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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 28 sepTember 2017

Gunning for the Grammy: Demi Lovato wants to win

By MESFIN FEKADU ‘This is my opportunity to the studio but I wanted it
AP Music Writer show people why I deserve to be up-tempo because I
NEW YORK (AP) — Before to be here.’ And I sang didn’t want it to seem like
heading into the studio for the best that I could. And too heavy, it could eas-
her sixth album, Demi Lova- I used that 30, 40 second ily go that way. And so I
to began to overthink her little section of the song to thought it would be kind of
singing career and she felt showcase my voice the fun to have like an upbeat
burnt out. best that I could. And I just kind of pop song that’s kind
What helped her refuel? A left it all on the stage and I of ironic that it would be
Grammy nomination. feel like that led to people about such a heavy sub-
The 25-year-old singer, who listening to my album, and ject.
released her debut in 2008 then leading to the Gram- AP: Do you pay attention to
at 16, earned her first nomi- my nomination, and then the Billboard charts?
nation at the 2017 Grammy the performance the next Lovato: I don’t, and here’s
Awards for her 2015 album, year. the reason why: I used to
“Confident.” AP: You mentioned nega- look at the Billboard charts
“I was dealing with a lot of tivity online — how do you when it was more impor-
negativity online and I re- make sure it doesn’t ruin tant. And as time has gone
member I posted a tweet your day? on there’s so many charts. In this Sept. 6, 2017 photo, Demi Lovato poses for a portrait to
and I said, ‘You know, I’m Lovato: There are cer- It’s like the Trending charts. promote her new album, “Tell Me You Love Me”, in New York.
going to take a break be- tain things said online or There’s the Billboard Hot Associated Press
cause this isn’t for me’ ... even the other day I had 100 chart. There’s the iTunes many charts that you could went blah, blah, blah.’ Like,
And when I got the Gram- someone say something chart. be No. 1 in one, and No. 10 great, awesome, but if it
my nomination, it kind of in person that was like re- There’s what’s being the in another... doesn’t beat ‘Despacito’
renewed that energy and ally rude... But I’m so sure most streamed song on If somebody tells me, it’s not the end of the world
that excitement and it kind of who I am, and so sure Spotify. It’s like there’s so they’re like, ‘Hey, your song (laughs).q
of was reassuring,” Lovato of my talent, and so sure of
said in a recent interview. the person that I was raised
“So I dove right back into to be, and the person that
the album even harder I’ve grown into that I don’t
and more passionately.” let that stuff affect me any-
Though Lovato lost the best more.
pop vocal album award And I think I was inse-
to Adele’s “25,” it helped cure with my music and
her find her groove on “Tell the success of my music
Me You Love Me,” her new whenever I was dealing
album out Friday. The al- with, you know, the nega-
bum features the hit “Sorry tive press and I let it get
Not Sorry” as well as soulful to me. Whereas after that
tracks — “I wanted to have Grammy nomination it kind
songs that I could really of was like, ‘No, like look
feel and songs that I could at your talent. You’re rec-
really sing to” — and Lova- ognized for it. Like, cherish
to said the body of work is that.’
her most authentic release. The paparazzi guy that said
Fans will get a behind-the- something to me the other
scenes look of the album, day said something about
and Lovato’s personal life, my drug use and my past.
in her upcoming YouTube But I know I have five and
documentary “Demi Lova- a half years sober, and so
to: Simply Complicated,” when he said that it didn’t
airing Oct. 17. In an inter- bother me because I was
view with The Associated like, ‘That’s not who I am
Press, Lovato talked about anymore, say what you
goals, dealing with nega- want but this is who I am
tivity on the internet, stay- and I’m sober now.’
ing sober and her new al- AP: The song “Daddy Is-
bum. sues” sounds deep, but the
AP: People were really im- track is very upbeat. What
pressed with your perfor- was it like recording that
mance during the Lionel song?
Richie tribute at the 2016 Lovato: Daddy Issues is
Grammys. Do you feel like something that I’ve defi-
the respect for you grew nitely had with the relation-
after that? ship with my birth father
Lovato: I definitely think and it affects me to this
that I’ve gained more re- day, you know, the way
spect as a vocalist and an that I have relationships
artist. I feel like I got recog- with people, so I wanted to
nition from my first Gram- write about that because I
mys performance and I feel like a lot of people can
was so nervous. I was like, relate. And so I went into