Charlie Puth, whose wife is currently expecting a baby, took to social media yesterday to make a public plea to Elon Musk, imploring him to halt the late-night rocket launches from Santa Barbara. "Hi @elonmusk…these sonic booms have become progressively more intense since the rocket launches in Santa Barbara began," the singer wrote. "This one at 3am today felt like 150-160 dB, violently shook our entire house, and really frightened my pregnant wife. I hope they don't get any louder."
As the CEO of SpaceX, Musk maintains rocket testing bases in California, Florida, and Texas, with the California launches taking place at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara. According to the SpaceX website, a Falcon 9 rocket was launched Wednesday morning at 3:40 a.m., warning that "there was a possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may have heard one or more sonic booms during the launch, but the experience was dependent on weather and other conditions."
In October, Puth appeared on The Tonight Show to perform his single "Changes" and sat down with host Jimmy Fallon to discuss his album and the announcement of his impending fatherhood in the "Changes" music video. "We're expecting a baby in March," he told Fallon. "I'm gonna be a dad. I was told not to reveal the gender." He added with a smile, "I hope baby likes music, because it's the only thing I'm good at."
Furthermore, Puth has been announced as the performer of the national anthem at the 2026 Super Bowl. "I can't believe I'm saying this… I will be performing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LX," Puth captioned a playful post celebrating the news. In a clip, he breaks down the difficulty of singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" to a group of football players using game-day terminology, a nod to his social videos where he overexplains music in an amusing way.
