# Benson Boone

Benson James Boone (born June 25, 2002) is an American singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Monroe, Washington, he began his music career when he filled in for a friend at a talent show. Boone appeared on American Idol in early 2021, where he briefly competed before withdrawing voluntarily. He continued to gain popularity on TikTok and subsequently signed a contract with Night Street Records.
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, Norway, France, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand. It also became his first song to enter the top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching number two. His debut studio album, Fireworks & Rollerblades, was released in April 2024.

## Early life

Boone was born in Monroe, Washington, to Kerry and Nate Boone. Boone grew up with four sisters, Kaylee, Natalee, Emma, and Claire. He attended Monroe High School and was a member of the school's competitive diving team. He graduated from the school in 2020.
Boone 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.
He briefly attended Brigham Young University–Idaho, a private college owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He studied at the Rexburg, Idaho campus for one semester before pausing his studies to focus on music.

## Career

Boone drew early musical inspiration from attending a Jon Bellion concert, after which he began taking singing seriously. On a friend's recommendation, he began posting singing videos to TikTok and auditioned for season 19 of American Idol in early 2021. Boone was invited in advance to the show's Hollywood Week, but he withdrew from the competition just after winning a place in the Top 24 to focus on his career instead. His Hollywood Week performances were not televised.
Boone began sharing snippets of his original music on TikTok, where he amassed 1.7 million followers prior to 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. They announced the deal on October 15, 2021, with the release of Boone's first single, "Ghost Town". Boone played drums, guitar, and piano on the recording, in addition to designing the artwork for the single. 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.
Boone released his second single, "Room for 2", on February 18, 2022. In May 2024, Taylor Swift announced on social media that Boone was one of three artists opening 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.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | AUS | CAN | FRA | IRE | NOR | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications |
| 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 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | BEL (FL) | FIN | FRA | NOR | SWE |
| 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 Label: Night Street, Warner Format: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |||||||

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | CAN | FRA | IRE | NOR | NZ | SWE | UK | WW | Certifications | Album |
| "Ghost Town" | 2021 | 100 | 67 | 53 | 92 | 29 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 46 | 79 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI NOR: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Platinum | Walk Me Home... and Fireworks & Rollerblades |
| "Room for 2" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Walk Me Home... |
| "In the Stars" | 2022 | 82 | 34 | 30 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 48 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI NOR: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: Diamond | Walk Me Home... and Fireworks & Rollerblades |
| "Better Alone" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Walk Me Home... |
| "Before You" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Sugar Sweet" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pulse |
| "What Was" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pulse |
| "To Love Someone" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Beautiful Things" | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 11× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum MC: Diamond RMNZ: 4× Platinum SNEP: Diamond | Fireworks & Rollerblades |
| "Slow It Down" | 2024 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 82 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 23 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold | Fireworks & Rollerblades |
| "Pretty Slowly" | 2024 | 86 | — | 87 | — | 85 | — | — | — | 43 | 190 | | Fireworks & Rollerblades |
| "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" | 2025 | 44 | 60 | 39 | — | 44 | 24 | — | 66 | 25 | 64 | | TBA |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. ||||||||||||||

### Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | CAN | IRE | NOR | NZ Hot | SWE | UK | WW | Certifications | Album |
| "Nights Like These" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | | Walk Me Home... |
| "Be Someone" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | | Fireworks & Rollerblades |
| "Cry" | 2024 | 60 | 52 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 78 | 55 | 86 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold MC: Gold | Fireworks & Rollerblades |
| "Forever and a Day" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | | Fireworks & Rollerblades |
| "Death Wish Love" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | | Twisters: The Album |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. ||||||||||||

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Ghost Town" | 2021 | Matt Eastin and Ty Arnold |
| "Room for 2" | 2022 | Matt Eastin |
| "Better Alone" | 2022 | Sophie Muller and Theo Adams |
| "Sugar Sweet" | 2023 | Matt Eastin |
| "Little Runaway" | 2023 | Declan Whitebloom |
| "In the Stars" | 2023 | Matt Eastin and Aaron Hymes |
| "Beautiful Things" | 2024 | Matt Eastin |
| "Slow It Down" | 2024 | Matt Eastin |
| "Pretty Slowly" | 2024 | — |

## Tours
### Headlining

* Pulse Tour (2023)
* Fireworks & Rollerblades World Tour (2024–2025)

### Opening act

* Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour (2024)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Viral Song | "Beautiful Things" | Nominated | |
| 2024 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist | Himself | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| 2024 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Alternative | "Beautiful Things" | Won | [63] [64] |
| 2024 | MTV Video Music Awards | Song of Summer | "Beautiful Things" | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| 2024 | MTV Video Music Awards | PUSH Performance of the Year | "In the Stars" | Nominated | [63] [64] |
| 2024 | NRJ Music Awards | International Revelation | "Beautiful Things" | Won | |
| 2024 | NRJ Music Awards | International Song | "Beautiful Things" | Won | |
| 2024 | Los 40 Music Awards | Best Artist | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Los 40 Music Awards | Best New Artist | Himself | Won | |
| 2024 | Los 40 Music Awards | Best Album | "Fireworks & Rollerblades" | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Los 40 Music Awards | Best Song | "Beautiful Things" | Won | |
| 2024 | Los 40 Music Awards | Best Live | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2024 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | "Beautiful Things" | Nominated | |
| 2024 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best New | Himself | Won | |
| 2024 | Billboard Music Awards | Top New Artist | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Hot 100 Song | "Beautiful Things" | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Radio Song | "Beautiful Things" | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Selling Song | "Beautiful Things" | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Billboard Global 200 Song | "Beautiful Things" | Won | |
| 2024 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Billboard Global 200 (Excl. U.S.) Song | "Beautiful Things" | Won | |
| 2024 | Melon Music Awards | Best Pop Artist | Himself | Won | |
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Brit Awards | International Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Brit Awards | Best International Song | "Beautiful Things" | Nominated | |
| 2025 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best New Artist Video (International) | "Beautiful Things" | Won | |
| 2025 | Premios Odeón | International New Artist | Himself | Won | |