Charlie Puth has revealed the lead track off his upcoming album, 'Whatever's Clever!,' and the GRAMMY-nominated singer recently joined us inside the Hard Rock Hotel New York to talk about the new project, life lately, and more during an Audacy Check In.

Back with his new song, "Changes," Charlie is set to unwrap his fourth studio album in March. He's also set to become a dad in March, revealing earlier this month during an appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'

"I think 'Changes' is actually about parting ways in a friendship, but not in a bad blood kind of way," Puth reveals to Mike Adam. "People move on, people get older, people will get married, they move, circumstance based. The people you hang out with now are sometimes, unfortunately not the people you're always going to hang out with."

"That's not a sad thing nor a happy thing. It's kind of like right in the middle. You might be bummed out, but there might be a really great things happening in your life because of it, whether it be like a job opportunity, or what have you. I also feel like anybody can relate to that."

When asked by Adam if Charlie feels like "a child is going to calm your mind and maybe make you more present," Puth was quick to answer yes. "And being present is how I make, in my opinion, my best work."

"I used to have this incorrect thought process that I had to have a chaotic life in the background to make good art. Couldn't be more wrong and a lot of artists have said that too."

"It's interesting how, because I guess from the outside you look at an artist, you think, 'oh, that's a rock star' or 'he or she must be really going through something to write X, Y, and Z,' but they might actually be the happiest they've ever been. At least for me, I've made the best work, just the happiest I've ever been, and I feel like I am the happiest I've ever been and having a a baby will just add to that."

For more from Charlie Puth, check out our full Audacy Check In from the Hard Rock Hotel New York above.

Metal God Rob Halford of Judas Priest is with us for an Audacy Check In, here to update us on the latest from the iconic band, and share stories about the making of their new charity version of "War Pigs," featuring vocals from Ozzy Osbourne recorded before his passing.

"War Pigs" has long been a staple of Judas Priest's live show, and now a new version has arrived featuring vocals from Ozzy Osbourne, and it's all for a great cause. All profits from audio streams, downloads, and physical sales of the recording, are being donated to The Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s.

"When we first came up with this idea of making what we call, the Judas Priest Heavy Metal style of 'War Pigs,' we knew we had to tread carefully because it's such a beloved song for Sabbath fans, Ozzy fans all over the world," Halford shares with Abe Kanan. "So, we wanted to make sure that we didn't go too far away from the original classic concept idea."

Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton, was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2008, however he first revealed the news to fans in 2018 when he stepped away from touring with the band. A few short years later, Ozzy shared his own Parkinson's diagnosis in 2020. Now the band is raising money with a new massive version of the classic track.

"My voice in that song is in the same kind of tonal range as Ozzy, which makes it work even better, you know? It really feels like it was destined to be," he adds. "All the contributions are going to Cure Parkinson's, which was Ozzy's big foundation. And then, of course, Glenn Tipton's foundation."

Halford admits he still has a lot to give the Metal community and fans around the world. "In my heart, I can't see me ever stopping," Rob reveals. "It's vital to me, I have to do this. I have to do this this work, this Metal work. It sustains me. It keeps me motivated. And all great things are happening now more than ever before, so, who would want to stop that, you know?"

To hear from Rob Halford on keeping his voice in shape, the resurgence of Metal, and more, check out the full Audacy Check In above.

Fresh off the release of her surging new single, "bittersweet," Madison Beer joins us for an Audacy Check In to talk about new music, her recent performance at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and more from inside the Hard Rock Hotel New York.

The GRAMMY-nominated singer is prepping for a new project, 'locket,' due out on January 16, and shared with Audacy's Mike Adam some of the emotions and inspirations that went into the upcoming album's creation. "It's all me, baby," she smiles when asked about selecting singles and the rollout of her next chapter.

"I get opinions from everybody, but sometimes too many opinions overwhelm me," she adds. "These felt like in my gut what I wanted to do, and I feel like 'yes baby' was a good song to sort of re-engage people ideally, and get them excited. Also, not close out forever, but like close out the dance stuff a little bit and now introduce the real sound of this album, and what you could really expect. So 'bittersweet' really represents sonically what the album feels like.

Both the happy and sad sides of Madison Beer occupy 'locket,' with Madison admitting, "they're both driving this ship this time around. They both are coexisting now, which is what I'm really excited about, their coexistence."

"I feel like I started to really find the true energy, a couple of months ago, probably 6 months ago," she says of getting into the groove of this new project. "I don't know exactly when it was, but sometimes things just start to flow and you're just in that flow state of like, 'yes, I'm doing this and it feels really good.'"

Just hours before sitting with us at the Hard Rock Hotel New York, Beer was a borough away ruling the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Brooklyn. "I got to meet so many of the OG angels, which was so cool and amazing, and they were all so sweet to me, and I was like, 'you guys know who I am?' It was crazy," she gushes. "It's also a huge room and it's such a whirlwind, and everyone's changing, and taking off makeup. It's so fast. As soon as the show is done, everyone's jetting out of there, but it was so cool."

"I can't really believe that I did that. There's been so many iconic performers that have done it, so I just feel very honored to be a part of it."

Don't miss our full Audacy Check In with Madison Beer above.