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    Sorry: Demi Lovato's Not Sorry

    The pop singer's new R&B-influenced album, Tell Me You Love Me, reflects her struggles with mental illness and addiction and her newfound empowerment.
    by Ailsa Chang Sep 29, 2017 5 minutes
    Demi Lovato's new album, <em>Tell Me You Love Me</em>, is out now.

    Pop singer Demi Lovato has never been a stranger to the spotlight. Her mother was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and country singer, and her sisters also act and sing. And Lovato got started young; she made her TV debut as a child actress on Barney & Friends at the age of 10.

    Her breakthrough moment, though, was her role in the Disney Channel's popular 2008 musical-movie Camp Rock alongside the Jonas Brothers. By 2009, Lovato was starring in the Disney TV show Sonny With A Chance, and had added singing to her resume with the release of her first studio album, Don't Forget.

    The spotlight wasn't always easy on Lovato, though. In 2010, at 18 years old, she abruptly left her international tour with the Jonas Brothers and checked into a rehabilitation treatment facility. She later revealed that she had been struggling with alcohol and drug addiction, along with an eating disorder

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