Meghan Trainor Thanks T-Pain for New Single Collab with Full-Page ATL Newspaper Ad: ‘Made My Dreams Come True’

Working with T-Pain was a dream come true for Meghan Trainor.

After the pair recently dropped a new collaboration, “Been Like This,” from Trainor’s upcoming sixth album, Timelessshe thanked the rapper in a full-page ad in an Atlanta newspaper — and he was pretty excited to see her.

The Grammy-winning “Made You Look” singer, 30, talked about her excitement about the collaboration and how it came about during an interview on Tuesday’s episode Living with Kelly and Mark. Initially, Trainor made the song herself before sending it to T-Pain, 39, who “didn’t respond” for a while.

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Once the “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” singer finally heard “Been Like This,” Trainor recalled, “He was like, ‘I like it, wow!’ And I said, ‘Will you sing a verse?’ And he’s like, ‘Sure.’ And then like, I never answered. I said, ‘He hates me.'”

Trainor explained that T-Pain is her “favorite artist,” so she felt the need to ask about the collaboration once again. “Then finally, on my 30th birthday, he came and surprised me at my house. [He] was like, ‘Happy birthday. I wrote a verse. I’m sorry I ghosted you. Boom!’ And played,” she said.

The result looked like the product that the “Me too” star had been working on all his life. “For the last 10 years, I’ve been very aggressive in every interview about how much I love T-Pain. They’ve asked me, ‘Who do you love?’ I’m like ‘Carole King and T-Pain,'” she said. – People think it’s so cute.

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After connecting through social media, Trainor and T-Pain “finally started texting a year ago” before discussing a music team-up. “I thought, ‘This is it, man. We’re going to work together.’ I kind of forced it,” she said.

In honor of the March 14th release of “Been Like This,” the “All About That Bass” musician released a full-page ad in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — circulated in T-Pain’s hometown — in gratitude to the rapper. He took to TikTok and showed off the ad in a video, expressing his excitement and gratitude to Trainor for her thoughtfulness.

“This is the craziest s— that anybody’s done, period,” T-Pain said in the video. “Look, that’s a real fucking newspaper, bro!”

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The hip-hop icon then read Trainor’s kind words from the ad. “This is a thank you letter to the one and only T-Pain. The first time I heard your music, I knew I had found my favorite artist of all time. Your musicianship and lyrics blew me away,” she wrote.

“Rhyming ‘Wisconsin’ with ‘mansion’ is expert songwriting and it’s motivated me to no end,” Trainor added, referencing his 2008 single “Can’t Believe It” with Lil Wayne. “You inspired me to be the artist I am today. Thank you for paving the way not only for me, but for an entire generation of music creators.”

She credited T-Pain with “changing the game and the way songs are made,” thanking him “for being the kindest, humblest hero.”

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Meghan Trainor in Los Angeles in August 2022. Unique Nicole/Getty

“I can’t believe we were able to collaborate and create a song together. I’m still in shock and feel like I’m living in a dream world. I’m forever grateful that you and your music have influenced my life,” Trainor said. “Thank you, T-Pain, for making my dreams come true with music. You’ve been like that since birth, I love you.”

During her interview on Living with Kelly and Markthe “No” singer talked about the newspaper ad and teased the upcoming music video for “Been Like This.”

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T-Pain to perform at the Soul Train Awards in November 2023.

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“He saw it and he loved it. It’s not enough, I have to thank him for the rest of my life because he really made my dreams come true,” said Trainor, who revealed that the music video may shock fans unaware of T-Pain’s dancing skills .

“He did a music video with me that’s coming out soon where he’s the best dancer. I think we all forgot because we were like, ‘Oh, he’s so talented at singing and writing lyrics,'” she said. “But this guy was giving a robot. He was drenched in sweat, giving 110%.”

“Been Like This” will appear on Timeless, whose release was announced for June 14. In September, Trainor will embark on The Timeless Tour with special guests including Natasha Bedingfield, Chris Olsen and Ryan Trainor.

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