Jon Bellion

Jon Bellion, a singer and songwriter, delivers vibrant live shows rooted in a modern pop sound that fuses R&B, hip-hop, and indie rock threads. His breakthrough arrived via the 2016 debut album The Human Condition, driven by the hit single “All Time Low,” which propelled the project to number five on the Billboard 200. The 2018 follow-up Glory Sound Prep also reached the Top 20. In high demand as a collaborator, Bellion co-wrote Eminem and Rihanna’s 2015 Grammy-winning track “The Monster” and contributed vocals to Zedd’s 2015 single “Beautiful Now.” Beyond his own releases such as the 2019 single “Crop Circles” and 2021’s “I Feel It” featuring Burna Boy, he has worked on material with Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Halsey, and additional artists.

Born in 1990 on Long Island, New York, Bellion initially channeled his energies into basketball. During his junior year of high school, however, a longstanding interest in music—shaped by producers and artists including Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, J Dilla, and Eminem—intensified when he started composing on his brother’s keyboard. After graduation he attended the music program at Long Island’s Five Towns College and immersed himself in the area’s active music community. Upon completing his studies he focused on building a performing career, gaining wider notice once “The Monster” appeared on Eminem’s 2013 album Marshall Mathers LP 2. The duet between Eminem and Rihanna topped charts in twelve countries, including number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and earned the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. That year Bellion also issued his debut mixtape Translation Through Speakers, followed late in the year by the Separation mixtape. A third project, The Definition, surfaced in fall 2014 and included the social-media favorites “Simple and Sweet” and “Human.”

The single “All Time Low” emerged in 2015, amassing tens of millions of streams before Bellion’s debut full-length The Human Condition arrived in June 2016 on Capitol and debuted at number five on the Billboard 200. In October 2018 he unveiled the single “Conversations with My Wife” ahead of Glory Sound Prep, which included guest contributions from Quincy Jones, Tuamie, RZA, and others. Released in November 2018, the album climbed to number three on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart and reached number 15 on the Billboard 200. While supporting the record, Bellion remained active in the studio, co-writing for Christina Aguilera, Halsey, Maroon 5, Quinn XCII, and further acts. He then teamed with Illenium on “Good Things Fall Apart,” issued in May 2019 alongside his own track “Crop Circles.” In 2021 he released the Burna Boy collaboration “I Feel It.”