Leon Thomas III just scored a major Grammys nod for his breakout album 'MUTT.' Learn more about him and how he became one of ...

The musician has written songs for mainstream artists like Ariana Grande and SZA and starred in the hit 2010s Nickelodeon TV ...

T his interview with Leon Thomas was originally published on October 24, 2025. We are recirculating it on the occasion of his ...

Grammy nominations were announced and our favorite Black entertainers are at the forefront of the annual awards ceremony.

Following his appearance at the BET Awards, fans online are collectively making the connection to where they've seen – and heard – singer Leon Thomas before. Social media users who watched the BET ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with R&B musician Leon Thomas, who describes his new EP Pholks as a collaboration of polymaths inspired by multi-talented artists like Prince and Quincy Jones.

Long before Leon Thomas went viral for “MUTT,” he was already everywhere. As a child actor, he lit up Broadway in “The Lion King” and “Caroline, or Change.” On Nickelodeon, he stole scenes as Andre ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

For over a decade, Leon Thomas worked behind the scenes in the music business. He wrote songs, learned instruments, produced recordings. Then this track blew up. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MUTT") LEON ...