Charlie Puth returned to his alma mater, Berklee College of Music, in honor of his most recent album Voicenotes!
The “How Long” crooner attended the Spotify event on Thursday (July 12) in Boston.
Spotify hosted the special workshop and intimate live performance, during which Charlie was joined by singer Kara DioGuardi (his former teacher!) and the students.
“I’m on cloud nine right now, you know why?” Charlie asked the crowd gathered at Cafe 939 on campus. “I played a show in front of 15,000 people last night. But my first show ever was in this room, it’s come full circle.”
Charlie also gave advice to the upper semester top-performing students from the songwriting department. He listened to the their original songs, sang along, and provided feedback, including, “Your hit song is not in the distant future, it can be as close as you want it to be. Don’t get frustrated.”
After his five-song set, Charlie shared, “You guys are all brilliant. It took me 10 years to get here, and you can do it too. It’s just about persistence but enjoy Berklee while you’re at it!”
Charlie Puth is back with a new music video, just in time for his new tour!
The 26-year-old singer dropped the visual for his song “The Way I Am,” which is the fifth single from his second studio album Voicenotes, which he released back in May.
The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and has been certified as a gold album by the RIAA.
Charlie will be heading out on the road in the U.S. this week with Hailee Steinfeld as his supporting act. Go get tickets!
The singers and the pop band pumped up the crowd at the event held on Friday (June 22) at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Charlie belted out his new single “The Way I Am,” Meghan opened the show with her catchy track “No Excuses,” and Echosmith performed their new song “Over My Head” as well as their 2013 hit “Cool Kids.”
Charlie was also nominated for Breakout Artist of the Year, though he lost to Camila Cabello. Meghan was up for for Best Artist and Best Song That Makes You Smile for “No Excuses,” losing to Shawn Mendes and BTS‘s “DNA,” respectively. Echosmith was nominated for Best Duo/Group, also losing to BTS.
Watch all of the performances below!
Charlie Puth “The Way I Am” | 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards
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During the interview, Charlie performed a cover of Shawn Mendes‘ hit new song “In My Blood.”
Charlie takes to the piano for a emotional rendition of the song.
