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Jonah Johanneson (born March 28, 2002) is an American business magnate, singer-songwriter, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the founder and CEO of Nocht, a multinational conglomerate holding company that is one the largest and fastest growing in the world.

Recognized for his visual storytelling, musical versatility, artistic reinventions, and influence on the music industry, he is a prominent cultural figure of the 21st century. His accolades include 15 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 2 Juno Awards, 10 American Music Awards, 12 MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a People's Choice Award, as well as an Academy Award (Oscar). According to Forbes, Johanneson's net worth is an estimated US$44.8 billion, making him one of the richest people in the world.

Early Life and Education
Jonah Johanneson was born Jeron Tyrik Isaac on March 28, 2002, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He briefly attended Louisiana Tech University, majoring in mechanical engineering, before later withdrawing. He has stated that his first job was working as a bus boy, making a minimum wage of $7 per hour. While attending university, at the age of 18, he began completing food deliveries using the platform DoorDash. He has stated that after discovering the earning potential on the platform, he started working long hours-sometimes more than 60 per week, and investing into the stock market.

Business Career
After a few years, Johanneson began to purchase single-family homes. He then diversified into commercial real estate and multi-family apartment complexes. He founded his company, Nocht, originally as an umbrella for real estate purchases and other business ventures but later expanded by identifying and purchasing large amounts of equity of many companies in a way similar to that of a venture capitalist. The evaluations quickly rose on many of the companies he invested in, which in turn grew the value of his own. He is also known to hold large positions in many publicly traded companies as well, such as Apple and Microsoft. His seemingly unnatural and unparalleled success with his investments have led many to compare him to Berkshire Hathaway CEO and fellow multi-billionaire Warren Buffet.

2024-2026: Career beginnings and hefstar
At the age of 18, Johanneson first began to experiment with writing songs and recording verses to instrumentals found on YouTube. Originally he recorded and wrote hip-hop songs, as this is what he mostly listened to for the majority of his childhood. He continued to do this in between the ages of 19-21, recording songs with the application BandLab using just his phone. Clips of some of his early work can be found posted to his old YouTube channel. Johanneson has stated that two of his favorite artist growing up were rappers Drake and Playboi Carti, both of whom he would eventually collaborate with.

On December 8, 2023, Johanneson posted a 6-track EP, titled DAWN, to SoundCloud. The EP contains the popular songs "prada" and "talk (omicron)".

In 2024, Johanneson posted the song posted the song “bentayga” to SoundCloud. On July 9, 2024, “bentayga” was released to all major streaming platforms. The track accumulated several million streams upon its release.

On December 5, 2025 he released his debut studio album, hefstar, to extreme critical and commercial success. hefstar debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with 296,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Five songs from the album have spent one week or more at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Many consider this album to be one of the greatest debut albums of all time, as the success generated from it propelled Johanneson into mainstream superstardom the likes of which had never been seen before in the streaming era. The album also went on to become the fourth highest streamed album of all time, only behind Johanneson’s next three albums, mount stratos(2030), KS5(2027), and 4(2032).

On December 25, 2026, he released the deluxe edition of the album, titled hefstar+, complete with 4 new songs and all released collaborations he’d been involved with up until that point. The singer also released a signed special edition vinyl to go along with its release. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart once again following the release of its deluxe.

2030–2032: mount stratos
On March 29, 2030, Johanneson released his third studio album, mount stratos. The album broke the Spotify record for most streams in its first week, with over 1.5 billion streams. Subsequently, the album set the record for most streams in a single day several times. mount stratos debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 2.5 million units during the week of its release. The album features several notable collaborators including Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eillish, Playboi Carti, Dua Lipa and Michael Jackson. All of these collaborations are currently the highest streamed song for each of the respective artists. Every song on the album has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. Seven songs from the album spent time at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, passing the record for most songs from album to do so (5) previously held by Katy Perry(Teenage Dream), Michael Jackson(Bad), and himself(hefstar).

A large portion of these songs received a cinematic, visually stunning music video posted to Johanneson’s Youtube channel which are considered to be storytelling masterpieces by critics and fans alike. All of the videos are directed or co-directed by Johanneson himself. These videos helped shape and define how artists created their videos from that point onward, with many striving to match or replicate his success.

The album and its songs earned Johanneson 15 nominations at the 73rd Annual Grammy Awards, of which he won most. Many consider this project to be the greatest album ever released, with many noting its curation choices, sonic variance, grandiose production, and replayability, as well as its impact on the music industry and the world as a whole.

2035-2037: change, nights tour, retirement
On May 4, 2035, his fifth studio album, change(nights), was released. The album contains 25 new songs and 25 popular prior releases. The new songs of the album see Johanneson using an experimental sound which in his words is meant to be “future-proof.” change(nights) received critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone critics dubbing it an instant classic. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming his 5 consecutive no. 1 album. All 50 of the tracks made it on to the Hot 100 the following week, The album spawned 3 number one hits and several more in the top ten.

He announced a global stadium tour to accompany the album, titled Nights.

Johanneson released a theatrical film version of the tour, titled Nights, that is one of the highest grossing concert films of all time.

Personal Life
Johanneson was in a long term relationship with English-Albanian pop star Dua Lipa, and the singer was noticeably supportive of him during his legendary night at the 73rd Annual Grammy Awards. The two remained on good terms following their relationship and are occasionally still spotted together.

Johanneson is a longtime friend of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. They have collaborated on songs together and Swift is known to have participated in the creative and production processes for some Johanneson’s music videos, of which she has made guest appearances. Their relationship was highly publicized due to Johanneson being the most popular artist in the world, and Swift being one of the most successful artist of all time. Because of their relationship, most of Swift’s fan base became fans of him as well. The two were involved in a romantic relationship with each other, but fans are unsure when it officially began and ended due to them always being so close.

Johanneson has a close friendship with collaborator Billie Eillish, with many speculating that the two were romantically involved. This speculation began when many started to notice their behavior when publicly seen together, and comments about each other on social media. Neither have publicly confirmed or denied these rumors.

Johanneson is close with and rumored to have dated Tiktok star Charli D'Amelio.

Johanneson briefly was involved with singer Olivia Rodrigo. It is speculated that some of her songs have been written about him after their relationship.

Johanneson previously dated Australian actress Margot Robbie.

Johanneson dated American actress Jenna Ortega earlier in his career.

Johanneson purchased a 7.8 acre, 21,800 square foot châteauesque estate in Beverly Hills, California. Due to the estate's location being situated on a large hill, he named the property "Nochtonnesburg on the Promontory". It has been nicknamed simply "The Promontory" or "The Pro". The home has been the location of many parties and celebrations with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, to which many of whom are Johanneson's close friends and acquaintances, in attendance. As a result, it has drawn much public interest.

It is believed that Johanneson is a former jackpot winner of the multi-state lottery game Powerball, while some speculate he may have also won the Mega Millions.

Discography
Main articles: KS5 albums discography and KS5 singles discography


 * hefstar (2025)
 * KS5 (2027)
 * mount stratos (2030)
 * 4 (2032)
 * nights (2035)