Camila Cabello’s favourite albums are “kind of polarising”.
The 27-year-old pop star released her latest album, ‘C,XOXO’, in June, and Camila has insisted that she has no regrets about taking some risks with the record, even though it received mixed reviews from critics.
Camila – who found fame as a member of Fifth Harmony, before embarking on a solo career – told NYLON magazine: “My favourite albums are kind of polarising. Not all people understand it, but the people that love it? Really love it.
“Even when I felt misunderstood, it felt like people were more passionate about my music than they have been in a while. And that’s cool. I feel like that’s what my favourite artist is.”
Camila recalled people questioning her “authenticity” when she released the album, which was markedly different from her previous records.
She said: “This was a hard album cycle for me. It was really challenging from an audience point of view.
“I wrote this whole album, and people are questioning my authenticity. It’s kind of like a trippy thing. Like, this came from my gut.”
‘C,XOXO’ achieved relatively modest chart success, but Camila was told by Beyonce – one of her childhood heroes – that she “loved” the album.
Camila shared: “Beyonce told me she loved my album, OK? That’s the gold star. And I walked away fully, like, tears brimming in my eyes.
“She’s somebody I’ve watched from my childhood. Her and Taylor [Swift] saying nice things about the album really meant a lot to me.
“Anytime an artist that I respect has said something to me like, ‘Hey, I really love what you’re doing,’ it recharges my battery. A lot of the time I felt so misunderstood.”