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200-661: A Charlie Brown production. In grade six, he went door to door selling a Christmas album called Have a Very Charlie Christmas that he had recorded and produced, making $ 600 in sales. He attended the Holy Cross School and Forrestdale Middle School in Rumson before graduating from the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 2010. During his seventh grade to senior years, he attended Manhattan School of Music Pre-College as
300-576: A fairy godmother in Playmobil: The Movie . In September 2019, ITV announced Trainor would join will.i.am , Sir Tom Jones , and Olly Murs as a coach for the ninth season of The Voice UK , which premiered in 2020. She released " Wave " as the second single from Treat Myself , on September 27, 2019. The album was further promoted with the promotional singles "Workin' On It", " Evil Twin ", and "Blink". Trainor wrote enough material for four albums while trying to adapt to new trends in
400-720: A Chance". Trainor and her family left Nantucket when she was in the eighth grade, temporarily relocating to Orleans , Massachusetts, before moving to North Eastham . She attended Nauset Regional High School and studied guitar, played trumpet, and sang in a jazz band for three years, and was a substitute cheerleader. While she was a teenager, Trainor's parents nudged her to attend songwriting conventions and took her to venues at which production companies were searching for new artists and songwriters. At 15, she took guitar lessons from former NRBQ member Johnny Spampinato . During this time, Trainor used Logic Studio to record and produce her compositions and later worked independently in
500-680: A Christmas duet with Jimmy Fallon , the following month, which reached number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 . On March 14, 2024, Trainor and T-Pain released the song " Been Like This " as the lead single from her sixth major-label studio album, Timeless (2024). The song charted at number 40 in the United Kingdom and number 51 in Ireland. Trainor and Fallon contributed
600-544: A doo-wop and bubblegum pop sound on Takin' It Back and Timeless . Trainor plays a variety of instruments: bass, guitar, ukulele, keyboard, trumpet, percussion, and piano. According to Trainor, a song's melody is more important than its lyrics. Other genres in which she composes include country , hip hop, reggae and soca, but she prefers doo-wop and reggae. Trainor's lyrics frequently refer to womanhood, body image , and personal empowerment . Billboard ' s Ashley Lee wrote that since receiving controversy for
700-488: A featured artist alongside Dan + Shay. On June 15, 2023, Puth featured on "Angel Pt. 2" alongside South Korean singer Jimin and American singers Jvke and Muni Long , which was a continuation of " Angel Pt. 1 " released for the Fast X (2023) soundtrack. On August 18, 2023, Puth released " Lipstick " as the lead single from his upcoming fourth studio album. He also featured on Stray Kids ' single " Lose My Breath ", which
800-464: A feminist point of view on dating and issues like societal misogyny . Trainor is an alto and her vocals have been described as "soulful" and "highly resonant", as well as "a reedy cross" between those of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift . Chris DeVille of Stereogum said Trainor is "a very capable singer" and that she "project[s] lots of character and emotion within a relatively limited range". Writing for Canadian Business , James Cowan compared
900-608: A home studio built by her parents. She also attended summer music education programs in Boston at Berklee College of Music in 2009 and 2010 to further develop her music skills. Between the ages of 15 and 17, Trainor independently released three albums of material she had written, recorded, performed, and produced. She enrolled in the Summer Performance Program at the Berklee College of Music during
1000-787: A house party in Los Angeles and began a relationship with him in July 2016. The couple were engaged on December 22, 2017, and married one year later on Trainor's 25th birthday. On October 7, 2020, Trainor announced on The Today Show that she and Sabara were expecting their first child together, and confirmed later that month on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she was pregnant with a baby boy. On February 8, 2021, she gave birth to their son. On January 30, 2023, Trainor announced she and Sabara were expecting their second child together, and confirmed in April 2023 on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she
1100-400: A jazz piano major and a classical studies minor. Puth is a 2013 graduate of Berklee College of Music , where he majored in music production and engineering. In September 2009, Puth started his own YouTube channel, entitled Charlies Vlogs , posting comedy videos and acoustic covers. During this time, he would make theme songs and jingles for other YouTubers . In 2010, Puth released
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#17327868655671200-413: A lyrical theme on Treat Myself , and also continued the theme of feminism with its lyrics; the latter drew criticism from PopMatters ' Jessica Brant. Takin' It Back revolved around the concepts of motherhood and self-acceptance, and Timeless had a message of self-empowerment and women's empowerment , inspired by Trainor's family, motherhood, and experiences in the music industry, presenting
1300-453: A music video for its song "Loser". On October 21, 2022, Puth was featured alongside Shenseea on Calvin Harris's single "Obsessed" from Harris' 6th album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 . On March 31, 2023, Puth released the single " That's Not How This Works ", with music duo Dan + Shay . On April 14, 2023, Puth released a remix of "That's Not How This Works" which added Sabrina Carpenter as
