Malcolm Todd found fame on TikTok. Now he's handling stardom in real life.

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Los Angeles — Malcolm Todd is 22 with the whole world in front of him.At least, that’s what it feels like while sitting on the patio of his new house overlooking the windswept L.A.

skyline on a recent afternoon.Inside the sparse, upscale abode, cardboard moving boxes are still scattered across the entryway, and his shelves lack ingredients.

But when you walk up on his roof, a scenic view of his home city sprawls beneath Todd.In one corner, you can spot the Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios, and the San Gabriel Mountains surround its lookout.

It’s his first time living on his own, and while the new pad is adorned with Midcentury Modern furniture and eight guitars, almost everything else is a work in progress.But that’s OK.

The singer doesn’t mind being a work in progress.“You’re always learning and growing, and my music evolves with my personal life,” Todd said.

“I think just growing up and taking more risks and being more open and having more perspective is where the biggest change has come.” His new album, “Do That Again,” is out Friday.It’s his second album, but he’s been releasing music since 2022, during his senior year of high school.

This spring, he’s been pushed to a new level of musical relevance with his song “Earrings” from his 2024 mixtape, “Sweet Boy.” “Earrings” took over TikTok before entering the Top 10 on the Global Spotify chart.Todd described having a hit as a “little fun treat,” but he doesn’t want a song from two releases ago to dictate his current music style.

“I definitely don’t feel like I have to grab onto it.I’m not really chasing hits.

They’re always nice, and to be rewarded for a song you care about is really cool,” Todd said.“As this has blown up, I’ve just been like, ‘OK, cool, people like that song.’ All I’m thinking really about is putting out new music.”The singer f...