Alexander Warren Hughes (born September 18, 2000) is an American singer, songwriter, and YouTuber. He was a founding member of the collaborative TikTok group the Hype House from 2019 to 2022. He began independently releasing music in 2021 before signing with Atlantic Records the following year. His 2024 single "Burning Down" from his debut EP, You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) (2024), was his first song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His 2025 single "Ordinary" peaked the Billboard Hot 100 for multiple weeks, and did so in other countries including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Warren starred in Hype House, Netflix's reality series about the titular collective, which premiered in January 2022. His role on the show primarily revolved around his struggles to maintain his popularity on social media and his attempts to do so through his prank videos, including by staging a fake wedding with Annon. By early 2022, Warren's YouTube channel had more than 2.6 million subscribers, while his TikTok account had 14 million followers. He left the Hype House in 2022, which disbanded later that year. He reported there had been a "falling out" within the collective and he was not paid for his contributions. Also in 2022, he created the Locked in with Alex Warren podcast. By 2024, he had more than 16.3 million followers on TikTok.
In February 2024, Warren released the single "Before You Leave Me", which became his first entry on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 80. His single "Save You a Seat", which was used in more than 144,000 TikTok videos by late 2024, debuted at number 11 on Billboards Digital Song Sales chart in April 2024, his first entry on a Billboard chart. His single "Carry You Home" was released on May 31, 2024. "Carry You Home" became Warren's second song to chart in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart in April 2025, and also charted on Billboards Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and Canadian Hot 100 charts. He performed it at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that year. His September 2024 single "Burning Down" was his first song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 69 in October and the song was released on You'll Be Alright Kid Chapter 1. The song also peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2025. A remix of the song with Joe Jonas was released in December 2024. You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1), his debut studio album, was released on September 27, 2024.
In February 2025, Warren released the single "Ordinary". It soon became popular on TikTok and, the following month, Warren performed it on the Netflix reality television series Love Is Blinds season 8 reunion episode, which was the show's first musical performance and led to an increase in streams for the song. "Ordinary" peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and also topped the charts in several other countries worldwide, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, "Ordinary" became the longest-running number one song on the UK Singles Chart of the 2020s thus far (surpassing "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran), as well as the longest-running uninterrupted number one song on the UK Singles Chart by an American male singer of all time. His international Cheaper Than Therapy tour began in February 2025 and ended in August 2025. In April 2025, Warren teased a collaboration with American singer Jelly Roll at the 2025 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California titled "Bloodline". On June 27, he released "On My Mind" with Rosé as the third pre-release single of his album You'll Be Alright, Kid.
| IHeartRadio Music Awards | 2024 | Social Star Award | Himself | |
| Los 40 Music Awards | 2025 | Best International New Act | ||
| Best International Song | "Ordinary" | |||
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2025 | Best New Artist | Himself | |
| Song of the Year | "Ordinary" | |||
| Best Pop | ||||
| Song of Summer | ||||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2025 | Favorite Viral Song | ||
| Favorite Male Breakout Artist | Himself | |||
| We Love Awards | 2025 | Mainstream Impact Award | "Bloodline" | |
| Grammy Awards | 2026 | Best New Artist | Himself |
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