Demi Lovato is working on her fifth studio album.

    Her last album “Demi” was released nearly two years ago and featured catchy pop hits like “Heart Attack” and “Neon Lights,” but this time around, the 22-year-old starlet will be showcasing a different side of herself.

    “This year, it’s super important to me that I embrace who I am as an artist and to become more authentic to who I am,” Lovato said in a new interview. “I want to release music that is different, that I’ve never done before... and that showcases who I am and what I can do vocally. I’m excited to explore different sounds, which is what I’m doing in the studio right now, and to see what comes about.”

    She also promises to include some slower tunes on the highly anticipated album.

    “You can expect ballads,” she says, “but it’s all about balance.”

    Lovato, who shared an Instagram with a sweet message to Nicki Minaj last week and is close with Nick Jonas, wasn’t opposed to the idea of collaborating with the two artists.

    “I don’t know! You never know…” she teased before revealing who her other dream collaborations are.

    “Kelly Clarkson, duh!” she joked, referencing Kelly’s recent claims that everyone usually says “no” when she asks to collaborate with them. “And, I would love to work with Eminem actually… I can relate to him with being in recovery and things like that, so I think we could make something awesome together.”

    Lovato made her debut as a child actress in “Barney & Friends.” In 2008, Lovato rose to fame in the Disney Channel made for TV film “Camp Rock” and signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records.(SD-Agencies)