nelward

Data updated on 2025-08-26 14:32:21 UTC

nelward is an innovative music artist creating funky electronic artpop for the internet age. Early on, the melodies of classic Nintendo games were etched into his ADHD brain and never seemed to leave. Drawing from a wide array of influences, nelward enjoys the explorative aspect of music creation and is not one to dwell in one sound for too long. He is also known for the colorful and whimsical art direction in his often self-produced videos.

In 2017, his first EP Alive in Screen established his foundational sound. The subsequent success of the new jack swing/nu metal banger Ghost / Getting Better and bubblegum pop earworm Never Wanna Fall in Love With U established him as a force to be reckoned with in the independent electronic music scene. 2020's Eat Your Dreams EP delved into heavier subject matter while tightening nelward's knack for catchy songwriting. 2024's single THE RUNAROUND combines infectious earworms while embracing musical exploration.

Nelward is known for his animated live performances, completing a 40+ date tour of North America and Europe with TWRP from 2024-2025. In 2025 the nelward live band was born, representing a distinct chapter in the evolution of his live performance.

Nelward represents a growing segment of independent electronic artists who are building significant followings through digital platforms while creating innovative multimedia art experiences. Check out the This Is nelward playlist for a good introduction to his music.

Genres

: sillycore

Total plays

58.0 million

Updated on 2025-08-06

Date	Total plays
2025-08-06	58,014,729
2025-07-29	57,879,801
2025-07-22	57,756,359
2025-07-13	57,595,591
2025-07-05	57,456,723
2025-06-28	57,340,018
2025-06-19	57,173,330
2025-06-11	57,020,678
2025-06-03	56,869,203
2025-05-26	56,723,220
2025-05-18	56,533,539
2025-05-02	56,217,144
2025-04-23	56,049,016
2025-04-14	55,877,211
2025-04-06	55,732,279
2025-03-28	55,563,418
2025-03-20	55,404,303
2025-03-11	55,206,039
2025-03-02	55,026,145
2025-02-22	54,859,333
2025-02-12	54,495,500
2025-02-03	54,303,580
2025-01-24	54,089,202
2025-01-16	53,909,739
2025-01-07	53,700,703
2024-12-30	53,550,548
2024-12-21	53,377,950
2024-12-12	53,184,402
2024-11-21	52,735,565
2024-06-10	49,075,745
2024-05-28	48,761,585
2024-05-12	48,383,819
2024-04-26	47,969,748
2024-04-11	47,557,557
2024-03-28	47,186,449
2024-03-12	46,731,009
2024-02-26	45,754,963
2024-02-11	45,863,141
2023-11-26	43,596,420
2023-10-16	42,367,931
2023-09-30	41,869,030
2023-09-15	41,335,165
2023-08-29	40,719,339
2023-08-25	38,655,927
2023-08-20	38,512,797

