`These songs are basically the story of my life the past couple years and the stories I've accumulated - I knew for a long time I wanted my album to be called Romance because these stories are about falling in love.` - Camila Cabello
After changing her online platforms following a powerhouse turn at the MTV VMAs, Camila invited listeners into this world through a series of intensely personal social media posts. She unveiled the title in this video, unlocking her heart quite literally. In the follow-up clip, she went even deeper. Next up, she dropped a clip with the song titles, another with the artwork, and finally a teaser for the `Shameless` music video. Thus far, these teasers generated over 31 million total views and 36 million likes.
The songs similarly mirror this evolution. The emotionally charged `Shameless` showcases a seismic vocal performance from the superstar, stretching from intimate verses into an overpowering refrain over hypnotic guitar, a thick bass line, and propulsive percussion. On the other end of the spectrum, swaggering horns kick off the boisterous and bold `Liar` as it channels Latin vibes underneath the irresistible hook, `Oh no, there you go, making me a liar, I kinda like it though.`
To accompany `Shameless,` she revealed a sexy and stunning music video directed by Henry Scholfield [Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa & Rosalia]. Watch it HERE.
Next up, she performs for Saturday Night Live for the very first time on October 12. Be sure to tune in! Plus, she received a total of three nominations in top categories at the People's Choice Awards on November 10 broadcast on E!. These include `Female Artist of 2019,` `Song of 2019 - 'Señorita',` and `Music Video of 2019 - 'Señorita'.` Also, she was just revealed today as Elle's October Music Issue cover girl.
These new solo anthems land on the heels of a summer highlighted by stratospheric success. Recently, Cabello smashed a series of records. She broke the record for `most monthly listeners for a female artist in Spotify history` with 61.2 million. Meanwhile, her GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum Billboard Hot 100 #1 megahit `Havana` [feat. Young Thug] became `the world's most streamed song of all-time by a female lead artist.`
Just last week, Cabello shut down the MTV VMAs with the debut performance of `Señorita` with Shawn Mendes. Not only did the song soar to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it also stands out as `the most-streamed song of the summer on Spotify,` `second fastest song in history to surpass 100 million streams on Spotify,` and `the biggest single-day debut for a male-female duet in Spotify history.` Additionally, it took home `Best Collaboration` and `Best Cinematography` at the VMAs and `Choice Summer Song` at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards. At 22-years-old, Camila is the youngest person to earn two #1s on the Hot 100 since Justin Bieber in 2017 and the youngest woman since Rihanna in 2010. `Señorita` marks her fourth #1 at Pop Radio and her second Hot 100 #1.
Speaking to the artist's international dominance, her full-length debut, Camila, soared to #1 on iTunes in 109 markets. It also went Top 5 in 113 markets and Top 10 in 115 markets. Not to mention, it ascended to #1 worldwide in Canada, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands and to the Top 3 in the UK, Finland, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, and Switzerland.