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10 Feb 2025

Taylor Swift Defended by Serena Williams & Flavor Flav After Getting Booed at the 2025 Super Bowl

Taylor Swift wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms by every person at the 2025 Super Bowl, with the pop star receiving boos from some members of the crowd when her image appeared on the Caesars Superdome jumbotron Sunday (Feb. 9). But Serena Williams and Flavor Flav both have her back.

In videos taken at the big game in New Orleans — where the Kansas City Chiefs went on to lose to the Philadelphia Eagles 22-40 — Swift sits next to “Karma” collaborator Ice Spice and surveys the crowd when her face is projected on the big screens. A choir of “boos” then erupts from parts of the stadium, likely from fans of that night’s winners, who knew she was there to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce, tight end for the opposing team.

In the moment, the 14-time Grammy winner simply gave a side-eye and a resigned laugh, but Williams — who later joined Kendrick Lamar on the field during halftime for a brief-but-iconic cameo — was quick to come to Swift’s defense. “I love you @taylorswift13 dont listen to those booo!!” the tennis champ posted on X.

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The Public Enemy rapper — the self-proclaimed “King Swiftie” — also quickly showed support for the “Fortnight” singer online. “Eagles fans will boo anyone,,, remember when they booed and attacked Santa Claus,??? SANTA CLAUS,!!!” he wrote on Bluesky, sharing a Wikipedia link describing a famous 1968 incident wherein Philadelphia football fans pelted the star of that year’s Christmas parade with snowballs.

“The only person who might bring more spirit and joy to people than Taylor Swift,,, and of course your boy Flavor Flav,” he added. “Just Shake It Off.”

Williams and Flav were just two of countless Swifties who spoke up for Swift on social media after the booing at the Superdome. And, as many fans pointed out, it’s not as if the “Anti-Hero” musician is lacking in applause from the people of New Orleans, who showed up in droves to see her for three nights straight when she brought her Eras Tour to that exact stadium in October.

One person, however, who definitely didn’t have kind things to say online after the incident was President Donald Trump, who also attended the game Sunday. “The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift,” he wrote on Truth Social. “She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!”

Eagles fans will boo anyone,,, remember when they booed and attacked Santa Claus,??? SANTA CLAUS,!!! The only person who might bring more spirit and joy to people than Taylor Swift,,, and of course your boy Flavor Flav. Just Shake It Off. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philade…

— FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ (@flavorflav.bsky.social) 2025-02-10T06:00:36.834Z

10 Feb 2025

Quevedo Unveils Latin America Tour Dates: ‘We’re Preparing an Incredible Show With Many Surprises’ 

Spanish hitmaker Quevedo is set to return to Latin America with his Buenas Noches Tour, his first trek there in two years.  

His most ambitious tour in Latin America to date, the “Gran Vía” singer will launch his 14-date stint in Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes on April 23. He will then take his show to other major cities including Bogotá, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Lima, Peru.  

“I am very excited to return to Latin America after such a long time,” Quevedo tells Billboard. “It’s an audience that has always received me so warmly, and their energy is unique. I’m really looking forward to living this experience together again.” 

The new tour is in support of his latest album, Buenas Noches, released in November, marking his comeback after a brief hiatus. Quevedo’s second album since his breakthrough in 2022, but first under a new distribution deal with Rimas Entertainment, the eclectic 18-track set is a mix of pop and urban, with collaborations with artists including Sech and De LaGhetto, Aitana and Pitbull.  

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The LP scored the 23-year-old hitmaker his highest charting album on any Billboard tally yet, launching at No. 2 on Latin Pop Albums (dated Dec. 7), and at No. 11 on the Latin Rhythm Albums chart.  

“This tour means a lot to me — we are preparing an incredible show, with many surprises for the audience,” Quevedo says about the trek’s production. “We have worked on every detail to make sure that each show is unique. I have put a lot of love into this tour, it is very special for me to sing in front of so many fans far from my home, I feel it is very special, and I am sure they will enjoy it.” 