1400-465: A number of acts including Hunter Hayes , Rascal Flatts , R5 , and Sabrina Carpenter . Kadish and Trainor co-wrote " All About That Bass " in November 2013. The song was inspired by Trainor's struggle to accept her appearance and her feelings of insecurity about looking at pictures of herself. The duo offered the song to several record labels, all of which rejected the doo-wop song because it
1500-425: A recording artist. She began writing songs and recording them using the digital audio workstation software GarageBand . Trainor started with her own arrangement of the song " Heart and Soul " (1938). According to her mother, Trainor "did a lot [of playing] by ear", and played music without formal training. Her father wanted her to explore every musical genre. At the age of 12, Trainor began performing as part of
1600-510: A remix of CNCO 's song " Hey DJ " later that year. Trainor launched The Salvation Army 's 128th annual Red Kettle Campaign on November 22, 2018, performing at a Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins game. Treat Myself was later given a January 2019 release date but was not released until January 31, 2020. "All the Ways" was released to hot adult contemporary radio in February 2019 as
1700-456: A single. That month, Trainor also released an EP, The Love Train , which was promoted through music videos and includes "All the Ways". She was a headliner, along with Years & Years , for the 2019 Los Angeles Pride festival. Trainor recorded the songs "Badass Woman" and "Run Like the River" for the 2019 films The Hustle and Playmobil: The Movie , respectively. She also voiced
1800-546: A subsidiary of Deutsch Inc. On April 21, 2017, Puth released " Attention ", the lead single from his second studio album Voicenotes . The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his highest-charting single on the chart as a solo artist as of April 2022. The second single from Voicenotes , " How Long ", was released on October 5, 2017, and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Puth also collaborated with One Direction 's Liam Payne on
1900-594: A third, "Cheating on You", in October. In early 2020, Puth announced that he had scrapped what he had written for his third studio album; he remarked in 2022 that he "didn't really like any of the music" he released in 2019, and that he "felt like [he] was kind of pretending to be a cool guy". However, he still worked on music in 2020. He contributed keyboard to four tracks on the Ozzy Osbourne album Ordinary Man , released on February 21, 2020. He featured on
2000-599: A variety of genres, publishing songs for other artists but being unsure about becoming a recording artist herself. Her father said, "She thought she was one of the chubby girls who would never be an artist". Trainor graduated from Nauset Regional High School in 2012. She released her song "Who I Wanna Be" for digital download on April 24, 2012. Throughout 2013, Trainor traveled to Nashville, New York City and Los Angeles, where she wrote and helped produce country and pop songs. She sang lead and background vocals on demos for other artists and her vocals were occasionally used on
2100-606: A weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average score of 59 based on 13 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, earning a triple platinum certification from the RIAA. It was the ninth best-selling album of 2015 worldwide, with 1.8 million copies sold according to IFPI . The album's later singles " Dear Future Husband " and " Like I'm Gonna Lose You " reached
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#17327868655672200-600: A £77,200 check to the charity Reach. During the COVID-19 pandemic , Trainor donated funds to feed healthcare professionals in Greater Hartford and pledged money for restaurants in Connecticut to provide 50 lunches to local hospitals daily for five days. She also held a Live At-Home concert series to raise money for Feeding America . In May 2020, Rolling Stone reported the tour had raised over $ 225,000 for
2300-482: Is Jewish . As a two-year-old, Puth's right eyebrow was permanently scarred in a nearly fatal dog bite incident. His mother introduced him to classical music and began teaching him the piano at age four. He started studying jazz at age 10 and participated in a summer youth jazz ensemble at Count Basie Theatre's Cool School in Red Bank, New Jersey , at 12. Puth was once hired by The Count Basie Theatre to play in
2400-485: Is "the Gary Trainor thing", and that her father is "very soulful" and emulates Brown sometimes. Rolling Stone described Trainor as 2014's "Most Unlikely Pop Star". Following the release of "All About That Bass", Billboard ' s Andrew Hampp reported that Trainor had "become a model of self-acceptance for kids across the globe". The Guardian 's Caroline Sullivan called Trainor "the poster girl for
2500-444: Is a singer-songwriter. Her music has been described as pop , R&B , doo-wop, and blue-eyed soul . Her debut EP Title is composed of throwback-style sound and "1950s doo wop-inspired songs that straddle the line between modern R&B and melodic pop". Her hook -laden songwriting style has been likened to that of Brill Building composers such as Gerry Goffin , Carole King , Ellie Greenwich , and Jeff Barry ; while
2600-410: Is defined by her "curves" though she is not "curvy" like Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardashian but "she's not model-thin like many other stars". The author described Trainor's use of social media as "upbeat to goofy, with little soul baring or soapbox lecturing". Trainor is a feminist. In earlier years of her career, some critics have described Trainor as anti-feminist and said she seeks self-worth based on
2700-809: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charlie Puth Charles Otto Puth Jr. ( / p uː θ / ; born December 2, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song covers uploaded to YouTube. Puth signed with the record label eleveneleven in 2011 after performing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , during which he contributed songwriting and production work for other artists. Puth signed to Atlantic Records and Artist Partner Group to release his debut single, " Marvin Gaye " (featuring Meghan Trainor ) in 2015. Later that year, he guest performed on Wiz Khalifa 's single " See You Again ", which peaked atop
2800-447: Is influenced by the popular music of the 1950s, and blends the genres pop, R&B, doo-wop and blue-eyed soul . Outside of the music industry, Trainor has had voice roles in the animated films Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) and Playmobil: The Movie (2019). She served as a judge on the television talent shows The Four: Battle for Stardom (2018), The Voice UK (2020) and Australian Idol (2023). Meghan Elizabeth Trainor
2900-635: The Billboard Hot 100 and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Media outlets including Vice , The Fader and Complex accused Trainor of cultural appropriation in "All About That Bass", The Seattle Times ' Paul de Barros commented that Trainor affects an accent akin to that of a "young, urban, African American woman" in the song, while its lyric "bringing booty back/Go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that"
3000-513: The Billboard Year-End charts for 2015, Trainor was listed seventh on Top Artists and second on Top Female Artists. Billboard ranked her at number 40 on their list of the top artists of the 2010s. Title was placed 98th on the magazine's "Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums by Women" list, with "All About That Bass" ranking at number 69 on the all inclusive list for singles. As of October 2015, "All About That Bass"
3100-532: The 61st Annual Grammy Awards . Puth's third studio album, Charlie (2022), likewise entered the top ten and was supported by the singles " Light Switch " and " Left and Right ", both of which peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100. Puth has done songwriting and production work with other artists throughout his career. In 2021, he co-wrote and produced the single " Stay " for Justin Bieber and
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3200-558: The Australian Albums Chart . Initially waiting for one of the songs to gain popularity on TikTok , Epic Records sent "Whoops" to radio stations as the third single on June 24. A music video for the song was released on June 10, 2024, depicting her dancing in an empty room and destroying furniture with a baseball bat. It charted at number 94 in the United Kingdom and the song "I Wanna Thank Me" reached number 86. In July 2024, Trainor collaborated with Paul Russell on
3300-581: The Canadian Albums Chart . Stereogum and Out noted the EP proved Trainor could outlast the success of her debut single. Music critics including McKinney and Slate ' s L.V. Anderson wrote that the EP's title track and "All About That Bass" are anti-feminist ; Anderson stated that the songs send the message that "a woman's worth is defined by men" and set a negative example for Trainor's young female audience. Trainor responded to
3400-774: The Lennon Stella song "Summer Feelings" for the soundtrack of the Warner Bros. Pictures animated film Scoob! He released " Girlfriend " in June, contributed "Free" to the soundtrack of the Disney+ film The One and Only Ivan the same month, and released "Hard on Yourself", featuring Blackbear , in August. Finally, he featured on two remixes at the end of the year, first of the Jvke song "Upside Down" in October and then of
3500-533: The Sasha Alex Sloan song "Is It Just Me?" in November. On July 9, 2021, the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber released the single " Stay ", the lead single of Laroi's mixtape F*CK LOVE 3+: OVER YOU , which was co-written and co-produced by Puth. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Laroi's first single, Bieber's eighth single, and Puth's first non-performing production to top
3600-525: The United States Congress demanding an end to gun violence . In 2017, she publicly supported the legalization of same-sex marriage while denouncing an Australian campaign against it. A year later, through Billboard , Trainor published a "love letter" to the LGBTQ community in which she described the community as "some of [her] biggest fans since [she] came onto the scene". In 2022, she
3700-469: The cover band Island Fusion, which also included her aunt, younger brother, and father. They performed soca music as well as Trainor's own compositions. She was in the group for four years, singing and playing piano, guitar, and bongo drums. They would play Bob Marley covers in bars and even opened for the Jamaican singer Beenie Man . By age 13, Trainor had written her first original song, "Give Me
3800-466: The doo-wop and bubblegum pop albums Takin' It Back (2022) and Timeless (2024). The former included the single " Made You Look ", which reached the top five in countries including the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Trainor's lyrics frequently include themes of womanhood, body image , and personal empowerment ; however, at times, they have been criticized for being antifeminist . Her music
3900-625: The "catchiest stuff" and has stated that she wants to write a song in the vein of The Chordettes ' " Lollipop " (1958). She has credited Beyoncé as "the one performer [she] stud[ies] a lot". Trainor has also cited artists like the Backstreet Boys , Ariana Grande , Jason Mraz , and T-Pain as influences on the "upbeat and happy" nature of her music. Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley influenced Thank You , whereas its lead single "No" draws inspiration from Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera , Destiny's Child , and NSYNC . Trainor
4000-653: The 2011 Tennessee Concerts Song Contest and the John Lennon Love Song Songwriting Contest. She was named the "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" by the Music Business Association in 2014. Among her achievements, she became the 21st female artist whose debut single peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and the fifth female artist to follow up her chart-topping debut single with another top-five release. On
4100-547: The Hot 100's top 20, and the latter reached number one on the Australian Singles Chart . The music video for "Dear Future Husband", which depicts Trainor scrubbing a kitchen floor, drew criticism and online critics labeled it as "sexist" and "anti-feminist" for its portrayal of traditional gender stereotypes. She responded to the criticism by saying; "but no, I don't believe I was [being sexist]. I think I
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4200-449: The Kid Laroi , becoming his first non-performing production to peak the Billboard Hot 100. Charles Otto Puth Jr. was born December 2, 1991, in Rumson, New Jersey , to Debra, a music teacher who also wrote commercials for HBO , and Charles Otto Puth Sr., a builder and real estate agent. He has two younger siblings, twins Stephen and Mikaela. Their father is Catholic of Italian , German and Hungarian descent and their mother
4300-628: The Mic , which aired in January 2018; both were declared winners. Trainor's third major-label studio album, Treat Myself , was scheduled for release on August 31, 2018, but was delayed because Trainor wanted to write and record more songs for it. Its lead single " No Excuses " was released in March 2018 and peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. The songs " Let You Be Right " and " Can't Dance " were released as singles two months later. " All
4400-643: The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold 11 million copies worldwide. Trainor has released six studio albums with the label and has received various accolades , including a Grammy Award , four ASCAP Pop Music Awards, and two Billboard Music Awards . Trainor became interested in music at a young age; she wrote, recorded, and produced three independently released acoustic albums, Meghan Trainor (2009), I'll Sing with You , and Only 17 (2010). She began writing and producing songs for other artists in 2013. In 2015, Trainor released her pop and hip hop major-label debut studio album, Title , which included
4500-508: The US Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks, received diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song nomination, along with three nominations at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards , including Song of the Year . "Marvin Gaye" served as the lead single for Puth's debut studio album, Nine Track Mind (2016), which peaked within
4600-607: The Ways " was released on June 20, 2018, and the title track was made available on July 20, 2018. The same year, Trainor appeared on Jason Mraz 's song " More than Friends ". In collaboration with Sigala and Ella Eyre , Trainor released the single " Just Got Paid " which features American rapper French Montana . The song reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, number 7 in Scotland, and number 12 in Ireland. Trainor and Sean Paul appeared on
4700-478: The album in July 2020, preceded by the single " Make You Dance " (2020). She released a holiday album , A Very Trainor Christmas , on October 30, 2020. In March 2021, she signed an overall deal with NBCUniversal , which includes her starring in a comedy series. On September 15, 2021, Workin' on It , a podcast co-hosted by Trainor and Ryan and distributed by the iHeartPodcast network, premiered. Trainor released " Bad for Me ", which features Teddy Swims , as
4800-559: The album was influenced by the music of Elvis Presley , Aretha Franklin , and Bruno Mars , and includes a collaboration between her and R. City . The album's first single " No " was produced by Ricky Reed and was released on March 4, 2016. The R&B song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Shortly after the release of "No", Trainor released the promotional singles " Watch Me Do ", "I Love Me", " Better " (featuring American rapper Yo Gotti ), and "Mom", on which Trainor's mother appears. The second single from
4900-419: The album, " Me Too ", was released on May 5; the accompanying video was released four days later but removed the same day because of unapproved digital manipulation of Trainor's body. An unedited version of the video was released the next day. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. A performance of the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon drew attention when Trainor fell to
5000-477: The anti-feminism claims by commenting, "I don't know, man! I just wrote a fun song about loving your booty and loving your body!" She released her second single " Lips Are Movin ", a retro song in a similar vein to its predecessor, on October 21 that year. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, also reaching the top 10 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Billboard ranked her as
