Benson Boone apologizes for viral crotch grab during steamy Grammys performance of his hit Beautiful Things

Benson Boone delivered an electrifying 2025 Grammys performance on Sunday night, during which he wore a powder blue sequin jumpsuit.

The 22-year-old singer captivated viewers across the nation with his vocals and dance moves — which included an impressive flip off a piano.

However, there was another focal point in the stage show that had internet users talking… his jarring crotch grabs.

Taking to Instagram after the history-making show, which also featured performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, and Shakira, Boone apologized for forcefully adjusting himself.

Sharing an up-close selfie with his 3.7 million Instagram followers, the music artist wrote, ‘Sorry for adjusting my jumpsuit so aggressively on stage tonight.’

He added about his chest-baring ensemble, ‘That thing was extremely restricting in certain areas.’

Benson Boone delivered an electrifying 2025 Grammys performance on Sunday night, during which he wore a powder blue sequin jumpsuit

Following his riveting rendition of his viral song Beautiful Things, one fan wrote on X, ‘This is an amazing performance, but my favorite and most relatable part is at the very end when he has to adjust himself’

Sharing an up-close selfie with his 3.7 million Instagram followers, the music artist wrote, ‘Sorry for adjusting my jumpsuit so aggressively on stage tonight’

This is an amazing performance, but my favorite and most relatable part is at the very end when he has to adjust himself. iThat’s right men, wearing jumpsuits makes everything go right up in there. Welcome to our world. #BensonBoone #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/iXt75uv3YT

— IntrovertExtroaordinaire (@Just_Me_Meh) February 3, 2025

The person, whose username is @Just_Me_Meh, added, ‘That’s right men, wearing jumpsuits makes everything go right up in there. Welcome to our world.’

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Someone else weighed in: ‘I will be thinking about Benson Boone’s crotch grab for…a WHILE.’

And the high-energy entertainer drew comparisons to late Queen singer Freddie Mercury.

@LadyMuted wrote on the app formerly known as Twitter, ‘Dear God, Freddie Mercury would have loved you. #GRAMMYs #bensonboone.’

In addition to performing at this year’s awards show, Benson was also nominated in the Best New Artist category.

The award went to newcomer Chappell Roan, who used her acceptance speech to demand that ‘labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars would offer a livable wage and healthcare especially to developing artists.’

Ahead of his performance, Boone told People on the Grammys red carpet that there was ‘a lot of energy flowing through my body right now.’

Someone else weighed in: ‘I will be thinking about Benson Boone’s crotch grab for…a WHILE’

The high-energy entertainer drew comparisons to late Queen singer Freddie Mercury

The 22-year-old singer captivated viewers across the nation with his vocals and dance moves… which included an impressive flip off a piano

Boone said about his chest-baring ensemble, ‘That thing was extremely restricting in certain areas’

‘I’m doing really good. As you can tell there’s a lot of energy flowing through my body right now. This is very crazy for me,’ he said.

And the Washington native added: ‘There’s a lot of cool people here. I’m really excited to perform. I’m kind of like… crapping my pants right now.’

In regard to his path to the music industry’s biggest night of the year, he shared, ‘In between four-and-a-half and five years ago I discovered I could sing.

‘Ever since then I do it every day. It’s like my greatest pᴀssion and I’m just happy that I could make a living out of it.’

He previously told the outlet back in 2023 about his music background, ‘The only musical thing I’d ever do is we had family dinner every night and we’d clean up the kitchen and listen to old ’70s music after.’