Noah Kahan Biography: Vermont’s Stick Season Storyteller Turned Stadium Star

Q: What is Noah Kahan's biggest song?

Stick Season is his signature song. Released in July 2022, it topped the UK Singles Chart, reached number one in Australia, and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

October 29, 2026

Daniel Reed

Noah Kahan biography: Noah Kahan is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter from Strafford, Vermont, who turned small-town storytelling into stadium tours. After the slow build of Busyhead (2019) and I Was / I Am (2021), his 2022 album Stick Season made him a global star, earned him a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, and set up a run of sold-out arena and stadium tours that continues with his 2027 world tour.

Quick facts

Full name: Noah Berkenkamp Kahan
Born: January 1, 1997, in Strafford, Vermont, United States
Nationality: American
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Known for: Stick Season, “Hurt Somebody”, “Dial Drunk”, The Great Divide
Labels: Republic Records, Mercury Records
Spouse: Brenna Nolan (married 2025)

Early life and background

Noah Berkenkamp Kahan was born on January 1, 1997, in Strafford, Vermont, where he grew up on his family’s tree farm. He was the third of four children. His father, Josh Kahan, taught him to play guitar, while his mother, Lauri Berkenkamp, an author of parenting guides, taught him to write. He began writing songs at around eight years old and later uploaded his early songs to SoundCloud and YouTube, where they began to find an audience. [Wikipedia, Seven Days]

Kahan attended Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was accepted to Tulane University but deferred enrollment to pursue music, after producer Joel Little — known for his work with Lorde — came across his songs and offered to collaborate. [Wikipedia]

Career: from “Young Blood” to Busyhead

Kahan signed with Republic Records in 2017 at age 20. His debut single, “Young Blood”, went viral online, and in January 2018 he released the Hurt Somebody EP; its title track, featuring Julia Michaels, achieved gold status in the United States and charted internationally. His debut album, Busyhead, followed on June 14, 2019. [Wikipedia]

During the COVID-19 pandemic Kahan returned to Vermont, releasing the Cape Elizabeth EP in May 2020. His second album, I Was / I Am, arrived on September 17, 2021. [Wikipedia]

Stick Season: the breakthrough

Kahan began teasing “Stick Season” on TikTok in late 2020, long before its release as a single on July 8, 2022. The full album followed on October 14, 2022. The title track became his signature song: it topped the UK Singles Chart in January 2024, reached number one in Australia, and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2024, his highest Hot 100 position. [Wikipedia]

The album’s long life came through expansions and collaborations. A deluxe edition, Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever), arrived on June 9, 2023, and the final edition, Stick Season (Forever), on February 9, 2024. Along the way Kahan recorded duet versions with Post Malone, Hozier, Gracie Abrams, Kacey Musgraves, Lizzy McAlpine and Sam Fender, and appeared on Zach Bryan’s “Sarah’s Place”, which peaked at number 14 on the Hot 100. [Wikipedia]

The breakthrough brought awards recognition. Kahan was nominated for Best New Artist at the 66th Grammy Awards in February 2024, losing to Victoria Monét, and later for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 67th Grammys for “Cowboys Cry Too” with Kelsea Ballerini. [Wikipedia, Seven Days]

The Great Divide and the stadium years

Kahan’s fourth album, The Great Divide, was released on April 24, 2026, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, where it spent three consecutive weeks at the top. It was supported by The Great Divide World Tour, his first stadium tour, which included four sold-out nights at Boston’s Fenway Park in July 2026 and, according to the tour’s October 2026 announcement, sold more than 1.8 million tickets worldwide. [Wikipedia, Buffalo Bills]

On October 29, 2026, Kahan expanded his next run into a 31-date stadium tour, The Last Of The Bugs World Tour. The North American leg opens April 24, 2027, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, and includes four Fenway Park nights (May 29–30 and June 1–2, 2027), a June 12, 2027, date at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium, and a June 18 finale at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Europe and UK leg follows in July 2027, closing with three nights at London’s Wembley Stadium (July 23–25). [PEOPLE, Ticketmaster, Consequence]

The UK and Europe leg had first been announced in August 2026; October 29, 2026, brought the full 31-date expansion that drove the day’s search spike.

Personal life and mental-health advocacy

Kahan has spoken openly about his experiences with anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and those themes run through much of his songwriting. In May 2023 he founded The Busyhead Project, a mental-health fund; by October 2026 it had raised more than $13 million, including $3 million from a September 2026 benefit in Stowe, Vermont. [Wikipedia, Burlington Free Press]

Kahan got engaged to Brenna Nolan in July 2023, and the pair married on August 23, 2025, in Vermont. [PEOPLE, Wikipedia]

Net worth snapshot

Noah Kahan’s net worth is estimated in a wide range of about $8 million to $25 million as of 2026, with Celebrity Net Worth putting the figure at $25 million and other aggregators lower. No Forbes or Bloomberg estimate exists, so every published figure is an unverified aggregator estimate. Read the full breakdown in Noah Kahan’s net worth.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Noah Kahan from?

Noah Kahan was born in Strafford, Vermont, and grew up on his family’s tree farm there. He attended Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire.

What is Noah Kahan’s biggest song?

“Stick Season” is his signature song. Released in July 2022, it topped the UK Singles Chart, reached number one in Australia, and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Was Noah Kahan nominated for a Grammy?

Yes. He was nominated for Best New Artist at the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024, losing to Victoria Monét, and later for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Cowboys Cry Too” with Kelsea Ballerini.

When is Noah Kahan’s 2027 tour?

The Last Of The Bugs World Tour runs from April 24, 2027, in Athens, Georgia, through July 25, 2027, at London’s Wembley Stadium, with North American stadium dates in between.

Is Noah Kahan married?

Yes. He married Brenna Nolan on August 23, 2025, in Vermont, after getting engaged in July 2023.