Josiah Queen

Josiah Queen (born January 11, 2003) is an American Christian contemporary singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida. He was a nominee for New Artist of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards. Queen began releasing music at age 16 with "God of Miracles" in 2020. His debut album, The Prodigal, was released on May 24, 2024, and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. The album's title track was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards, and certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. He released a single, "Demons", as his first new song in 2026. Queen was born on January 11, 2003,[non-primary source needed] in Clearwater, Florida. His parents are both pastors. Queen began his career in 2020, with the song "God of Miracles". 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. At the 55th GMA Dove Awards in 2024, Queen was nominated for Best New Artist, as well as Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year. Queen has released several singles, including "Love You to Death" with the band Strings and Heart and a Christmas song titled "Lowest of Lows". In December on the Billboard Year-End charts, he was labeled as the No. 9 best Christian artist of 2024, the No. 4 best male Christian artist of 2024, the No. 4 Hot Christian Songs artist, and the No. 1 best new Christian Artist of 2024. His independent record label was labelled as the No. 10 best record label of 2024. 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. On March 14, 2025, he released the following single, "Yesterday is Dead", which will be performed on the national television show, Fox & Friends. A DC Talk cover, "Jesus Freak", was released on January 31, 2025. Queen's second studio album, Mt. Zion, released on August 22, 2025. In 2026, Queen released " Demons", a song about spiritual warfare. On March 20, 2026, he released his second 2026 song, "Judas".[citation needed] After three and a half years of long-distance dating, Queen married his wife, Trinity Joy, in 2023. They had met while teenagers, when Queen visited her family's church in Iowa. They live together in New Port Richey, Florida. Forrest Frank – "In the Room", 2025 (co-writer) The Prodigal Tour (with Strings And Heart) (2024) My Promised Land Tour (with Strings And Heart) (2025) Mt. 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