Charlie Puth has been on a whirlwind of activity lately, from performing the 'Star-Spangled Banner' to open Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium last month to the release of his fourth and latest studio album, 'Whatever's Clever!', via Atlantic Records, which dropped today, March 27th. As Billboard reported, the pop singer spoke about his album, saying, "I had to take a closer look at myself to make this record and sing about things I normally wouldn't sing about." He further added, "Audiences knew my music more than they knew me because I never really gave them a chance to know me. This is the chance."
The 'Attention' hitmaker's ambition was to create a "rich, warm, and big-sounding record." To bring his vision to life, BloodPop came on board as co-producer, pushing Puth to "use sonics I hadn't touched before, to sing about subjects I'd never sung about, and write songs that might've made me uncomfortable in the past." The album features assistance from Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins, who contribute to the yacht rock song 'Love In Exile'; actor Jeff Goldblum, whose spoken word lyrics are woven into 'Until It Happens To You.'
This comes after Puth graced the screen with a performance of album cut 'Sideways' alongside Coco Jones on March 26th during an appearance on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'. His 'WHATEVER'S CLEVER! World Tour' will kick off on April 22nd at San Diego's Viejas Arena, followed by pan-European concerts in June and July.
With streams topping 35 billion, Charlie Puth has collected nine multi-platinum singles, four Grammy Award nominations, three Billboard Music Awards, a Critic's Choice Award, and a Golden Globe nomination. He has also enjoyed a 12-week stint at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his Wiz Khalifa collaboration on the 2015 hit 'See You Again.'
In a recent sit-down with Tomás Mier at Blue Note Jazz Club Los Angeles, Charlie Puth said, "What's funny is I don't consider any of these 12 songs to be clever; I consider them to be real." He insists that 'Whatever's Clever!' is "inherently jazzy" and "incredibly honest."
