In a new Nylon cover story, Camila Cabello opened up about the public reaction to her “misunderstood” recent album, C,XOXO. The 27-year-old Grammy-nominated singer also shared how receiving praise from her idols Beyoncé and Taylor Swift helped validate her work. “Now I’m going to sound name-drop-y,” Cabello shared. “But Beyoncé told me she loved my album, OK? That’s the gold star. She’s somebody I’ve watched from my childhood.” Getting Beyoncé’s and Swift’s approval sustained Cabello personally and professionally while her new work didn’t connect with portions of the music world. “Her and Taylor saying nice things about the album really meant a lot to me,” Cabello admits. “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.” (Billboard)