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  • - I'm so happy, 'cause I like to think

  • that I spot talent and I have a good eye,

  • and a good ear for things, and I did.

  • I looked at you and I was like,

  • "There's no way you're not gonna be huge," and you are.

  • You didn't disappoint. - Thank you.

  • I was telling somebody the other day.

  • It was like, no record executive found me first.

  • It was Ellen DeGeneres, so--

  • [cheers and applause] I love that.

  • - Well-- [cheers and applause]

  • Like I said, I'm so happy for you.

  • I mean, I'm just happy that I-- like I said,

  • that I'm any part of knowing you from the beginning.

  • So you signed your first record deal a year ago.

  • And you're nominated for three Grammys,

  • and you had the biggest record of the summer.

  • - And my album isn't even out yet.

  • - It's amazing! It's amazing.

  • So when we called you the first time,

  • you didn't believe us.

  • - No, I didn't. I actually-- I'm very sorry about this--

  • I hung up on you guys a lot. [audience laughter]

  • Because I mean, I'm a sophomore in college.

  • I'm also talking to the audience, too.

  • I'm--I'm a sophomore in college, and it's very unrealistic

  • for the "Ellen" show to call you.

  • So I moved into my new apartment,

  • and I get a call from an 818 number.

  • It says "Northern Los Angeles."

  • I'm like, "Los Angeles? What is this magical place?

  • Hello?" This is my phone, by the way.

  • "Hello?" And um, someone,

  • a producer called me, like, "Hey, it's the 'Ellen' show."

  • I'm like "Heh, cool! Bye."

  • [audience laughter]

  • And then you called, like, my high school,

  • you called my grammar school, like everybody.

  • - We were tracking you down. - You really did.

  • She has, like, trackers that tracked my whole town down.

  • So you did a good job. - Thank goodness we did.

  • Thank goodness. And so, you performed

  • at the American Music Awards with Meghan Trainor.

  • - Mm-hmm. I can't imagine what you're about to ask me.

  • - Well, why don't you talk about that?

  • - Well, um--

  • - There was a big kiss at the end of it, and--

  • [audience catcalls and cheers]

  • - Meghan is my best friend, and we wanted to, uh,

  • kind of show-- no, I'm serious.

  • - No, I can see where your hand is--she's a good friend.

  • [audience laughter]

  • - That's where you put hands when you're friends.

  • - Yeah, when you're good friends?

  • - Um, anyway, so-- [audience catcalls]

  • I made, um, this record-- "Marvin Gaye" was the first--

  • - No one's listening to you. They're looking at that.

  • [audience laughter] - Whatever!

  • Cool. Nice.

  • - All right, you made the record and "Marvin Gaye."

  • - "Marvin Gaye" was the first--

  • [singing] Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on

  • That song, you know. [cheers and applause]

  • And it was the first song I ever wrote in California,

  • and I always wanted to make a record,

  • like Marvin Gaye's records, where you would put them on,

  • like this magical record player,

  • and everybody would just want to, you know,

  • like, get down with each other,

  • like, you know, dance with each other.

  • Not like that, you dirty-minded people!

  • [audience laughter]

  • And you know, we teased it in the video too,

  • where it, like, cuts off, and it's all--

  • It's a visual aesthetic for what the song's meaning is about.

  • - I see. Well, you sold it.

  • It was good, and people talked about it.

  • So you're going on tour, which is really exciting,

  • and it's very, very cool.

  • So he's going on tour. We're going to give away

  • a pair of tickets to every show on the tour.

  • You can go to our website to find out

  • how you can win tickets,

  • and your--this is called--

  • - "Nine Track Mind," it's the debut record.

  • - And everybody in the audience, you're all getting a copy today.

  • [cheers and applause]

- I'm so happy, 'cause I like to think

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