Neglect how her “Demons” look, what about that neck brace?! On Wednesday (Sept. 6), Doja Cat shared a pair of pics to Instagram exhibiting off a gnarly tri-color neck brace.
“I’m positive, my neck is okay,” she captioned the primary publish, selecting to relegate the second image to the tip of a separate picture set captioned “earlier than the take a look at he confessed.” Presently, particulars are scarce relating to why precisely the “Consideration” rapper is sporting a neck brace. Doja Cat’s reps didn’t instantly reply to Billboard’s request for remark.
The revelation of Doja’s obvious harm comes lower than per week earlier than she is slated to take the stage at this yr’s MTV Video Music Awards. The Billboard Sizzling 100 chart-topper boasts six nominations at this yr’s ceremony, together with artist of the yr, video of the yr (“Consideration”) and tune of the summer time (“Paint the City Crimson”). In 2021, she served because the present’s host and received two Moonpeople.
Not solely is Doja set for a significant efficiency in a couple of days, she can also be gearing as much as launch her fourth studio album. Scarlet, the follow-up to 2021’s Grammy-winning Planet Her, is about to reach on Sept. 22. Along with “Consideration,” which peaked at No. 31 on the Sizzling 100, Doja Cat launched two different songs to drum up anticipation for the file. “Paint the City Crimson,” the album’s present radio single, is already a shining success, reaching a brand new peak of No. 3 on the Sizzling 100 this week (chart dated Sep. 9, 2023). A promotional single titled “Demons,” which encompasses a music video starring Emmy-nominated Yellowjackets actress Christina Ricci, arrived final week (Sep. 1).
An harm wouldn’t be the primary impediment the Scarlet album marketing campaign has needed to overcome. On Aug. 31, Doja revealed an up to date album cowl for Scarlet. She was pressured to alter the unique paintings — which featured a fittingly scarlet-colored spider — after followers observed that German hardcore band Chaver additionally used the identical spider on the paintings for his or her upcoming album cowl.
Hopefully, all the things is alright with Doja and she will be able to get again to portray the city crimson.
Try Doja’s neck brace flicks:
