Update: November 7th, 2025
Noah Kahan’s moved deliberately from breakout status — refining his craft, expanding his mission, and deepening his connection with fans. While the songs still carry his signature Vermont-inflected folk-pop emotion, there’s a fresh layer of self-awareness: touring responsibly, staying grounded, and making sure each show resonates in our memory for years.
The Busyhead Project is no longer a side note. What began as a goal to raise $1 million has evolved into a foundation with great ambition and reach. It’s already raised over $4 million and partners with 160+ community-based organisations across North America, the UK, and Europe.
In recent months, Kahan’s benefit concert at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway (Boston) announced that 100% of net proceeds would go to the Busyhead Project and the Red Sox Foundation.
On the music front, Kahan’s already locked in tour dates through 2025 and into 2026 that will channel show proceeds toward mental-health efforts. His official tour page lists The Busyhead Project & the Red Sox Foundation benefit on November 20, 2025 in Boston.
Meanwhile, the September 2025 All Things Go Festival underscored his major-venue status.
While the album cycle from Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) still resonates, Kahan has hinted in interviews that he’s writing something new — songs about home and healing.
Original post: 2023
When Noah Kahan played at Radio City Music Hall in August, he encouraged everyone in the room to go to therapy. He went into an anecdote about how his mother recognized that he was a “weird kid” by age 8 and sent him straight to the shrink. Some kids might have taken offense, but he’s eternally grateful. Therapy helped Kahan overcome feelings like depression and anxiety and evolve into the performer we know and love.
But his actions go beyond his words with The Busyhead Project, a charity he created with his team with one goal: raise one million dollars for organizations specializing in mental health awareness and resources. Named after his 2019 debut, Busyhead, the Project has shown us all the ways Kahan is willing to help others. SPOILER ALERT: he’s well over that goal.
In order to normalize talking about mental health, Kahan has been transparent about his own struggles. In a TIME op-ed, Kahan wrote:
“As I’ve been touring the country supporting my record Stick Season, many people have told me my music saved their lives—that I gave them the strength to carry on. Though flattered and honored, I am inclined to disagree.
The strength it takes to get through difficult moments and complicated challenges, mental and physical, comes from within. Any person brave enough to share that they have made it through a struggle deserves every ounce of credit for making it to the other side. As the artist Grandson often says: ‘You did this yourself.’”
Kahan has had a breakthrough year with his Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) deluxe album breaking records, collaborating with mega-names in the industry like Hozier, Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, and more, and completing not one, but two tours for the album.
However, despite the success, Kahan remains unrelentingly humble- offering self-deprecating jokes and staying active on his social media accounts to connect with fans. It’s part of his charm, but also a comforting reminder that we’re all dealing with our own demons deep down. And that not even the famous are immune to mental health problems.
While music can be a healing agent in its own right, there’s no doubt that therapy can benefit pretty much everyone. Having someone unbiased in your life to talk to, even about the mundane aspects of life, can give you an outlet to discover yourself. And when trouble arises, you have the coping skills to get through them.
Kahan tells TIME,
“It’s a stark reminder of the truth that I have had to come to terms with: there is no perfect ending or conclusion in my journey with my mental health. These problems will likely be with me forever. The difference is now I know I can treat them with therapy, meditation, and medication. I can talk about them with friends and family. I can write them down, and I can make them smaller.
Dedicating my craft to opening up about my mental health has provided me with an arsenal to live a meaningful life, and to not be defined by the chemicals in my brain.”
When the flooding in Vermont happened, Kahan directed The Busyhead Project’s efforts toward providing relief to victims. He released exclusive merchandise and performed a show, earning over $150,000 in donations for life-saving measures.
To date, Kahan has raised $4 million to aid mental health organizations and provide necessary resources. You can learn more about The Busyhead Project and Noah Kahan’s work on his website.
