Meghan Trainor Stuns At ‘The Timeless Tour’ At Madison Square Garden | Tour Stop | Billboard
It’s been eight years since Meghan Trainor went on tour, and the beloved star takes us behind the scenes of ‘The Timeless Tour’ at her stop at Madison Square Garden in New York. She talks about what it’s like to bring her husband, Daryl Sabara, and kids on tour with her, what she missed about touring and more!
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00:00Don't TikTok that. God dammit. There we go.
00:03Hit it!
00:05You want to film this for Billboard? Here we go.
00:07I'm all about that bass, about that bass, no treble.
00:28It's been eight years since I've toured.
00:30I talk about it every night with my crowds,
00:32because I thank them for waiting for me.
00:34It's been incredible to come back and see the fans,
00:37and there's so many families that come out,
00:40and they make signs that say, like,
00:42I was here eight years ago, and now I'm growing up,
00:44which is crazy to me.
00:46So we've been crushing it, and my husband and I are like,
00:48do we like this? Like, are we good at this?
00:52I love my baby.
01:04Playing MSG is a bucket list for sure a dream come true.
01:08I still don't believe it until I get on the stage.
01:10My main goal tonight is don't cry.
01:12Don't cry.
01:22Woo!
01:26Everyone today has treated me like it's my birthday,
01:29and it's been a bigger deal than, like, going to award shows.
01:33They're like, happy MSG day!
01:37We got you.
01:40A day in the life on tour with me and my kids.
01:43We wake up early with the babies.
01:46They wake up around 7.30, 8 if we're lucky.
01:48We leave early, Daryl and I, to the venue,
01:51because the kids have to take a nap at the hotel,
01:54and then they meet us at the venue.
01:56I do vocal warm-ups on the way to the venue,
01:58and at 4.15, I do the VIP sound check,
02:02where I sing a song.
02:04I'm going to be nervous all night.
02:07But I got this.
02:08I worked my whole life for this.
02:11It's my 13th birthday! Happy birthday!
02:14Oh no, Mom, she's a teenager!
02:18You'll be okay. Your mommy loves you.
02:20She got you VIP.
02:32And then we do the Workin' On It pod live
02:34with my older brother and my husband,
02:36and we answer fan questions,
02:39and we get to see a lot of people we recognize.
02:42Hi, everybody!
02:43Hi, everybody!
02:46Who was stage fright? Stacy? You?
02:49Oh, bless you. You're so cute.
02:50You gotta pretend, like fake it,
02:52like lie to yourself.
02:53This is what I do.
02:54I don't know if you gotta do that.
02:55I just go down like,
02:57I'm a superstar.
02:58Five, six, seven, eight, and lock.
03:00You know, like, fake it till I make it.
03:02And then, once the crowd starts screaming,
03:05I'm like, I'm believing it!
03:06What's happening?!
03:11I see her on the bus after these shows,
03:14and she's like,
03:15how do you think I go?
03:16She's like, mid-makeup white,
03:19asking me, like,
03:20do you like what you did?
03:21When, like an hour ago,
03:23I saw her be a pop star up there.
03:25She fully transforms,
03:26but then is just like my best friend
03:28as soon as we get back on the bus.
03:30This is my best friend!
03:32Thank you!
03:34Oh, my God!
03:35I know I wouldn't be having this much fun
03:37without my bro and my bestie,
03:39Chris Olsen, on tour.
03:41They brighten my day.
03:42Chris Olsen walks in every day,
03:43hello!
03:44Like that.
03:45My favorite part is being able to
03:46watch her perform every night.
03:47So fun.
03:48And my older bro is, like,
03:49my hype guy, my best friend.
03:51Thank you!
03:52Thank you!
03:53Thank you!
03:55This one, it's like,
03:56oh, she's leveled up to mega, mega
03:59international sensation.
04:01Like, it all just, like, clicked.
04:03I've never seen him work harder in his life,
04:05and I could just feel the love he has for me
04:07and for all my fans,
04:09and it's just so sweet.
04:10Thank you for letting us just play on stage.
04:12Let's play on stage for a little.
04:14This is fun.
04:15I do glam before that.
04:16I do my makeup myself.
04:18Antoine does my hair,
04:19and that's, like, an hour and a half.
04:21Then we hang out with the kids
04:23from, like, 5 to 6.30,
04:25and then we send them off
04:27with Daryl and Leslie,
04:29and they go to the bus to go sleep.
04:31And I'm literally, like, picking boogers
04:33and, like, doing diapers,
04:34and then I get pop star ready,
04:36and then I walk to stage,
04:38and then I'm like,
04:39I am your mother!
04:42And it's bizarre,
04:44and it's a dream come true,
04:46and it's...
04:47I'm...I just...
04:48I really like it.
