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May 2018
59m 44s

Camila Cabello's 'Havana' Deconstructed

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About this episode
Hit Songs Deconstructed's Dave & Yael Penn analyze Cabello's smash. Plus, chart chat about Childish Gambino's "This Is America" & a flashback to one of Janet Jackson's biggest hits ahead of her Icon Award coronation at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.

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