Social media links

Monthly listeners

114,498

Followers

56,474

Top Cities

Los Angeles

1,624 listeners
Chicago

2,148 listeners
Dallas

1,540 listeners
Atlanta

1,338 listeners
Seattle

1,283 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Ghost	13,055,160	2:37	2019-07-15
Never Wanna Fall in Love With U	12,323,466	3:01	2020-02-05
Sleepwalk	3,035,971	2:58	2019-04-05
Apple Shampoo	1,826,424	2:14	2017-11-22
Amber Island	1,570,053	3:34	2021-03-18
Getting Better	1,529,508	2:45	2019-07-15
Ooh Ah	1,349,799	2:17	2020-04-20
Fashion	1,313,930	4:01	2018-06-21
Why Would I?	1,216,398	2:43	2019-10-24
cosmic relief	959,705	2:36	2021-04-12
Nyakuza Manholes	760,172	6:37	2019-05-30
the sum of all our sirens	697,587	5:46	2021-11-30
The Werewolf	583,327	3:03	2020-10-02
Innuendo	549,286	3:16	2019-12-19
Let Me Out	547,564	2:38	2020-05-22
nice to meet ya! ~i'm digging a hole~	541,369	2:11	2021-07-14
Pots & Pans	521,597	2:29	2018-05-09
Make a Move	503,688	2:23	2017-10-01
Hopscotch	493,846	2:36	2020-07-24
gumdrops	457,602	3:27	2021-04-12
Smash Thru	441,872	3:15	2020-10-02
THE RUNAROUND	431,015	4:10	2024-01-19
Eat Your Dreams	422,370	2:59	2020-10-02
If U Think of Me	420,750	2:47	2020-07-24
lydia	408,811	3:19	2022-10-07
Hi	394,976	1:19	2017-10-01
girl I'm so sorry bro	332,255	2:46	2021-05-06
Close Talker	314,581	2:25	2021-09-10
Seafoam Breeze	306,120	3:47	2017-11-22
Brain Dance	299,945	3:57	2017-11-22
Normal	294,355	2:56	2020-10-02
Neverwanna	286,778	2:22	2020-04-24
i guess its really goodbye	268,392	2:38	2022-03-15
who's gonna call ya name?	267,173	2:50	2021-06-24
Oh Me Oh My	264,587	2:44	2020-02-05
All the Way In	231,912	1:18	2020-10-02
buttercup	226,397	3:02	2023-03-31
thru the nite	223,302	5:22	2022-09-16
High School	223,092	2:40	2022-03-15
Seasons	222,660	3:05	2019-11-26
realife	216,035	3:01	2023-06-27
New Donk City (From "Super Mario Odyssey")	214,827	2:15	2018-04-20
Get Along 20XX	207,807	3:27	2022-05-10
u can be my lover	199,468	2:60	2023-05-19
stinky boy strut	182,168	2:39	2017-10-01
verdant green	177,346	3:11	2022-06-24
Candy	175,254	2:29	2020-05-22
Battle Against a Handsome Opponent [EB salute]	174,228	2:18	2016-11-29
Sadboi	172,251	3:46	2023-09-14
My Balloon	166,248	3:42	2020-10-02
s e a f o a m g r e e n	165,222	3:18	2016-11-29
The Minus World	160,041	3:37	2017-11-22
Strawman	151,147	3:06	2017-11-22
trippin on a hole in the sky	150,421	2:42	2023-11-10
raspberry pie	148,106	3:45	2022-05-10
Proclamation	144,360	1:08	2020-10-02
Twist	141,049	5:59	2023-12-08
fly, balloon!	140,243	3:39	2022-09-02
all the way out	134,406	3:41	2022-10-07
TUBE	132,424	2:24	2021-05-06
Drugs	132,294	3:20	2024-06-07
Christmas Boyz	127,165	0:31	2019-10-03
U Will Know My Name	123,667	3:24	2020-04-20
Here We Are	123,635	2:08	2017-11-16
Artificial Intelligence Kong	123,380	3:07	2016-11-29
The Wild Firmament	117,441	1:05	2017-11-22
Bedside (nelward SLEETmix)	106,572	2:33	2017-10-01
DVD	105,907	0:50	2019-10-03
thrifty Pete's dirt Cheap deals can't be Beat	102,066	2:51	2016-11-29
Omni-Vision	99,155	3:01	2023-08-18
Toy World	97,999	3:38	2017-11-22
a moment in stasis	95,792	2:20	2016-11-29
Carry Me Along	91,619	4:31	2023-02-08
Escalator [dreamix]	87,815	3:21	2016-11-29
don't fukk me up!	87,712	3:37	2023-10-20
if u think of me 2018	87,601	3:00	2019-08-01
Battle Against a Gorgeous Foe	85,326	2:34	2017-10-01
POPskotch	81,315	2:52	2016-11-29
Battle Against a Nefarious M	80,628	1:58	2017-10-01
I Hope My Pants Don't Fall Down	80,008	0:42	2019-10-03
monkey moves	79,747	3:42	2024-08-16
all honesty	78,041	4:06	2024-10-25
Nothing Funny	74,306	2:10	2021-06-10
fizzPOP	70,823	2:28	2016-11-29
theMONDOzone	69,781	2:58	2016-11-29
Digital Raindance	69,634	3:24	2017-01-01
that way (swim teamix)	68,926	2:24	2017-10-01
Heir to the Sugar Honey Queen [ice creamix]	68,532	3:08	2016-11-29
