Garrett Clark Borns (born January 7, 1992), better known by his stage name Børns (stylized as BØRNS), is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

Born and raised in Grand Haven, Michigan, Børns began performing in his youth. In 2012, he released his debut album, A Dream Between, through REZidual Records. His first major label release was the Candy EP (2014), through Geffen and Interscope. The EP peaked at number two on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The Dopamine tour followed, preceding his debut studio album Dopamine in 2015. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number 24 in the US and generating numerous singles include the platinum-certified, "Electric Love". Børns then embarked on tours with artists including Charli XCX, Bleachers, and Halsey, as a supporting act, along with a set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2016. His second album, Blue Madonna, was released on January 12, 2018. The record spawned several singles, including "God Save Our Young Blood" with Lana Del Rey, which charted on the US rock chart. To further promote the LP, he headlined the MoneyMan Tour (2017–18) and supported Del Rey on her LA to the Moon Tour. Børns released his third EP titled Suddenly in July 2023.

Borns was born in Michigan and grew up in Grand Haven.

At the age of 10, he was paid to perform as a magician known as "Garrett the Great" at parties.^[2] At the age of 13, a seventh-grade student at White Pines Middle School, he received a Gold Key Award in the National Scholastic Art Awards along with an $8,000 college scholarship to the Kendall College of Art and Design (a part of Ferris State University) in Grand Rapids for his drawings^[3] and visual art.^[4] At the age of 14, he studied at Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts' summer program.

Børns has also associated with filmmaking during his adolescence. He attended Grand Haven High School and went on to both take classes in classical piano at Grand Rapids Community College and study jazz at Muskegon Community College.^[4]

After Børns wore a Gucci-inspired outfit on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Gucci took notice of the singer, and the two have since formed a partnership.^[29] Børns is a participant in a "gender-bender" movement, by flaunting nail polish and crop-tops on social media and during performances. He admits that his androgynous vocals and appearance have led many to mistake him for a woman at first listen.^[30]

Børns met his close friend Zella Day in Los Angeles,^[31] and the two have collaborated on numerous projects. Day made appearances in videos on Børns' Vevo channel,^[32] and in turn has included him in videos of her own, such as her in DayxDay series for example. The two were previously roommates.

Before the release of his first album Dopamine, Børns moved to Los Angeles, where he still resides as of January 2018.^[33] Børns is vegetarian like other members of his family.^[34]

In September 2018, Børns was accused of sexual misconduct by several young women, leading to a Washington D.C. music festival named All Things Go Fall Classic dropping him from its lineup.^[35] The allegations against Børns included manipulation, grooming, and sexual aggression toward underaged fans, with the youngest accuser detailing her account of the alleged abuse which began when she was 16 years old. Børns released a statement calling the allegations "disturbing and false", also saying that "All of the relationships I have had were legal and consensual. They ended abruptly and that obviously caused hurt feelings, but for anyone to suggest anything beyond that is irresponsible."^[36] The young women took to Twitter to recount their alleged experiences of being manipulated by him.^[37] In February 2024, Børns, now an independent artist, released a second statement regarding the allegations, acknowledging and apologizing for having "brief relationships" with fans while on tour and denying all allegations of grooming; he emphasized that the relationships were consensual and "the accusations implying otherwise are extremely damaging and false, and I've lived with the effect of them for years."^[38]

• Dopamine (2015)
• Blue Madonna (2018)

Headlining

• Dopamine Tour (2015)
• Summer Tour 2016 (2016)
• Fall 2017 Tour (2017) ^[39]
• Money Man Tour (2017–18)
• Fruit of Dreams Tour (2018–19)

Supporting

• MisterWives – Our Own House Tour (2015)
• Charli XCX & Bleachers – Charli and Jack Do America Tour (2015)
• Years & Years - Fall 2015 Tour (2015) ^[40]
• Halsey – Badlands Tour (2016)
• The Lumineers – Cleopatra World Tour (2016)
• Mumford & Sons – An Arrow Through the Heartland Tour (2016)
• Lana Del Rey – LA to the Moon Tour (2018)