Meghan Trainor promoted her new album Takin’ It Back on Today. Meghan loves Today, she’s always checking in with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. That’s who she called to publicly announce her pregnancy. So they always get very gushy when they talk, especially about all things babies. And because this the first album Meghan’s written since given birth to son Riley, her pre concert interview with Hoda last week was no exception. Especially considering how much the album was heavily influenced by Meghan’s joy in motherhood. Meghan told Hoda that being a mother was “the greatest thing in the whole world.” So much so that she needs three more kids because when she looks at Riley, she just wants to make more “hims.”
Meghan Trainor is sharing how her son is inspiring new music, a healthier lifestyle and at least three future new additions (maybe!) to the family.
On Oct. 21, the Grammy-winner performed music from her new album “Takin’ It Back” for the 2022 Citi Concert Series on TODAY. Before taking the stage, Trainor shared how being mom to her 1-year-old son, Riley Sabara, has changed her both personally and professionally.
“Has it changed the way you do music, having that little guy?” TODAY co-host Hoda Kotb asked the performer.
“Yeah, everything is much more important,” Trainor responded. “Every song means more. I think of him — like, when he is 10 years old he’s going to hear these songs and I want him to be proud, you know?”
The proud mom also shared that her son is the inspiration for her new album, “Takin’ It Back.”
“(The album) means so much,” she explained. “I hope everyone just gets a chance to listen to the whole album — it’s finally out. And there’s a special song on there called ‘Super Woman’ for all my mamas — all my working mamas — too.”
Before performing on The Plaza for the 2022 Citi Concert Series on TODAY, Trainor encapsulated just how pivotal motherhood is to every aspect of her life.
“It is a dream, you know?” she said. “It’s the greatest thing in the whole world. I look at him and I go, ‘Oh, I need three more, you know? I just want more of hims.”
I’m thrilled that Meghan loves being a mother as much as she does. She said prior to and throughout her pregnancy that she’d always wanted to be a mother and I’m glad it exceeded her expectations. Meghan said she wants four kids in total but she’s realistic about it. She’s taking more of one-kid-at-time approach, which is a smart way to both think about it and put it out there. I liked Meghan’s reasoning, though, that she gets so overwhelmed with love for Riley that she just wants to make more of him. That’s sweet. I wanted four kids but got older so I changed my target to three. Then I just got overwhelmed period and said ‘no more’ when I was pregnant with number two. Motherhood hits differently for everyone.
Meghan’s also been doing album signings and got pranked by one of her fans who asked Meghan to give a shoutout to her “cousins.” Meghan was too jet-lagged to realize she was saying ‘hey’ to Blackpink until it was too late. At least it was pretty tame as far as pranks go.
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That’s a really cute kid!
My own reaction to my kid is that having more hims is unnecessary, even impossible…because he’s so unique (to me!) that I couldn’t even imagine there being another. If I managed to have another him, then having managed to produce him wouldn’t feel as special.
I can feel the smarm in my words! It’s interesting how different moms can interpret their love. Or maybe she just meant having more kids in general, not having more Rileys? Or maybe it’s the colic and biological clock speaking. I’d be curious to know if anyone else feels the same as me.
I get what you mean. My neighbor lost her 3 year old daughter, she drowned. She now claims her new daughter is a reincarnation of her sister, not her own unique person. It’s both weird and sad, but I suppose she’s dealing with grief.
Sorry, Meghan Trainor, but you’ve lost me with the unwanted narratives of your synchronised shitting sessions with your husband and unnecessary twin toilet seats stories, so I am now deaf and indifferent to your uplifting motherhood experience. Sorry but people like her and Mila Kunis actually believe they can drag us through their most intimate scatological mire and then fly us to the orbit of unconditional love? Well, no thank you.