Angie Martoccio
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Demi Lovato at the GLAAD Media Awards on March 5, 2026. Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images Demi Lovato knew what you were thinking back in 2024 — and she agreed with you. In a new interview on the Elvis Duran Show, the singer addressed her controversial performance of “Heart Attack” for the American Heart Association.
The performance, part of her 10-song set for the Women Red Dress Collection Concert, was to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease. “They asked me to sing that,” Lovato said. “I flagged it beforehand and was like, ‘Isn’t this, like, not the vibe?’ They were like, ‘No, they wanna hear it.’ I was like, ‘OK?’”
Naturally, Lovato received a lot of backlash on the internet. “And then of course people online are like, ‘Why did she sing that?’” Lovato recalled. “Y’all, it wasn’t me! I flagged it!”