5100-401: The chart. In September 2021, Puth released "After All" with Elton John as part of John's album The Lockdown Sessions . The same month, he started documenting on TikTok a process of "combin[ing] a seemingly random bunch of thoughts and noises made with different objects into a pop song", which went viral on the platform; this led to the release of " Light Switch " on January 20, 2022, as
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#17327868655675200-575: The charts in New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Puth wrote, co-produced, and was featured on a song with Wiz Khalifa , " See You Again ", a tribute to Paul Walker , included in the Furious 7 soundtrack. While Khalifa wrote the rap lyrics, the rest of the song has been credited to Puth. The song peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart for 12 non-consecutive weeks. "See You Again"
5300-460: The couple is engaged, and they married in September 2024. Headlining Co-headlining Supporting Meghan Trainor Meghan Elizabeth Trainor (born December 22, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. She rose to prominence after signing with Epic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single " All About That Bass ", which reached number one on
5400-468: The deluxe edition of Takin' It Back . Trainor released collaborations with several other artists that year: "Alright" with Australian singer Sam Fischer in June, "Chicken Little" with American singer Spencer Sutherland in July, and " Mr Right " with English singer Mae Stephens in August. Trainor featured on Jason Derulo 's song " Hands on Me " in October 2023, with Paris Hilton making an appearance in its music video. She released " Wrap Me Up ",
5500-803: The final recordings. Trainor co-wrote the song "In the Sun", which was released as a single by Danish artist Aya Katrine in May 2013. In June 2013, Trainor met producer Kevin Kadish in Nashville via Wallace and a mutual friend. Both Kadish and Trainor liked retro style music and began recording together that month. Trainor later became frustrated with commuting from Nantucket to Los Angeles for songwriting sessions. Her parents did not want her to relocate as it would be expensive so in November 2013, Trainor decided to relocate to Nashville instead. There she wrote songs for
5600-402: The first single from his third studio album, Charlie . This was followed by " That's Hilarious " in April and " Left and Right " featuring Jungkook in June. On July 7, Puth revealed Charlie 's cover art and its release date. " Smells Like Me ", "I Don't Think That I Like Her", and "Charlie Be Quiet!" were all released in September. Charlie was released on October 7 along with
5700-532: The floor while trying to catch hold of a microphone stand . Thank You was released on May 6, 2016. The album received mixed reviews, resulting in a Metacritic score of 60 based on 10 of them, and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200; it was certified platinum in the US for sales in excess of a million units. In July, Trainor embarked on The Untouchable Tour in support of it, with Hailee Steinfeld and Common Kings as opening acts. "Better"
5800-412: The fourth Top New Artist of the year placing her 12th on their annual list of the most powerful people in music under the age of 21. Trainor's three self-released albums were removed from sale in the build-up to the release of her major-label debut studio album Title , which replaced her EP of the same name on the iTunes Store , and was released on January 9, 2015. At Metacritic , which assigns
5900-475: The harmonies in Trainor's music to those of 1960s female groups. MTV News' Carvell Wallace wrote that the singer has charismatic vocals, her relatability is part of her appeal, and one can "imagine a drunken bachelorette party having a transcendent sing-along to [her music] in the back of a rented stretch Hummer ". He also criticized Trainor for using African-American English . Trainor has said that her accent
6000-493: The larger woman" and "pop's emblem for self-acceptance". Billboard included her in its list of "14 Musicians With Body Positive Messages" while MTV Australia stated she has "always stood by what she believes in and attempted to promote body positivity for all women". In March 2015, Trainor partnered with plus-size retailer FullBeauty Brands as a consultant for the creation of clothing for women with varying body types. According to Billboard ' s Jada Yuan, Trainor's image
6100-411: The lead single from her fifth studio album on June 24, 2022. On the day preceding its release, she revealed the album cover along with the title Takin' It Back ; it was released on October 21, 2022. The album debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200. On September 28, 2022, Australia's Seven Network announced that Trainor will serve as a judge on Australian Idol in 2023. " Made You Look "
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#17327868655676200-514: The lyrics of "All About That Bass", Trainor began writing "more inclusive" songs about body positivity , citing "Me Too" and the Thank You track "Woman Up" (2016) as examples. The album Title explores themes like heartbreak, one-night stands , relationships, and sex. According to Slant Magazine ' s Alexa Camp, Trainor continued to peddle a "myopic, commercialized brand of feminism " with Thank You . Trainor incorporated empowerment as
6300-639: The mid-year months of 2009 and 2010. Her debut album Meghan Trainor was released on December 25, 2009. Trainor released the song "Take Care of Our Soldiers" on April 16, 2010, all the proceeds from which benefited the United Service Organizations (USO) and Cape Cod Cares for Our Troops. The following year Trainor released the acoustic albums I'll Sing with You and Only 17 . At a music conference in Nashville , Trainor introduced herself to former NRBQ member Al Anderson . He
