After a Best New Artist nod in 2025, Benson Boone may score multiple 2026 Grammy nominations with American Heart and its singles “Mystical Magical” and more. LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 2: Benson Boone at The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, airing live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, Sunday, Feb. 2 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/5:00-8:30 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.* (Photo by Francis Specker/CBS via Getty Images)
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In a little more than a month, the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards will be revealed by the Recording Academy. Benson Boone is already a Grammy-nominated artist, and he may soon score multiple new nods to add to his resume.
The singer-songwriter earned just one bit of recognition at the most recent ceremony, and he didn’t come out on top. Many people who follow the Grammys felt that in some categories, the exciting new pop talent was snubbed. After quickly returning with a sophomore album earlier this year, Boone may be en route to collecting several Grammy noms, and perhaps even his first win.
Will American Heart Earn Benson Boone a Grammy Nomination?
Boone has multiple titles eligible to be nominated for the 2026 Grammy Awards. He dropped his sophomore album American Heart in June, which places it squarely in the most recent eligibility period, which finished at the end of the summer.
The set peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and while commercial success isn’t supposed to factor into how voters choose which full-lengths and tracks will earn love, the attention paid to the project will likely only help its chances. American Heart is surely in the conversation for a Best Pop Vocal Album nomination, and it may be on some people’s long lists for Album of the Year, although that seems like a less likely shot.
“Sorry, I’m Here for Someone Else” vs. “Mystical Magical”
Boone promoted American Heart with multiple singles, and the first two are the ones that he’s likely to focus on when it comes to submitting for Grammy recognition. The singer-songwriter fronted his second era with “Sorry, I’m Here for Someone Else,” and then quickly followed that up with “Mystical Magical.” Both tunes spent time inside the top 20 on the Hot 100, but which one he will decide to center his campaign around is yet to be seen.
Typically, in a case like this, artists will choose just one track to submit to Grammy voters, as it helps avoid splitting the vote. Since neither “Sorry, I’m Here for Someone Else” nor “Mystical Magical” was significantly more popular or better-received by critics than the other, it seems like it’s something of a toss-up between them.
Best Pop Solo Performance May Be Benson Boone’s Best Bet
Perhaps Boone’s best chance for a Grammy nomination at the 2026 ceremony will be in the Best Pop Solo Performance category. Either “Sorry, I’m Here for Someone Else” or “Mystical Magical” – or less likely, promotional cuts like “Momma Song” or “Mr. Electric Blue” – could easily end up potential winners. There’s also a chance that Boone may find himself in two of the top categories, Record of the Year and Song of the Year, with whatever smash he puts his promotional weight behind, though those fields are the most competitive at the show.
How Did Benson Boone Miss Out at the 2025 Grammy Awards?
This past year, Boone was in the running for Best New Artist, the only Grammy that musicians can be nominated for just one time. Sometimes the prize goes to a figure who doesn’t manage more than a single successful era, while at other times, the category can be stacked with brand new superstars.
At the 2025 event, Boone lost to Chappell Roan, and competed against other heavyweights like Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Shaboozey, Doechii, Rate, and Kenya Grace. In any other year, at least half of those musicians would have had a real shot at claiming the prize, but nobody could beat Roan, who is arguably one of the most exciting new names in pop music to break out in a long time.
Was Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” Nominated for a Grammy?
There’s a sentiment among not only Boone’s fans, but the music industry in general, that the rising pop talent should have earned more than just his sole nomination. His massive, introductory smash “Beautiful Things” was not only one of the biggest hits of 2024, it remains in lofty positions on a number of Billboard charts to this day. The tune stands as one of the longest-charting of all time on the Hot 100, and it’s a shame that it wasn’t nominated for even a single prize.
In another year, or had circumstances been slightly different, “Beautiful Things” could have competed for Record of the Year and perhaps Song of the Year, and it very much should have been featured in the Best Pop Solo Performance vertical as well.
Grammy Voters May Look to Rectify Past Mistakes
The fact that “Beautiful Things” was passed over matters this year, not because the song is eligible any longer, but because Grammy voters sometimes like to rectify past mistakes. Artists and bands who never won awards during their heyday are sometimes given prizes for lesser works later on, or covers can claim honors that originals really deserved. “Beautiful Things” being snubbed may lead some Grammy members to choose American Heart, “Sorry, I’m Here for Someone Else,” or “Mystical Magical” for recognition this time around.
Benson Boone’s Continued Success Strengthens His Case
There’s also a strong case to be made that Boone deserves more recognition from the Recording Academy, because he’s now proved himself to be more than a one-hit wonder. “Beautiful Things” was well-received and hugely successful when it came to sales and streams, but there was a question as to whether he’d be able to follow that up.
Neither “Sorry, I’m Here for Someone Else” nor “Mystical Magical” reached the same heights, but the fact that he’s delivered multiple top 40 hits on the Hot 100 that have become staples at pop radio shows that Boone may be here to stay, at least for a while. There are so few male artists succeeding in pop music at the moment that there may be a desire to show some love to one of the few who has broken out and managed to stay in the public’s mind.
Boone has spent years crafting his talents as a songwriter and especially a performer, and he and his team have seemingly been positioning him as a hybrid between a chart-topping pop icon and a rock star. There appears to be plenty of goodwill aimed his way from the music industry, which may translate to love from the Grammys.
When Are the 2026 Grammy Nominations Announced?
Eligibility for the 2026 Grammys ran from September 1, 2024 through August 30, 2025. Nominations will be revealed on November 7, 2025, and the upcoming Grammy Awards will take place early next year.
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