Benson Boone hits 1 billion views

Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” has joined YouTube’s billion-views club, according to Billboard, giving the singer-songwriter his first video to reach the mark. Billboard reported on May 13 that the official music video crossed 1 billion views this week. The video features Boone and his band performing against a Utah landscape, the publication said. The milestone adds another data point to the run of a song that helped establish Boone as a chart act in 2024. ### When did “Beautiful Things” hit the billion-view mark? Billboard reported on May 13 that “Beautiful Things” reached 1 billion views on YouTube this week. The publication said it was Boone’s first song to hit that threshold on the platform. Yahoo, citing the same development on May 14, also described the clip as Boone’s first entry into YouTube’s Billion Views Club. (billboard.com) That account said the video had drawn about half a million views in its first hour after release in 2024. ### What is the video and who made it? The official YouTube upload identifies “Beautiful Things” as the official music video and credits Matt Eastin as director. (billboard.com) The same listing credits Boone, Jackson LaFrantz Larsen and Evan Blair as writers, with Blair also listed as producer. Billboard said the video shows Boone and his band performing the song in a Utah setting. That visual became attached to Boone’s breakout single as the track spread across streaming, radio and short-form video platforms in early 2024. (yahoo.com) ### Where does the song sit in Boone’s catalog? “Beautiful Things” was released on January 19, 2024, as the lead single from Boone’s debut studio album “Fireworks & Rollerblades,” according to widely cited release information and Billboard’s coverage. (youtube.com) Billboard said the album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and had spent 109 weeks on the chart as of its May 13 report. (billboard.com) Billboard chart coverage has previously reported that “Beautiful Things” reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2024. The publication has also described the song as one of the key drivers of Boone’s commercial breakout. ### Why has this one song mattered so much for Boone? Billboard’s reporting ties the song directly to Boone’s debut-album cycle and early chart rise. (billboard.com) In a 2024 Billboard article about the track’s ascent, Warner Records executive Jeff Sosnow said the label’s team responded when it saw the song connecting, offering a named industry account of how the release turned into a larger hit campaign. (billboard.com) Official Charts said the single was released through Night Street Records, the label founded by Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, and described TikTok teasers as part of the song’s early momentum. That account places the YouTube milestone inside a broader multi-platform run rather than as a stand-alone spike. ### What comes next for Boone? (billboard.com) Boone’s official website lists a run of 2026 tour dates across the United States. The schedule includes a July 28 show at BOK Center in Tulsa, an Aug. 10 date at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and a Sep. 3 stop at Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Wyoming. The same official site says fans can find tour information, videos and music there, making the tour page the next named checkpoint after the YouTube milestone. (officialcharts.com) (bensonboone.com)