“I might be the CEO”: JoJo Siwa clarifies viral “gay pop” comments
JoJo Siwa has set the record straight on her controversial “gay pop” comments. On 5 April, the former Dance Moms star released her latest single, ‘Karma,’ which has been dubbed as her transition from child star to adult pop artist.
While many of her dedicated fans have embraced the song, its rollout has been marred by controversy. On ‘Karma’s’ release day, Siwa rubbed LGBTQIA+ music listeners the wrong way when she opened up about the type of music she’s making. “When I first signed with Columbia [Records], I said I wanted to start a new genre of music,” the openly gay talent told Billboard News. “They said, ‘What do you mean?’ and I said, ‘It’s called “gay pop”.’ It’s like K-Pop, but it’s gay pop.’ Theres a style of dance called jazz funk.
It’s jazz, it’s hip-hop, they have a baby, it’s called jazz-funk. “You can wear sneakers or you can wear jazz shoes. It’s kind of in between.
I feel like that is this world of music.” Towards the end of her statement, Siwa went on to say that her music wouldn’t be giving Katy Perry ‘California Girls’ but more Lady Gaga ‘Judas.’ It didn’t take long for the former reality star’s comments to go viral on social media.
