Josiah Queen | |
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| Born | January 11, 2003 |
| Genres | Christian contemporary, pop, folk, rock, R&B |
| Years active | 2020–present |
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Spouse | Trinity Joy (m. 2023) |
| Website | josiahqueen |
Josiah Queen (born January 11, 2003) is an American Christian contemporary singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida. [1] He was a nominee for New Artist of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards. [2] Queen began releasing music at age 16 with "God of Miracles" in 2020. [1] His debut album, The Prodigal , was released on May 24, 2024, [3] and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. [4] The album's title track was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards, [2] and certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. [5]
Queen was born on January 11, 2003, [6] in Clearwater, Florida. His parents are both pastors. [7]
Queen began his career in 2020, with the song "God of Miracles". [1] Queen released his debut album, The Prodigal , in 2024. Reaching no. 1 on Billboard 's Top Christian Albums chart, the album became the most streamed album from a new artist signed with Capitol Christian Music Group. [8] At the 55th GMA Dove Awards in 2024, Queen was nominated for Best New Artist, as well as Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year. [2]
Queen has released several singles, including "Love You to Death" with the band Strings and Heart [9] and a Christmas song titled "Lowest of Lows". [10]
In December on the Billboard Year-End charts, he was labeled as the No. 9 best Christian artist of 2024, [11] the No. 4 best male Christian artist of 2024, [12] the No. 4 Hot Christian Songs artist, [13] and the No. 1 best new Christian Artist of 2024. [12] His independent record label was labelled as the No. 10 best record label of 2024. [14]
In 2025, Queen signed with Capitol CMG. He made his first release on the label on January 10, 2025, with "Can't Steal My Joy", which featured Brandon Lake. [15] On March 14, 2025, he released the following single, "Yesterday is Dead", which will be performed on the national television show, Fox & Friends . [16] A DC Talk cover, "Jesus Freak", was released on January 31, 2025. [17] Queen's sophomore studio album, Mt. Zion , released on August 22, 2025. [18] [19]
After three and a half years of long-distance dating, Queen married his wife, Trinity Joy, in 2023. [20] [7] They had met while teenagers, when Queen visited her family's church in Iowa. They live together in New Port Richey, Florida. [7]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [21] | US Folk [22] | US Rock [23] | US Christ [24] | UK C&G [25] | UK Folk [26] | ||
| The Prodigal |
| — | — | — | 1 | 18 | — |
| Mt. Zion |
| 57 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bubb [27] | US Rock [28] | US Christ [29] | US Christ Air [30] | US Christ AC [31] | US Christ Digital [32] | US Christ Stream. [33] | NZ Hot [34] | |||||||
| "God of Miracles" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Grave Clothes" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Use Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Empty as the Grave" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Am Barabbas" | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal | |||||
| "Fishes and Loaves" | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Prodigal" | — | 27 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||
| "Garden in Manhattan" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "My Promised Land" | 2024 | — | — | 20 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Altars Over Stages" | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Die a Beggar" | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I Need You More" (with Henrik) | — | — | 14 | 39 | — | — | — | — | The Prodigal (Deluxe Edition) | |||||
| "A Life Worth Dying" | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Love You to Death" (with Strings and Heart) | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Lowest of Lows" | — | — | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Can't Steal My Joy" (with Brandon Lake) | 2025 | — | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | — | Mt. Zion | ||||
| "Jesus Freak" (with TobyMac) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Yesterday is Dead" | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | Mt. Zion | |||||
| "Two Wooden Beams" | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Dusty Bibles" (original or with Avery Anna) | 3 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | — [A] | ||||||
| "Cloud and Fire" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I'll Fly Away" (with Benjamin William Hastings) | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Jesus Is Coming Back Soon" (with Forrest Frank) | — [B] | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 22 | Non-album single | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Dusty Bibles" (remix) | 2025 | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ [36] | |||
| "Take Me Home" | 2024 | 24 | The Prodigal |
| "Alone with You" (with Jervis Campbell) | 18 | ||
| "The Meaning of Life" | 2025 | 50 | Mt. Zion |
| "Watch Your Mouth" | 17 | ||
| "Mt. Zion" | 46 | ||
| Year | Nominee/work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "The Prodigal" | Top Christian Song | Nominated | [41] |
| Year | Nominee/work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josiah Queen | Breakout Artists to Watch in 2024 | Won | [37] |
| Year | Nominee/work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "The Prodigal" | Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | [42] |
| Josiah Queen | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2025 | "The Prodigal" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [43] |
| Josiah Queen | Arist of the Year | Nominated | [44] | |
| "Lowest of Lows" | Christmas Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| The Prodigal (Deluxe Edition) | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Year | Nominee / work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "The Prodigal" | Breakout Single of the Year | Nominated | [45] |
| 2025 | Josiah Queen | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | [46] |
| Year | Nominee / work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "I Am Barabbas" | Next Big Thing (Undiscovered/Underground Song) | Nominated | [47] |
| 2024 | The Prodigal | Inspo Award (Inspiration Album of the Year) | Nominated | [48] |
| "The Prodigal" | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Josiah Queen | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| New Artist/Group of the Year | Nominated |