Kim Carnes has explained her feelings about JoJo Siwa’s new cover version of “Bette Davis Eyes,” which A took to No. 1 for five weeks in 1981. Carnes said she’d been concerned when she heard the two ...

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 ...

Kim Carnes isn't impressed with JoJo Siwa's latest musical endeavor. 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 ...

Leading up to its release on Friday, July 11, the original singer appeared to shade the Dance Moms alum's version in a now-deleted Instagram post “There is a difference between singing a song.... And ...

JoJo Siwa's cover of "Bette Davis Eyes" is making waves across social media - and seemingly with singer Kim Carnes, who popularized the hit in the '80s. Carnes, 79, seemingly offered her take in a ...

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 seen your “Bette Davis Eyes” videos. Her cover of Kim Carnes’ 1981 song neared the top of the U.K pop charts, but has also been met with a mix of fascination and bewilderment online.

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 ...

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 ...