Camila Cabellomoved on from hermessy Fifth Harmony exitwith some help from her“Real Friends”— includingTaylor Swift!
“It was as painful as a breakup, a five-year breakup,” the “Havana” singer, 21,toldRolling Stoneof her departure from the girl group almost 18 months ago.
In December 2016, the four remaining members ofFifth Harmonyreleased a statement announcing that Cabello would be leaving the act. At the time, Cabello had already enjoyed some solo success, collaborating with pal Shawn Mendes (“I Know What You Did Last Summer”) and Machine Gun Kelly (“Bad Things”).
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“I don’t think there was ever a point where I was like, ‘I want to leave because I’m the breakout star,’ ” she told the music magazine. “We were just really young. If we were in the same situation now, it would probably be fine for everyone to make their own music while being in the group, because I think everyone understands now that you can’t limit people. That’s why people break free.”
One way Cabello coped with her split from the group: songwriting, as her longtime friendTaylor Swiftsuggested she “just write it out.”
“There were so many songs that didn’t make my album that were just me getting it out,” Cabello says, referring to tracks she wrote that were not included on her debut LPCamila, which features her smash hits “Havana” and “Never Be the Same.”
Cabello met Swift a few years back through their mutual friend Hailee Steinfeld, and they hit it off immediately, bonding over a recent breakup.
“She sent me a breakup playlist and said, ‘Come over. Let’s talk about it,’ ” Cabello said. “I think the Haim girls were there. It was, like, a girls-night thing.”
These days Cabello enjoys similar girls nights on the road: She and Charli XCX are Swift’sopening actson herReputation Stadium Tour.Each night, Cabello and Charli join Swift onstage for a star-studded “Shake It Off” singalong.
“This is a dream come true,” Cabello said on Instagram after the tour news was announced. “As a fan, i’m going to be singing every song at the top of my lungs … as a friend, it’s a GIANT SLEEPOVER.”
source: people.com
