Kim Carnes has reacted to JoJo Siwa‘s cowl of ‘Bette Davis Eyes’.
Siwa launched her model of the hit on Friday (July 11), after protecting it at a number of dwell reveals this 12 months.
Now, Carnes – who popularised the music along with her 1981 model – has weighed in on Siwa’s take.
Sharing a clip of the unique music video earlier this week, in a since-deleted TikTok, Carnes appeared to dismiss the duvet, writing: “There’s a distinction between singing a music…. And embodying it….”
She went on so as to add: I’ve at all times believed authenticity is what makes music timeless. I’m endlessly grateful to be the voice behind this one. … Bette Davis Eyes.”
Cackling that Kim Carnes hates Jojo S*wa’s cowl pic.twitter.com/xDPbzI03jH
— harry (@Hausofharri) July 13, 2025
It’s price noting that Carnes’ model was additionally a canopy, with Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss writing the music in 1974.
Her 1981 launch spent 9 non-consecutive weeks on the high of the U.S. Billboard Sizzling 100 and gained the 1982 Grammy Awards for Track of the 12 months and File of the 12 months.
The basic hit has seen a resurgence amongst Gen-Z followers recently, with Ethel Cain protecting the observe throughout current dwell reveals, and even calling her current single ‘Fuck Me Eyes’ an “homage” to the music, which she mentioned is “one in all my favourite pop songs of all time”.
In different Siwa information, in March, she got here beneath controversy for charging followers $900 (£696) to “assist” her arrange the present for her North American tour through a VIP ticket package deal.
Siwa defined: “You might be really going to get to return throughout whereas we’re loading within the present, and also you’re gonna get to form of assist us set it up and ensure issues are proper and check out the drum with me or the DJ sales space with me.”
Nonetheless, the artist has confronted some criticism for asking followers to “principally pay to work” on the concert events (through The Unbiased). One other particular person wrote: “If I’m serving to you arrange then I needs to be getting in totally free Lmaoo!!!”
Final September, the Polish Eurovision committee denied Siwa’s claims that she was “in talks” to symbolize the nation on the 2025 music contest – which passed off in Basel, Switzerland this Might.
