Demi Lovato Was Unsure About Music After Overdose: "It Was A Scary Time"

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Demi Lovato
She's bounced back.

There have been plenty of Hollywood stories of celebrities who hit rock bottom only to turn their lives around. Robert Downey Jr., Kelly Osbourne, Drew Barrymore, Rob Lowe, Winona Ryder, and Nicole Richie are just a few famous names who were once known for their infamy before they picked up their broken pieces and rebuilt their brands. Demi Lovato is hoping to have her name permanently etched onto that list as her big comeback season is apparently upon us.

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The Grammy Award-nominated singer is said to be working on her forthcoming album, the first studio release since her 2017 platinum hit record Tell Me You Love Me. She stunned the Grammy audience recently when she sang "Anyone" and people still haven't stopped talking about her Super Bowl LIV "Star-Spangled Banner" performance. 

It was just over a year and a half ago that Demi almost lost her life to an overdose and she recently told Andy Cohen on radio Andy that she believed her career was over. "['Anyone'] represented that period in my life when everything hit the fan," she said. She recalled being in the hospital unsure of her future. "I thought if I ever come back from this—I was in the hospital, I didn't know—If I ever come back from this, if I end up going back to music and I'm stage and I get a first performance, I want it to be at the Grammys and I want it to be this song."

"It was a general thought. We didn't know what was gonna happen," she said. "We didn't know how healthy I'd be when I left and it was a scary time in my life for sure." Watch her clip below.


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.