6400-418: The music industry, Treat Myself was released on January 31, 2020, along with its third single " Nice to Meet Ya " which features Nicki Minaj , to mixed reviews which resulted in a Metacritic score of 51 based on four of them. Treat Myself debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 and "Nice to Meet Ya" debuted at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. Trainor released a deluxe version of
6500-488: The music of Frank Sinatra for influencing her blend of hip hop and pop music. Trainor had been introduced to soca at the age of seven when her aunt married Trinidadian soca singer Burton Toney. As a songwriter, she has been influenced by Sinatra's repertoire, saying, "No one writes like that anymore, because it's hard". She has described Stevie Wonder and Phil Collins as inspirations, and has cited Bruno Mars as one of her biggest influences. Trainor considers doo-wop
6600-402: The music video for her song " Dear Future Husband ", released in March 2015. In the video, she meets Puth on an online dating service and he comes to Trainor's home with a carryout pizza, which succeeds in impressing her. On May 1, 2015, Puth released a five-song extended play, Some Type of Love . In June 2015, he released the promotional single " Nothing but Trouble " with Lil Wayne , from
6700-536: The music video of his first song, "These Are My Sexy Shades". In December 2010, he released his debut extended play, The Otto Tunes , an independent release. In 2011, he won an online video competition sponsored by Perez Hilton , Can You Sing? , with a version of Adele 's " Someone like You ", which he performed with Emily Luther. In the same year Ellen DeGeneres announced that she had signed Puth and Luther to her label, eleveneleven , after seeing their performance of "Someone like You". Puth and Luther had performed
6800-427: The nonprofit organization. In 2016, Trainor said she had never voted in a United States presidential election and did not intend to do so in the future. She said she preferred Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election . Trainor is outspoken about LGBTQ rights and gun control , and was among the 200 artists and music executives to sign Billboard ' s open letter to
6900-654: The opinions of men. Trainor did not identify as a feminist in a 2014 Billboard interview; however, two years later, she had changed her views. In a 2020 interview, Trainor said she was "just ... stupid and young", and did not identify as a feminist due to her mother's advice that she should not claim to be something if she did not understand the word, and thought feminists were "those people that hate [her]". In April 2023, she attracted controversy after making negative remarks about teachers and announcing that she will homeschool her children on her podcast, and she later apologized. Trainor met actor Daryl Sabara in 2014 at
7000-581: The promotional single "L.U.V." The music video was directed by Andrew Vallentine. In the same year, he co-wrote the song "Celebrate" by Pitbull , included in his eighth studio album Globalization and featured in the 2014 Dreamworks Animation film Penguins of Madagascar . In early 2015, Puth signed with APG / Atlantic , and his previous records were removed from iTunes . In February 2015, Puth released his debut single " Marvin Gaye ", which features American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor . The single has been certified 2× Platinum in Australia, topped
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7200-505: The second single " One Call Away ". The song peaked at number 12 in the United States, 26 in the United Kingdom and 4 in Australia. By June 2017 the song had sold 1,575,475 copies domestically. Puth released a remix for the song, entitled "One Call Away (Coast to Coast Mix)", featuring American rapper Tyga , American singers Ty Dolla Sign and Brett Eldredge and Mexican singer Sofia Reyes . His debut album, Nine Track Mind ,
7300-446: The single " Bedroom Floor ", which he co-produced and provided background vocals for. In 2018, he was featured on G-Eazy 's single " Sober ". On January 4, 2018, Puth released the first promotional single from Voicenotes , " If You Leave Me Now " featuring Boyz II Men . Puth also announced that he would be pushing the release date to May 11, 2018, from its original release date of January 19, 2018. On March 15, 2018, " Done for Me "
7400-454: The single " I'm a Lady ", which she recorded for the film Smurfs: The Lost Village , in which she also voiced a character called Smurfmelody. In December 2017, Fox announced Trainor as one of the judges on the show The Four: Battle for Stardom , along with Sean Combs , DJ Khaled and Charlie Walk . The program's first two seasons were broadcast in 2018. Trainor competed against singer Shania Twain in an episode of TBS 's show Drop
7500-501: The song " Slippin' " and with Hilton on the song "Chasin'". In support of Timeless , she will embark on her first headlining concert tour in over seven years, The Timeless Tour , in September 2024, with Natasha Bedingfield , Olsen, Russell, and Ryan serving as special guests. During her childhood, Trainor's father introduced her to 1950s music , doo-wop , jazz , and the work of James Brown . She grew up listening to soca and Caribbean music, and credits 1950s music, soca, and
7600-595: The song "Sweet Morning Heat" to the Netflix film Unfrosted (2024) in April 2024. The music video for Timeless ' s second single, "To the Moon" (2024), featured appearances by Sabara, their son, Niecy Nash , and the influencers Chris Olsen and Brookie and Jessie. The album was released on June 7, 2024, and peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard 200, number 12 on the UK Albums Chart , and number 23 on
