Josiah Leming
Eliminated in Hollywood week, American Idol season 7 (2008)
Latest: Reported · . Leming had a new record deal with Rounder Records.
Josiah Leming reached Hollywood week on American Idol season 7 in 2008 and went on to record as Josiah and the Bonnevilles. He signed with Warner Bros. Records in 2008 and released his debut album, Come On Kid, in September 2010, before the label dropped him in late 2010 after it sold poorly. He stepped back from music in 2021 and worked as a bartender and in an Amazon warehouse. He released the album Endurance in October 2023, made his Grand Ole Opry debut in April 2024, and completed his first sold-out headlining tour of thirty-three dates that year. His music is on Apple Music, and in May 2026 he released the album As Is, co-produced with Konrad Snyder.
The story so far
2007 to 2010
From Hollywood week to Warner Bros. Records
Josiah Leming self-released the EP The Paperplain EP in 2007, then competed on American Idol season 7 in 2008 and was eliminated in Hollywood week. He signed with Warner Bros. Records in 2008, and the label dropped him in late 2010 after Come On Kid sold poorly.
Josiah Leming made his Grand Ole Opry debut in April 2024.
2021 to 2024
Warehouse shifts and a sold-out tour
He stepped back from music in 2021 and worked as a bartender and in an Amazon warehouse. Three years later, he completed his first sold-out headlining tour in 2024, with thirty-three sold-out dates.
Now
Recording as Josiah and the Bonnevilles
Josiah Leming records as Josiah and the Bonnevilles. His album As Is was released in May 2026, and he co-produced it with Konrad Snyder.
Music
Latest releases
Album · May 8, 2026
As Is
Other · October 25, 2024
Country Covers II
Compilation · 2024
First Demos
Cover images: Apple Music.
Discography (18 releases)
| Title | Type | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
 Endurance | Album | 2023 | |
 As Is | Album | 2026 | Rounder Records |
Cover images: Apple Music.
Show 16 more releases of Josiah Leming
| Title | Type | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Her EP | EP | 2007 | Self-released |
| The Paperplain EP | EP | 2007 | Self-released |
 Angels Undercover | EP | 2008 | Warner Bros. Records |
 Punk Ass Rain | EP | 2009 | Warner Bros. Records |
| Come On Kid | Other | 2010 | |
| Another Life | Other | 2011 | |
| Listen Close Live | Live album | 2013 | |
 Cold Blood | EP | 2016 | |
 On Trial | Compilation | 2018 | |
| Motel Mayday | Other | 2021 | |
| Motel Mayday (commentary version)Alternate edition | Other | 2021 | |
 2022 | Compilation | 2022 | |
| Country Covers | Other | 2023 | |
| First Demos | Compilation | 2024 | |
| Endurance (Deluxe)Alternate edition | Album | 2024 | |
| Country Covers II | Other | 2024 |
Cover images: Apple Music.
More to listen to
Wikipedia views
32,145 in the year to September 2026.
Personal info
- Also known as
- Josiah and the Bonnevilles
- Labels
- Rounder RecordsVagrant RecordsSelf-released from 2007Warner Bros. Records 2008–2010Yucatan Records from 2018
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