Being compared to Adele is great, but role model Demi Lovato has more serious issues on her mind
Lovato talks about her upcoming documentary, life as a twenty-something single and her work as a mental-health and body-positivity advocate
There’s no quicker way to revive a sleepy pop star than to tell her she sounds like Adele.
When we caught up with Demi Lovato, she had just come from a crack-of-dawn appearance on Good Morning America to advocate for Hurricane Harvey relief and show off her new active wear line.
Yet, even Disney Channel veterans get tired sometimes, and beneath Lovato’s unfailingly polite demeanour, there was probably a 25-year-old who needed a nap. But she brightened up at the comparison with the big-voiced British diva on her new song, You Don’t Do It For Me Anymore, a soaring highlight from her latest album, Tell Me You Love Me.
“That’s like the best compliment ever,” Lovato says.
Lovato’s career has been defined by her role-model status. She’s a mental-health and body-positivity advocate whose “be yourself at all costs” attitude pours from her biggest hits, from Cool for the Summer’s winking sexuality to her unapologetic recent single Sorry Not Sorry.
The differences between her 2015 album Confident and her new release are clear in their representative titles. Written after several public break-ups, including from long-time boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama, Tell Me You Love Me is a snapshot of twenty-somethings’ relationships, including the sexting, friends with benefits and late-night calls so prevalent in modern dating.