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“What’s your favorite scary movie?” Demi Lovato requested on Feb. 15, and practically a month later, she gave followers a motive to select the upcoming Scream VI. Demi, 30, shared not solely “Still Alive,” the primary single from the Scream sequel’s soundtrack, however a music video that may be thought-about an entry within the long-running horror franchise. In the visible, Demi (who goes by they/them/she/her) rocks a leather-based jacket and horny sheer prime whereas battling towards Ghostface. She seemed able to battle the non-discriminate horror hero, and the track carried retro rock echoes of the Nineties — a rebirth period for horror movies, and the panorama on which Wes Craven’s Scream first emerged. “If anybody asks/I’m turning back time/chasing the ghost that would haunt me at night/facing my past cause I’m up for the fight,” she sings within the excellent horror film anthem.
The video was intercut with scenes from the movie, in addition to Demi in a movie show. She additionally belted out the brand new hit in entrance of a lavish, chandelier and skylight stuffed glass room.
Demi shared the only’s paintings on Feb. 15. Her boyfriend, Jutes (fka Jute$), overestimated the discharge within the publish’s feedback part. “lfg baby…u don’t miss,” he wrote together with a hearts-for-eyes emojis. Demi’s tour photographer, Angelo Kritikos, wrote that the brand new “song is KILLER,” per Billboard. Less than two weeks later, she posted some behind-the-scenes photographs of the music video shoot, together with an image of her in her jacket, the scene the place she’s over Ghostface’s susceptible physique, Ghostface slumped within the nook and a reveal of the actor behind the masks (which Demi later put over her face.
Demi now joins a membership of Musicians Who Made Original Songs For Horror Films that boasts such stars as Michael Jackson (“Ben”), Alice Cooper (“He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask)”), Dokken (“Dream Warriors”), The Dickies (“Killer Klowns From Outer Space”), J. Geils Band (“Fright Night”) and Echo and the Bunnymen (their cowl of “People Are Strange” for The Lost Boy counts!) Usually, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is the act most related to the Scream collection, with their “Red Right Hand” being utilized in Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3 and the 2022 Scream – aka Scream 5.
“Still Alive” is Demi’s first new music since she unleashed her new metallic/rock route with 2022’s HOLY FVCK. The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, and topped the Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts. As of 2022, the album has a Metacritic rating of 78, with CLASH saying the album “serves as brilliant proof of Lovato’s hard rock capabilities. Lovato suits hard rock, those vocals absolutely gorgeous when paired with a sturdy burst of heavy soundscapes. While Lovato can knock out a summer-ready banger, it’s equally as thrilling to see them lurking in the shadows.”
Demi may not lurk within the shadows for for much longer. In September 2022, she mentioned, “this next tour will be my last. I love and thank you, guys. I can’t do this anymore. I’m so f***ing sick I can’t get out of bed.” In October, she needed to postpone a live performance on account of her dropping her voice.
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