Charlie Puth has had a decade-long journey filled with viral hits, technical mastery, and personal struggles. From YouTube beginnings to arena-filling tours, his path has been anything but ordinary. As he gears up for a pivotal year,

The Blue Note Jazz Club, in the Village, is not known for its legroom. But the other afternoon the joint was nearly deserted. A lonely employee was rolling forks into navy-blue napkins by the bar. The thirty-three-year-old pop star Charlie Puth, headlining ...