Patti LaBelle and Cardi B are the musical duo we didn’t know we needed.
Speaking with Party tonight on the red carpet at her 80th birthday party on May 23, LaBelle revealed that she’s working on new music — and wouldn’t mind collaborating with her new friend.
“Why not? She’s like one of my new best friends and I know she liked Patti LaBelle! She’s like my new friend,” LaBelle told the outlet.
The “If Only You Know” singer also opened up about the new music she’s working on.
“I haven’t released an album in 20 years and I’m working on it now,” she said. “It should be out at the end of the year.”
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“It’s called 8065,” she added. “I’m 80 years young and 65 years in show business.”
In November, Labelle and Cardi, 31, teamed up to combine their two dessert products, Cardi’s Whipshots Alcoholic Whipped Cream and Patti’s Good Life Pies, for a social campaign.
At the time, LaBelle told PEOPLE that even though they hadn’t met before partnering, she felt like they were “meant to be together” for a long time.
“I’ve been thinking about her mother for a long time because she’s just that and a bag of chips. And I’m all that and a bag of chips,” LaBelle told PEOPLE of Cardi.
The “Up” rapper agreed that their meeting was long overdue – but she was nervous to meet her.
“I feel like I’m not worthy, I just feel so shaken!” Cardi said, as LaBelle shook her head next to her. “I’m a super star. I’m on my best behavior.”
She continued, “Miss Patti, I’ll be doing the splits at these tables.”
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LaBelle also spoke to PEOPLE at her star-studded 80th birthday bash, which was attended by pals like Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King, Gladys Knight, Sherri Shepherd and Debbie Allen.
“Everybody I know from the industry was here, and I had a lot of tears,” she told PEOPLE, “but I had to keep my eyelashes down, so I couldn’t cry too much.”
LaBelle — who started out as a member of Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles — also shared the lessons she’s learned since her start in the industry.
“I’ve learned to be kind when people aren’t kind. You always take the high road, and I’ve known that for a long time, but as I mature, now I know how to do it even better, how to take the high road and face all your bad feelings and just pray for the ones that make me feel less,” she explained.
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