Host of the
And Introducing podcast Molly Mary O'Brien returns to
Pop Pantheon to discuss the often harrowing and sometimes triumphant life and career of Demi Lovato.
Molly and Louie unpack Demi’s squeaky clean debut on
Barney at 10 and her induction into the Disney machine, from her starring role in
Camp Rock to her Hollywood Records efforts, including 2008’s well-made but anodyne
Don’t Forget and 2009’s Kidz-Bop-Kelly-Clarkson
Here We Go Again. Then they discuss Demi’s very public personal struggles starting in the early 2010s and their impact on albums like 2011’s dance-oriented Unbroken, 2013’s synthpop-nodding Demi, and 2015’s
Confident, which includes the bi-curious slammer “Cool For the Summer.” From there, they break down 2017’s R&B-leaning
Tell Me You Love Me, 2021’s recovery-themed
Dancing With The Devil: The Art of Starting Over, Demi’s recent return to pop rock with 2022’s
Holy Fvck and 2023’s
Revamped and whether, in the context of her rocky personal narrative, Demi's music ever really rises to the fore of her celebrity. Finally, they rank Demi Lovato in the official Pop Pantheon.
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