Demi Lovato is a different woman than she was when she last toured in 2022.
“I’ve been in such a light and playful place in my life, and the energy of my music is really reflective of that,” the “Kiss” singer explains exclusively to Us. “I’m in a celebratory phase of my life.”
In May 2025, she married musician Jutes, and several months later, she released her deliciously dance-y album It’s Not That Deep. Now the global superstar is gearing up to take that album on the road, and with just under a year of marriage under their belts, her husband is coming along for part of the ride.
The joy Lovato, 33, feels won’t inhibit her from belting out more serious hits like “Sober” and “Skyscraper,” long beloved by her fans, the Lovatics.
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“Whenever I perform one of my older ballads, which is more emotional, there’s an element where I may not fully relate to that place of my life anymore, but those songs mean so much to me,” she tells Us. “It’s like muscle memory for me that it is hopping back into it, performing the songs that I’ve performed for so long.”
While she’s happy to revisit the hits, Lovato is particularly excited to bring her latest work to life on stage. Specifically, she says she cannot wait to perform songs like the very steamy “Joshua Tree,” a track about a partner sexually servicing her in Joshua Tree, California.
That was a “very fun song to write,” she says, adding with a laugh, “I always say my songs are written based off personal experiences, so sometimes you just have to tell the truth, and whatever comes with it, comes with it!”
Of course, it’s not just Joshua Tree, either. “There were very strong themes of sexuality with my last album,” Lovato explains. “It’s like I have an alter ego that I step into when I perform these songs, because it’s so different than my day-to-day persona. When I step on stage, I’m able to just channel the most sexual energy possible, and it’s empowering. I do feel sexy, I do feel confident.”
That confidence allows Demi to trust she knows exactly what she needs. On February 10, the singer announced she’d be canceling five It’s Not That Deep tour dates when she realized she may have “overextended” herself.
“To protect my health, and ensure I can give you my all at each show, I need to build in more time to rest and rehearse and ultimately adjust to a schedule with some more time off that will allow me to handle the entire run of the tour,” she explained via Instagram Story.
“Taking care of myself is a priority,” she says to Us. “It’s about protecting my health, my mental health, my wellness, while still putting on the best show for my fans [and] giving them as much as possible. I wanted to do the best job that I possibly can and give them a show that they’ll never forget. So hopefully I accomplish that and it’ll be great. I can’t wait.”
Lovato’s been performing professionally since age 10, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t still get nervous.
“I’m most nervous about those high notes,” she says. “I hit some pretty high notes on this album and I’m nervous to do those live. I’m also most nervous about how much dancing I’m going to be doing. That’s why I’m training right now, getting in the best shape possible for tour, so that I’m strong on the road.”
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In between performing and singing her heart out, Lovato has a detailed plan for protecting herself and the instrument that has generated nearly 30 million streams worldwide. Recovery between shows is paramount, so she won’t speak — “not even a whisper,” she shares. “It’s silence,” she adds. “It’s protecting my voice, going on vocal rest, not saying anything.”
Her voice isn’t the only thing being challenged with each performance, as mental and physical recovery are required too. Lovato says she meditates and uses compression pants to help with soreness, plus Epsom salt baths or icing.
“I don’t have the same body that I toured in when I was 15,” she says. “Now I’m in my early mid-30s and I’m just in a different position than I once was, and I have to take care of myself. It’s a lot on my voice, it’s a lot on my body, but it’s all worth it.”
As for her heart, that will be taken care of for at least the initial leg of the tour. Jutes, 34, will be joining his wife for the first half of the tour before he goes on tour himself in May.
“That’ll be the longest time we’ve ever spent apart,” she reveals, “which is sad, but it’s the life we live and we have a fun trip planned for afterwards. It’ll be challenging to be apart from each other for so long, but he’ll be able to visit on the first half of the tour and we’ll make the best of it.”
When her partner exits Lovato’s tour, does that mean there could be a seat on the plane for Poot? (Those fluent in Lovatic lore know Poot as the Tumblr-originated character spawned from an overexposed 2015 pic of the singer that fans pretended was her long-lost twin.)
“Poot,” she reminds Us, “lives in the basement, so Poot will be there the whole tour, I’m sorry to say. But you never know when Poot will make a special appearance. You just never know.”