Fore more info on ticket sales, visit Quevedo’s website. Check out the complete list of dates below:  

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10 Feb 2025

Which Moment From Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Your Favorite? Vote!

Kendrick Lamar‘s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show was full of memorable moments — and Billboard wants to know which one is your favorite.

There certainly are a lot to choose from, with the Compton rapper demonstrating his prowess with 13 straight minutes of back-to-back hits and all-star cameos from collaborators and friends. After the show opened with Samuel L. Jackson — dressed in a full star-spangled getup — introducing himself as “Uncle Sam” and making the first of several pointed interjections about Lamar’s messaging, Dot appeared on top of his GNX to perform an unreleased song snippet as an impossible number of dancers popped out of his signature car.

Things got progressively more interesting and high-energy from there, with Lamar transitioning from GNX lead single “Squabble Up” to a sequence honoring his Pulitzer-winning 2017 album DAMN., featuring hits “Humble” and “DNA.” He went on to tease viewers — and his musical nemesis, Drake — by faking like he was about to perform his Grammy-winning Billboard Hot 100-topping smash “Not Like Us” before saying that he couldn’t, because “you know how they love to sue” (an almost definite reference to Drizzy’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group).

The “Euphoria” artist did eventually play “Not Like Us,” which itself featured numerous highlights including Serena Williams crip walking; Lamar staring dead into the camera to tease, “Say, Drake …”; and the entire crowd at Caesars Superdome joining in for an ear-splitting “probably A-minor!” chorus. But all of that came after SZA joined him on stage for vibey performances of their collaborations “Luther” and “All the Stars.” Lamar closed out his show with another GNX favorite, “TV Off,” featuring an almost obligatory on-field cameo from producer Mustard.

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Between halves of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 40-22 blowout win against the Kansas City Chiefs, Lamar made history on the field. Vote for your favorite moment from the already iconic showcase below.

10 Feb 2025

SZA Calls Kendrick Lamar a ‘Prophet’ After Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Performance: ‘Thank You For Lifting Me Up’

Despite taking the stage for what is traditionally the most-viewed television event of the year on Sunday night (Feb. 9), SZA said she wasn’t nervous before joining Kendrick Lamar for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.

“THANK YOU @kendricklamar for consistently putting the world on your back . At all times . Thank you for lifting me up . Thank you for encouraging me and being so willing to bend to whatever I may need,” SZA wrote on Instagram early Monday morning (Feb. 10) alongside a series of pics and videos from the pair’s pioneering set, which marked the first time a solo rapper has headlined the Super Bowl.

“Thank you to your incredible team and mine ! You’re a prophet . But you knew that,” SZA said of the Pulitzer Prize winning Lamar, who Billboard‘s Damien Scott praised for bringing an “unfiltered hip-hop show” to the big game in style. SZA continued, “I wasn’t nervous today . I was ready to rep for u. For US . Thank you God ,Dot, and the NFL for this opportunity #SUPERBOWL2025 wrapped.”

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The “Kill Bill” singer’s post ended with images of her hopping on a private jet and having a celebratory meal of chicken and mac and cheese and chilling out with her dog.

Lamar’s intense set at the Caesars Superdome in the midst of what turned out to be a blow-out 40-22 win by the Philadelphia Eagles over reigning champs the Kansas City Chiefs featured an intro from actor Samuel L. Jackson (aka “Uncle Sam”), an opening verse from an unreleased song as well as the recent Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Squabble Up.” Lamar then stepped through a set that included such fan favorites as “Humble,” “DNA,” “Euphoria,” “Man at the Garden” and “Peekaboo” before being joined by SZA for the GNX track “Luther” and “All the Stars” from the Black Panther soundtrack.

The set ended, of course, with the expected roll-out of K-Dot’s vicious, beef-ending, Grammy-winning Drake attack track “Not Like Us,” during which Lamar eschewed the legally tricky line “certified pedophile,” but left in “tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minor.”