Apple Shampoo - Jamie Paige's Mcintosh Mix	65,246	2:19	2018-03-15
Red Line	64,887	3:57	2014-06-01
Oh, Tommy!	64,448	3:49	2025-03-07
super hopeful worried dreamer [dreamix]	64,431	3:08	2016-11-29
Change of Seasons	62,970	2:46	2018-05-09
sunshowers	61,487	3:16	2024-07-05
where's that wolf?	60,236	4:11	2022-10-07
indoor scene	59,826	1:57	2016-11-29
human clay	59,625	3:14	2022-12-06
Papa Johns Interlude	56,712	0:50	2019-10-03
Tha Dog Song	53,640	4:05	2010-08-01
the Doctor Dance	52,761	1:43	2022-05-10
Breezin	47,960	4:26	2014-06-01
cocoon	46,161	3:39	2025-05-15
Double Time	44,222	2:33	2018-11-29
GUT STUFF	43,363	3:43	2025-01-10
~zone squeeze!	43,034	1:59	2017-10-01
zone squeeze!	42,984	1:59	2017-08-08
Get Along	42,372	5:20	2014-06-01
The Basketball Boys Are Back in Business	41,489	2:13	2015-11-01
Brain Dance - Chuck Sutton Remix	38,861	3:17	2018-03-15
When It Comes	38,424	4:21	2014-06-01
Floating	38,154	3:56	2010-08-01
EASY DOES IT	35,823	3:09	2025-01-10
Get Off the Pot	35,036	0:33	2019-10-03
Unconditional Crust	34,981	0:57	2019-10-03
Wine by the Fireplace	33,529	3:53	2024-03-07
Guitar Johnny	33,072	0:32	2019-10-03
bae caught me vapin (nelward flip)	31,818	3:16	2017-10-01
Seafoam Breeze - Bansheebeat Vanilla Domemix	30,829	2:38	2018-03-15
Testimony of the Lost	30,516	2:09	2017-10-01
Consumed	30,493	5:47	2010-08-01
floating through a frozen atlantis (FREEZEmix)	30,458	2:22	2017-10-01
Clocktower	30,081	1:49	2024-03-07
the dad dance	30,081	2:10	2017-10-01
Rad Giraffe	28,652	2:01	2015-11-01
Tribute to Home Depot	26,327	0:34	2019-10-03
Waiting Room at the Doctor's Office	25,627	2:24	2015-09-15
the sad moon	25,506	2:30	2017-10-01
we were born of dreams	25,190	4:08	2015-09-15
Amrin (nelward SCREAMix)	24,792	3:19	2017-10-01
Autumn's Dawn	24,367	3:37	2015-09-15
Room of Mirrors (Smrpg Nimbus Land Salute)	23,953	2:48	2015-11-01
Hamster Village	22,787	3:04	2015-11-01
Side Street Step	22,035	2:30	2023-11-23
Strawman - Maxo Poisonmix	20,886	2:31	2018-03-15
Cave	20,018	3:32	2015-09-15
Contemplation Moon	19,549	3:11	2015-09-15
Tribute to Kroger	19,446	0:44	2019-10-03
Welcome to Gameshow!	19,344	1:60	2023-11-23
Back Alley Beat	18,901	2:39	2023-11-23
Sunrise	18,820	2:12	2024-03-07
Friends of the Rainforest	18,363	2:11	2024-03-07
East City (Bright City Life)	18,156	1:57	2023-11-23
Badlands	17,725	2:51	2024-03-07
Heir to the Sugar Honey Queen (Nelward Icecreamix)	17,524	3:10	2016-01-01
do i impress you?	16,763	3:31	2025-08-14
I'm Phenomenal	16,757	2:52	2019-07-15
The Minus World - Drainpuppet Sillymix	16,601	4:39	2018-03-15
Moment of Clarity	16,281	2:16	2015-11-01
The DVD	15,977	1:21	2019-10-03
Theme For A Buff Enemy	15,610	1:27	2023-11-23
Embassy Denied	15,514	3:03	2014-06-01
Dance of the Forest Ghosts	15,474	2:30	2024-03-07
Sunset	14,834	2:49	2024-03-07
Ghost Frog (Nelward Remix)	14,252	3:02	2017-10-01
fizzPOP	12,793	2:28	2016-10-05
Ice and Fire	12,662	2:56	2024-03-07
Battle Versus Strong Opponent	12,040	2:48	2023-11-23
Meet You	11,114	4:15	2024-07-01
The Final Boss	10,294	4:48	2023-11-23
End Credits	8,302	4:17	2023-11-23
Fashion - Only Slightly Fashionable Remix	5,784	2:25	2019-06-07
Ghost (Zackery Wilson Remix)	4,923	2:24	2022-03-16
Strawman - dynastic Remix	3,529	3:02	2019-06-07
Fashion - Shady Monk Closemix	3,198	4:04	2019-06-07
Christmas Girl	2,697	4:01	2022-12-13
Smells Like Teen Spirit	1,486	0:41	2019-10-03
New Life With Henry	< 1000	0:06	2019-10-03
I'm a Dog	< 1000	0:24	2019-10-03
My Brain is Made of Candy	< 1000	0:29	2019-10-03
Five Guys	< 1000	0:20	2019-10-03
Ray William J	< 1000	0:28	2019-10-03

New releases

do i impress you?

2025-08-14

[nelward]

cocoon

2025-05-15

[nelward]

Oh, Tommy!

2025-03-07

[nelward]

EASY DOES IT / GUT STUFF

2025-01-10

[nelward]

all honesty

2024-10-25

[nelward]