“She opened with a beautiful introduction about why she chose the song,” the singer's rep said
Demi Lovato clears up any confusion about why she decided to sing “Heart Attack” at an American Heart Association event.
After the singer headlined the AHA's annual Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection concert in New York, Lovato's rep he said Entertainment Weekly that she chose the piece for her performance to emphasize the “mind-heart connection.”
“It was a sensitive moment meant to stand up for the women in the room — the very reason Demi was at the event,” a rep for Lovato told the report. “He opened with a beautiful introduction about why he chose the song and spoke to the room, talking about the connection of the mind and the heart. It was really a beautiful moment.”
An onlooker confirmed on the way out that the singer had explained her reasoning for the track before the song. Some netizens also pointed to the fact that Lovato herself suffered a heart attack after overdosing in 2018. “I'm shocked,” she mused. Dancing with the Devil documentary. “I had three strokes, I had a heart attack. The doctors told me I had five to 10 minutes left [to live].”
Regardless of the apparent pushback, Lovato celebrated the charity's support on her Instagram. She called on women to “rock the red” on Friday to promote awareness of cardiovascular disease, “the biggest threat to women's health”.
The performance for AHA comes several months after her album was released Refurbishedwith rock versions of her songs including “Heart Attack” and “Cool for the Summer”.
“I changed the melody a little bit in certain places and then I tried to hit higher notes than the originals,” Lovato said. Rolling rock.
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