
‘Havana’ features Pharrell Williams on backing vocals “The reality of that song is it doesn’t feel or sound like Camila,” Cabello’s manager Roger Gold told The New York Times. Her first single after leaving Fifth Harmony underperformedĬabello’s first solo single after leaving Fifth Harmony, ‘Crying in the Club’, which was written with Sia and Benny Blanco, underperformed and was consequently left off her album ‘Camila’ – despite originally being released as the record’s lead single. She said that Fifth Harmony’s claim that her representative informed the band she was leaving was “simply not true”.ġ4.

Cabello, meanwhile, posted: “I was shocked to read the statement the Fifth Harmony account posted without my knowing”, adding that she had had “much needed conversations” regarding her future with the band while they were on tour. The band said Cabello’s manager informed them in November that she wanted to leave the group. In a statement to their fans, Fifth Harmony wrote: “We know you are hurt and confused, we are too”, adding that Cabello refused to attend meetings about the future of the group.

Her departure from Fifth Harmony was messyįifth Harmony announced Cabello’s departure from the band on Decem– but both parties cited contradictory reasons behind her leaving. She has also partnered with the Children’s Health Fund, which provides healthcare to low-income families, and in 2017 she worked with Lin-Manuel Miranda and other Latin artists to release the track ‘Almost Like Praying’ to raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. In June 2016, Cabello and producer Benny Blanco, alongside members of not-for-profit arts group OMG Everywhere, collaborated to release a charity single called ‘Power in Me’. In 2016, she partnered with Save the Children to design a limited edition “Love Only” T-shirt, which helped raise awareness of issues regarding girls’ equal access to education, health care and opportunities to succeed. Since her rise to fame, Cabello has been involved with a number of charities. The last time this was done was with Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ in 2013, which also topped the chart for seven weeks. ‘Havana’ topped the Billboard pop chart for longer than any other female solo artist has in 5 yearsĬabello’s huge hit ‘Havana’ topped the Billboard’s Pop Songs for seven weeks – the longest reign for a lead female artist in five years. The track, which featured a distinctive piano riff, reminded Cabello of her home city and she wrote the chorus of what became ‘Havana’ straight away.ġ1. Cabello wrote hit ‘Havana’ while eating sushiĬabello was eating sushi with producer Frank Dunes when he played her an instrumental piece he had been working on. She’s a veganĬabello revealed in a 2018 interview with The New York Times – after ordering a kale salad – that she’s a vegan. Thank you for making our dreams come true together and now individually.Cabello has said she was influenced by Latin music during her childhood, and grew up listening to artists like Celia Cruz and Alejandro Fernández. Thank you to the #Harmonizers for staying down for us after all these years. I feel so blessed to do what I love and I’m so ready for everything to come. “I’m so grateful for such potent grounds for a new fresh beginning at the amalgamation of it all.

I’m so grateful for my past, present and future,” she continued. It also happens to be a new moon in Leo and the alignment of all three things is not lost on me. Such an iconic venue and moment and I know it wouldn’t be possible without Fifth Harmony and the amazing doors it opened for me and the incredible lessons it taught me. “Today, I’m playing in NY with my own music. “Today is such a special day! First & foremost it’s the official 10 year anniversary of Fifth Harmony and the gratitude that I have for each one of these women and the experience of being part of something so special sticks with me to this day,” she wrote. Lauren shared an emotional set of tweets, ahead of her performance at NYC’s iconic Radio City Music Hall. I’m proud of my part and beyond grateful.
