Børns

2015–2017: Dopamine and touring On November 10, 2014, Børns released his debut single, "10,000 Emerald Pools", on Interscope Records and also his debut EP, Candy. He made several television appearances and performed "10,000 Emerald Pools" on a number of talk shows, including Conan and Le Before du Grand Journal in France on March 5, 2015. He toured in support of MisterWives on MisterWives' Our Own House Tour. On June 24, 2015, he played a headlining show at the Electrowerkz in London. In July and August, Børns accompanied Charli XCX and Bleachers on their "Charli and Jack Do America Tour" and performed at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2015. He also appeared at Life Is Beautiful festival and the Austin City Limits Music Festival in October. At many concerts, Børns also performs songs entitled "Broke" and "Let You Down", which were never released on an album nor deemed as singles.

On May 6, 2015, Børns' Vevo channel on YouTube released a music video accompanying his new single "Electric Love", placing as his most viewed song to date with well over 100 million views. On August 17, 2015, Børns' debut studio album, Dopamine, featuring "Electric Love" and its cover art were revealed, while the release date for Dopamine was confirmed as October 16, 2015. On September 15, 2015, Børns' performance at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City was filmed by the American Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for its Front and Center concert series airing nationwide in February 2016. Børns performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2016. He also appeared as a featured artist in "Fool's Gold" by Dagny for her EP Ultraviolet.

2017–2023: Blue Madonna and hiatus On July 28, 2017, Børns released the single "Faded Heart" through Interscope, which was featured on the FIFA 18 Soundtrack, and in the movie Flatliners (2017). Then on September 29, 2017, Børns released his next single, "Sweet Dreams". Two promotional videos, "The Search for the Lost Sounds" and "The Faded Heart Sessions", were released on his YouTube channel along with the singles. After releasing his third single, "I Don't Want U Back", Børns released another promotional short entitled "Money Man Tour". The fourth and final single is "God Save Our Young Blood" featuring Lana Del Rey, who also provided background vocals for the song "Blue Madonna", and whose sister provided photography for the album covers.

Børns' second album, Blue Madonna, was officially released on January 12, 2018.

Following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, Børns went on an indefinite hiatus in September 2018; his sole appearance since then came in September 2020, when his cover of the T. Rex song "Dawn Storm" appeared on the tribute album AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T.Rex.

2023–present: Suddenly and Honeybee EPs On July 10, 2023, Børns announced his third EP titled Suddenly, which was released on July 28.

On October 25, 2024, Børns released "Letting Myself Go" as a single. The song "Grateful For" was released on December 7 as the second single for Børns' EP Honeybee, released on January 17, 2025.

Personal life After Børns wore a Gucci-inspired outfit on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Gucci took notice of the singer, and the two have since formed a partnership. Børns is a participant in a "gender-bender" movement, by flaunting nail polish and crop-tops on social media and during performances. He admits that his androgynous vocals and appearance have led many to mistake him for a woman at first listen.

Børns met his close friend Zella Day in Los Angeles, and the two have collaborated on numerous projects. Day made appearances in videos on Børns' Vevo channel, and in turn has included him in videos of her own, in her DayxDay series, for example. The two were previously roommates.

Before the release of his first album Dopamine, Børns moved to Los Angeles, where he still resided as of January 2018. Børns is vegetarian like other members of his family.

Allegations of sexual misconduct In September 2018, Børns was accused of sexual misconduct by several young women, leading to a Washington D.C. music festival named All Things Go Fall Classic dropping him from its lineup. The allegations against Børns included manipulation, grooming, and sexual aggression toward underaged fans, with the youngest accuser detailing her account of the alleged abuse which began when she was 16 years old. Børns released a statement calling the allegations "disturbing and false", also saying that "All of the relationships I have had were legal and consensual. They ended abruptly and that obviously caused hurt feelings, but for anyone to suggest anything beyond that is irresponsible." The young women took to Twitter to recount their alleged experiences of being manipulated by him.

In February 2024, Børns, now an independent artist, released a second statement regarding the allegations, acknowledging and apologizing for having "brief relationships" with fans while on tour and denying all allegations of grooming; he emphasized that the relationships were consensual and "the accusations implying otherwise are extremely damaging and false, and I've lived with the effect of them for years."

Discography

Dopamine (2015) Blue Madonna (2018)

Concert tours Headlining Dopamine Tour (2015) Summer Tour 2016 (2016) Fall 2017 Tour (2017) Money Man Tour (2017–18) Fruit of Dreams Tour (2018–19) The Decade of Dopamine Tour (2025)

Supporting MisterWives – Our Own House Tour (2015) Charli XCX & Bleachers – Charli and Jack Do America Tour (2015) Years & Years - Fall 2015 Tour (2015) Halsey – Badlands Tour (2016) The Lumineers – Cleopatra World Tour (2016) Mumford & Sons – An Arrow Through the Heartland Tour (2016) Lana Del Rey – LA to the Moon Tour (2018)

Filmography

Web Year Film Roles Notes 2007 What a Relief Peter Comedy short 2008 Lake Michigan Marcus Gates Comedy short 2011 TEDx TalksHimself Episode: TEDxGrandRapids - Garrett Borns - Musician 2014 DayxDay Episode: "Moon Face" 2017 The Search for the Lost Sounds Promotional short Money Man Tour Promotional short BØRNS (The Offset Film SeriesFender) Promotional short for Fender 2018 Touch of Lightning: A Shocking Parable of Work & Play Promotional short