10 Feb 2025

Travis Scott Reveals Stormi’s Favorite Song & What Makes Her Excited About His Music: ‘She Knows Every Word’

Though becoming a stadium artist was a huge bucket list moment for Travis Scott in 2023, achieving such a feat with his children in attendance during his SoFi performance in L.A., a performance that was a part of his Circus Maximus Tour, was the real cherry on top. In his latest cover story with Billboard, Scott beamed joyfully when speaking about his career’s biggest championship moment.

“When I was walking through SoFi and had my little ones with me, they got on the stage,” Scott tells Billboard‘s deputy director of hip-hop/R&B Carl Lamarre of his children — son Aire and daughter Stormi — whom he shares with former partner Kylie Jenner. “I remember my [3-year-old] son — he can talk — he was like, ‘Yo, who’s performing here?’ My daughter was like, ‘Daddy!’ My son was like, ‘All these people.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, it’s going to be kind of turnt.’ He’s like, ‘For real?’ Stormi’s like, ‘Yeah.’ She’s like describing the show. There’s all this pyro and people are going crazy. I was like, ‘Yeah, this is tight.’ I always wanted to do stadiums, and it was kind of cool to have the little ones understand and know what I’m doing. They were amped for the show. So that was lit.”

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Scott also gushed about his daughter Stormi’s new favorite song, “Thank God,” from his 2023 blockbuster album UTOPIA, which topped her previous go-to jam, “Mamacita.”

“I love it, man. F–k! I still listen to that album, too,” Scott said, highlighting his 7-year-old’s love for his older catalog. “It just reassures me that I’m not f–king crazy. This s–t hard. That’s how I know that Stormi’s turnt. Out of all the songs, that song’s turnt and she loves it. Her new favorite song is now ‘Thank God.’ I don’t know if it’s because she’s on it. She didn’t know she was on it until she heard the album. She’s like, ‘That’s me!’ She knows every word. It’s cool to see even the youth is tapped in on that level. It’s ill. It gives me a reason to wake up.”

10 Feb 2025

Chappell Roan Doubles Down on Her ‘Call to Action’ for the Music Industry: ‘Help Us Make Real Change’

After making headlines with her critical acceptance speech at the 2025 Grammys, Chappell Roan is doubling down on helping up-and-coming artists earn a livable wage and affordable healthcare.

In a series of posts to Instagram Stories on Sunday night (Feb. 9), Roan continued the conversation about her speech, and called on music industry’s power players to invest more financial support into their artists. “Sharing my personal experience at the Grammys wasn’t meant to be a crowdfunded bandaid but a call to action to the leaders of the industry to step up, help us make a real change and protect their investments in a sustainable way,” she wrote.

The “Pink Pony Club” singer also continued to indirectly call out former music industry executive Jeff Rabhan, who criticized the singer’s speech in a blistering op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter. Rabhan referred to Roan’s call for change “wildly misinformed” and claimed that the singer was both “too green and too uninformed to be the agent of change she aspires to be today.”

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“My mind will not be changed about artists deserving more than what’s standard in the industry,” she wrote. “Random dudes are allowed to criticize my Grammy speech, but they best put their money where their mouth is, otherwise MOVE out the way.”

Roan and Rabhan previously traded public messages, with Roan calling for Rabhan to match her $25,000 donation to funding developing artists. Rabhan, in turn, replied that Roan should “stop dumpster diving” by criticizing his criticism, and instead should “act like the agent of change you say you want to be,” pointing out that the singer’s donation came after his critique.

In her posts, Roan also revealed the charity she was sharing her money with — Backline, a nonprofit that “connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources.” Specifically, Roan pointed to a fundraising initiative from the organization that is “supporting accessibility of health care for artists.”

However, Roan told her fans that she did not expect them to donate to these efforts — instead she pointed out that industry executives should feel compelled to donate to the organization. “Fans, y’all don’t have to donate a damn penny,” she wrote. “This is one of many opportunities for the industry powers to show up for artists. There is much more work to be done.”

For anyone questioning whether or not Roan herself shared such a donation, the “Hot to Go” singer concluded her posts with a screenshot of a confirmation email from Backline confirming her donation of $25,000 to their fundraiser. “Here,” she added.

