Demi Lovato Slams The 'Commander In Chief' With A Powerful Protest Anthem

In the road toward the 2016 election, YG and Nipsey Hussle had the viral dis track, "FDT," or "Fuck Donald Trump." Right now, with much less than a month before Election Day 2020 and early voting already underway, pop superstar Demi Lovato has released her own protest song, "Commander in Chief." And like the rappers before her, she doesn't mince words.


In the somber new track, which surprise-dropped Tuesday evening (October 13), Lovato takes aim at the president, referencing his answer to the coronavirus pandemic, the fires that have ravaged the West Coast, and racial injustice in the United States. "Commander in Chief, honestly / If I did the things you do, I couldn't sleep," she sings on the refrain. "Seriously, do you even know the truth? / We're in a state of crisis, folks are dying / whenever you line your pockets deep / Commander in Chief / How does it feel still have the ability to breathe?"


Speaking with CNN, Lovato explained the significance of using her platform to lose light on political issues. "There's been so several times that I've wanted to write the President a letter or sit down with him and ask him these questions," Lovato mentioned. "And then I thought, I don't really actually hope to do that and I thought one way that I might do that is writing a song and releasing it for the complete world to hear and then he has to answer those questions to each person and not just me."


Writing in response to a fan who planned incorporating her politics might isolate some fans, the "Cool for the Summer" singer explained that she understood the potential career risks regarding speaking up. "This is my answer to anyone who wants to silence me," she wrote in a Instagram Story.


"You do understand as a celebrity I have a right to political views as well?" She added, in a comment that was shared as a Instagram Story. "Or did you forget that we aren’t just around to entertain people for our entire lives…that we are citizens of the same nation and we are human beings with suggestions as well? The distinction between me and the kind of artist you WANT and EXPECT me to be although I’m sorry honey that will never BE me 😂) I literally don’t care if this ruins my career. This isn’t about that. My career isn’t about that. I made a segment of art that stands for something I believe in. And I’m putting it out even at the risk of losing fans. I’ll take integrity in my work over sales any day. As mochas I would like to be sad that I disappointed you, I’m also busy being bummed that you expect me, a queer Hispanic woman, to silence my views/beliefs sort in attempt to please my audience i.E. Your family members. 🙁"


The corresponding music video for "Commander in Chief" is slated for release Wednesday (October 14) at 8 p.M. PT, or 11 p.M. ET.