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Confessions of A Demi stan
Where did it first begin...ahh 2009 when I was 16. I never was a huge fan of Camp Rock or Demi's first album Don't Forget. Then that summer, Princess Protection program came out. Here We Go Again came out as well. I was in love. That's when I started to stan for Demi. Did I know what I was getting into? No. After her label basically stole her potential with that album, she began stating in interviews she wanted to go towards an r&b route. Then Demi had a meltdown. She went to rehab. Those months were probably some of the hardest months ANY Demi stan has been through. Her twitter was gone, her Facebook wasn't active and there was no word on what was going on. Come 2011 and we get the first picture of Demi and it seemed like everything was right again. She was working, she was about to give some fantastic work about her experiences...then Hanna Beth happened. #SoberisSexy...lmao. Unbroken came out. While the majority of the songs were rejects, there were a few stand out tracks (Lightweight, Unbroken, Give Your Heart a Break). ATRL seems to stan for it because it's the most bubblegum pop album from Demi. Anyway, Demi secretly went to rehab during that era and her 2nd single was first canceled, then released 6 months after the album. Fun fact, Give Your Heart a Break was announced at the end of 2011 and didn't take off until around April for it to be her first hit. Demi was on X-Factor shortly afterwards and she appeared and came off as happy. Fast forward to the DEMI era, her most successful era to date. Her videos were on point, her first time she got consistent promo. We got 4 singles sent to radio plus an extra single for the fans. Demi was on the rise. She had a few hiccups but overall, everyone went well. Now the Confident era...where do I begin. When we found out she had worked with max martin on multiple tracks, the stans were ready. DEMI was just the beginning. This is her era where she will finally transition from C list to B list. But instead, she fell to D list. Her promotion game was on point. VMAs, AMAs, SNL, Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon...the list continues. But what appeared to be good turned to bad the second Confident (single) was released. The Katy Perry reject didn't connect with well...anyone. Then her campaign suddenly stalled..Confident was freefalling yet her team continued to promote. Her album was released and many had mixed views. Putting charting aside, the album came off as try-hard. She wants to be respected for her voice so every.single.song is either over sang or overproduced. Songs that the average person can sing along yet alone connect to. Her peers, such as Selena, who has yet to promote other than 1 or 2 performances throughout the entire era is spawning top 10 after top 10 hit. January, came and a 3rd single had yet to be released. Then Stone Cold came. A song she had continued to promote since the era started and has sang on almost every television performance. A song that again...Demi oversings and tries too hard. Demi wants that Grammy and she thinks that ballad = respect. But in the end, people respect Demi. As much as people **** talk about her, the general public really really respects her. So why aren't they connecting with her? Is it the "in your face, idgaf" attitude? The "I'm not like other girls" attitude? Why is she constantly getting into feuds or saying shady **** about either Selena or Taylor on a yearly basis? In the end, I've learned that Demi will NEVER be like the pop star I want her to be. It has nothing to do with her voice. It has nothing to do with her attitude (well maybe a little, but it's not a major factor). IT'S THE MUSIC. Demi has yet to find her true sound. She jumps from one stale trend to another, hoping it sees chart success. She stated that she's already recording new music because she is BORED with HER material that was released in Fall of 2015. NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS. Hell, to be honest.. I didn't even buy her album. Because I wasn't feeling it. Am I finally dropping Demi for good? I go back and forth on how I feel about her. One minute, I hate her, I think she's dumb as **** and will never see success with her quality of music and petty attitude. But then I go back to the girl I feel in love with. The girl who I spent over $500 on to meet her, travel to her show, buy her albums, constantly stream her music and go out of my way to promote to my friends and family. All of them know I am the biggest Demi supporter. But today, I can't say that. It was fun while it lasted and I will always support her but in the end...everything must come to an end. RIP the Confident era and RIP my harcore stanning of Demi Lovato.
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