | Won
Los 40 Music Awards | Best Artist  | Himself  | Nominated
Best New Artist  | Won
Best Album  | "Fireworks & Rollerblades"  | Nominated
Best Song  | "Beautiful Things"  | Won
Best Live  | Himself  | Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song  | "Beautiful Things"  | Nominated
Best New  | Himself  | Won
2025  | Grammy Awards |  Best New Artist | Himself  | Pending

## Notes

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1. ^ "Before You" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[47]
2. ^ "Pretty Slowly" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[56]
3. ^ "Pretty Slowly" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[57]
4. ^ "Nights Like These" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[59]

## References

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## External links

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* www.bensonboone.com

* v
* t
* e

Benson Boone

Discography

Studio albums|

Fireworks & Rollerblades

Extended plays|

Walk Me Home...

Singles|

* "Ghost Town"
* "In the Stars"
* "Beautiful Things"
* "Slow It Down"
* "Pretty Slowly"

Other songs|

"Cry"

Category (songs)

* v
* t
* e

MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act

* Crash Test Dummies (1994)
* Dog Eat Dog (1995)
* Garbage (1996)
* Hanson (1997)
* All Saints (1998)
* Britney Spears (1999)
* Blink 182 (2000)
* Dido (2001)
* The Calling (2002)
* Sean Paul (2003)
* Maroon 5 (2004)
* James Blunt (2005)
* Gnarls Barkley (2006)
* Bedwetters (2007)
* Katy Perry (2008)
* Lady Gaga (2009)
* Kesha (2010)
* Bruno Mars (2011)
* One Direction (2012)
* Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
* 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
* Shawn Mendes (2015)
* Zara Larsson (2016)
* Dua Lipa (2017)
* Cardi B (2018)
* Billie Eilish (2019)
* Doja Cat (2020)
* Saweetie (2021)
* Seventeen (2022)
* Peso Pluma (2023)
* Benson Boone (2024)

* v
* t
* e

MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video

1990s|

* Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing" (1991)
* Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1992)
* Nirvana – "In Bloom" (1993)
* Nirvana – "Heart-Shaped Box" (1994)
* Weezer – "Buddy Holly" (1995)
* The Smashing Pumpkins – "1979" (1996)
* Sublime – "What I Got" (1997)
* Green Day – "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" (1998)

2020s|

* Machine Gun Kelly – "Bloody Valentine" (2020)
* Machine Gun Kelly featuring Blackbear – "My Ex's Best Friend" (2021)
* Måneskin – "I Wanna Be Your Slave" (2022)
* Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste – "Candy Necklace" (2023)
* Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things" (2024)

Between 1999–2019, the category was retired.

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International|

* ISNI
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National|

* France
* BnF data

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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