Jon Bellion

**Jonathon Akande David Bellion** (born December 26, 1990) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was born and raised in Lake Grove, New York. He is famous for his single "All Time Low". He has released four mixtapes and two studio albums. His first studio album, _The Human Condition_, was released on June 10, 2016. It debuted at number 5 on the _Billboard_ 200.

Bellion is currently signed to Visionary Music Group and Capitol Records.

## Early life

Bellion was born and raised in Lake Grove, New York. He comes from an Italian family from Naples. With a chance to play basketball in college, Bellion chose music instead. After high school, he enrolled in the music program at the private Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York. At 19 years old, he dropped out of college and started writing professionally. He worked under songwriter and Warner Brothers A&R executive Kara DioGuardi for a year. With Kara, he learned how to write songs for different artists.

### 2011–2014: Early career and various mixtapes

Bellion's first mixtape, _Scatter Thoughts Vol. 1_, was released in early 2011 through his Facebook page. It reached over 11,00 downloads. Bellion writes and produces all of his own music. Bellion then signed with Visionary Music Group in 2012.

In 2012, Bellion wrote the chorus to the song "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna. This song won a Grammy Award in the 2015 Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

Bellion released his second free project, _Translations Through Speaker_, on February 20,2013. He released his third project, _The Separation_, on December 10, 2013 and his fourth free project, _The Definition_, on September 23, 2014. He also announced his first national tour in October 2014.

### 2015–2017: Touring and _The Human Condition_

Bellion released several singles in early 2015, including "Woodstock (Psychedelic Fiction)", "All Time Low", and "Woke the F*ck Up" through Capitol Records. On March 31, 2015, Bellion announced his second national tour, The Definition Tour. The tour started on May 26 and ended on July 2.
Bellion confirmed that his debut album The Human Condition was set to be released on June 10, 2016. He released three promotional singles from the album: "Guillotine" on April 13, 2016, "80's Films" on May 27, 2016, and "Maybe IDK" on June 2, 2016. The lead single from the album, "All Time Low" was released on May 13, 2016. It became his most successful single to that time, reaching number 16 on the _Billboard_ Hot 100. It was certified double-platinum in the United States and Australia.

In June 2017, Bellion was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month. He was featured on NBC's _Today_ show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. He performed "All Time Low" live. Bellion was the opening act for the rock duo Twenty One Pilots in 2017.

### 2018: _Glory Sound Prep_

On January 25, Bellion teased part of an upcoming song on an Instagram video.  On April 16, he began talking about his next album with 4 captions captioned with "GSP".

On October 9, Bellion posted a photo to his Twitter account from "GSP Staff", stating: "Tomorrow, Headmaster Stormzy requests your presence for an orientation ceremony in the main atrium. Time: 3:00 pm EST." The day after, he announced the studio album _Glory Sound Prep_ on his Twitter account. The album was set to be released on November 9, 2017.

#### Beautiful Mind Records

Bellion officially started his own record label in July 2019. It was called Beautiful Mind Records. The label signed the pop/soul band, Lawrence. Lawrence was the opener for most of the shows on the Glory Sound Prep Tour. He helped write and produce their first three singles: "Casualty", "It's Not All About You", and "The Weather."

## Discography

- _Scattered Thoughts Vol. 1_
- _Translations Through Speakers_
- _The Separation_
- _The Definition_
- _The Human Condition_
- _Glory Sound Prep_

## Other websites

- https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/jon-bellion-interview/1530077 _Elite Daily_ June 21, 2016
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2016/08/15/how-visionary-music-group-became-an-independent-record-label-with-major-appeal/?sh=388184052a2d
- http://www.mtv.com/news/1716476/eminem-rihanna-jon-bellion-the-monster-writer/

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Jon Bellion
- **image**: Jon Bellion live in Long Island, New York 2019.jpg
- **caption**: Jon Bellion live in Long Island, New York 2019
- **background**: **Mandatory** Use one: solo_singer, non_vocal_instrumentalist, non_performing_personnel, or temporary
- **birth name**: Jonathon David Bellion
- **birth date**: December 26, 1990 (age 23)
- **birth place**: Lake_Grove,_New_York, Lake Grove, New York U.S