When Benson Boone released his sledgehammer ballad “Beautiful Things” in January, his expectations weren’t high. “Every song I’ve had, I’ve had to work so, so, so hard for every stream while the song ...
From auditioning on American Idol to backflipping at the Grammys in a sparkly pantsuit, Benson Boone's career has been a wild ride so far. The 22-year-old musician from Washington catapulted to the ...
The song is many things: comforting, manipulative, cathartic, a little threatening. Most importantly, it is a vessel, which empties out at the... This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter.