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Fifth Harmony is the self-titled third studio album by American girl group Fifth Harmony, scheduled to be released on August 25, 2017, through Syco Music and Epic Records. It is the group's first album since the departure of former member Camila Cabello. Its lead single, "Down", which features rapper Gucci Mane, was released on June 2, 2017.
The group first revealed that they were working in a new album during a backstage interview with radio host Elvis Duran after a iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert. On December 18, 2016, Fifth Harmony announced that Camila Cabello has left the group in a message posted on social media and signed by the group's members. Following the repercussion of Cabello's departure and speculations about the group's future, the members published other statement where they explained, "we have spent the past year and a half (since her initial solo endeavor) trying to communicate to her and her team all of the reasons why we felt Fifth Harmony deserved at least one more album of her time, we are excited for our future, and we can't wait for what the new year brings." In January 2017 the group announced the Asian leg of the 7/27 Tour and also made their first appearance as a four-piece at the 43rd People's Choice Awards on January 17. During the show, they performed an edited version of "Work from Home", and went on to win the award for "Favorite Group" for the second consecutive year.
The Asian leg of the 7/27 Tour ran from March 23 to April 8, 2017. During an interview with Billboard, member Ally Brooke stated that the group for the first time was having "a lot of creative control and input" and that is something "they are so excited about." On April 12, 2017, the quartet appeared on the cover for Galore magazine where they discussed the concept and sonority present on their third album, "we've been creating sounds that we've been wanting to touch base on. Some R&B tones, some rhythmic tones. It's been amazing to create with one another because we're so different when it comes to music," Dinah Jane said. "We love different genres. So to vibe together and create this Fifth Harmony sound is what makes it so special."