Among those who shared their support for Roan were Noah Kahan and Charli XCX, both of whom pledged to match the singer’s $25,000 donation before her latest posts, with both artists posting since-expired posts to their Instagram Stories. “I’m inspired by you,” Kahan said of the singer. “Happy to get the ball rolling. Money where my mouth is.”

10 Feb 2025

Ye Deletes X Account After Days Long Misogynistic, Antisemitic Spree, Thanks Elon Musk For ‘Allowing Me to Vent’

Ye appeared to sign off from X on Sunday (Dec. 9) following a days long spree during which he posted dozens of antisemitic, misogynistic and homophobic messages, culminating with the rapper sharing a string of uncensored clips from pornographic movies.

According to KTLA, West signed off with a final post on Sunday night — just a few hours after appearing in a cryptic ad promoting his Yeezy shoe brand during Super Bowl LIX — writing, “I’m logging out of Twitter. I appreciate [X owner] Elon [Musk] for allowing me to vent. It has been very cathartic to use the world as a sounding board.” At press time it did not appear as if Musk had responded to West shutting down his account and it was unclear if the move was West’s choice or if the account had been suspended by X; a spokesperson for West had not returned Billboard’s request for comment at press time.

The sign-off came after West posted another shot at frequent target Taylor Swift, who attended the game to support boyfriend Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. “If its about the culture… why are we letting Taylor Swift be seen on TV singing a song about taking a Black man down and accusing of things that can take a Black man down for life,” West, 47, wrote in one of his all-caps missives.

He then lashed out at Lamar, issuing the latest in a four-day deluge of antisemitic slurs. “Kendrick is being used by these white people and Jews and so am I,” Ye wrote. In prior days, West had also expressed his support for disgraced Bad Boy Records boss Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently in jail without bail awaiting a May trial on racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution charges.

“@realDonaldTrump please free my brother Puff,” wrote Ye of the formerly high-flying rap mogul who is also facing dozens of lawsuits from men and women who claim he sexually and physically assaulted them and forced or coerced them into sexual activity over the past 25+ years, accusations Combs has denied.

Ye’s comments also included repeated attacks on the Jewish people via stereotypes and antisemitic language, jokes about the disabled, homophobic slurs and a double-down on his praise for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler (“I love Hitler”) and the statement “I’m a Nazi.”

The hate-filled posts drew alarm from the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, who said in a statement that it was, “Another egregious display of antisemitism, racism and misogyny from Ye on his X account this morning. Just a few years ago, ADL found that 30 antisemitic indents nationwide were tied to Kanye’s 2022 antisemitic rants. We condemn this dangerous behavior and need to call it what it is: a flagrant and unequivocal display of hate.”

Ye also referenced Twitter/X owner and unofficial White House advisor Elon Musk’s repeated use of a Nazi-like salute at an inauguration event for Donald Trump last month, which was widely criticized; while not disavowing directly that the gesture was similar to the Nazi salute, Musk responded to critics at the time by saying they “need better dirty tricks.” “Elon stole my Nazi swag at the inauguration… yooo my guy get your own third rale,” Ye wrote on Friday, adding, “I can say Jew as much as I want. I can say Hitler as much as I want.”

Ye was kicked off X (then still known as Twitter) in October 2022 for antisemitic posts, then briefly reinstated in November of that year and re-suspended in November after he posted an image of a swastika intertwined with a Jewish star. Musk reinstated West’s account eight months later.

The manic posting spree, which at times found West firing off dozens of all-caps tweets per hour, prompted former Friends star David Schwimmer to ask Musk on Saturday to ban Ye from the platform. “This is so 2022. We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk,” the Jewish actor, 58, wrote on Instagram. “Kanye West has 32.7 million followers on your platform, X. That’s twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence. His sick hate speech results in REAL LIFE violence against Jews.”

