Charlie Puth Breaks Down in Tears While Describing His ‘Worst Breakup’: The ‘F–king Worst Year’

Charlie Puth got some harsh criticism from Elton John.

Sometimes you need one of your heroes to set you straight.

“not good,” and he agreed, so they’re all being left in the past. Recently, he officially kicked off the promotional campaign surrounding what will be his third project, an album titled, simply, Charlie.Whenever he has something to promote, Puth likes to fall back on a tried-and-true method of making sure all eyes (and ears) are on him: sex.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the lawsuit launched against Fortnite maker Epic Games by the choreographer behind the dance routine in the video for the Charlie Puth song ‘How Long’ alleging that an ’emote’ available within the gaming platform utilises his choreography without licence, and the US Copyright Royalty Board’s rejection of industry proposals on royalty rates for discs and downloads.SECTION TIMES01: Fortnite dance (00:05:56)02: Copyright Royalty Board (00:15:57)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Choreographer on Charlie Puth video reignites debate about dance copyright on Fortnite• US Copyright Royalty Board rejects proposal to keep mechanical royalty on discs and downloads unchangedALSO MENTIONED• Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies• Mira Calix dies• The Wanted’s Tom Parker diesMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentProducer Lorenzo Mieli, who has brought to the screen top Italian TV series such as “The Young Pope” and “My Brilliant Friend,” is launching two new crime shows with innovative elements: “The King” and “Bang Bang Baby.”Both stem from his bent to push boundaries of genre storytelling that is “borne from authenticity,” he says.“The King,” which is Italy’s first prison drama, recently bowed positively in Italy on Comcast-owned Sky’s pay-TV service and also premiered internationally at the Series Mania fest.The dark show stars Luca Zingaretti, best known as the titular character in Italy’s widely exported “Inspector Montalbano” series. He plays Bruno Testori the sometimes psychopathic director of a maximum security penitentiary located on an unspecified Italian border territory that is not subject to Italian law.

Will Smith is an Oscar winner! Following a bit of controversy at Sunday's 94th Academy Awards, the 53-year-old actor took home the Best Actor statuette for his role as Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, in .The four-time nominee beat out Javier Bardem (), Benedict Cumberbatch (), Andrew Garfield () and Denzel Washington () to secure the win.During his acceptance speech, an emotional Smith seemed to address the shocking scuffle he had earlier in the show after Chris Rock leveled a joke at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. He began by saying, «Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world… I'm being called on in my life to love people, and to protect people, and to be a river to my people. I know to do what we do, you gotta be able to take abuse and you gotta be able to have people talk crazy about you.

Miley Cyrus took the time to remember her late friend Taylor Hawkins.

If there's one thing you can guarantee, it's that you'll either have giggle or shed a few tears when Gogglebox airs every Friday. Last night's episode saw a mix of both, with viewers' favourite families catching up on everything from the news on Good Morning Britain to new Netflix thriller Pieces of Her.

Charlie Puth's new music is forcing him to relive a difficult time in his life. The 30-year-old singer opens up about his upcoming single, «That's Hilarious,» in a raw Instagram post.«I'm really excited for the song to come out, but every time I hear it, I'm kind of brought back to a time that was really, really challenging in my life,» Puth says, blinking back tears.

Charlie Puth's new music is forcing him to relive a difficult time in his life. The 30-year-old singer opened up about his upcoming single, «That's Hilarious,» in a raw new Instagram video. «I'm really excited for the song to come out, but every time I hear it, I'm kind of brought back to a time that was really, really challenging in my life,» Puth says, blinking back tears.

Charlie Puth is getting choked up.

Charlie Puth gets emotional as he talks about his new music.

John Legend and Charlie Puth just went head-to-head at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for a collab we never knew we needed. The pair took the stage at Tuesday’s iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, and surprised the audience by performing some of each other’s biggest hits.

John Legend and Charlie Puth just went head-to-head at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for a collab we never knew we needed.

Peta Murgatroyd got emotional while reflecting on Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine.