Twenty One Pilots is a musical group.
Twenty One Pilots ( stylized as TWENTY ØNE PILØTS ) is an American musical duo originating from Columbus , Ohio . They put out two self-released albums , Twenty One Pilots in 2009 and Regional at Best in 2011 , before being signed by Fueled by Ramen in 2012 . The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album , Blurryface ( 2015 ) , which produced the successful singles `` Stressed Out '' and `` Ride '' . The duo has won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance . Twenty One Pilots is the self-titled debut studio album by American band Twenty One Pilots , released independently on December 29 , 2009 .