Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato perform onstage during the Jonas Brothers: JONAS20 Greetings From Your Hometown tour kick off at Met Life Stadium on August 10, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato are sparking rumors of a return to the Camp Rock franchise!
Lovato made a surprise appearance at the JoBros concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday. And they made fans' dreams come true when the former Disney Channel stars used that as an opportunity to perform some fan favorite tunes from Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
Camp Rock was a beloved set of DCOMs (that's Disney Channel Original Movie for those not in the know) for 2000s kids about teens who attend a music camp. Lovato played Mitchie, a talented singer who works in the camp kitchen, while the Jonas Brothers played members of the band Connect Three. Notably, Joe Jonas played Lovato's love interest, which ended up as a parallel to their real lives, as the two briefly dated.
Lovato previously admitted to having lost touch with her former Disney co-stars over the years, but rumors have been swirling over the course of 2025 that Camp Rock 3 might finally come to fruition over 15 years after the last installment. There was an uptick over the weekend when it was reported that Lovato had followed Nick Jonas back on Instagram.
Lovato had previously unfollowed Nick in 2018, and it was never entirely clear what had happened between them, although the divide certainly didn't sit well with fans.
Although we're still not writing off the possibility of Camp Rock 3 bringing four of our fave former Disney Channel stars back to camp, the online reunion seems much more likely to have been related to Lovato's big surprise joining the Jonas Brothers on stage to kick off their 20th anniversary tour.
They performed both "This Is Me" and "Wouldn't Change a Thing" from the Camp Rock franchise, sending fans into an absolute frenzy.
"IM NEVER SHUTTING UP ABOUT THIS MY SOUL LEFT MY LITERAL BODY THE JONAS BROTHERS REALLY BROUGHT OUT DEMI LOVATO IN THE YEAR 2025"
"2000s kids just fell to their knees with this performance of “wouldn’t change a thing” by demi lovato and the jonas brothers"
"Me watching every clip of jonas brothers and demi lovato singing camp rock songs in the big year of 2025 from my couch"
"Demi Lovato effortlessly out singing Joe Jonas… some things never change"
Both Joe Jonas and Lovato also posted cute little clips about the performance on their respective Instagrams.
Despite Google's AI search results and unreliable news sources like PopTingz and DCHQ claiming that Camp Rock 3 is currently in development, we're still waiting with bated breath for any solid news updates that confirm this is true.
But the good news is that if Lovato and the Jonas Brothers can put whatever bad blood was between them in the past long enough to do a special performance, we're definitely one step closer to this dream becoming a reality. And the fact that they chose to do Camp Rock songs certainly gives us reason to hope they all know something we don't.
The longtime LGBTQ+ ally is finally taking control of her career and kicking off her new era as an independent artist by headlining the Outloud Music Festival during West Hollywood Pride.
Max has performed at a slew of queer festivals since the beginning of her career, so returning to the Pride stage felt like the perfect reintroduction after stepping away from the spotlight.
"I'm so excited! It's been a long time coming. We have so many songs coming out. I love that we're kicking it all off with Pride! The LGBTQ+ community was my first community to ever be fans. They were my biggest fans from the get-go. It was a magnetic connection between us," Max tells Out.
Pride serves as a fresh start for Max as she experienced a career setback in recent years. The singer parted ways from Atlantic Records after her last album, Don't Click Play, had a turbulent rollout. Now, Max has surrounded herself with a brand new team that celebrates her vision as an independent artist.
"The new era has been fully activated. I went through a lot of transitions last year leaving my label and this year, I feel very independent. I can actually do what I want to do. I've been in hermit mode the past couple of years. I feel like a cocoon that's opened up and I'm a butterfly this year! I'm really excited for everyone to see my wings spread."
Although the Outloud Music Festival serves as the epitome of queer joy, Max is well aware of the political statement that comes with headlining Pride in the current political climate. With anti-LGBTQ+ legislation gaining momentum around the world, the talented singer is quick to dismiss any bigotry or homophobia as she prioritizes her queer fanbase.
"We're all born the way we're supposed to be. There's no mistake in that. The more we shout that out at the top of our lungs, the better. Anyone else who thinks differently are idiots in my opinion. They're just dumb! Every single night, we need to stand together."
Fans can get tickets to see Outloud Music Festival by visiting the official website here.
The pop powerhouse has given her passionate Animals (the fandom named after her debut album, Animal) the soundtrack of their lives since her first chart-topper, "TiK ToK," in 2009.
15 years later, Kesha has finally taken her power back by regaining complete legal and creative control over her name, music, and career as a whole. Although the journey to where she is today has had plenty of highs and heartbreaking lows, Kesha stands on her own two feet as one of the most inspirational artists of the modern era.
As a totally independent artist, the talented singer is inviting her closest friends, family, and fans on the journey of a lifetime with The Freedom Tour. The unbelievable spectacle features Kesha in her highest form as she brings her dream show to arenas across the globe. Animals will be transported as the concert serves as the ultimate celebration of a woman who's found her voice and wants to share her unapologetic queer joy.
