Demi Lovato Adds The Pronouns She/Her Along With They/Them To Her Instagram Bio

Demi Lovato, last year, had expressed that she would be using the pronouns they/them. However, in a recent interview with Spout Podcast, she mentioned that she will also be adopting she/her pronouns. 

“For me, I’m such a fluid person when it comes to my gender, my sexuality, my music,” she said, later adding, “Especially last year, my energy was balanced in my masculine and feminine energy. When I was faced with the choice of walking into a bathroom and it said ‘women’ and ‘men,’ I didn’t feel like there was a bathroom for me. I didn’t feel necessarily like a woman. I didn’t feel like a man. I just felt like a human.” 

The host of the podcast, Tamara Dhia, asked Lovato to explain they/them pronouns to her, as a way to understand and honor people who use this pronoun for themselves. That is when Lovato mentioned that she was adopting she/her pronouns again. “...that’s what they/them is about for me. It’s just about feeling human at your core,” she added. “Recently, I’ve been feeling more feminine, and so I’ve adopted she/her again.”

In an Instagram video, last year, Lovato launched their podcast 4D and shared the news that they were non-binary, saying, “I am proud to let you know that I identify as non-binary and will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them moving forward 💖 This has come after a lot of healing and self-reflective work.” Additionally, the singer mentioned that the pronoun “best represents the fluidity I feel in my gender expression and allows me to feel most authentic and true to the person I both know I am and am still discovering.” They also invited writer ALOK Vaid-Menon—who identifies as gender non-conforming and uses pronouns they/them—to have a conversation about identity and art. 

Lovato was one of the first musical artists to come out as non-binary. After their video, artist Lil Uzi Vert also expressed how they are adopting they/them pronouns, Rolling Stone reported. Artist Sam Smith too came out as non-binary in 2019 and now uses they/them pronouns, according to Billboard. While Lil Uzi Vert made a quiet change on their Instagram bio, Sam Smith took to their page to express how they felt about this. “Today is a good day so here goes. I’ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY/THEM ❤ after a lifetime of being at war with my gender I’ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out,” they wrote. 

The podcast appearance on Spout was as part of promotions for Lovato’s new album Holy Fvck. The 16-track record will arrive on August 19, 2022, featuring the lead single Skin of my Teeth. The album cover features the Confident artist on a bed shaped like a cross while they are bound in red shiny clothing, set in a blood-red background.