A List of Music Stars & Their A-List Animals

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 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.”

Bailey Zimmerman is a dog dad to golden retrievers Marley and Pie. “I’ve been wanting to get another Golden for a while so Marley could have a best friend to grow up with and hang with all the time… and Marley APPROVED right away!!” the country star wrote on Instagram shortly after welcoming Pie into the family. “They haven’t left each others sides since they met.”

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 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.”

Deftones frontman Chino Moreno adopted a pretty pug named Scarlett in 2024, taking her in despite her severe medical complications that led one vet to advise euthanasia. She’s now happy and healthy in Moreno’s home with the rocker’s other dogs, Tito and Sasha.

Deadmau5 is the proud owner of a type of animal who historically knows a thing or two about dead mice. Of pet cats Peanut, Dizzy, Dolly and the late Meowingtons, the DJ told Billboard in June 2025, “They’re the most non-judgmental conduits of grief or stress or just all-around chaos when you just need a minute.”

Shortly before getting married, Demi Lovato and then-fiancé Jutes welcomed an adorable doggie named Pickle into their family.

Dierks Bentley’s canine best friend, Jake, accompanied the country star everywhere and appeared in several of his videos before sadly passing away in 2016. Three years later, Bentley met a new rescue puppy named Goose while guesting on the Today Show; at the urgent text requests of his wife and children, who were watching the show live, the singer took him home.

Dove Cameron has two kitties, one named Peanut Butter and the other named Cheesecake. Though she says the latter is quite shy, fans see the former in the singer’s social media posts from time to time.

Dua Lipa and then-boyfriend Anwar Hadid adopted an adorable black pup named Dexter in 2020.

Ed Sheeran is a cat dad to felines Calippo and Dorito, for whom the singer set up an Instagram account allowing fans to keep up with all nine of their lives.

If you’ve ever wondered why some of Gracie Abrams’ listeners call their fandom the “Weenies,” look no further. The singer-songwriter owns a brown long-haired dachshund named Weenie.

J Balvin loves being a dog dad, whether it’s to his late four-legged friend Enzo or the golden retriever puppy, Felicidad, he adopted in 2020.

Jelly Roll shares three cows — Brownie, S’mores and Crunch — and a donkey named Griz with his wife, podcaster Bunnie Xo, and his kids.

JENNIE of BLACKPINK is a dog mom to cocker spaniel Kai and pomeranian Kuma, who BLINKS sometimes see in the girl group’s livestreams.

Jessie Murph showed off a pet piglet at the 2025 ACM Awards. “He’s a little guy. His name’s Wilbur,” the singer told Country Now on the red carpet. “I just decided that I wanted a pig, and I’ve always wanted one. I’ve always wanted a mini pig, and then I find out that miniature pigs don’t exist.”

j-hope of BTS’ family includes an adorable little Shih Tzu named Mickey.

John Legend’s home with Chrissy Teigen and their kids is filled with animals, including a bearded dragon, two birds named Jasmine and Aladdin and a smattering of dogs.

“Nothing can replace the dogs we’ve loved before, but sometimes, the universe sends us the reminder that we need to open our hearts again,” Teigen wrote when they first adopted their bulldog Dudley. “Call it kismet.”

Jonathan Davis says his hypoallergenic poodle, Dante, changed his life after adopting the pup in 2022.

“The minute I laid eyes on him and our eyes locked, I knew he was the one,” the Korn rocker told Billboard. “I have a little road dog who goes everywhere with me. When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I see is his little eyes looking up at me. He nudges me in bed and basically says, ‘Hello, Dad!’”

Josh Groban loves being a dog dad to his adorable white West Highland terrier, George, whom he often posts on Instagram. Before George, the opera singer owned a doggie named Sweeney, who passed away in 2020.

“Go love an animal,” Groban wrote at the time. “Bring one into your life. There is so much love awaiting.”

Jung Kook has a Doberman named Bam, who’s basically a celebrity in his own right. At press time, the pooch’s Instagram account has well over 7 million followers.

In 2019, Justin and Hailey Bieber welcomed two Savannah cats named Sushi and Tuna into their family, which already included a doggie named Oscar. Three years later, another pup named Piggy Lou entered the mix.

Kacey Musgraves loves her canine Pepper so much, she wrote a song called “My Bitch” for the Australian cattle dog. “She’s black and white/ All Ride or die, more bark than bite/ She’s my b—h,” Musgraves sang on the unreleased track during a concert in February 2025. “The star of the pack, no one’s talking smack/ Yeah, she’s got my back/ She’s my b—h.”

Kesha has had several cat children, including fluff balls named Carl, Charlie, Quesadilla and Mr. Peeps. The pop star even has a stroller with which she safely takes the felines on walks outside.

In 2024, Kevin Bacon celebrated his wedding anniversary to actress Kyra Sedgwick by gifting her miniature goats, which they named Louie and Macon. The famous couple also have a number of other farm animals, including other goats, pigs, miniature horses and alpacas, according to People.

