Demi Lovato performs at the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Concert 2024
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Demi Lovato faced some backlash on social media after performing her 2013 hit “Heart Attack” at a cardiovascular health event earlier this week.
The song was included in her 10-song set at the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection concert in New York City on Wednesday.
hollywood reporter We learned Friday that the singer thought he would never be able to perform the song again after a heart attack and near-death experience several years ago. However, she recently took this song back for herself, adding what it means to her and expressing it to her audience.
“My next song is about falling in love and the intense emotions that come with heartbreak, opening yourself up, taking risks, and not being afraid to do it again, but this song is about me, me. “It has a lot of parallels with the journey and the reminders of how strong the mind-heart-body connection really is for all of us in this room,” Lovato said of the song. I said this when introducing it.
After concert videos began circulating online, some questioned whether the song was appropriate for that particular event. “I think 'heart attack' should have been taken off the list considering how many people had heart attacks,” one person said on TikTok. “I don't know the motive behind it.”
However, other fans defended Lovato, pointing out that she herself suffered a heart attack from an overdose in 2018, which she shared in a 2021 docuseries. dancing with the devil.
THR It was also learned that the American Heart Association supported the singer's decision to perform “Heart Attack,” which was well received by the audience.
The Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection concert was aimed at raising awareness of cardiovascular disease and providing funds to support research for life-saving discoveries.
