JoJo Siwa at the 35th Annual GLAAD Awards in Beverly Hills on March 14, 2024.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
JoJo Siwais excited for her next chapter, even if it generates some criticism from people who aren’t used to seeing a more mature side of her.
Siwa, 20, discussed her new music and “transition” to adulthood with PEOPLE at the 2024GLAAD Awardson March 14. To kick off her next chapter, Siwateased the music videofor a new song called “Karma” on social media, offering glimpses of theDance Momsalum donning more revealing outfits, including a sheer cutout catsuit studded with crystals.
Siwa hinted the public can expect to hear and see new content from her they “have not seen from me before.”
JoJo Siwa in her upcoming music video “Karma.".JoJo Siwa/YouTube
JoJo Siwa/YouTube
“I’ve seen people before me make this transition, I’ve seen how much I loved it, and I’ve seen also how much the world has criticized us, so I am ready for that. One thing that I think no one’s done is given the heads-up,” she says, referring to her recent social media posts, adding, “It was important to me to give that heads-up and be like, look, if you follow along, that’s all you. If you want to go, now’s your time. But in thebest way possible, now’s your time.”
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JoJo Siwa on the red carpet for “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” in Los Angeles in September 2023.Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
“Right now what matters is that you guys know that no matter who you love, that it’s OK,” she said during an Instagram Live in 2022. “It’s awesome and the world is there for you. There are so many people that are there for you. I know everyone’s situation is different and it might be harder for some people and easier for some people to come out or be themselves, but I think coming out has this stigma around it — that it’s this really, really scary thing, but it’s not anymore. … I’m the happiest I’ve ever been, that’s what matters.”
In early March, months after withdrawing fromSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Test, she started teasing “Karma” with aseries of Instagram poststhat included a “heads-up” that her new content is “not made for children.” Siwa hints it will make a “massive statement.”
“I feel like a lot of child stars started as a character then they grew into an adult as themselves,” she tells PEOPLE. “Whereas for me, I’ve always been myself, you know what I mean? And so to make this transition while being true to myself, while being artistic, has been interesting to figure out. But I think we’ve nailed it and I think it definitely makes a massive statement. Maybe even too big of a statement, but I think it’s going to be a good one.”
source: people.com
