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Live performances
[edit]On January 14, 2020, the Recording Academy announced on social media that Lovato will perform at the 62nd Grammy Awards.[1] Lovato confirmed the news on her Instagram account, stating "I told you the next time you'd hear from me I'd be singing".[2] Publications such as Billboard and Rolling Stone stated it would be her first live performance in nearly two years, following her overdose in July 2018.[1][3] Ten days later, she announced during an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music's Beats 1 that she would perform "Anyone". About the performance, she said, "I just want to go up there and tell my story. And I have three minutes to do so. So I'm just going to do the best that I can. And it's only telling a fraction of my story, but it's still a little bit, and it's enough to kind of show the world where I've been."[4] Lovato performed "Anyone" on the ceremony that took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020. She wore a white dress a was accompanied by a pianist. While singing the opening lyrics, her voice cracked, stopping the performance for a brief moment and started to sing the song over again. She continued to perform the track, crying at some points and singing the lines "Is there anyone? / I need someone" in a high vocal register.[5] Lovato received a standing ovation from the public when she finished to perform the song. Following the performance, "Anyone" was made available for digital download and streaming services.[6] Claire Shaffer and Elias Leight of Rolling Stone noted that the performance went "smoothly" after Lovato resumed to sing again.[5]
- ^ a b "Demi Lovato's Performing at the 2020 Grammy Awards and We Are Not Ready". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Demi Lovato will perform at the 2020 Grammys for first live appearance since overdose". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Demi Lovato Wrote New Grammys Song Four Days Before Her Overdose". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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r29was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Demi Lovato Premieres 'Anyone' at the Grammys". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Listen To Demi Lovato's Heartbreaking New Song 'Anyone'". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.