Usher Reveals His Son Naviyd, 15, Stole His Phone to Message His ‘Favorite’ Singer

Usher might have to keep his phone locked away when he’s at home.

On Wednesday, April 24, the musician, 45, shared a “quick story time” on his Instagram Stories of how his 15-year-old son Naviyd “stole my phone” so he could direct message his “favorite artist,” PinkPantheress, 23.

The dad of four went on to share a photo of his DMs with PinkPantheress. Swiping up to one of the singer’s stories, Naviyd wrote, “Hello this Usher’s son Naviyd I’m you true biggest fan please follow me back 😞😞🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 @_naviyd_.” He added, “I put him on to masterpieces 🫡.”

“Hahahaha this is wild!” PinkPantheress can be seen replying back.

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

On his Instagram Stories, Usher said he just happened to be checking his DMs and saw a profile picture of a “Powerpuff Girl” and didn’t know who it was.

“I open it and I’m like oh this boy done DMd this girl from my damn phone…” Usher hilariously wrote, sharing his own DMs with PinkPantheress in the next slide.

“I’m so sorry … my son is a super fan,” Usher wrote, prompting the “Pain” singer to write, “Don’t apologise! happy to have this interaction,” and invited them to her next show, adding, “i’d love to host y’all at the next show.”

Initially, Usher said he wanted to teach his son a lesson and acted like his teenage son wasn’t allowed to go. But he came around, saying, “Because my son is such a fan of her artistry… I decided to let him go.”

The “Yeah!” singer then shared another image of his DMs with the artist, writing, “My son is at you show tonight. I had to send him considering his level of dedication and creativity….to figure out getting your attention through stealing my phone…that’s commitment. Hopefully you guys get to link.”

The next image was a picture of the British singer and Naviyd, as well as a FaceTime shot of Usher speaking to PinkPantheress.

“Parental Takeaway,” Usher wrote. “This was a great moment for Naviyd…this was him movin on something he was passionate about.”

“Yes…he violated my trust in the process and for that I will never trust him around my phone, but I should have known better. Nonetheless, I appreciate the hustle and him makin in [sic] happen. From a text, to a concert, to the artist. He masterminded this whole thing and made it happen,” the singer continued.