24kGoldn

Golden Landis Von Jones (born November 13, 2000), known professionally as 24kGoldn, is an American singer . He initially saw recognition for his 2019 single "Valentino", which marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and led him to sign with Barry Weiss' Records, an imprint of Columbia Records. His 2020 single, "Mood" (featuring Iann Dior), peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and led his debut studio album El Dorado, which peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200.

Early life and education Golden Landis Von Jones was born on November 13, 2000, in San Francisco, California, to Kimberly Landis, an Ashkenazi Jewish mother, and Torino Von Jones, an African-American Catholic father. He has a younger sister named Sage Landis Von Jones. Both of his parents worked as fashion models before he was born. As a child, 24kGoldn acted in commercials. He sang in the choir in middle school and high school, and, with that, the importance of music in his life grew with his "own growth". Before he realized he could do music professionally, he planned on becoming a hedge fund manager. 24kGoldn attended Lowell High School, a selective public high school, where he graduated in 2018.

24kGoldn attended the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, joking that they accepted him because of a double entendre in "Valentino", where he joined the Beta-Sigma Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, as a Spring 2019 initiate. He took a leave of absence from school to pursue his rap career. 24kGoldn stated that he was not anticipating "that things were going to happen so fast when I came to USC", and did not think he would finish University, but he wanted to round off the school year to further develop the relationships he made, stating his love for being on campus, and that being a student kept him "grounded".

Career In 2017, 24kGoldn released his first music video for his first song, titled "Trappers Anthem". In January 2019, he released the single, titled "Valentino", which received over 350 million plays on Spotify. He received his first record deal through producer D.A. Doman. 24kGoldn got his big break through his "high-energy" single "Valentino". However, in 2020, the artist said that "those ['Valentino'] were recorded over a year ago and don't exactly reflect the person I have become since then". and he signed a record deal with Records, LLC and Columbia Records. as well as he follow with an official remix of the song by English singer-songwriter Yungblud, released in May 2020. On May 20, 24kGoldn was featured on the remix of Olivia O'Brien's single "Josslyn".

On August 11, 2020, he was included on XXLs 2020 Freshman Class, placing in the tenth position after receiving the most fan votes. Later that same month, 24kGoldn's July 2020 single, titled "Mood" (featuring Iann Dior), hit the charts. It went on to peak at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. In October 2020, these four episodes of Halloween in Hell, a fictionalised musical horror podcast that Jones starred in, were released. The series also starred Iann Dior, Machine Gun Kelly, Dana Dentata, Phem and Tommy Lee.

On March 26, 2021, he released his first studio album, titled El Dorado. The album features thirteen songs, with guest appearances from Future, Iann Dior, Swae Lee and DaBaby. Lil Tecca and Travis Barker appear on deluxe edition tracks.

On March 11, 2024, he announced an upcoming EP, Growing Pains, along with its cover artwork. It was released on March 15, 2024.

Artistry 24kGoldn's music spans a variety of genres, motivated by his want "never ... to be constricted by one genre". Regarding his style, he stated: "depending on what song you listen to, my music can be described different ways".

Released: March 26, 2021 Label: Records, Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming

RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum

Extended plays + Title Details Peak chart positionsCertifications US USRock AUS CAN GER IRE SWE UK "Ballin' Like Shareef" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — "Valentino" 2019 92 — — 38 — — — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: 4× Platinum Dropped Outta College "Time for That" — — — — — — — — — — "A Lot to Lose" — — — — — — — — — — Dropped Outta College "Games on Your Phone" — — — — — — — — — — "Dropped Outta College" — — — — — — — — — — "City of Angels" 2020 — 7 25 54 — 26 88 38 — 25 RIAA: Platinum

BPI: 3× Platinum GLF: 4× Platinum "Company" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. — — — — — — — — — — "A-O-K" (Remix) — — 57 — — — — — — — "Prada" — — — 71 — — — — — — El Dorado (Deluxe) "More than Friends" — — — — — — — — — — "Bella" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Options" — — — — — — — — — — "In My Head" — 43 — — — — — — — — El Dorado (Deluxe) "Scar" — — — — — — — — — — "Overthinking" — — — — — 87 — — — 88 About Last Night... "Oh My Lord" — — — — — — — — — — "Mistakes" — — — — — — — — — — El Dorado (Deluxe) "Checkers" — — — — — — — — — — "Bite" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — "My City" — — — — — — — — — — Fast X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Madness" — — — — — — — — — —Forever "Good Intentions" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — Growing Pains "Clarity" — — — — — — — — — — "It's a Feeling" — — — — — — — — — — "June" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — Icarus "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

FIMI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold 23 — — — — — — — — — "Sorry!" ——————————Lilium "Monsters" 2021 37 — — — — — — — — — "Talkin' About It" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — Zone "NaNaNa Tokyo" — — — — — — — — — — "WYA" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

Guest appearances Title Year Other artist(s) Album(s) "Picture Perfect" 2019 Gabeo Lock Up Lilies Bloom "LIT" 2020 Lonr. Land of Nothing Real "Bayside" Skizzy Mars Free Skizzy Mars "Take It Slow" Internet Money, TyFontaine B4 the Storm "Giddy Up" Internet Money, Wiz Khalifa

Collaborative Title Album details Audio Up presents Original Music from Halloween In HellReleased: October 2020 Label: Audio Up With: Machine Gun Kelly, Iann Dior, Phem, Dana Dentata, Tommy Lee

Filmography

Tours

Headlining The El Dorado Tour (2021) The Growing Pains Tour (2024)

Supporting Logic & Wiz Khalifa – Vinyl Verse Summer Tour (2022)