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Monday 17 October 3:31 p.m.
In the last few months Demi Lovato has been on fire. She’s hit the studio with an all-star list of collaborators including Timbaland, Jason Derulo, Ryan Tedder, and Missy Elliot; the first single off Unbroken, “Skyscraper,” debuted at #1 on iTunes chart, #2 on the Billboard Hot Digital Singles chart, and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100; her stirring new video is in heavy rotation on VH1 and MTV, her emotional comeback performance at the VH1’s Do Something awards was met with overwhelming praise, and both her LA and New York album release shows sold out minutes after being announced.
It’s the kind of exhilarating whirlwind most nineteen-year-old pop stars dream spend their early teens dreaming about but Lovato has been living this life for a while now. The singer and actress started in show business as a pre-teen and rose quickly. By the time she was fifteen she was a bona fide TV star cultivating a promising singing career. In the late 2000s, while maintaining a rigorous TV and film shooting schedule, Lovato released two massively successful solo albums, Don’t Forget (2007) and Here We Go Again (2009); the former debuted at #2, the latter at #1.
But in the fall of 2011 it all caught up with her. Lovato dropped out of a world tour in order to seek treatment for a series of psychological issues including anorexia.
Nearly a year later, Lovato is in a completely different place emotionally, psychologically and professionally. What could have been a derailing experience has actually resulted in clarity of purpose and creative focus the singer’s not sure she would have achieved otherwise. On Unbroken Lovato showcases an uncanny balance of well-earned maturity and youthful effervescence.
The songs run the gamut from epic ballad to cheeky pop power anthems. As she prepares to release Unbroken, Lovato is focused on her immediate future and enjoying all that’s available to her now that she’s back at the top of her game. “I’m the same artist as I was before,” the singer explains. “What I went through gave me a lot to write about but the album isn’t focused on all that, it’s about enjoying life. Right now I’m about the future, not the past. And that’s what I want it to be for my fans, something that can be their summer jam, if that’s what they need, or something they can turn to in their darkest times when they need inspiration. That’s what this music has been to me.”