7 People Demi Lovato Calls Her Best Friends

In her May 2020 cover story for Harper’s Bazaar, Demi said of fellow pop star Ariana, “I love the fact that Ariana and I have such a supportive friendship because it’s hard to find. Two women who are in a competitive industry – the whole world seems to want to pit women against each other, so it would be so easy to do that.”

The two are both managed by Scooter Braun, which, according to Harper’s Bazaar, is how they’ve become even closer in the past couple years. Demi even invited Ariana to join her small birthday party to celebrate turning 27 after Demi came out for Ariana’s concert earlier in the night.

These two have been friends, though not always besties, for several years. When Demi was hospitalized in 2018, Ariana was quick to tweet a public declaration of her love for her friend and months later make sure everyone knew she talks to Demi every day.

Miley and Demi have been friends since they were children, going through phases of being closer at times than others. When Miley had Demi on her quarantine show Bright Minded, they spoke about their lasting friendship. “Life is moving usually so fast that it’s hard to slow ourselves down and appreciate people in our lives. You’ve been that person for me for so many years and we’ve been friends for so long,” Miley told Demi. “We can not talk forever and then some bullsh*t will go down, and I’ll just know you’re the person I want to reach out to.”

Demi also spoke about Miley in her May 2020 Harper’s Bazaar cover issue, saying “[Miley]’s awesome, and I love her to death and always will, always have.”

Sam and Demi’s friendship grew out of admiration for each other. They’ve both publicly gushed about the other for years, and Demi even said she was dying to collaborate with Sam. She got her wish when the two teamed up for their newest single, “I’m Ready.”

Sam also opened up about their friendship with Demi, telling Harper’s Bazaar, “I am enamored by her strength and willingness to tell her story, and also her openness about still not being perfect and still learning in front of everyone.”