7700-587: The song on the show. In December 2012 he released a promotional single, "Break Again", with additional vocals by Emily Luther. The music video was released days later. On January 25, 2012, Puth and Luther performed the song and Lady Antebellum 's " Need You Now " on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . Puth also performed at an event supporting DKMS Delete Blood Cancer , the world's largest bone marrow donor center, in October 2012. Puth left eleveneleven in late 2012. On October 23, 2013, he released his second independent extended play, Ego , to streaming online . Puth
7800-491: The sound of her debut EP has been compared to that of American indie pop singer-songwriters Jenny Lewis and Neko Case , and the "retro-girl-group" sound of her debut single to that of 1960s singers such as Betty Everett and Eydie Gormé . The album Title is a fusion of girl group pop and old-school hip hop and Thank You is an R&B album with dance-pop elements, while Trainor incorporated electronic dance music influences and funk on Treat Myself . She pursued
7900-481: The soundtrack to the documentary 808: The Movie . During 2015, Puth worked on several albums of other artists. He co-wrote and produced the "Broke" and "Pull Up" for Jason Derulo 's album Everything Is 4 , co-wrote "Bombastic" with Bonnie McKee from the album of the same title , and produced "Working Class Heroes (Work)" on CeeLo Green 's album Heart Blanche . Pre-orders for Puth's debut studio album Nine Track Mind began on August 20, 2015, along with
8000-671: The surgery and would need a six-week recovery period before performing again. Trainor appeared as a musical guest on the third season of the American television sitcom Undateable . In late 2015, American singer Who Is Fancy released the single " Boys Like You ", which features her and Ariana Grande . Trainor won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards . Trainor told E! Online on January 7, 2016, she had almost finished working on her second major-label studio album Thank You . She told MTV News
8100-465: The top ten of both the Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart . Its single, " We Don't Talk Anymore " (featuring Selena Gomez ), peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. His second album, Voicenotes (2018), was met with a critical incline and similar commercial success. The album spawned the top-five single " Attention ", and received a nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at
8200-482: The top-10 singles " Lips Are Movin " and " Like I'm Gonna Lose You "; it debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 . The single " No " led her follow-up album, the R&;B Thank You (2016), both of which reached number three on the respective charts. In 2020, Trainor released the electronic dance music -influenced album Treat Myself and the holiday album A Very Trainor Christmas . She followed these with
8300-539: The window pretty much every day—it's just not what I'm used to, and I don't think I'm ever going to be used to it, and my therapy is to just put melody to it and sing it." Puth started collaborating with clothing brand Hollister Co. in 2017. He said that Justin Bieber 's "viral leap into superstardom as a result of YouTube" influenced him to attempt the same. In 2022, he began dating Brooke Sansone, an old family friend. On December 2, Puth made it official on his Instagram account. On September 7, 2023, he confirmed
8400-517: Was among the 150 artists and influencers to sign their support for Planned Parenthood 's #BansOffOurBodies campaign in support of Roe v. Wade . Trainor has won four ASCAP Pop Music Awards, two Billboard Music Awards , a People's Choice Award , and a Grammy Award . Trainor was awarded Best Female Artist at the 2009 International Acoustic Music Awards and the Grand Prize at the 2010 New Orleans Songwriter's Festival; she has also won
8500-476: Was born on December 22, 1993, in Nantucket, Massachusetts , to jewelers Kelli ( née Jekanowski) and Gary Trainor. She has an older brother named Ryan and a younger brother named Justin. She began singing at age six, at a Methodist church with her father who was a music teacher and organist. Trainor's family encouraged her to pursue her musical interests and she had told her father she wanted to become
8600-465: Was bullied at school. He said, "They would team up against me so bad and they would kick me in a place that wouldn't feel fantastic and I would need to throw up and they would then say I was pretending to throw up." On On Air with Ryan Seacrest he said he had a nervous breakdown from "just being overworked—and I'm in my head a lot and that, in combination with jetlag and, you know, the self-realization that I am getting more famous and my privacy goes out
8700-604: Was credited with the production and writing of songs and jingles for fellow YouTube personalities . He wrote the theme song for Shane Dawson 's Shane and Friends podcast and skits, the intro jingle for the videos of the Vlogger family the SHAYTARDS , the original theme song for Charles Trippy's vlog Internet Killed Television , and a song for the tour and movie of YouTube group Our 2nd Life, as well as several singles for Our 2nd Life member Ricky Dillon . In 2014 he released
8800-483: Was criticized by Vox 's Kelsey McKinney for dismissing people of smaller body types. Trainor justified her use of the lyric by stating "just kidding, I know even you think you are fat" right after it. Trainor's debut extended play (EP), Title , was released on September 9, 2014. Trainor and Kadish composed its songs. The EP peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 17 on
