Demi Lovato’s new studio album Confident showcases Lovato’s new and improved bold and sexy look.

After years of healing from her haunting past, which consisted of drug abuse, eating disorders, and self-harm, Lovato is finally feeling confident in her own skin, and it shows in her music.

In Lovato’s first single “Cool For The Summer,” several fans and critics, including myself, have speculated that this song demonstrates Lovato’s curiosity and desire to delve deeper into a sexual relationship with another woman.

Lovato has neither confirmed nor denied whether or not the song is suggesting what the fans and critics are assuming.

People have also compared this song to Jessie J’s “Domino” and Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl.”

Regardless, I was hooked with the catchy pop melody as well Lovato’s bending notes with her vocals during the chorus.

The song was released on July 1, a day before my birthday, and I immediately knew it would be my summer jam simply because I love Demi!

Lovato’s next single, “Confident,” reminds me of something Britney Spears would sing, but being that I also love Britney Spears, I love it!

I have been hearing good hype about the music video, and I have been dying to watch it because nearly every online news source was raving about how much better Demi’s “Confident” video was compared to Taylor Swift’s powerful female-packed video, “Bad Blood.”

One song that kind of hit home for me was “Father” in which she basically forgives her father Patrick Lovato, who had passed in 2013, for starting the emotionally charged war inside her head. The song is her hoping heaven is giving him a second chance to be the better man that he could be.

The song that I enjoyed listening to, but didn’t necessarily like what she was singing about, was “Yes.”

In “Yes,” she is basically giving her response to being proposed. I’m not necessarily sure if her longtime boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama plans on proposing to her anytime soon but if so, at least he’ll know her answer. I just don’t like the idea of marriage but if I did, I’d probably like this song more. Some of Lovato’s songs on the album are encouraging; such as her song “Old Ways” in which she refuses to believe people when they tell her that she will revert back to her old ways whereas her song “For you” could either be interpreted as an emotionally abusive relationship with her father or an ex-boyfriend.

Another song that can be considered as encouragement is “Waitin’ For You,” where she sings about waiting for her abusive ex to come back so she could finally fight back and kick his butt. Singer Iggy Azalea was featured on the song adding more zest to the peppiness the song already had.

Overall, the album was great, and I was, and still am, obsessed with the album. Its edgy, catchy tunes have gotten me hooked, and I would definitely want to see her in concert. I have been fortunate to see her live for her last two albums, but it would be awesome to see her for this one!