Demi Lovatoโs latest career move is striking a chord, and not all the feedback is music to her ears. The 32-year-old singer revealed sheโs shifting away from the rock sound of her last album and returning to the high-energy pop hits that made her a chart-topper.
Speaking about the change, Lovato admitted, โThe rock stuff didnโt work for me. And thatโs OK. It was a passion projectโฆ But this one is fun and I realised what worked for me was โCool For The Summerโ and these other big pop songs. I was like, โWhy donโt I just go back to that?โ It matches my mood, it feels authentic to where Iโm at right now.โ
While some praised Lovato for embracing what feels authentic, others didnโt hold back their criticism. Comments poured in on social media, ranging from blunt to downright brutal. โSo basically giving up on trying to be interesting huh,โ one person wrote, while another took a harsher swipe, saying, โHer music was better when she was on crack.โ Another added, โFinally embracing her pop queen role,โ while a more supportive fan chimed in, โItโs awesome when artists embrace what truly feels authentic. Canโt wait for the new album.โ
Demi Lovatoโs Genre Shift Sparks Personal Jab Over Her Gender Identity Journey
However, one jab quickly caught attention online for its personal sting, โChanging genres as much as her gender.โ The comment alludes to Lovatoโs public evolution with her gender identity and pronouns over the past few years. In 2021, the Grammy nominee came out as nonbinary and announced she would be using they/them pronouns exclusively. By 2022, she shared that she had re-adopted she/her pronouns alongside they/them, explaining that she feels her gender expression can be fluid and that she prefers people use whichever feels appropriate in the moment.
At the time, the singer explained, “So for me, Iโm such a fluid person that I donโt really and I donโt find that I amโฆ I felt like, especially last year, my energy was balanced and my masculine and feminine energy so that when I was faced with the choice of walking into a bathroom and it said, women and men, I didnโt feel like there was a bathroom for me because I didnโt feel necessarily like a woman.”
She continued, โI didnโt feel like a man. I just felt like a human. And thatโs what they/them is about. For me, itโs just about feeling human at your core. Recently Iโve been feeling more feminine so Iโve adopted she/her again.โ
