[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >>> WELCOME BACK TO "TODAY."
25-YEAR-OLD CHARLIE PUTH HAS A SLEW OF HIT SONGS TO HIS NAME
AND A DEBUT ALBUM THAT'S CERTIFIED PLATINUM.
>> AND THE THREE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE IS NOT NOT SLOWING DOWN.
HE'S GEARING UP FOR A TOUR WITH SHAWN MENDEZ AND WRITING AND
RECORDING AND PRODUCING MUSIC FROM HIS NEXT ALBUM, EXPECTED IN
FALL. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> CAN WE TAKE YOU BACK TO
JANUARY 1st. YOU TWEETED THIS.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, THINGS TO DO. NUMBER ONE, GO TO THE GYM.
NUMBER TWO, START ALBUM NUMBER TWO.
WHAT SHOCKS ME THE MOST IS YOU WENT TO THE GYM ON NEW YEAR'S
DAY? >> I DID, ACTUALLY.
IT WAS OPEN. I'M GOING ON TOUR WITH SHAWN
MENDEZ. HE WORKS OUT ALL THE TIME.
>> THERE WAS PRESSURE. >> I NEEDED TO BULK UP.
>> LET'S MAKE SOME NEWS. ARE YOU READY TO TELL FOLKS WHAT
IT'S CALLED? HERE WE GO.
ARE YOU GUYS READY. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL
UNDERSTAND IT. BUT MY SOPHOMORE ALBUM IS GOING
TO BE CALLED "VOICE NOTE." EVERY SONG, I PRODUCE THE WHOLE
ALBUM. EVERY SONG CAME FROM THE VOICE
NOTES APP ON MY iPHONE. THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR AT THE END
OF THE ATTENTION MUSIC VIDEO, THE --
>> IMPRESSIVE. >> YOU USE THE VOICE NOTES ON
YOUR PHONE? >> YEAH.
>> I NEVER TRIED IT. >> I'M BAD AT WRITING MUSIC
NOTES DOWN. THAT'S ONE OF THE CLASSES I WAS
BAD AT SCHOOL. >> IT TURNED OUT OKAY.
>> IT'S FINE. >> I HAVE AN IDEA, YOU CAN HEAR
IT NOW, I JUST RECORD IT ON MY PHONE.
AND THEN, I GO TO THE STUDIO AND BREAK IT DOWN.
>> THERE IT IS. THAT'S SO COOL.
>> THE ALBUM IS COMING WHEN? IN THE FALL?
>> IN THE FALL, YEAH. >> YOU'RE GOING ON TOUR THIS
SUMMER. ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE A
TASTE OF THE MUSIC. >> I THINK WE'LL CHANGE UP THE
SET. THAT'S MY BAND RIGHT THERE.
WE MIGHT THROW IN SOME LITTLE ICE CREAM CONES.
>> IS THERE A LOT OF PRESSURE WHEN YOU KNOW ALL OF THE SONGS
ARE WRITTEN BY YOU, YOUR VOICE NOTES.
WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU PUT THAT OUT THERE?
>> I'M MIXING THE RECORD WITH MANNY.
IT IS A LOT OF PRESSURE. I'M VERY NIT-PICKING.
THESE GUYS KNOW. I'LL SPEND FOUR