{"id":130514,"date":"2025-11-12T01:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T01:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/130514\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T01:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T01:48:10","slug":"benson-boone-jokes-about-grammy-snub-for-his-mystical-magical-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/130514\/","title":{"rendered":"Benson Boone jokes about Grammy snub for his &#8216;Mystical Magical&#8217; song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Benson Boone poked fun at himself after receiving a snub from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/grammys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Grammys<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">On Nov. 7, the Recording Academy revealed its 2026 nominees, and Boone didn&#8217;t make the cut. On Monday, the singer took to his Instagram story to jokingly react to his song, &#8220;Mystical Magical,&#8221; not being nominated for a single category.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Can\u2019t believe moonbeam ice cream didn\u2019t get a Grammy nom,&#8221; he said alongside a selfie with his eyes wide. &#8220;it\u2019s literally pure lyrical genius,&#8221; he added of the meme-worthy song.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/benson-boone.jpg\" alt=\"Benson Boone on stage\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Benson Boone poked fun at himself after receiving a snub from the Grammys. (Pedro Becerra\/Redferns)<\/p>\n<p>Boone rose to fame after competing on &#8220;American Idol&#8221; in 2021. The singer made it to the top 24, but withdrew from the competition before the finale to focus on his own career, even after judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/katy-perry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Katy Perry<\/a> told him he could win the competition singing show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/grammys-2025-winners-losers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GRAMMYS 2025: WINNERS AND LOSERS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Can\u2019t believe moonbeam ice cream didn\u2019t get a Grammy nom it\u2019s literally pure lyrical genius.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Benson Boone<\/p>\n<p>Boone&#8217;s reaction came after the Recording Academy announced that Kendrick Lamar would be the frontrunner at the 2026 ceremony. He has nine nods, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/lady-gaga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lady Gaga<\/a>, Jack Antonoff and Cirkut shortly behind with seven nominations each.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_6467.jpg\" alt=\"Benson Boone instagram story\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Benson Boone took to his Instagram story in reaction to &#8220;Mystical Magical&#8221; Grammy snub. (Benson Boone\/Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny and Leon Thomas each earned six nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Although Boone received no nominations this year, he was nominated for best new artist during the 2025 Grammy Award ceremony. Chappell Roan took home the prestigious award last year and other nominated artists included Shaboozey, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, RAYE and Teddy Swims.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762912090_49_benson-boone.jpg\" alt=\"benson boone looking at camera on red carpet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Benson Boone rose to fame after competing on &#8220;American Idol&#8221; in 2021. (Valery Hache\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Boone is currently on his &#8220;American Heart&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/regions\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tour in Europe<\/a>. The tour is set to conclude on Nov. 18 in Stockholm and a few weeks later, he is scheduled to perform at the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mailto:janelle.ash@fox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">janelle.ash@fox.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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