"Destin Conrad dropped his second studio album, a jazz project titled wHIMSY. Both albums climbed the charts, and Conrad snagged a Grammy nomination for best progressive R&B album for Love on Digital his first as a solo artist. In an interview with All Things Considered, Conrad said he sometimes wondered if people wouldn't take him seriously as a musical artist because of his history on the former video-sharing app Vine, where Conrad shared quirky jokes and clips of himself singing samples"
"where Conrad shared quirky jokes and clips of himself singing samples with more than one million followers. "I thought people were always going to view me as a kid on the internet, and they wouldn't be able to detach that [from] what I did now," Conrad said about his past viral fame. Fast-forward to today and Conrad's singing stands alone as he explores his artistic evolution and growing music stardom."
Destin Conrad released his debut album Love on Digital in April 2025 and followed months later with a second studio album, a jazz project titled wHIMSY. Both albums climbed the charts, and Love on Digital earned a Grammy nomination for best progressive R&B album, Conrad's first solo nomination. Conrad rose to early fame on the video-sharing app Vine, building over one million followers with quirky jokes and short singing clips. Conrad worried that his viral past would cause audiences to view him as a kid on the internet, but his current work centers his singing and marks a shift from writing for others to writing for himself as his music stardom grows.
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