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Charlie Puth is calling out Elon Musk over the volume of his rocket launches in Santa Barbara, Calif.
"These sonic booms have gotten progressively louder since they started launching the rockets in Santa Barbara," said the singer on X
The official Space X website did warn that some areas of Santa Barbara may have heard sonic booms due to a launch on Dec. 10
Charlie Puthis calling outElon Muskover the volume of his rocket launches near the "Attention" singer's community in Santa Barbara, Calif.
On Wednesday, Dec. 10, Puth, 34, posted a note to the SpaceX founder onX, writing, "Hi@elonmusk…these sonic booms have gotten progressively louder since they started launching the rockets in Santa Barbara."
He continued, "This one at 3am today felt like 150-160 dB, violently shook our whole house, and really frightened my pregnant wife. I hope they do not get louder :/."
Musk, 54, has not responded, but the officialSpaceXwebsite did warn that some areas of Santa Barbara may have heard sonic booms due to a launch on Dec. 10.
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"On Wednesday, December 10 at 3:40 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California," the statement began.
"This was the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20, NROL-145, and now 15 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean."
Space X's statement concluded, "There was a possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may have heard one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experienced depended on weather and other conditions."
Puth and his wife,Brooke Sansone, announcedthey are expecting their first childinthe music videofor his song, "Changes," which was released on Oct. 16. In the video, Brooke, 26, and the singer stand together smiling with their hands on her stomach.
In anInstagram post on Oct. 8, Puth explained that he was excited about his new song because it would be the "perfect way to bring all of you into the most beautiful, colorful part of my life, which happens to be right now. You will soon know why..."
The artist later opened up about impending fatherhood during an appearance onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. During the episode he told the host, "We're expecting a baby in March. I'm gonna be a dad. I was told not to reveal the gender."
He also said, "I hope baby likes music, because it's the only thing I'm good at."
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Not only is the "Changes" singer expecting his first child in 2026, he's also preparing to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. He announced the news on Instagram on Nov. 30.
"I can't believe I'm saying this… I will be performing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LX," he captioned the video, which included an explanation on why the anthem is such a tricky song to sing.
Whilehe faced some backlashafter it was announced that he was this year's performer, Puth promised he would give it his all. I'll never claim to be as good of a singer as Whitney Houston ever was," Puthsaid on X. "But I assure you we're putting a really special arrangement together — in D major. It'll be one of my best vocal performances."
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