Lady Gaga is a big fan of French bulldogs, with her brood including Gustav and Koji — the ones who were miraculously safely returned to the pop star after they were taken in a violent robbery — as well as Miss Asia.

Lainey Wilson is also a French bulldog-lover, often traveling with her pup, Hippie Mae (who has her own Instagram!). The country queen also owns a horse named Tex, about whom she once wrote, “He taught me to take life by the reins and hold on tight.”

Lana Del Rey’s pets come in twos. She has a set of bengal kitties — Topanga and Niko, who join their owner in a bubble bath in a 2020 video for Interview magazine — as well as German shepherds Tex and Mex, who appear with the singer on her Blue Bannisters album cover.

Latto has an adorable brown-and-white dog named Coca — whom she refers to as her son.

The Linda Lindas absolutely love felines, to the point where the punk-rock band released a song called “Nino” — an ode to vocalist and guitarist Bela Salazar’s cat — in 2022.

LISA of BLACKPINK has a number of furry friends at home, each of whom has an “L” name like the K-pop star. In addition to a doberman named Love, she shares her space with kitties Lego, Luca, Louis, Leo and Lily.

Maluma’s crew includes two doberman — Buda and Karma — as well as two Siberian huskies named Bonnie and Clyde. “They’ve just made my life happier,” the Latin music star told Vogue in 2025. “They are there for me 24/7. When I first started touring, I was feeling pretty alone … my dogs were great company for me.”

Marc Anthony introduced fans to his dog, Gigi, in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. At one point, he also adopted a pet pig named Filomena.

Maren Morris had a German shepherd named June and shared an English bulldog named Pancake with ex-husband Ryan Hurd. In 2024, she revealed that she’d gotten a fluffy dachshund named Alfie.

Mariah Carey loves her Jack Russell terriers, Mutley, Jill E. Beans, and Cha Cha and often travels with them. “They’re not just my best friends but my protectors as well,” she told Vogue in 2024. “They’re like my bodyguards, following me everywhere I go!”

Megan Moroney’s first dog was named Jax after Jackson Browne, after which she adopted a pup named Henley after Don Henley.

Megan Thee Stallion has a French bulldog named Foe Thee Frenchie. The canine is a basically an influencer, with more than half a million Instagram followers at press time.

Miley Cyrus is a huge animal lover, at different points owning dogs named Angel, Barbie, Happy, Bean, Emu, Kate Moss, Tani and Daisy, a pig named Puddles and horses named Pumpkin and Dumplin, as well as cats Lilo, Kiki and Harlem.

Miranda Lambert is a pet mom to a dog named Bellamy and a running list of cats, goats and horses. “All of my animals help keep me grounded,” she told Billboard in April 2025. “They don’t care what I do for a living. They just love me.”

Orville Peck says it was love at first sight for him and his mixed-breed dog, Queenie. “I went to meet her in a park, and immediately I just knew that this was my dog,” he told Billboard in November 2025. “I think I adopted her later that day.”

In December 2025, Paris Hilton told Billboard all about her love for her dogs Diamond, Baby, Ether, Crypto and Iconic, as well as her passion for helping out animals. “While my impact efforts are dedicated to help broadly with donations and more, I also like to go into shelters myself, and I love on the dogs, cats and more,” she said at the time. “I’ve even brought home some to foster or to adopt. I’m looking for a way to use my voice to do much more as the needs of shelters and pets continues to grow.”

Remy Bond used a Rolling Stone photoshoot as an excuse to adopt her dream pet: a pig. Though Moo was a tiny little thing when the singer first got her, Bond told Billboard in 2025, “Every time I feed her, she doubles in size. I’m too scared to weigh her now.”

Riley Green is a dog dad to a corgi named and Carl — who has his own Instagram under the handle Carl the Cowboy Corgi — and a yellow lab named Jazz.

ROSÉ adopted her scruffy pal Hank in 2020, a few months after which the K-pop star and her dog took over Billboard‘s Instagram. Before that, she explained on The Kelly Clarkson Show how her dog-mom era came to be.

“I saw him online and this lovely lady was posting about him, telling people to adopt, not buy,” she said at the time. “I fell in love with him, and he’s just so adorable.”

Selena Gomez is the proud owner of two fluffy pups named Winnie and Daisy, whom she introduced to fans on an Instagram livestream in 2020. “I got Daisy a week ago,” she told followers at the time. “And she’s so sweet. And Winnie is, like, big brother mode for sure.”

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.”

Trent Reznor is a longtime animal advocate and shared a special bond with his dog Maise — who sadly died in an accident in 1995, leading the frontman to cancel a Nine Inch Nails concert.

An important figure in V of BTS’ life for a longtime was Yeontan, his black-and-tan pomeranian, who passed away in December 2024. The small pup appears on the cover of the K-pop star’s solo EP Layover.