Camila Cabelloone of the most popular stars of American music, has managed to conquer the public with several hits. However, Some of her biggest hits have become a burden for her.. In a recent interview with Complexthe singer and songwriter confessed to feeling exhausted from listening to her own songs that have been hits for years.
Cabello, who is 27 years old, spoke about how “Havana” and “Miss”, released in 2017 (it became popular the following year) and 2019 respectively, took her to the billion streams club, but also to fatigue. Nevertheless, He admitted that he has grown more tired of “Señorita” than of “Havana.”
On this point, she explained: “To be honest, I’m more tired of ‘Señorita’ than ‘Havana’… I think there’s always a worry when a song becomes so massive that it’s going to be bigger than you.… Obviously I love that they’ve been so massive and successful. But it makes people attached to you from a certain point of view.”
“Havana”, collaboration with the rapper Young Thugwas a resounding success that consolidated her as a leading figure in pop music. This song used a Latin aesthetic palette that resonated with American audiences.
Cabello told about the sounds of that song: “By using a certain aesthetic palette, being the Latin girl in American pop music and using that type of sound, whether it’s a basic Cuban chord progression or a bossa nova chord progression. .. I was like, ‘Well, I hope people don’t expect that from me all the time because I’m just not built that way.’”.
On the other hand, there is “Señorita”, her duet with Shawn Mendeswhich was a musical mega-hit. But also was the focus of a public relationship between them that lasted more than two years and it did not leave the singer completely happy.
In reference to this topic, Cabello said that the constant association with Mendes affected his personal identity. “I was in a very public relationship and as a woman you think: I don’t want this partner to be my new identity.”.
Cabello thrilled her fans in May by announcing on social media the release of her fourth album: “C,XOXO”. “New album C,XOXO will be released on June 28th” the artist wrote alongside the LP cover, which shows a close-up image of her with a lollipop.
Before C,XOXO, Cabello had released three albums: “Camila” in 2018, “Romance” in 2019 and “Familia” in 2022Each of these works marked different stages in the career of the former member of Fifth Harmony, which showed her artistic and personal evolution.
Throughout the year, Cabello released new songs, such as a collaboration with Lil Nas X in “He Knows” and his most recent single “Chanel No. 5″. Regarding this latest release, Cabello explained how the song aligns with C,XOXO’s overall message.
“The world of ‘C,XOXO‘ is very sensual, and in the root sense of that word. Sensual means ‘of the senses’: taste, touch, sight, smell, sound“She said, adding that she wanted listeners to be in the sensory world I was in when I wrote it.”
In the interview with ComplexCabello spoke about the reception of “I Luv It”, a preview of the album, and the new direction of his music. “I feel like it was met with a kind of bewilderment and that people didn’t know how to digest it because ‘I Luv It’ is almost like the prologue to the book that is ‘C,XOXO’”, Cabello explained.
“And it can be really frustrating as an artist to think, ‘Oh, they’re judging the book based on the prologue but… this is the introduction.’”, he concluded. The successful singer hopes to have hits again with her new album, but don’t let them tire her out this time.
