# @popbase on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcc1ga9hOsA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69782678-popbase-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-25T05:00:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pop Base (@PopBase) — https://gondola.cc/PopBase

## Caption

9 years ago today, Fifth Harmony released their self-titled album.

Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, and Lauren Jauregui recorded their self-titled third studio album, 'Fifth Harmony,' at Windmark Recording in Santa Monica, marking the group's first project as a foursome after Camila Cabello's December 2016 departure. Released through Syco Music and Epic Records, the album stands out in their catalog for how much creative control the remaining members took on, co-writing more than half its tracks after having little to no writing input on their first two records. Producers on the project included Ammo, who'd previously worked on their hit "Work from Home," alongside Poo Bear, Skrillex, and several others, with a guest appearance from rapper Gucci Mane on lead single "Down."

Thematically, the record leans into female empowerment, confidence, love, and unity, blending pop, hip hop, and R&B across its 33-minute runtime. "Down," released that June as the group's first single without Cabello, set the tone for the era, while "Angel" and "Don't Say You Love Me" followed with additional singles and videos rolling out around the album's release. The group teased the project's title and cover art on social media in the weeks beforehand, revealing the self-titled concept during a Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon appearance.

Though it didn't match the commercial heights of their earlier hits, 'Fifth Harmony' represented a meaningful creative pivot point, showing the group asserting more ownership over their sound and image as a four-piece. It ultimately became their final studio album, as the group announced an indefinite hiatus the following spring, closing out an era shaped by their transition from a quintet into a smaller, more self-directed unit.

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