Billboard Power Pets: A-List Animals With Serious Star Power
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The Unsung Heroes of the Music Industry
Out there existing in the world right now is any number of animals who have absolutely no idea that their owners are famous musicians. To those dogs, cats, rodents, horses and barnyard friends, the humans who take care of them are normal people just like everybody else — and that might just be why stars such as Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande love them so much.
The Eras Tour headliner is a famous cat fanatic, welcoming kitties Meredith, Olivia and Benjamin Button into her home over the years, while the Wicked actress and pop hitmaker feels the same passion for her numerous rescue dogs — but they are just two of the many A-list artists who are proud pet owners. Though different in their genres and backgrounds, one thing that unites musicians such as Angela Aguilar, Billie Eilish, Josh Groban, Jelly Roll and several members of BTS is their love of animals, which is exactly why Billboard has been spotlighting some of those furry friends in our Power Pets series.
A Look at the Stars and Their Pets
In honor of the many, many more animals who provide emotional support, cuddles and unconditional friendship to our favorite artists so that they can keep making the music fans love, Billboard has compiled a list of 50 of the biggest musicians who are most well known for loving their non-human children.
Angela Aguilar
Angela Aguilar owns a pet pug named Gordo. During a March 2025 interview with Billboard, the Latin music star said of her pup, “He’s going to be a dad — my [other] doggie is pregnant, and she will have pugsitos with Gordo. I’m going to be a grandma.”
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande owns a fleet of rescue dogs, including Toulouse — who accompanies her on most of her travels — and Myron, who used to be owned by Mac Miller before the rapper’s death in 2018. “Dogs are the most harmless, sweetest babes in the world,” the pop star told Billboard in 2015. “They show nothing but unconditional love, so they deserve that in return.”
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish adopted a pitbull named Shark in 2020 after first fostering him in her home. “you have made my life 1000x better,” she wrote on Instagram in 2021, sharing photos and videos of her furry bestie. “if you’re thinking about fostering or adopting… this is your sign.”
Chase Rice
Chase Rice has a black Lab named Jack who joins the country singer on the road. “I bring him on stage for one song during my set,” Rice told Billboard in May 2025. “He just sits next to me and looks for my approval at the end to not have to heel anymore and to be able to go party with the fans.”
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift might be one of the world’s most famous “cat ladies,” with the pop superstar owning Scottish folds Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson — named after the leading ladies on Grey’s Anatomy and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, respectively — as well as a ragdoll named Benjamin Button. When she endorsed Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign in 2024, Swift signed her post “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady.”
