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• NME
• NME
  • ‘Still Alive’ is the first track Lovato has released since 2022’s pop-punk album ‘Holy Fvck’.
  • The track was co-written and produced by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, who also makes a cameo in the official video.
  • The accompanying music video sees Lovato and her friends attend what they believe is a screening of Scream 6 but a masked killer soon turns up and starts causing trouble. Ice Nine Kills vocalist Spencer Charnas also makes a cameo.
  • “Honoured to have a little cameo in this amazing new Demi Lovato video for one of my all time favourite movie franchises,” said Charnas. “This song slays, she is such a bad ass.”
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  • Demi Lovato co-wrote the song alongside Laura Veltz and Mike Shinoda, who also produced the track.
  • This marked the first release since the debut of the 30-year-old’s eighth studio album, Holy Fvck.
  • While the song is inspired by Scream 6, it also has personal meaning for her. Demi Lovato has been open about her 2018 heroin overdose, and wants the world to know that she too is still alive. “The song that I created for the movie was obviously for the movie,” she began. “So I wanted it to tie into the film, but also it’s a very personal song for me too. Lyrically, I wanted to express myself and tell the world how I’m still alive as well.” “I’m a fan of the movies and I’m a fan of horror films,” Demi Lovato admitted. “I was super excited to be a part of this and I can’t wait to see the film again tonight.”
  • Alongside the release of the single, Demi Lovato also debuted a music video. The visuals feature cuts from the actual movie in addition to her starring in her very own scary movie. The music video featured two special guest stars — Mike Shinoda alongside Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas. The two portray hotel employees that help Lovato and her friends check into the establishment before the group catches a scary movie in the ballroom.
  • “Proud to have co-written & produced this track for the one and only Demi Lovato,” Shinoda tweeted. “More music on the way.” “Honored to have a little cameo in this amazing new Demi Lovato video for one of my all-time favorite movie franchises, Scream. This song SLAYS, she is such a badass,” Charnas wrote.
• The Mary Sue
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• Music Talkers
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• The Honey Pop
  • We wouldn’t be surprised if it were an unreleased track that just simply didn’t make the cut [for Holy Fvck], for if we swapped it with another song on the record, then it would still be in perfect cohesion.
  • The ‘Still Alive’ lyrics also echo Demi’s struggle with their own inner demons.
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• AS
  • A music video for the song, including scenes from the movie and Lovato being chased by Ghostface throughout New York City can be seen.
• Elite Daily
  • the lead single off the Scream VI soundtrack
  • This track feels like an extension of Lovato’s Holy Fvck album
  • “Still Alive” is a sickening reminder that she belongs in the genre [punk-rock].
  • In order to deliver angsty greatness, you have to work with an even angstier legend — it’s key. Lovato understood the assignment
  • “Still Alive” is stacked with elements of punk-rock, such as sludgy metal guitars, rousing melodies, menacing drum patterns, and gloomy one-liners. These dark hues are necessary touches for “Still Alive,” as the singer wails about surviving through a living hell.
  • “I couldn’t think of a more perfect home for ‘Still Alive’ than within the Scream universe,” Lovato said in a press release. “I’m a huge fan of the films, so it’s an honor to contribute to such an iconic horror franchise.”
  • In the accompanying music video, Lovato and her crew show up to a hotel for what appears to be a screening of Scream VI. That observation is teased when she gives an invitation to the front desk receptionist that reads, “Do you like scary movies?”
  • It isn’t long before the screening turns into a slasher film. Ghostface suddenly rises from the ashes and bludgeons everyone with a knife, of course. By the end of the video, Lovato’s the last one standing and has to fight off Ghostface. Right as she raises the knife to stab him, the scene stills and pans out to show the entire attack wasn’t real, but rather part of the actual screening they came to watch.
  • Unsurprisingly, the lyrics are just as tantalizing as the music video. Beginning with an eerie synth, Lovato details various nightmarish scenarios she’s woken up in. She croons, “Woke up under water / Throat chained at the collar / Couldn’t get any farther / From the daylight / Was I still dreaming / Stuck to a machine or / Choking and screaming with my hands tied.”
  • Her voice is stagnant during this description; however, there’s just enough underlying power in her cadence to give listeners chills. The track’s puckish rhythms begins to pick up in the pre-chorus, where she’s become “so numb” to the idea of someone rescuing her from this hell-ish life. Though apathetic, Lovato realizes she has to be her own savior, and that realization blares in the chorus. “Still alive / I don’t wanna just survive / Give me something to sink all my teeth in / Eat the devil and spit out my demons,” she wails, her cracky rasps adding a stunning layer of resilience to the lyrics.
  • Lovato’s strength, which seems to be constantly tested by her “demons,” remains strong throughout the rest of the tune.
• Billboard
  • It's the first taste of Lovato's new music since her seventh studio album, "Holy Fvck".
  • “Still Alive,” which sees Lovato cruising in that pop-punk lane and spitting out lyrics that illustrate a living hell.
  • Lovato, of course, came very close to losing it all when she overdosed on heroin in 2018. She’s since spoken candidly about the incident, and the ongoing road to recovery from a binge that left her with three strokes, a heart attack, and blind spots in her vision.
