# Josiah Queen

Josiah Queen (born January 11, 2003) is an American Christian contemporary musician from Tampa, Florida. He was a nominee for New Artist of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards. Queen began releasing music at age 16 with "God of Miracles" in 2020. His debut album, The Prodigal, was released on May 24, 2024, and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. The album's title track was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.

## Early life

Queen was born on January 11, 2003, in Clearwater, Florida. His parents are both pastors.

## Career

Queen began his career in 2020, with the song "God of Miracles". Queen released his debut album, The Prodigal, in 2024. Reaching no. 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart, the album became the most streamed album from a new artist signed with Capitol Christian Music Group. At the 55th GMA Dove Awards in 2024, Queen was nominated for Best New Artist, as well as Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year.
Queen has released several singles, including "Love You to Death" with the band Strings and Heart and a Christmas song titled "Lowest of Lows".
In December on the Billboard Year-End charts, he was labeled as the No. 9 best Christian artist of 2024, the No. 4 best male Christian artist of 2024, the No. 4 Hot Christian Songs artist, and the No. 1 best new Christian Artist of 2024. His independent record label was labelled as the No. 10 best record label of 2024.
In 2025, Queen signed with Capitol CMG. He made his first release on the label on January 10, 2025, with "Can't Steal My Joy", which featured Brandon Lake.

## Personal life

After three and a half years of long-distance dating, Queen married his wife, Trinity Joy, in 2023. They had met while teenagers, when Queen visited her family's church in Iowa. They live together in New Port Richey, Florida.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Christ | UK Christ |
| The Prodigal | Released: May 24, 2024 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP | 1 | 18 |

### Singles

List of singles with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Rock | US Christ | US Christ Air | US Christ AC | US Christ Digital | US Christ Stream. | Album |
| "God of Miracles" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Grave Clothes" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Use Me" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Empty as the Grave" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I Am Barabbas" | 2023 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal |
| "Fishes and Loaves" | 2023 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal |
| "The Prodigal" | 2023 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | The Prodigal |
| "Garden in Manhattan" | 2023 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal |
| "My Promised Land" | 2024 | — | 24 | 25 | 25 | — | — | The Prodigal |
| "Altars Over Stages" | 2024 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal |
| "Die a Beggar" | 2024 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal |
| "I Need You More" (with Henrik) | 2024 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal (Deluxe Edition) |
| "A Life Worth Dying" | 2024 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal (Deluxe Edition) |
| "Love You to Death" (with Strings and Heart) | 2024 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal (Deluxe Edition) |
| "Lowest of Lows" | 2024 | — | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Can't Steal My Joy" (with Brandon Lake) | 2025 | 40 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 19 | Non-album singles |
| "Yesterday is Dead" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||

### Other charted songs

List of other charted songs with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Christ | Album |
| "Take Me Home" | 2024 | 24 | The Prodigal |
| "Alone with You" (with Jervis Campbell) | 2024 | 18 | The Prodigal |

## Tours
### Own tours

* Josiah Queen - The Prodigal Tour (with Strings And Heart) (2024)

### As a supporting act

* Forrest Frank - Child of God Tour (2024)

## Awards and certifications
### GMA Dove Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Category | Result |
| 2024 | "The Prodigal" | Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2024 | Josiah Queen | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |

### K-Love Fan Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Category | Result |
| 2024 | "The Prodigal" | Breakout Single of the Year | Nominated |

### Amazon Music

| Year | Nominee / work | Category | Result |
| 2024 | Josiah Queen | Breakthrough Artists to Watch in 2024 | Won |