Even if his name is unfamiliar, if you’ve spent enough time on social media, you’ve undoubtedly heard his voice: Introducing Benson Boone, one of the music industry’s most promising Gen Z musicians. Boone writes songs that are ageless and appealing to listeners of all ages, with a voice that pierces souls and lyrics as somber as a foggy day. But his record is not limited to depressing tunes; he is a varied musician. Taylornation recently revealed that he would be opening for pop sensation Taylor Swift at her historic London Eras Tour show. Learn about rising rock artist Benson Boone’s salary, his successful songs, and other interesting facts.
Benson is also in the middle of his Fireworks and Rollerblades World Tour, touring following the release of his Fireworks & Rollerblades album in April 2024. Recently, he performed on stage with Lana Del Rey at The Hangout Fest, playing his hit song Beautiful Things. At just 22 and in two short years, Boone has amassed over 7 million TikTok followers, 3 million Instagram followers, and over 57 million monthly Spotify listeners. Sufficed to say, the future looks promising for this emerging American talent. So, to celebrate Benson Boone, let’s get to know the young pop star’s net worth, interesting facts, and hits that will make you swoon.
Benson Boone: Net worth, rise to fame, and interest facts about the singer
He first learned about his musical talents in high school
While Benson is now a global sensation, he was utterly oblivious to his musical talents up until high school. In a serendipitous turn of events, his best friend urged him to play the piano in his school’s Battle of the Bands competition, after one of their members had dropped out at the last minute. Boone definitely impressed the crowd with his performance and they discovered his prodigal talent. That one moment has since altered the course of his entire life.
He withdrew from American Idol
Only a year after finding his natural talent in music, Benson tried to pursue his music career through the music reality show American Idol. Watching his Tiktok covers, producers reached out to him and asked him if he wanted to audition. The 18-year-old Boone left all three judges speechless with his rendition of Aidan Martin’s 2017 single Punchline. He also said it was his first time singing before a mic. He received a standing ovation from the panel of judges that included Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Katy Perry.
Perry even told him, “I’m gonna tell you something that you may not believe. But if you believe it, it might happen, I see American Idol, I see you, I see you winning American Idol if you want to.” He would eventually make it into the Top 24 of the show following auditions.
Despite all the praise, he withdrew from the competition. A couple of years later, he explained in The Zach Sang Show that, “I don’t want people to be like, ‘Oh, Benson Boone, American Idolblew him up. Like, that’s where he comes from. No. I want to be Benson Boone ’cause I write smash hits and they love my music… I just didn’t want that label on me.”
Benson Boone loves diving and rollerblading
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Boone’s talents aren’t limited to music. He was on his high school diving team, competing in state tournaments.
In the arena of rollerblading, his debut album is titled Fireworks and Rollerblades, which was inspired by the song “Hello Love,” in which he sings, “I can try to blame you, but my mind ain’t safe/Like two fireworks tied to a rollerblade.” So you get a sense of how much he loves rollerblading. His TikTok videos feature Benson Boone performing tricks, stunts, and various flips while promoting his songs.
He has a captivating stage presence
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Even though he is comparatively new to the performing arts, Boone has an outstanding capacity to attract an audience. He often does backflips and other gymnastics on stage in the middle of songs, energising the crowds. The compelling entertainer has an enigmatic presence that keeps the audience’s gaze focused on him.
He was planning to become an architect
Before becoming a music sensation, Benson’s future plan involved becoming an architect. He had plans to go to college to pursue architecture and interior design. In an interview with Warner Music, he said, “I’m an artist musically, but I’m an artist, like an artist artist. So, I kinda wanted to do that route of things, where I’d be designing houses, or cool buildings, and then also designing the interior, ’cause I just love doing that.”
Imagine Dragons superstar Dan Reynolds is his mentor
Benson is like “lightning, before the thunder”, taking his cues from bonafide rockstar Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons to guide him through his journey of superstardom. The frontman discovered the musical prodigy and swiftly signed him under his own Warner Records label in 2021.
“We sign artists so rarely at Night Street — it was one of those moments where you know you have no choice,” Dan told Billboard. “That’s how I felt when I first sat in a recording booth with Benson. I’m excited for the world to get to know him the way I have these last months.”
Dan has since become a mentor to the emerging artist, with Benson often incorporating rock influences into his mainstream compositions. Boone shared his experience working with Reynolds with EP Pulse, saying, “He makes you feel comfortable in your own skin, he’s very gifted in that way,” Boone also told iHeartRadio Canada, “So working with him has been incredible, and him taking time for an artist very much smaller than him is just… he’s a very kind soul.
He did all his own album artwork
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Benson has a true artistic soul, and designed all of his album artwork himself. From Ghost Town to In The Stars and Room For 2, the great artist put his mind and his heart into the artworks, and the results are nothing short of extraordinary. He also filmed the black-and-white video for Ghost Town in his hometown with the assistance of his friends. It’s evident that he prefers to make artistic judgements for his songs on his own, and the way he uses his raw emotions to convey his talent with charm and humility adds greatly to his appeal.
The musician Benson Boone — Best songs and his musical process
Boone debuted with his single Ghost Town in 2021, which became an instant hit and charted in 16 countries. Boone, then 18, wrote the song based on emotions he felt while seeing a friend in a toxic relationship and realising his own emotional growth. Later, while describing the song to Warner Music, he said, “I saw that from an outside perspective and wondered what they could have done differently, Love can hurt more than it can help. Sometimes the best way of showing someone you care is by letting them go. And you know he is wise beyond years when you hear him singing, “Maybe you’d be happier with someone else / Maybe loving me’s the reason you can’t love yourself.”
The following year, Benson Boone released two new songs — ROOM FOR 2 and In The Stars, with the latter becoming an enormous hit on TikTok and Instagram. Boone penned the song in remembrance of his great-grandmother who had passed away. He said “I wrote this song about losing someone that I loved very much. My great-grandma was 97 years old and I was very close with her when she passed. This song is about all the beautiful memories that we hope to keep from our passed loved ones.”
With lyrics like “I’m still holdin’ on to everything that’s dead and gone / I don’t wanna say goodbye, ’cause this one means forever / And now you’re in the stars and six-feet’s never felt so far / Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers,” the song is a surefire tear-jerker.
The same year, he released Walk Me Home..., an EP featuring eight tracks including his prior successful singles. Boone returned in 2023 with another EP, PULSE, which featured five tracks. That same year, he released another single, To Love Someone. Thus far, 2024 has been an incredible year for Boone, with his new single Beautiful Things topping the UK Singles charts and becoming his first song to reach the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album Fireworks & Rollerbladesis currently streaming and has already gone Platinum after only two months after its release. It features 15 tracks, including some of his earlier hits, and makes for a wonderful listen. Every song on the record has a unique personality and flows seamlessly from one to the next.
Following the release of his debut album, Boone is currently on his first world tour, the Fireworks & Rollerblades World Tour, and he will open Taylor Swift’s Eras tour alongside Paramore on June 23rd at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Here are some of our must-listen songs by Benson Boone:
Beautiful Things
In The Stars
Slow It Down
Cry
Ghost Town
Sugar Sweet
To Love Someone
Forever and a Day
Friend
What Do You Want
The net worth of Benson Boone
There is no formal confirmation on the net worth of Benson Boone as he is a rising artist with a few hits under his belt. A few websites, including YouTubers.me suggest that Boone’s net worth is estimated to be around USD 1 million, but it is only projected to grow, given that he is now on a world tour.
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This article was first published in Prestige Hong Kong
