Benson Boone is okay with having haters — if they know why they hate him.
In a video shared to TikTok on April 21, the 22-year-old “Beautiful Things” singer spoke about receiving negativity on the internet and wanting critiques of him to come from an informed point of view.
“If you hate me or my music at least have a good reason for it,” wrote Boone in text displayed over a front-facing video of himself soundtracked by an unreleased song.
He explained, “I just read a comment that said ‘idek why I hate Benson Boone but it feels right.’ Like WHAT!!? how am I supposed to improve after reading that?”
The Grammy-nominated star — known for flipping on stage during performances — added, “At least say something valid like ‘he low key just flips everywhere can he [do] anything else?'”
Boone also suggested haters say something like, “I just don’t like his songs even though I’m basing my opinion off the only one I’ve heard over and over,” seemingly referencing his massive hit “Beautiful Things” and noting it’d be a “super valid” critique.
In the comments section, one fan expressed feeling as though immense radio play a hit track like “Beautiful Things” has received “can ruin the song and therefore the artist by proxy, without it having to do anything [with] you directly.”
“Honestly this is so true!!” replied Boone.
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The “Sorry I’m Here for Someone Else” artist recently made headlines for expressing frustration after his Coachella audience had a lukewarm response to his performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” with Brian May on April 11.
In text alongside a TikTok video of himself singing into a banana, Boone wrote, “Me trying to get the crowd at Coachella to understand what an absolute legend Brian May is and the cultural impact he has on music and THE WORLD.”
For his performance at Coachella’s second weekend, Boone trolled the crowd. “Just wait till you see who I bring up for Bohemian Rhapsody today,” he teased on TikTok — before bringing out a cardboard cutout of May, 77.
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