Ben Kaimana Diamond / Son Stone

PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, & LYRIC AWARDS

• Winner: 2026 NSAI Chapter Challenge, Long Island Chapter, Song: “If You Want” (unreleased)
• WFUV “On Your Radar” Artist, September, 2025, including live performance at The Bitter End, NYC
• NERFA Presenter’s Showcase, November, 2025
• Main stage solo performance, Fiddle and Folk Festival, September, 2025
• Winner: Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting: 2025 Great American Songwriting Contest: “Nothing Works The Way It Should” (Folk/Americana)
• Finalist: 2025 Great American Songwriting Contest: “Wave Goodbye to the Clown" (Lyric category)
• Semi-Finalist: 2025 International Songwriting Competition: “The Collector" (Lyric category)
• Winner: 2024 Fiddle and Folk Festival, “Pick of the Crop”
• Winner: 2024 NSAI Chapter Challenge, Long Island Chapter, Song: “Nothing Works the Way It Should”
• Winner, 2nd Place, including Lyric Publication: American Songwriter Magazine, July, 2023 - Song Lyric: “Wave Goodbye to the Clown”
• Winner, 2nd Place, including Lyric Publication: American Songwriter Magazine, November, 2021 - Song Lyric: “The Collector”
• Finalist: 2024 International Songwriting Competition: “Wave Goodbye To The Clown" (Lyric category)
• Semi-Finalist: 2024 International Songwriting Competition: “Nothing Works the Way It Should” (Folk/Singer-Songwriter category)
• Semi-Finalist: 2023 TITA Competition, Song: “Wave Goodbye to the Clown” 
• Top 20 Album (Two Birds To Kill A Stone), FAI FolkDJ Charts (folkradio.org), July, 2024
• Honorable Mention: American Songwriter Magazine, February, 2024 - Song Lyric: “Rhythm of the City” (co-write with Bob Osgood)

POETRY AWARDS

• Winner: 2026 Northport Arts Coalition Poetry Path, Poem: "Pregnancy"
• Winner: 2025 Long Island Performing Poets Association, Poem: “Even Shirley Jackson's Getting Stoned”
• Winner: 2024 Long Island Performing Poets Association, Poem: “Bearden's Funky Spot”
• Winner: 2023 Long Island Performing Poets Association - Poem: “The Collector”
• Honorable Mention: Village of Great Neck Plaza’s 15h Annual Poetry Contest, March, 2025 - Poem: “Pregnancy”
• Honorable Mention: Long Island Fair, 2023 - Poem: “The Magnificent Frigate”

PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, & PRESS RELEASES

• Son Stone Releases Upbeat Blues-Rock Single “You Belong” — A Heartfelt Tribute to Man’s Best Friend - We Speak Media, 5/19/2026
• Son Stone – “You Belong” | A Rock Track that can’t be missed - Nagamag, 5/12/2026
• Son Stone Delivers Heartfelt Swagger and Charm in "You Belong" - Foxfire Magazine, 4/7/2026
• Son Stone’s “You Belong” is a tail-wagging triumph - Zillions Magazine, 3/13/2026
• Son Stone turns pet love into music on “You Belong” - Kindline Magazine, 3/13/2026
• Son Stone celebrates the joy of pet love in new anthem "You Belong" - Lyrical Odyssey, 3/13/2026
• Son Stone celebrates the joy of companionship in new track “You Belong” - UpHere Magazine, 3/16/2026
• Son Stone turns devotion into something uncomfortably honest with “You Belong”  - Hype Hub Magazine, 2/10/2026 (It's pretty obvious that this reviewer never owned a dog!)
• Son Stone ferments something fierce with “Hangin’ on the Vine” - Hype Hub Magazine, 12/11/2025
• Review of “Don't Take Me Back Carleen” - XPLODE, 12/9/2025
• What makes “Abraham” truly unforgettable is how it transforms a biblical story into a living, breathing musical experience that resonates on both spiritual and emotional levels. - Dulaxi, 10/10/2025
• Son Stone spreads humor with “Jelly Ain’t My Jam” - Honk Magazine, 10/8/2025
• Son Stone spreads the truth with “Jelly Ain’t My Jam” a witty slice of americana with a bite - Hype Hub Magazine, 10/6/2025
• Son Stone channels storytelling flair in new single “Abraham”- UpHere Magazine, 9/19/2025
• Son Stone Transforms Ancient Storytelling into Soul-Stirring Single ‘Abraham’ - Kindline Magazine, 9/18/2025
• Son Stone delivers storytelling and channels raw emotions in new anthem "Abraham" - Lyrical Odyssey, 9/15/2025
• Son Stone Finds Depth and Purpose in ‘Abraham’ - Hype Hub Magazine, 9/11/2025
• Son Stone Brings Timeless Storytelling with “Abraham” - Honk Magazine, 9/2/2025
• Son Stone Strikes a Chord of Honesty with “Don’t Take Me Back Carleen” - Kindline Magazine, 8/20/2025
• “Don’t Take Me Back Carleen” featured in Actu Music France, 8/14/2025
• Son Stone’s “Don’t Take Me Back Carleen” is a heartfelt country confession - Zillions Magazine, 8/11/2025
• Review of "Don't Take Me Back Carleen" in Lyrical Odyssey, 7/8/2025
• Son Stone’s “Don’t Take Me Back Carleen” is a poetic heartbreak wrapped in humor - Honk Magazine, 7/7/2025
• Son Stone's "Don't Take Me Back Carleen" is a heartfelt Americana tale that hits home - Hype Hub Magazine, 7/7/2025
• Brian McAuliff of Cognitive Resonance interviews Ben Diamond, followed by a short performance - CogRes, 5/20/2025
• “Dime Store Mannequin” (album) press release on Press Party, 5/8/2025
• “Dont Take Me Back Carleen” (single) press release on Press Party, 5/7/2025
• Review of “Old Fashioned” (single) in HONK Magazine, 5/5/2025
• Review of “Old Fashioned” (single) in KINDLINE Magazine, 5/10/2025
• Review of “Old Fashioned” (single) in CR INDIE Magazine, 6/2025 
• “Old Fashioned” (single) press release on Press Party, 4/7/2025
• “Old Fashioned” (single) press release We Speak Media, 4/7/2025
• LI Herald / Stepping Out article covering Son Stone, 7/3/2024, “Get to know Ben Diamond and his band Son Stone”
• Landmark Theater, 7/17/2024: “Two Birds to Kill a Stone”
• American Songwriter Magazine, July, 2023 - Song Lyric: “Wave Goodbye to the Clown”
• American Songwriter Magazine, November, 2021 - Song Lyric: “The Collector”

BLOGS

Check out the Blogs & Musings section of this site to read some of my thoughts on music, pop culture, and music production.

RADIO PLAY

Son Stone is humbled to have been played on nearly 40 radio stations across the U.S., Canada, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand: