Teddy Swims is launching into a new chapter, full of amazing dad energy, appreciation, and the sweet and humble spirit that has made him so beloved by fans. The GRAMMY-nominated singer recently stopped by for an Audacy Check In with Bru, to talk about what’s next, and the everlasting legacy of his hit, “Lose Control.”

Nearing his first birthday, Swims remains glowing about his son and life as a dad. “He'll be a year on June 23rd, man,” he says, astonished. “It's kind of nature, like it's kind of ingrained in you. The the first time I met him, you know, I got to hold him when he was born it was like there was so much that was like, as soon as I held him I was like, ‘I've always been your dad.’ I think it's so primal, things that you just know what to do and how to do, and your instincts are cat-like all of a sudden when he's around, you know what I mean?”

“There's so many things that I felt like I was going to be so ill prepared for, because I totally didn't read the books or do the things, but I was like, ‘OK, well, I get it.’ I think I'm doing all right and my dad's the best dad in the world, so I just kind of try to copy and paste and call and ask questions when I can and be like, ‘Dad, am I like doing good?’”

As Swims enters his next project, including the recently released “Mr. Know It All,” he emphasizes the importance of surrounding himself with musicians who are better than him. "I mean truly, like if you're the best guy in the room, you're probably in the wrong room,” he shares.

With an upcoming North American arena tour, Teddy stresses the challenge of maintaining intimacy on a big stage. “We've been playing arenas pretty much everywhere except for America,” he says. “Live music has still gotta be that fun too, and not that it's any less fun in a big arena or something, it's just that like there's so many tiny moving parts that go into it that there's not as much room for like, ‘Hey man, forget this, let's play this song instead.’ You know what I mean?”

In any room, “Lose Control” remains a force, and a song that will stay with Teddy Swims forever. “It's gonna outlive me,” admits Teddy. “It's one of the greatest tunes ever, it's done like so much and it's got so many accolades to it and it just continues to grow and it's still crushing.”

“I just recently performed at Preservation Hall, with the band there in New Orleans, and this lady came up to me and she was like, ‘you know, when you got up there, I was like, this guy just kind of looks like Post Malone and Jelly Roll had a baby and I was like, what is this guy gonna sound like and then he started playing ‘Lose Control’ and I was like, oh, that's that guy. I know that.'”

For much more from Teddy Swims, check out the full conversation above.

Continuing a crossover revolution, MONSTA X made history once again earlier this month with the release of their 3rd English language album, 'Unfold.' The first K-pop group to release 3 LPs in English finds themselves continuing to level up their game with growth and healing on the new project, and they stopped by our Los Angeles studios for an Audacy Check In with Bru to talk all about it.

While sitting with Bru, the members of MONSTA X reflected on the changes and progress experienced in the five years since their last full English album, emphasizing the value of patience and consistency. They described 'Unfold' as having more "emotions” and more “skills" than their previous outings, and they continue to upgrade their sound and overall experience.

'Unfold' also sees MONSTA X experimenting with new sounds, like the bombastic gospel soaring of the focus track, “heal,” and doubling down on dance-floor flooding melodies on songs like “baby blue,” or sincere and serene ballads like “before you met me.”

There is still a lot these trailblazers want to do sharing the goals of performing an all-English setlist during their US tour, achieving a stadium tour in America, and winning a GRAMMY, but through it all there’s one constant, “everything” is for the fans.

For more from MONSTA X, check out the full conversation above.

Meghan Trainor is dancing her way through the pain, as the GRAMMY-winning singer has returned with the new album, 'Toy With Me,' bright and beautiful but fueled by some real tough emotions behind-the-scenes.

Trainor recently stopped by for an Audacy Check In with Bru, and told us that a combo of kids, learning about herself, and a barrage of online criticism served as the backdrop to her latest effort, writing 'Toy With Me' as a form of “therapy.”

“I'm overwhelmed and frustrated and angry and learning about my body still, like ADHD, I just got diagnosed with,” Meghan reveals. “All my 3 kids are at that young age where they're going to school and they're picking up germs, so all in one week there's been a lot of diarrhea and pink eye, and infections and, so I'm very overwhelmed, and angry.”

“I was very angry and sassy, like ‘Get In Girl,’ was written about a real breakup that happened in my family, and so I was so heartbroken. A lot of my online content I just got so much hate for the first time ever, like back right back on my body. Everyone just wants to talk about my body and it was heartbreaking, but I got to write all these bangers out of it and so I'm using this album as my therapy to get me out of this little dark overwhelmed cloud that I'm in. So I can go dance and party and celebrate and escape this crazy world for a minute.”

After running through some of her music video moments from 'Toy With Me,' the talk turned to Meghan’s personal life, which includes a recent renewal of vows with her husband, and having 3 children. For Meghan her experience in being a Pop star has laser focused some of the feelings all parents have, especially with her daughter. “A majority of my job is being commented on, on my body and it's never about like my talent or my songs anymore. It's all like what she looks like her with bangs, her outfits, her choices, and I wanted to write on this album like, ‘buckle up daughter like this world it's gonna be a little bit rough for us,' but I didn't end up doing that. I just wrote these big anthems that are like, ‘I don't care about what people think. It's OK.’"

“I went in that direction instead of just being sad,” she adds. “It changes a lot, it's just like highlighted. I think everyone feels these things with social media, but mine has like 18 million people looking.”

For much more from Meghan Trainor, check out the full Audacy Check In above. Toy With Me is now available everywhere.