04:49It's a lot of work,
04:50and I'm sleepy,
04:51but I'm crushing it.
04:53I might be young,
04:55but I ain't stupid
04:57Talking round in circles
04:59With your tongue
05:00I gave you baby
05:02You gave me sweet
05:03And if I'm superwoman
05:08I'm flying in the air
05:11Wherever we're standing
05:14I won't take you for granted
05:17The only thing left to do
05:19is sell out MSG.
05:20That's...
05:21But I don't know
05:22if I'll ever get to do that.
05:23And I'm doing it!
05:25I'm doing it!
05:27Because you know I'm all about that bass
05:30About that bass
05:31Talk drunk
05:32I'm all about that bass
05:33About that bass
05:34Talk drunk
05:36My set list is great,
05:37and at first it was 35 songs,
05:39and we realized it was a two-hour show,
05:41and I was like,
05:42I cannot.
05:43I haven't toured in eight years.
05:44I don't even know if I can make an hour,
05:45so let's cut it.
05:46And it was really hard
05:48to cut some songs.
05:49And then I didn't know
05:50that Criminals would blow up
05:52like it's doing.
05:53It's doing so great.
05:54It was number one added song on radio.
05:56So we had to add that to the set list
05:58last minute.
05:59Well it must be illegal
06:01It must be illegal
06:03Some call us criminals
06:06Megan writes from her heart,
06:08and when we work together,
06:10we create.
06:11It's not like we're intentionally
06:12trying to make a viral moment
06:14or anything.
06:15So when things happen,
06:16we're genuinely shocked.
06:17We're like,
06:18Oh shit!
06:19And Charmed LaDonna
06:20has been by my side
06:21since I was 19 years old,
06:22terrified on All About That Bass
06:24music video.
06:26Megan is so in it.
06:27Megan is in everything.
06:28She's in the lighting,
06:29she's in the content,
06:30she's in the choreo.
06:31I've been working with her
06:32for so long
06:33that we just pair together work
06:35and I kind of know what she wants.
06:37But the creative direction
06:38really stemmed from
06:39just the idea of timeless
06:40and creating something
06:41that was iconic,
06:42that was timeless to her
06:43to put the show together.
06:44And I mean,
06:45she sold out Madison Square Garden
06:46so it's like,
06:47yeah, get with it.
06:49I have so many surprises
06:50tonight for MSG.
06:51We have the infinite icon
06:53herself,
06:54Paris Hilton,
06:55here today.
06:57She's going to perform with me
06:58our single that we had
07:00called Chasin'.
07:01I'm going to freak out.
07:02I'm giving up.
07:04I'm done chasing your love.
07:06It's Paris fucking Hilton!
07:08And then,
07:09I'm going to beg her
07:10to sing Stars Are Blind
07:11and we're going to do that song
07:13and then all my childhood dreams
07:15will come true.
07:16Baby, I'm perfect for you.
07:20You say you're sorry
07:22but I think what you really need
07:24is boobs.
07:25Get down.
07:26Darling, you made my heart
07:28go boom, boom, boom, boom.
07:30Even if I don't want you
07:32it's only me and you.
07:34My love, my love.
07:36I'm just gonna take you to the moon.
07:40I'ma act like a fool
07:42and the world is my stage.
07:44Come on, New York.
07:46You keep laughing.
07:47But I've been like this,
07:49I've been like this.
07:50Run your mouth
07:51but I'm on your lips.
07:52Ain't nothing new.
07:53Steal that bitch
07:54cause I've been like,
07:55been like, been like this.
07:56I want my fans
07:57to be proud of themselves
07:58cause a lot of my fans
08:00who made fan accounts
08:02like 10 years ago
08:03still have them
08:04and are still like
08:05pushing for me
08:06and fighting for me
08:07and posting for me
08:08and people like Tetris
08:10who I've known for 10 years.
08:11I'm like,
08:12we're playing MSG tonight, Tetris.
08:14Like, we are here.
08:16We were at the Little Widow shows
08:18on the first round.
08:19Oh my gosh,
08:20that was my first tour ever
08:22and you was my bitch.
08:23I was your bitch, girl.
08:25And now we're here at MSG
08:27and I don't understand
08:28what's going on
08:29but I want my fans
08:30to be proud of themselves
08:31cause they're the reason
08:32why we're all here tonight
08:34and I want it to be like
08:35our show and our songs
08:37and our party
08:39and I cannot wait.
08:41It's gonna be great.
08:50Thank you so much, New York.
08:52Thank you so much,
08:53Madison Square Garden.
08:54I'm Meghan Trainor
08:55and this was a timeless tour.
08:57I'm gonna go cry.
08:59I love you.
09:01Thank you so much.
09:04Thank you for coming to my tour.
09:08My kids are crying.