Ashlee Simpson Returns to the Stage for "Lala" Performance With Demi Lovato

Ashlee Simpson took fans back to the aughts when she joined Demi Lovato onstage during an L.A. stop on the Holy Fvck Tour. Watch the singers' performance of "Lala" here.

By Elyse Dupre Sep 29, 2022 6:40 PMTags
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You're going to L.O.V.E. this performance.

Ashlee Simpson joined Demi Lovato onstage for her Holy Fvck Tour stop in Los Angeles on Sept. 28. In a video posted to Twitter by Rolling Stone writer Tomás Mier, the singers belted out Simpson's 2004 hit "Lala" in front of the YouTube Theater audience. 

And by the sound of the crowd's cheers, it was a welcome return. While Simpson has given a few performances in recent years—including on Good Morning America with her husband Evan Ross in 2018—fans haven't seen her rock the microphone or release new music in quite some time (She and Ross dropped their single "Phases" and EP Ashlee + Evan in 2019 and 2018, respectively, and her last solo project, "Bat for a Heart," came out in 2012). 

Simpson released her debut album Autobiography in 2004. Later that year, she appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, during which she became involved in a now-infamous lip-synching scandal. On an episode of her 2018 E! series Ashlee+Evan, Simpson recalled the incident, saying "The world, like, hated me for this SNL moment I had." However, she didn't let it stop her from pursuing her passion, and she went on to release two more albums, including I Am Me in 2005 and Bittersweet in 2008.

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"For me, I went back in, and I made a second record. It was number one," she said on the show. "And I made a third record, and I toured all these amphitheaters, and I don't even think the world knows that I got to that place."

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In fact, Simpson said the experience only made her stronger. "It's definitely not difficult to talk about…that was a very long time ago," the "Pieces of Me" star told E! News in 2018. "It's something that happened to me, and things in life happen to you, and they make you stronger, and they make you a better performer, a better person. I think things like that build your character and your strength and it's how you handle them."

Lovato is clearly a fan of Simpson's music, too. Last month, she spoke to Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe about how artists like Simpson and Kelly Clarkson inspired her as an artist. 

"I saw the transformation of her as an artist go from R&B soul pop to pop rock," she said about Clarkson. "And I was like, 'Wait, that's what I want to do!' And there was also Ashlee Simpson 'LaLa,' and I was like, 'I want to do that!' So I got inspired, and then I found bands like Paramore and Flyleaf."

Watch their performance in the video above.

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