{
  "id": 12724932,
  "title": "Watch Charlie Puth Help a Class of Elementary Schoolers Compose an Adorable Song Using Everyday Sounds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/watch-charlie-puth-help-a-class-of-elementary-schoolers-compose-an",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:53:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/charlie-puth-composes-adorable-song-elementary-schoolers-1236356538/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a New York City elementary school, celebrity guest Charlie Puth brought his music expertise to a classroom as part of the Celebrity Substitute series. The renowned singer-songwriter kicked off the session by emphasizing to the students that music could enhance various aspects of their lives, including science and math. Puth, who hailed from a family of music educators, expressed pride in sharing his knowledge with the children, as it aligned with his own journey as an artist.\n\nUpon entering the classroom, Puth appeared a bit overwhelmed by the number of students, but he soon eased into the lesson. He engaged the kids by asking them about his career and life as a new father, revealing that he recently welcomed a son with wife Brooke Sansone. Following this, Puth invited each child to record an everyday sound using his music workspace, such as scraping a comb's teeth and peeling masking tape. The children's recordings were then blended together to create an enjoyable beat.\n\nWith the musical foundation established, the students began crafting lyrics for their song, alternating between singing and rapping. They sang lines like \"All of my friends, they all like music/ They love the beat when it goes da da da da da da,\" accompanied by Puth's vocals. This heartwarming educational endeavor came after Puth concluded the North American leg of his Whatever's Clever! Tour, which debuted the hit album of the same name at No. 46 on the Billboard 200 charts.",
  "summary": "\"The goal today is to tell the kids that anything can be made with music,\" the musician said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}