8900-477: Was impressed by Trainor's songwriting and referred her to his publisher Carla Wallace of Nashville-based music publishing firm Big Yellow Dog Music. Though Trainor had been offered a full scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, she decided to pursue her songwriting career and signed with Big Yellow Dog Music in 2012. She began her career as a songwriter-for-hire because of her ability to compose in
9000-504: Was just writing my song to my future husband out there, wherever he is". Trainor performed a duet with Charlie Puth on his debut single " Marvin Gaye ", which was released in February 2015. Trainor began her first headlining concert tour, That Bass Tour , on February 11, 2015, with Australian band Sheppard as the opening act. The album was also promoted through the " MTrain Tour ", with Puth and Life of Dillon as opening acts. The tour
9100-674: Was nominated for three Grammy Awards : Song of the Year , Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media . It was also shortlisted for the Song of the Year for the BBC Music Awards and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards . He produced the song " Slow Motion " for Trey Songz and has arranged sessions with Jason Derulo and Lil Wayne . Puth starred as Meghan Trainor's love interest in
9200-628: Was not " synth-y, pop-y " enough. Trainor later met Paul Pontius, the A&;R agent for Epic Records , and performed "All About That Bass" for him. Pontius arranged a meeting with label chairman L.A. Reid , during which Trainor performed the song for Reid, who signed her 20 minutes later. Subsequently, Trainor hired Troy Carter as her manager and released "All About That Bass" on June 30, 2014. The song reached number one in 58 countries, its music video went viral , and it sold 11 million units worldwide. It spent eight consecutive weeks atop
9300-627: Was pregnant with a baby boy. On July 1, 2023, she gave birth to their second son. Trainor has partnered with the American Cancer Society , and made public appearances in charity events such as We Day California, as well as The Hollywood Reporter ' s 24th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast. In 2018, the British media company Global 's in-house charity Make Some Noise invited Trainor to present
9400-567: Was released as the album's third single in August 2016, and received a music video that includes a cameo from Beau Bridges . Trainor appeared on three other artists' songs in 2016, "Forgive Me Father" from DJ Khaled 's album Major Key , "Someday" from Michael Bublé 's album Nobody but Me , and " Baby, It's Cold Outside " from Brett Eldredge 's album Glow . She co-wrote multiple songs that year, including Jennifer Lopez 's " Ain't Your Mama " and "You Gotta Not" from Little Mix 's album Glory Days . On February 24, 2017, Trainor released
9500-453: Was released as the second single from the album and became her first UK Singles Chart top-10 single since "Marvin Gaye". The song peaked within the top five in countries including Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2023, Trainor announced her first book, Dear Future Mama , which was released on April 25. Kris Jenner appeared in the music video for her single " Mother " (2023), from
9600-414: Was released as the third single from Voicenotes . The song features singer Kehlani . The song also peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. On March 25, 2018, Puth released the fourth single " Change " featuring James Taylor . A day earlier, Puth sang the song at the March for Our Lives event in Los Angeles. The album also features the songs " The Way I Am " the fifth single off the album. Voicenotes
9700-416: Was released on January 29, 2016. The album debuted at number three in the United Kingdom. The album itself peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 . It also received a score of 37 out of 100 on Metacritic , becoming the 15th worst-reviewed album on the site. Puth embarked his debut live concert, Nine Track Mind Tour, in March 2016. In 2016, Puth was the first musician to sign a deal with Deutsch Music,
9800-436: Was released on May 10, 2024. Puth was referenced by Taylor Swift in her 2024 song " The Tortured Poets Department ", taken from the album of the same name , in which she sings: "We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist," attracting media attention. Encouraged by this shoutout, Puth released the single "Hero" on May 24 of that year. On November 8, 2024, he released a song titled "December 25th". Growing up, Puth
9900-488: Was released on May 11, 2018, to generally positive reviews from critics; it debuted and peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 58,000 album-equivalent units , of which 39,000 were pure album sales. Puth embarked on the Voicenotes Tour in 2018, with Hailee Steinfeld as a special guest. In August 2019, Puth released " I Warned Myself "; another single, " Mother ", was released in September, and
10000-583: Was set to begin on July 3 but Trainor was diagnosed with a vocal cord hemorrhage that month and her medical team ordered her to undergo complete vocal rest , delaying the first two dates of the tour. In July, she announced that she was writing the song " Better When I'm Dancin' " for The Peanuts Movie soundtrack (2015). On August 11, 2015, Trainor announced the cancellation of the remainder of her North American tour and said she would undergo surgery "to finally fix this once and for all". On September 1, 2015, she confirmed that she had successfully gone through
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