Following Schwimmer’s comments, Ye posted on X that Musk had unfollowed him. “Elon unfollowed me so I’m not sure how much longer I’ll be on twitter / X If I’m taken off go to,” he wrote. Last week, Ye’s hate posts were amplified by white supremacist Nick Fuentes, who wrote “we’re back” in response to one of the rapper’s tweets, in which he wrote, “all you pleeeeease come at me… that’s who we spot the k–ns… let these white people and Jewish people tell you what to do and say.”

Ye’s barrage of hate speech was capped on Sunday by a string of posts featuring scenes from uncensored porn films, as well as some that appeared to target singer Cassie, who dated Combs for a decade. Cassie alleged in a since-settled lawsuit that she suffered years of rape and repeated physical abuse at Combs’ hands, including allegations that he forced her to have sex with male prostitutes while he watched; Diddy has denied those, and dozens of other allegations of abuse.

“When I [sic] man truly loves a woman he may express it in rage I empathize with both sides,” West wrote in the since deleted tweet alongside an image of Diddy and Cassie screenshotted from a video of Combs assaulting the singer in a hotel hallway. He doubled down on the misogynistic comments by appearing to downplay the seriousness of Cassie’s charges of intimate partner violence.

“Hey, question if someone were to beat up their girlfriend in public, would that be considered domestic violence, or is that outdoor violence, or is it just public indecency? … I’m just asking for a friend,” Ye wrote. The rapper was also reportedly selling a sweatshirt on his Yeezy site similar to the one Cassie was wearing in the widely seen 2016 assault video that he was calling “The Love Hoodie,” in seeming reference to Combs’ nickname “Love.”

At press time, however, it appeared that the only item for sale in the Yeezy store was a white t-shirt featuring a swastika.

10 Feb 2025

Rema Announces Heis World Tour: See the Dates

Rema announced on Monday (Feb. 10) that he’ll be embarking on the Heis World Tour this spring.

The 23-date jaunt will begin on April 11 at the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, includes his debut performance at both weekends of Coachella, and stops by major international arenas such as London’s O2 Arena and Paris’ Accor Arena before wrapping on Aug. 1 at Dream Park Festival in Malmo, Sweden.

Artist presale begins Tuesday, Feb. 11; the Spotify presale begins Wednesday, Feb. 12. General on-sale begins Thursday, Feb. 13, all at 10 a.m. local time. For more tour information, visit his website.

Rema (real name Divine Ikubor) released his sophomore album, Heis, in July via Mavin Global, Jonzing World and Interscope Records. The 11-track set featured previously released singles “Benin Boys” featuring Shallipopi, “Hehehe” and another collaboration with Odumodublvck (“War Machine”). It reached No. 7 on Billboard‘s World Albums chart and earned him his first Grammy nomination for best global music album.

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See Rema’s Heis World Tour dates below.

  • April 11 — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada @ Edmonton Expo Centre
  • April 13 — Indio, Calif. @ Coachella Weekend 1
  • April 20 — Indio, Calif. @ Coachella Weekend 2
  • April 24 — Mexico City, Mexico @ Cercle Odyssey
  • April 27 — Houston @ 713 Music Hall
  • April 30 — Chicago @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
  • May 3 — New York @ Madison Square Garden
  • May 6 — Boston @ MGM Music Hall
  • May 10 — Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Place Bell
  • May 11 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Scotiabank Arena
  • May 24 — Mauritius Island @ Cote D’Or
  • June 6 — Berlin, Germany @ Uber Eat Halle
  • June 8 — London, England @ O2 Arena
  • June 13 — Milan, Italy @ Fabrique
  • June 18 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ TAP 1
  • June 20 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
  • June 22 — Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Brussels
  • June 28 — Paris, France @ Accor Arena
  • July 20 — Okinawa, Japan @ Okinawa Arena
  • July 22 — Osaka, Japan @ Ookini Arena
  • July 25 — Seoul, South Korea @ TBA
  • July 27 — Tokyo, Japan @ Musashino Sports Plaza
  • Aug. 1 — Malmo, Sweden @ Dream Park Festival

10 Feb 2025

Donald Trump Taunts Taylor Swift After Apparent Super Bowl Boos: ‘MAGA Is Very Unforgiving’

Donald Trump became the first sitting President to attend a Super Bowl on Sunday (Feb. 9), when he watched two quarters of the Philadelphia Eagles’ dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs on their way to a decisive 40-22 victory. The second termer also became the first commander in chief to post a nasty taunt of a pop star following the big game when he once again lashed out at Taylor Swift.

