Cam will be joining forces with mainstream girl group Fifth Harmony at Wednesday’s CMT Music Awards, and the rising country star alerts Harmonizers to prepare for an “insane” performance.<\/p>\n
“All Harmonizers, be ready,” teases Cam in a backstage CMT interview that was issued to media outlets late Tuesday. “It’s going to be insane.”<\/p>\n
“I am the sixth member of Fifth Harmony, which I’m really excited about” cracks a jubilant Cam. “They are like the cutest girls, the sweetest people in person.”<\/p>\n
Noting the stigma some carry toward pop stars, Cam confirms, “They’re real<\/i> people, super sweet.”<\/p>\n
“We all just immediately got along,” adds the artist.<\/p>\n
“They’re just so excited to be here, and they’re really grateful [for the opportunity].”<\/p>\n
Cam touts the strong working relationship they developed; she and the Fifth Harmony members were all respectful and cordial in determining who gets to sing which parts and making sure they were not stepping on toes.<\/p>\n
The two acts are set to perform a mash-up of Cam’s “Mayday” and Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” at the ceremony.<\/p>\n
“So there’s a mash-up of ‘Mayday’ with, like, remixed drums going on, and then it sort of transitions into ‘Work From Home,” explains Cam.<\/p>\n
The “Mayday” hook will then re-emerge in the concluding moments of the performance.<\/p>\n
“My band is so good; my musical director put the whole transition part together, and it just sounds awesome,” boasts Cam.<\/p>\n
It may feature Cam and be taking place on the CMT Awards stage, but it is still a Fifth Harmony performance. So there will be dancing.<\/p>\n
The “Burning House” and “Mayday” singer-songwriter notes, “They incorporated me into, like, ‘mini dance moves’ because I’m not a dancer. ‘Just walk like this, pop your hip like this,’ so, fingers crossed.<\/p>\n
“The singing sounds amazing, obviously. So, yeah, as long as I hit my dance marks, we’re going to be good!”<\/p>\n
While Cam’s live set does not typically feature choreography, she is “really excited” for the opportunity to incorporate some dancing into her performance Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
In addition to Fifth Harmony, the CMT Awards will feature performances by mainstream acts like Pitbull, Pharrell and Leona Lewis. Cam appreciates the diverse approach to the show.<\/p>\n
“As an artist, you get so busy, and you’re so in your own world and your own music,” explains Cam. “It takes an event like this to sort of get a mix going on [and allow you to] meet people outside of your immediate band. It’s really nice to get to work people who also love music – do it every day – and understand a lot of what it is that you’re doing but they just have a different sound and style.<\/p>\n
“That’s a big part of growth, getting better…being around other musicians, so I’m really appreciative that I got the chance to hang out with them.”<\/p>\n
The CMT Music Awards air Wednesday night at 8PM ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1047],"tags":[4407,6500,1018],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n