Demi Lovato Talks Parkland Students & Gun Control In Billboard Magazine March 10, 2018

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Singer Demi Lovato covers the March 10, 2018 issue of Billboard Magazine. Stylist Jonny Lichtenstein chooses designs from Chanel, Rodarte, Baja East and more in images by Austin Hargrave. 

Lovato speaks to writer Mickey Rapkin about about her commitment to politics, acknowledging that she would have more fans if she stayed neutral. 

"My fans are like CIA agents," Lovato tells Rapkin speaking about her new connections with Parkland students who connected her with Emma Gonzalez who famously called BS on the NRA. Lovato describes their conversation as "very emotional and heartfelt."

"There’s way too many shootings happening in this country," continues Lovato. "I’m pro-gun control. Obviously for me..." -- she pauses, considering the potential fallout of her words -- "politics are difficult to talk about." But later, when we return to the topic, she takes a deep breath and unloads.

Selena Gomez Named Billboard's Woman of the Year, Talks The Weeknd, Women's Revolution, Staying Strong

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Selena Gomez Named Billboard's Woman of the Year, Talks The Weeknd, Women's Revolution, Staying Strong

Star girl Selena Gomez covers the December 9th, 2017 cover of Billboard, celebrating her being named the 2017 Woman of the Year. Kate Young  styles Gomez for images by Ruven Afanador. 

Gomez's 2017 life journey has been intense with producing the hit Netflix show '13 Reasons' to mastering the evolution of her music style with singles like 'Fetish' and 'Bad Liar', to going public about her recent kidney transplant. Gomez deals with each topic in her Billboard interview. 

Then there's the subject of Selena Gomez's love life including The Weeknd and Justin Bieber. In her Billboard interview, Gomez sets the record straight -- although her dear friend hasn't weighed in on his visual banishment of them as a couple from his Instagram page. 

“Something that I’m really proud of is that there’s such a true friendship [between me and The Weeknd],” Gomez told Billboard. “I truly have never experienced anything like that in my life. We ended it as best friends, and it was genuinely about encouraging and caring [for each other], and that was pretty remarkable for me.”