JoJo Siwa is making a rare visit to Australia for a one-off performance in Sydney after making headlines for her racy magazine photo shoot.
The Dance Moms star, 21, is scheduled to head to Australia in a matter of weeks to perform at the 2024 TikTok Awards, presented by CeraVe, on November 27.
The singer will show off her bold style and signature moves on stage at the Hordern Pavilion on the star-studded night, which will be hosted by Robert Irwin.
It will be her first time back on Australian soil in more than four years, when she went on her Dream Tour Down Under in January 2020.
“After four long years, it will be amazing to return to Australia – I even got a kangaroo tattoo since my last visit,” JoJo. saying of his return.
“On TikTok I can connect with fans around the world and share my music with them, and now I can do both with my Australian fans in real life at the TikTok Awards.”
TikTok will present 13 awards, including Creator of the Year, Music Artist of the Year and Video of the Year, and new awards in the Food, Beauty and Fashion categories will also debut.
Along with zookeeper Robert, Indy Clinton and Kat Clark will take on hosting duties for the evening, which celebrates TikTok’s most iconic and viral moments of the year.
JoJo Siwa (pictured in June) will make a very rare visit to Australia for a one-off performance in Sydney at the 2024 TikTok Awards, presented by CeraVe, on November 27.
TikTokers such as Bridey Drake, Maddy Macrae, Jojo ASMR, Elle Ray and Josh and Matt Design will also be among the social media stars present.
The news comes just weeks after JoJo responded to critics who recently criticized her image overhaul and racy magazine photo shoot.
She divided her fans in recent months when she debuted her daring new look and posed for a racy magazine photo shoot with a shiny fly.
But in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, JoJo later opened up about the mixed reactions to her appearance and her unwavering commitment to being herself.
“It’s funny, because people don’t realize that this has been my life forever,” she revealed at the 10th Annual Stars Awards Gala earlier this month.
‘People have always given me shit and supported it. That’s not something new to me.
‘I think the scale has been getting bigger and bigger, you know what I mean? And people have given me more shit or less shit. But no, it doesn’t really faze me.
JoJo made headlines last month when she flexed her muscles in a rhinestone-studded chest plate shaped like a toned male torso on the cover of LadyGunn magazine.
It comes after JoJo made headlines last month when she flexed her muscles in a rhinestone chest plate shaped like a toned male torso on the cover of LadyGunn magazine.
A second shot showed her wearing a matching rhinestone-studded fly, and sparked a wild reaction from fans online.
A Reddit user said: ‘Everything she wears in this era of hers seems to wear her down. I can only imagine how much better she will feel when she finds herself instead of whatever this overcompensation is.
However, others were undecided, with one person commenting: “Some of these photos are not to my taste, but some are very cute.”
Some jumped to its defense, with one user declaring: “Damn, it surpassed a lot of popular models today.”
But thanks to her unapologetic attitude, JoJo has taken the scrutiny in stride.
“The photos were disgusting,” he said. “They were amazing.”
JoJo also said she feels like herself and denied any accusations that she is “faking it.”
“I don’t think anyone really knows what comes next in their lives,” he said. And I think sometimes people fake it the way they do. I just don’t pretend.
‘And in the same way that the world says, ‘Oh, what’s he going to do next?’ I’m thinking the same thing.’
JoJo found fame on Dance Moms under the tutelage of instructor Abby Lee Miller, before becoming a campy singer with a penchant for upbeat pop tunes.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, JoJo (pictured in April) then responded to critics and opened up about the mixed reactions to her new look and her commitment to being herself.
She then adopted a bold new look earlier this year when she put on a daring display in a sheer black bodysuit.
She was also photographed drinking a bottle of vodka in silver shorts on stage at LA Pride.
Abby Lee also defended her from the criticism, telling DailyMail.com: ‘JoJo laughs all the way to the bank.
‘She is a good person who is always giving back. He has worked with hundreds of other children on choreography in his own studio, all for nothing, all to benefit Dancers Against Cancer. So she’s doing a lot.’