Meghan Trainoris back!
On Friday, the pop star returned withTreat Myself,her first album in nearly four years — and Trainor features an A-list slew of collaborators on the genre-spanning record.
“This is just my childhood dream of an album,” Trainor says of the LP. “It was too good to be true.”
One such collaboration was a dream come true for Trainor:“Nice to Meet Ya"withNicki Minaj, which the Grammy winner calls “legendary.”
Meghan Trainor.Hanna Hillier
“My manager started managing her so that was my in. They told me she doesn’t do a feature, she has to really like the song. So I was so excited,” Trainor, 26, says of working with the rapper, 37. “Dude, in high school I used to party to her songs all the time and learned every single word. So this was like a huge deal for me. She actually is one of my favorite songwriters.”
Trainor says that the track was a true partnership, and Minaj didn’t just spit a verse for the sassy song, which they recorded last fall. (“I’ve been holding this, this is the biggest secret I’ve ever had to hold my entire life!” Trainor adds.)
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Trainor also got in the studio with another pop hero from her youth —Nicole Scherzinger, 41, of therecently reunitedPussycat Dolls— for the sexy, empowering standout"Genetics.“The “All About That Bass” was filming the reality competitionThe Fouron the same lot where Scherzinger was working onThe Masked Singer, and they hit it off immediately when they met.
“I sent her this song because she was like, ‘Pussycat Dolls need songs, please write some songs with me,'” Trainor, who grew up singing along to Pussycat Dolls hits like “Buttons” and “Beep,” says. “I sent her this one and she was like, ‘This is amazing.’ I asked her to feature on it and she did — and she was incredible.”
Nicole Scherzinger.
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In addition to established acts like Minaj and PCD, Trainor also worked with some emerging talent, including AJ Mitchell, Lennon Stella and Sasha Sloan.
AndTreat Myselfwas also a family affair — and includes some guest vocals (and lyrics) courtesy of Trainor’shusband Daryl Sabara, 27, and her brothers Ryan, 27, and Justin, 24.
Daryl Sabara & Meghan Trainor.Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
“Everywhere I go my family comes with me so it was just another day,” Trainor says of having her family sing background vocals on the record.
“I noticed I can help them out and they can help me out: They can sing backgrounds for free. And then they could get paid later if it’s in a commercial and then everyone wins,” Trainor adds, alluding to royalties.
source: people.com
