Benson Boone apologises for lewd move during Grammys performance

Benson Boone has hilariously apologised for adjusting his crotch onstage at the Grammy Awards.

The Beautiful Things hitmaker, 22, went viral for his performance of the hit at the star-studded bash at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, not for his high-energy set, including several of his signature back flips, but for "aggressively" rearranging the material of his baby blue jumpsuit in an awkward area.

He has since confessed the ensemble was "extremely restricting" in "certain areas".

Taking to his Instagram Story to share a topless selfie post-Grammys, Benson wrote: "Sorry for adjusting my jumpsuit so aggressively on stage tonight that thing was extremely restricting in certain areas. (sic)"

Before he jumped onstage, he was joined in the audience by model Heidi Klum, 51, and stand-up Nikki Glaser, 40, who ripped off his suit to reveal the skintight jumpsuit.

Benson lost out on the Best New Artist prize, which went to Pink Pony Club hitmaker Chappell Roan, 26.

Speaking on the red carpet before the performance, Benson admitted he was feeling "a lot of" nervous "energy flowing through" his body.

He told PEOPLE: "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. There's a lot of cool people here. I'm really excited to perform. I'm kind of like... c******* my pants right now."

The Slow It Down singer only realised he could sing around five years ago, and cannot believe it's his job now.

He said: "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 passion and I'm just happy that I could make a living out of it."

Grammy Awards 2025 selected list of winners:

Record Of The Year:

‘Not Like Us’ – Kendrick Lamar

Album Of The Year:

‘Cowboy Carter’ – Beyoncé

Song Of The Year:

‘Not Like Us’ – Kendrick Lamar

Best New Artist:

Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo or Group Performance:

‘Die With a Smile’ – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album:

‘Short n’ Sweet’ – Sabrina Carpenter

Best Rock Album:

‘Hackney Diamonds’ — The Rolling Stones

Best Rap Album:

‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ — Doechii

Best Country Album:

‘Cowboy Carter’ - Beyoncé

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

‘BRAT’ — Charli XCX

Best Music Video

‘Not Like Us’ – Kendrick Lamar

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