"We have gone through it and we have made it to freedom! I want to absolutely bathe in the love and goodness. It really has been so healing. My Animals are the love of my life! It's my longest relationship by far. I'm spending time in very cunty outfits with people who I love the most. It's the best," Kesha tells Out.
Kesha has proudly identified with the LGBTQ+ community since the early stages of her career, so it's no surprise that every show of The Freedom Tour acts as a perfect safe space for all queer people to love the skin they're in.
"You are about to be welcomed into this family. We're in this secret club together! We get to be the weirdest, queerest, wildest versions of ourselves. It's pure escapism! The queer community is where I am home. I will always create a home for the queer community. I want my show to feel like queer church! No matter who you are, you are entitled to love yourself and love who you love."
Besides "TiK ToK," OG fans have blasted hits like "Your Love is My Drug," "We R Who We R," and "Backstabber" off Kesha's debut album since 2010. However, one notable track off her first record titled "Take It Off" has a deep connection with her queer fanbase.
The song is based on Kesha's first time attending a drag show, which served as a queer awakening for her at a very young age. Kesha even exclusively tells Out that she attended prom with the only out gay man in her entire high school and promised him that she'd create a more inclusive environment with her music.
"I told him, 'If I ever actually get to do this crazy thing I'm trying to do, I'm going to make a space for people like me and you.' We didn't feel like we belonged anywhere else. We were too magical! We wanted joy, pleasure, sexiness... and I finally found a home for myself when I went to my first drag show. This is where I belong. I wanted to continue that feeling!"
Beyond her love for queer culture, Kesha has always embraced sex positivity in her liberating catalog of hits. In fact, her latest single "ORIGAMI!" taps into her sexual desires that resurfaced after she legally reclaimed her voice on March 6, 2024.
"I have been fighting for this sovereignty and autonomy over myself for a long time. I wrote 'ORIGAMI!' when I was newly free. When I got the rights to my voice back, I got my horniness back! I went through this sexual awakening. This year, I decided to be mostly celibate, except when I'm in Italy. The music video depicts this sensual dream and the live performance is my favorite part of the show. It's super hot! We're just making the world horny one city at a time! Let's manifest big dick energy!"
There's no denying that Kesha's songwriting and performance abilities have helped her carve her own lane in a very saturated and competitive industry. The early 2010s marked as a peak in pop music, especially for women. However, Kesha has kept the momentum going by releasing a string of bangers for nearly two decades.
Even though Kesha admits some of her biggest records remind her of some of the toughest moments in her life, she made it a priority to reimagine her career-defining songs as a love letter to her Animals.
"I'm playing all the hits, but for a long period of time, there was a lot of emotional attachment to some of those songs that wasn't so positive behind the scenes. I wasn't inclined to play them for many years. Part of my healing process was to really fall back in love with these songs that connected me with my Animals. For this tour, I reproduced the songs for me and my fans so we could reprogram positive energy into these songs. Some of these songs I haven't played in 13 years and I love playing them! It's made me fall back in love with my own catalog. My fans have helped me fall back in love with these songs."
Kesha is the definition of a once-in-a-lifetime artist. Her musicality speaks for itself, but the impact she's left on the music industry as a whole has created essential change for a new generation of talent. Artists, especially female artists, are speaking up more than ever before and demanding rights in the complex contracts associated with record labels.
She's also opened the door for more independent artists to work on their own terms. Instead of focusing on numbers, charts, or appealing to the masses, Kesha is making every career decision with her Animals at the forefront.
"I just love and respect artists. I believe everyone out there has an artist inside of them. They have a right to explore their version of expression. People have a right to express themselves. It doesn't have to come with exploitation. It can come with self-respect. If what I've gone through in this industry is somehow helping other people, then I'm around. I really believe in a world where we respect artists and we treat them well."
Kesha is performing all summer long, so fans can get tickets to The Freedom Tour by visiting the official website here. Check out the music video for "ORIGAMI!" below.
In today's entertainment industry, it's not enough to have just one job like actor, director, or singer — one needs to be a multi-hyphenate to succeed. The same goes for influencers, but many of them use the platforms that made them go viral to launch their subsequent careers.
Take Aliyah Bah, better known by her stage name Aliyah's Interlude. She exploded onto the scene with her effervescent personality on TikTok and shared her namesake aesthetic with the world — AliyahCore. This dressing technique is a blend of the artist's signature alt-emo style with Y2K and Harajuku street-style aesthetics. In 2023, the hashtag for her AliyahCore had over 400 million views across the videos that used it — and the moment was encapsulated in a mega-viral song she released called "IT GIRL," which showcased her rapping abilities and became a spectacle in its own right.
At present, the official video of "IT GIRL" has over 31 million views on YouTube; the song was used in over one million TikTok videos and has over 246 million streams on Spotify alone. But that song was just the beginning of Aliyah's meteoric rise to fame. Since then, she has been invited on stage to perform with Charli XCX and SZA during their most recent tours, and she made her acting debut in FX'sThe English Teacher, created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez. Now, with a major acting credit under her belt, she put out her debut EP, Kuntology 101, just last month, and is in the middle of filming a new horror-comedy in South Africa when we get on the phone.