“The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift,” Trump posted on his Truth Social media platform on Sunday night in reference to the singer’s preferred team. “She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!” Trump added, seemingly in reference to what sounded like a boo-bird greeting from some Eagles fans at the Caesars Superdome for the singer attending her second Super Bowl in support of boyfriend Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

The playground taunt from the leader of the free world also reposted a comment from the @libsoftiktok feed that read “Trump gets massive cheers at Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed. The world is healing!” While it was unclear from the broadcast if ratings-obsessed Trump got the “massive” cheers claimed, the President did seem to have hedged his bets before the game in an interview with Fox News in which he predicted the Chiefs would win. “I have to go with Kansas City,” Trump said, praising KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, for being a “MAGA fan.”

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The taunts from Trump, 78, continued his one-sided feud with Swift, who supported former President Joe Biden in 2020 when he defeated Trump and former VP Kamala Harris in last year’s election, when she subbed in for Biden at the 11th hour. At the time, Swift explained her endorsement by saying that she was disturbed by several AI-generated deepfakes that appeared to suggest she and Swifties supported Trump.

A day later, Tump appeared on Fox and Friends and lamented that the singer “seems to always endorse a Democrat and she’ll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace,” following up with a post in which he wrote, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”

10 Feb 2025

Teddy Swims Likens His Teen Years to ‘High School Musical’: ‘I Call Myself the Fat Troy Bolton’

Before becoming a Billboard Hot 100-topping singer/songwriter, Teddy Swims was dominating in a different arena: the football field. But just like Zac Efron’s High School Musical character before him, Swims had to take a break from sports to follow his musical dreams.

On the next episode of Mythical Kitchen’s Last Meals web series, premiering Tuesday at 6 a.m. ET, Swims sits down with host Josh Scherer to eat their way through some of the musician’s all-time favorite foods and talk about his life story. When Scherer compared Swims’ teen days growing up in Conyers, Georgia, to High School Musical — in which Efron’s Troy Bolton is the basketball star who harbors secret musical aspirations — Swims immediately related to the Disney analogy.

“I call myself the fat Troy Bolton, you know?” Swims laughed. “I wanted to quit football to do music, focus on theater. I remember my mom was so bummed out about it. She had [saved] all my stuff, all my trophies … since 6 years old. She was like, ‘Baby, we’re a football team. We’re a football family. Why would you do this to us? We’ve always done football!’ She was so confused. I just told her, ‘I want to do music. I really like music.’”

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His mom’s mind changed when she saw him onstage for the very first time. “I remember her coming to my first performance. We did this show called Damn Yankees, and I had, like, all of two lines in it. As soon as it got done, I remember her coming to me and saying, ‘Baby, I’m so sorry. This is where you belong. You’re a superstar.’ It just flipped. Just watching me onstage, it just flipped it upside down for her.”

Last month, Swims shared the news via Instagram that he’s expecting his first child with his partner, fellow musician Raiche Wright, and he sees fatherhood as an opportunity to revisit the world of sports.

“We’re gonna get back on that field,” he tells Scherer. “I just want to be the coach of something. Hopefully I’m gonna have a son and I can coach a football team. I want to do the Snoop Dogg, like, youth league Netflix series. That’s what I’m trying to do eventually: Teddy Swims little league, and like coach my son. Hopefully I get that opportunity. Maybe a daughter wants to play football, or maybe I’ll do the Teddy Swims cheerleading league … chess league. Whatever they’re into, I’m into.”

Teddy Swims released his second studio album, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2), on Jan. 24 — debuting atop Billboard‘s Top Album Sales chart and at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 — ahead of his Feb. 2 performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards, where he was nominated for best new artist.