Charlie Puth politely takes Taylor Swift’s side: ‘My friend was called a hero’

Charlie Puth is grateful for Taylor Swift’s approval!

Just days later, Swift, 34, mentioned him by name in a song on her new album Tortured Poets DepartmentPuth, 32, teased a new song on TikTok on Friday, May 3.

“These past few weeks have been really crazy for obvious reasons, but I wanted to share something with you,” he said. See you The artist wrote a clip of himself singing along to his new song.

“This is a song I wrote about my friend ‘Hero’. Sometimes I get a little nervous about being too honest with my music, which is why it sat on my hard drive for a while,” Puth continued. “But I feel like there’s someone out there giving me a sign. Was giving me that feeling of needing to release it.”

Puth said, “So… I announce that ‘Hero’ will be released everywhere on May 24th as the first single from my new album. Thank you for your support… You know who you are. ”

Swift paid tribute to the musician in the title track of her 11th studio album. The album was released on 19 April.

Swift lightly pokes fun at the old romantic interest in the song by comparing herself to great poets and expressing an interest in ancient typewriters.

“You smoked, then ate seven bars of chocolate / We declared that Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist,” she sings on the track, referencing we don’t talk anymore singer.

Swifties were quick to notice the hint and as soon as Puth revealed the trailer, they immediately flocked to her TikTok comments section. hero,

“We declare that Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist,” one person wrote. Another said, “You look a lot like Charlie Puth. He should be a big artist.”

Pointing to Puth’s own lyrics, one fan argued, “‘You Know Who You Are’ is an iconic reference.”