Benson Boone Reacts to Not Getting Any 2026 Grammy Nominations, Jokes His 'Moonbeam Ice Cream' Lyric Was 'Genius'
- - Benson Boone Reacts to Not Getting Any 2026 Grammy Nominations, Jokes His 'Moonbeam Ice Cream' Lyric Was 'Genius'
Jack IrvinNovember 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Benson Boone is reacting to his 2026 Grammy Awards snub
The Recording Academy announced the full list of nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards last week
Boone was nominated for Best New Artist at last year's ceremony
How does Benson Boone feel about his 2026 Grammy Awards snub?
The Recording Academy announced the full list of nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards last week, and Boone was notably not included in any categories after earning a nod for Best New Artist at last year's ceremony.
On Monday, Nov. 10, the "Beautiful Things" singer reacted to his lack of nominations in a post shared to his Instagram Stories.
"Can't believe moonbeam ice cream didn't get a Grammy nom," wrote Boone alongside a selfie, referencing the viral lyric from the song "Mystical Magical" off his American Heart album.
"it's literally pure lyrical genius," added the star.
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The 2026 Grammy nominations saw Kendrick Lamar score the most, followed by Lady Gaga and producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff. Other top nominees include Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Sabrina Carpenter.
Boone earned a Best New Artist nomination at last year's ceremony, where he performed his No. 1 hit "Beautiful Things" — with Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser notably helping him strip down into a sheer, skin-tight outfit.
The musician is currently on his American Heart Tour, which continues through December. "This tour is vastly different than anything I have ever done before," he told PEOPLE in August.
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Benson Boone in February 2025
American Heart was released in June and hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
The project came after a blockbuster year for Boone — including the 2025 Grammys. "I met so many new people that I look up to and that I think are so incredible," he said of the awards show. "I feel like that's the first time a lot of people saw me."
He added at the time, "I know a lot of people have heard 'Beautiful Things,' and I think most of the people that have heard it do not connect the dots between Benson Boone and 'Beautiful Things,' and I think that performance helped with that."
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