Destin Conrad went from teen social media star to a musician touring the world on some of its biggest stages. In 2025, he put out both an R&B and jazz album and earned his first Grammy nomination.
Destin Conrad went from teen social media star to a musician touring the world on some of its biggest stages. In 2025, he put out both an R&B and jazz album and earned his first Grammy nomination.iframe src="https://www.
npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5605583/nx-s1-9627960" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">Destin Conrad never learned to read or write music. He says he's always wanted making music to remain free and flowing, rather than"math."Conrad said he sometimes wondered if people wouldn't take him seriously as a musical artist because of his history on the former video-sharing app Vine, where Conrad shared quirky jokes and clips of himself singing samples with more than one million followers."I thought people were always going to view me as a kid on the internet, and they wouldn't be able to detach that what I did now," Conrad said about his past viral fame.Fast-forward to today and Conrad's singing stands alone — as he explores his artistic evolution and growing music stardom. Speaking to NPR's Ailsa Chang, Conrad talked about growing up internet famous and how he went from being a songwriter for other artists to writing for himself.This interview is part of an All Things Considered series featuring first-time Grammy nominees, ahead of the Grammy Awards on February 1.
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