Charlie Puth photographed in 2015 for Atlantic Records.
Charlie Puth photographed in 2015 for Atlantic Records.
Catie Laffoon
Let’s just get it out of the way: Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor are not dating. Their mega makeout at the American Music Awards was totally planned. He’s ready for his next stage appearance as part of the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, for which he’s created a mobile studio on his tour bus.
Casually brushing off those who saw the kiss and cried publicity stunt, Puth tellsBillboard it was instead “a visual representation” of his song "Marvin Gaye." “I wanted to make a record people could put on and fall in love with each other the minute they hear it. All these R&B soul records I grew up with -- I wanted to make the modern day version of that. Ariana Grande chose to dance to 'Focus' wearing a ‘20s ritzy scenario with everyone wearing white -- that was visually what she saw. It’s a matter of taste.