Camila Cabello
Daniela GozlanCamila Cabello's performance for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert -- timed with Hispanic Heritage Month -- premiered Friday (Oct. 15) and included a performance of the new song "La Buena Vida."
The singer started her set with her salsa-inspired 2018 smash hit "Havana," with Cabello's sultry vocals perfectly matching her live band's performance. The "Señorita" singer went on to introduce her band before warning fans that her voice might sound a bit nasally because she was battling a "tiny" sinus infection.
"I didn't want to not do 'Tiny Desk' because I'm a huge 'Tiny Desk' fan and I didn't know if they were going to call me back again, so, here I am," Cabello explained. "And hopefully, next time, we'll do it at the 'Tiny Desk' actual, at the NPR office, without the tiny sinus infection, but for now, this is where it's at."
The singer jumped into "Real Friends," "Señorita" and "Don't Go Yet" before closing with the debut of "La Buena Vida," which enlisted the help of the Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar. "La Buena Vida" is from her upcoming album titled Familia, due sometime this year. Cabello's performance of the mariachi-infused song closes out the "Tiny Desk" Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
Watch the performance below.
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Charli xcx has added the Music, Fashion, Film B sides “I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night,” “Playboy Bunny” and “If You Take the Music Then What Has She Got?” to iTunes through a new digital deluxe release titled Music, Fashion, Film (B-Sides Edition).
The three tracks had already been introduced to listeners through Charli’s @b.sides alternative Instagram account. They also appeared as physical B sides on limited edition 7 inch singles for “Rock Music,” “SS26” and “Camera,” as well as in an extensive Music, Fashion, Film box set. However, fans were unable to officially buy them as digital downloads until Sunday, July 26.
Charli previously told her audience that the songs were “never gonna go on streaming … I don’t think,” although she admitted at the time that her decision might eventually change.
“you can call me a hypocrite, i don’t mind,” Charli wrote alongside a winking emoji while announcing Music, Fashion, Film (B-Sides Edition) on Sunday.
Priced at $4.99 on iTunes, the digital collection features all 11 songs from the original Music, Fashion, Film album, along with the three additional B sides and their accompanying music videos.
Explaining her choice further on Instagram, Charli wrote: “i made b sides for each of the songs released ahead of Music, Fashion, Film because it felt natural to pair each songs with a fitting counterpart – something that’s adjacent to the album but not entirely part of it. traditionally, b sides often become fan favorites… and i guess in the case of some of the b sides for this album, that has proven to be true. i felt adamant i wouldn’t put them on streaming because it sort of felt counter intuitive to the whole ethos of those songs, but i know you all really wanted them so i’ve begrudgingly put them on itunes lol.”
Music, Fashion, Film was released on Friday, accompanied by the online premiere of the theatrical short film Charli developed to complement the project.
She will begin a short North American tour supporting Music, Fashion, Film in Philadelphia on Sept. 11. The run will then visit Brooklyn, Toronto, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angeles, Glendale and Las Vegas.