The 22-year-old pansexual multi-hyphenate is just as energetic in conversation as she is in her videos and music. In this conversation with Out, she talks about the plans she already has for a second EP and a full-length album, as well as a tour, and how content creation fits into her schedule, which is filling up by the second.
Out: Tell me about how your EP came together and the recording process was like. Aliyah's Interlude: "IT GIRL" changed my life forever because it was first song. And for it to get as big as it did really just tells you how important community is, even when that really that community wasn't one that was familiar with me making music. It was really cool to become a musician through all of this, and it just flung me into a whole new direction. I learned how to make music, produce, write, all in like the past two years.
The oldest song on the EP is two years old, which I recorded in New York when I was still living there...it's called "404." It's one of my favorites on the record because when you listen to it, it's just me like mad as fuck, walking into the studio ready to just scream and shout, and that's exactly what I did. I love music that really shows you who the artist is through the lyrics, but also through just the energy, and "404" is the perfect example of that.
You worked mainly with 8AE as the executive producer and one of the songwriters for this project. Are there other producers/artists you want to get studio time with? I want to work with Missy Elliot for one, GOAT-ed producer, fucking Kaytranada, Pharrell, I feel like those are all really big names. But also people like Arca and Eartheater. I just feel like all of those bitches are fab as fuck, and I really just want to get in the studio with them.
Is there a plan for a full-length album? I definitely have plans for a full album. But before that, I actually want to release another project that is kind of like the part two of Kuntology101, so it would be Kuntology102. It would be an extension of me, really just discovering myself as a writer and producer. The bars are coming in even harder, the melodies are even crazier, hooks going insane, that's what I expect for Kuntology 102 then I want to release an album for real.
How does your identity as a queer person play into you making music? Does it inform any part of the production process? Hell yeah, it influences my life in general. I feel like my POV isn't the same as a straight person's. When I'm speaking about women, obviously, I'm speaking about it in a self-empowerment sense. But I'm also just speaking about it in a way where it's like, 'That's bae too, like you could get it.' I just feel like, when you listen to music from queer women especially, it's always cuntier. It's just always inspired by queer culture like ballroom sounds or dance music in general. I think that my production is one of the things that, as a queer person, is very much inspired by my community.
How does social media play a part in making music for you? I always wonder this with artists who happen to have a decent following online before they start making music professionally. Do you make music with the intention of trying to make it go viral? I feel like it's crazy because there used to be a very big difference between, what is an influencer and what is a musician. I feel like for musicians to blow up, they low-key got to be in their influencer bag too, which is insane, because it's never been like that in any point of history. I think that me coming from a social media background has helped me immensely, just with making content or my music and doing all this. But whenever I'm in the studio I'm never thinking of...a stance like, Oh yeah, they're gonna eat this shit up on TikTok. I make music that I like the way it sounds or feel like it represents me in a cool or cunty way.
[I] feel like the new girls are really the chronically online baddies, especially when i think about people like JT and PinkPanthress. I could tell this bitch to be online just by the stuff that she talked about in her music — that's cool as fuck to me.
Are there plans for you to do live shows? Hell to the fuck yes! My dream is to open up for a baddie artist, for one, because I've never really done a whole tour — well, I did a mini tour, and I want to do some shows in different places in America first when I get back [from South Africa]. So we're working on that right now.
How does your influencer career play into all of the other things you're doing now? When I really first started coming up, I always told myself I would make my fun little TikToks and whatever. But when you get busy, that shit is so fucking hard to do. But honestly, I just been making time to just talk shit on TikTok. I love making my talking videos, my fashion videos, and I feel like it really is just a great distraction from like, all the like work I'm doing, or if I'm in the studio for long hours. I've definitely had to start being more intentional about making time to do it.
What's the ultimate goal for your career? You see Teyana Taylor and the way she's winning right now? That's what the fuck I want. A bitch who could release an album, get nominated for a Grammy, but still, on other hand, get nominated for an Oscar in the same breath, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe. I want to be just like the ultimate multi-hyphenate artist ever, while also just being like super fly and down to earth in the same breath.
Aliyah's Interlude's debut EP, Kuntology 101, is now available on streaming platforms.
Kim Petras released a new song, titled "Pop Sound," as the lead single from her upcoming EP, Detour. The song is a pop-perfect banger that captures Petras's cultural references and artistic vision. Except that you can't really find the song on any major music streaming service at the moment.
Unfortunately, Petras's issues with record labels are far from over.
After pretty much begging for her record label to drop her as a signed artist a few weeks ago, things seem to be even worse now, with fans realizing that her new song, "Pop Sound," is not on Spotify, nor on Apple Music. It's been scrubbed. It just vanished.
As of this writing, the only place to listen to "Pop Sound" by Kim Petras is SoundCloud or YouTube.
In January, Petras discussed feeling "tired of having no control over [her] own life or career," arguing that she'd rather just fund and publish new music by herself.
According to the pop star, the Detour EP has "been done for six months, but my record label has refused to give me a release date or pay my collaborators' for the work they've done."
A saga that never ends!
Listen to "Pop Sound" by Kim Petras on SoundCloud.