Camila is the upcoming self-titled debut solo album by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, due to be released on January 12, 2018. "Havana" featuring Young Thug was announced as the lead single on August 30, and impacted radio on September 8. "Havana" went to number one in eight countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and hit the top 10 in over 15 countries including the United States where it peaked at number two, Cabello's highest on the Billboard Hot 100. The single has been certified Platinum in both the UK and US.

Recording for Pop 2 began in September 2017, just two months before the mixtape was to be completed, with Charli reaching out to producer and PC Music founder A.G. Cook to suggest they work on a new project following their previous mixtape Number 1 Angel (2017). Cook stated that “we wanted it to feel like a complete restart in terms of the image and style of it” in comparison to their previous project. The majority of recording took place in Alicia Keys’ old New York studio, with other sessions occurring in London. Charli relied heavily on auto-tune, which Cook experimented with and manipulated on particular tracks. She stated that “the mixtape is in this very free, fast, and experimental world. But it’s also still intended to be pop. It’s what I naturally gravitate towards.”