Kim Carnes’s “Bette Davis Eyes,” has become a stone-cold queer classic. Need proof? Look at how both the coolest and the tackiest of modern queer pop stars have reinterpreted it just this month. The ...

UPDATE — 7/15/25, 8:10 a.m. ET: Kim Carnes has officially weighed in on JoJo Siwa's "Bette Davis Eyes" cover days after reportedly sharing (and deleting) her thoughts via social media. "When I first ...

Add “Betty Davis Eyes” singer Kim Carnes to the list of people not loving JoJo Siwa’s cover of the ’70s song. Carnes, who popularized the song with her version in 1981, seemingly shaded Siwa in a ...

JoJo Siwa has put her own spin on Kim Carnes’ song “Bette Davis Eyes,” and the internet has a lot to say about it. On July 10, the singer announced that her cover of the ‘80s track would be released ...

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The original "Bette Davis Eyes" singer shared her honest thoughts on the Dance Moms alum's cover of her 1981 hit—and it's safe to say she wasn't totally wowed by the rendition. "When I first saw my ...

On this day in 1981, Kim Carnes' iconic soft rock hit "Bette Davis Eyes" was dominating the Billboard Hot 100 for the fourth consecutive week. The song, originally written by Donna Weiss and Jackie ...

It looks like imitation isn't always the greatest form of flattery for Kim Carnes. After JoJo Siwa released a cover of her 1981 hit "Bette Davis Eyes," the Grammy winner seemingly expressed her ...

Ethel Cain gave a dramatic rendition of Jackie DeShannon’s and Kim Carnes’ tribute to old Hollywood, “Bette Davis Eyes” during a concert in Paris on Monday. While her band played the music with a ...

Hit songwriter Jackie DeShannon knew something special had happened with her song "Bette Davis Eyes" when she was approached in a retail store by Jack Nicholson who complemented her on it. Not long ...

It's been a couple of years since great American singer-songwriter Ethel Cain released her debut album Preacher's Daughter, and she's recently been dropping new tracks in unconventional fashion, ...