"We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist," the pop superstar sings on her new album's title trackMelody Chiu is an Executive Editor at PEOPLE overseeing music, events and emerging content. She has been with the brand since 2009, editing, writing and reporting across all entertainment verticals. She has written cover stories on Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Melissa McCarthy, Blake Shelton, Jordan Turpin and Sandra Oh.
Swift includes an unexpected name drop, singing, "You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate/ We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist."about his admiration for Swift, often covering her songs during his shows."This is why she's such a genius, man," he said while performing her early hit"Teardrops on My Guitar" in 2021."These are the chord changes. It's wonderful. I think it's wonderful.
"I've lurked your account for ages! Thanks for the welcome, piano prince," Swift responded, adding a crown emoji."It was really a lifeline for me — just the things that I was going through, the things that I was writing about, it kind of reminded me why songwriting actually gets me through my life," she said.
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