Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 79-year-old iconic singer is unsure how to feel about the 22-year-old's cover of her 1981 hit song, but this does not mean she ...

The now-iconic song found massive success years after its debut thanks to a bold reinvention.

JoJo Siwa’s new cover of “Bette Davis Eyes” doesn’t appear to be resonating with singer Kim Carnes, who first made the song famous 44 years ago. Carnes seemingly dismissed Siwa’s rendition of “Bette ...

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.

“Bette Davis Eyes” wouldn’t exist without its writers Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss. Written in honor of iconic actress Bette Davis, it is a quintessential ’80s pop-rock song defined by Kim Carnes’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...