Because people used to watch Jon Batiste every night on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, they may take him for granted. They shouldn’t.
Batiste is a phenomenon. He’s a musical prodigy. He’s not only a multi-Grammy winner, but he’s won five trophies for four different songs, including Album of the Year for We Are.
The year We Are won, Batiste beat out Taylor Swift, Kanye, Tony Bennet & Lady Gaga, Doja, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, and Lil Nas X. So it wasn’t any easy path.
The singer and multi-instrumentalist’s popularity has only increased since. But because he has never been involved in scandal, or wears racy outfits, or saying anything crazy on Twitter, he’s often overlooked, which is sad.
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