How Singer Alex Warren Built A Multimillion-Dollar Music Career From His Car

Long before the 2025 MTV Best New Artist was cruising around America in his luxe tour bus, Alex Warren was living in his car, filming TikToks of himself singing in 24 Hour Fitness bathrooms. After losing his father to cancer at age 9 and becoming homeless at 17 due to a strained relationship with his mother, he turned to vlogging—sharing videos documenting his life—which earned him just enough to get off the streets. Eventually, he moved into a “creator house” with friends, including his now-wife, where they began making videos full-time. That collaboration became Hype House—a creator collective living space that would later be the basis for a Netflix reality series. In addition to the millions he has earned from social media, his break-out hit “Ordinary” has surpassed 2 billion global str