EW- Demi Lovato took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce that she has had enough of the Hollywood spotlight, and will be be retreating from the public next year.
The 24-year-old tweeted, “So excited for 2017. Taking a break from music and the spotlight.. I am not meant for this business and the media.”
Lovato has had a jam-packed 2016, spending much of the year promoting her 2015 album Confident, and took to the road alongside Nick Jonas for a string of co-headlining concerts from June to September.
The announcement comes after Lovato spoke out about celebrity “squads” in an interview with Glamour, where she referenced Taylor Swift’s group of friends and said, “I don’t see anybody in any sort of squad that has a normal body. It’s kind of this false image of what people should look like. And what they should be like, and it’s not real.”
This won’t be the first time Lovato has announced a break. Back in June, she quit Twitter, telling her 38 million followers, “Damn I gotta quit sayin s—. Bye Twitter,” but was back within 24 hours, saying, “F— this.. I’m back bitches. And I’m coming back more honest than ever.”
Lovato hasn’t said what she’ll do with her time off, but she tweeted at a fan, “It doesn’t feel worth it anymore. “I’d rather do charity work [to be honest].”
This was a major blow for me. Demi Lovato put out some amazing songs and really improved the worlds self esteem and confidence. Her music was perfect for top down weather with the girls, looking for some hot new summer clothes, while singing along to her catchy lyrics. I just envision cruising down Rodeo Drive blasting "Confident", in a convertible sipping on a basic Starbucks iced coffee, vanilla of course. Demi Lovato truly made summer cool, much like her song titled, "Cool for the Summer". I enjoyed her style of music and always rushed to ITunes to preview her newest song releases. She also happened to call out body shaming. She was so pure and real the world couldn't handle her. Now look, we drove her away like a bunch of savages! The media is so cruel, the world is so cruel! I think we should have lifted Demi Lovato up, we should have given her heart a break, much like her song titled, "Give your heart a break". We should have been nicer to her and her beautiful messages she portrayed in her songs. I can barely even type this, the tears are flowing and my heart hurts so bad! I wish I was as brave as Demi, like her song titled, "Really Don't Care", I too wish I didn't care as much. I will continue to play your songs, Demi. I will never forget you, and I will truly try to "Let it go".
The 24-year-old tweeted, “So excited for 2017. Taking a break from music and the spotlight.. I am not meant for this business and the media.”
Lovato has had a jam-packed 2016, spending much of the year promoting her 2015 album Confident, and took to the road alongside Nick Jonas for a string of co-headlining concerts from June to September.
The announcement comes after Lovato spoke out about celebrity “squads” in an interview with Glamour, where she referenced Taylor Swift’s group of friends and said, “I don’t see anybody in any sort of squad that has a normal body. It’s kind of this false image of what people should look like. And what they should be like, and it’s not real.”
This won’t be the first time Lovato has announced a break. Back in June, she quit Twitter, telling her 38 million followers, “Damn I gotta quit sayin s—. Bye Twitter,” but was back within 24 hours, saying, “F— this.. I’m back bitches. And I’m coming back more honest than ever.”
Lovato hasn’t said what she’ll do with her time off, but she tweeted at a fan, “It doesn’t feel worth it anymore. “I’d rather do charity work [to be honest].”
This was a major blow for me. Demi Lovato put out some amazing songs and really improved the worlds self esteem and confidence. Her music was perfect for top down weather with the girls, looking for some hot new summer clothes, while singing along to her catchy lyrics. I just envision cruising down Rodeo Drive blasting "Confident", in a convertible sipping on a basic Starbucks iced coffee, vanilla of course. Demi Lovato truly made summer cool, much like her song titled, "Cool for the Summer". I enjoyed her style of music and always rushed to ITunes to preview her newest song releases. She also happened to call out body shaming. She was so pure and real the world couldn't handle her. Now look, we drove her away like a bunch of savages! The media is so cruel, the world is so cruel! I think we should have lifted Demi Lovato up, we should have given her heart a break, much like her song titled, "Give your heart a break". We should have been nicer to her and her beautiful messages she portrayed in her songs. I can barely even type this, the tears are flowing and my heart hurts so bad! I wish I was as brave as Demi, like her song titled, "Really Don't Care", I too wish I didn't care as much. I will continue to play your songs, Demi. I will never forget you, and I will truly try to "Let it go".