  • Jensen Noen directs the “Still Alive” music video
• Rolling Stone
  • the lead single off the Scream VI soundtrack
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• Loudwire
  • The track sees Lovato expand upon the angsty rock sound she adopted on her most recent album Holy Fvck.
• Vulture
  • Lovato fights off the killer and seemingly saves the day — until we find out that, in the end, it was all just a movie
• GMA
  • will play at the start of the credits for "Scream 6."
• Billboard
  • There are a handful of modern artists uniquely suited to give us horror and thrilling pop music at the same time — Demi Lovato is one of them. “Still Alive,” the singer’s new track from the new film Scream VI, is a masterclass is balancing the scary vibes of the iconic franchise with a roaring rock sensibility, as they blast through the verses and chorus declaring that she “went to hell but I’m back and I’m breathing,” while asking you to “make me bleed while my heart is still beating.” It’s an excellent addition to Lovato’s renewed rock era, and still flexes the boundless vocal prowess that made them a star in the first place.
• Alternative Press
  • The track arrives a week before the latest installment in the horror franchise
  • The song, which was produced by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, is a pop-punk banger all about carrying on while feeling like you’re living through hell
  • The track marks Lovato’s first all-new release since last year’s hit record HOLY FVCK.
  • The song arrived along with a Scream-inspired music video, which finds the pop star fighting off Ghostface himself.
• iHeart
  • Lovato dropped her newest pop rock song on Friday
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• Billboard
  • Demi Lovato hopped on TikTok on Thursday (Feb. 16) to offer fans a snippet of “Still Alive,” her new single for the Scream VI soundtrack.
  • To tease the song, the pop singer appears with her back to the camera, slowly circling to reveal that she’s holding the famous Ghostface mask in front of her face. As she lowers the shroud, Lovato’s voice can be heard singing, “Alive, I don’t want to just survive/ Give me something to sink my teeth in” before the song abruptly cuts out.
  • Snippet received good reception from fans
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  • This past February 15, the 30-year-old singer/songwriter took to Twitter to announce the exciting news. In the tweet, Lovato shares spooky cover art for the single. In the photo, Lovato looks directly at the camera while holding a knife to her face, and Ghostface can be seen in the blade’s reflection.
  • Lovato ominously asked her fans, “What’s your favorite scary movie?” before sharing the song title and release date, March 3 of this year.
  • Lovato did not stop there, later sharing a phone number her fans could call to hear a snippet. After dialing, Ghostface answers and remarks, “Hello, Lovatic. Do you like scary movies? What about your favorite artist’s song in a scary movie? Let me give you something to sink your teeth in.” Afterward, a little bit of “Still Alive” can be heard. The snippet begins with Lovato softly singing, “Still alive/ I don’t wanna just survive” before the music builds, and Lovato declares, “Give me something to sink all my teeth in/ Eat the devil and spit out my demons/ Still alive.”
  • “Still Alive” marks the performer’s first musical release since her last album Holy Fvck (2022). The album marked Lovato’s return to the pop-rock genre that defined her first two albums, Don’t Forget (2008) and Here We Go Again (2009). In the snippet, Lovato seems to be continuing her foray into the genre.
• Billboard
  • “What’s your favorite scary movie?” the pop star captioned her post on Instagram before revealing the track’s title — “Still Alive” — and its March 3 release date. In the photo, they pose ominously with a dagger reflecting the image of the newest Ghostface killer.
  • The singer’s contribution to the Scream VI soundtrack will serve as their first new music since 2022’s Holy Fvck. That studio set, which contained singles “Skin of My Teeth,” “Substance” and “29,” marked the Disney Channel alum’s return to pop-punk and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. Additionally, it completed a rock-centric hat trick by topping the Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums charts.
  • Since then, Lovato has teased her return to the studio (Billboard)
• Gay Times
  • The singer-songwriter tweeted a phone number and link which led fans to a preview of the track, complete with an intro from the actor who voices Ghostface, Roger L. Jackson.
• People
  • Spooky Cover Art. arrived alongside a photo of Lovato looking into the camera and holding a knife featuring a reflection of the Ghostface character's legendary white mask. The single artwork is designed in the same style as the film's character posters, which were unveiled earlier this week and featured cast members
  • "What's your favorite scary movie?" asked Lovato alongside the single announcement on social media
• iHeart
  • Demi Lovato has seemingly confirmed that she'll be releasing a new song for the newest film in the Scream franchise, Scream VI. Several days ago, a fan account tweeted "Demi Lovato will be releasing "Still Alive" as the lead single of the #Scream 6 movie soundtrack." It was until Monday evening, February 13th, that Demi said anything about the rumors. The singer replied to the fan account's tweet with two eye emojis, acknowledging the swirling rumors that she would be featured on the film's soundtrack.
  • The story first broke earlier this month when a source told The Sun that the former Disney Channel star recorded the lead single "Still Alive" for the Scream VI soundtrack.
  • The upcoming single will be Demi's first release since 2022 when she dropped her eighth studio album HOLY FVCK in August. The album saw the singer return to her rock and pop-punk roots and she used the coarse sound to deal with tough subjects like her battle with substance abuse and past relationships
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  • The talented singer has been rumored to have a new single on the way, which would be part of the soundtrack of the ‘Scream 6’ film. And while nothing had been confirmed, Demi responded to the rumors this past Monday, February 13th.