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JoJo Siwa is strolling again her declare about desirous to create a brand new style of music, referred to as “gay pop” … saying she did not imply to snub the LGBTQ+ legends who got here earlier than her.

We caught up with the 20-year-old singer exterior Studio Siwa within the L.A. space Wednesday … the place she informed us she was merely misunderstood when she stated in a Billboard interview she deliberate to invent homosexual pop with the discharge of her track “Karma.”

She stated her mission was to easily elevate consciousness relating to the style of music, since many individuals are nonetheless unfamiliar with it. Nonetheless, she did acknowledge she underestimated the general public’s familiarity with queer icons … like Elton John, Freddie Mercury and Madonna, and so forth.

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In fact, pop duo Tegan and Sara — two twins who establish as queer — gave JoJo a little bit aspect eye on social media over her comment … ‘trigger they have been in that area perpetually.

The “Dance Moms” alum added … “I definitely am not the inventor of gay pop, for sure not. But I do want to be a piece in making it bigger than it already is. I want to bring more attention to it.”

Nonetheless, she did joke that she’d fortunately step into the position of CMO for the music style.

It has been a little bit of a tough couple weeks for JoJo, who’s been roasted for the new “bad girl” persona she debuted in her “Karma” music video. She turned heads on the iHeartRadio Music Awards earlier this month by hitting the purple carpet in an all-black mesh bodysuit.

Whereas JoJo has tried to snort off her critics, she informed us she’s discovered some solace on Snapchat today … her go-to social media platform — and the place her followers can discover her posting probably the most.