Shay Mitchell's Sexy Snapshots To Celebrate Her 37th Bday!is walking back her claim about wanting to create a new genre of music, called"gay pop" ... saying she didn't mean to snub the LGBTQ+ legends who came before her.
We caught up with the 20-year-old singer outside Studio Siwa in the L.A. area Wednesday ... where she told us she was simply misunderstood when she said in aShe said her mission was to simply raise awareness regarding the genre of music, since many people are still unfamiliar with it. However, she did acknowledge she underestimated the public's familiarity with queer icons ... like-- two twins who identify as queer -- gave JoJo a little side eye on social media over her remark ...
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."roasted for the new"bad girl" persona she debuted in her"Karma" music video. She turned heads at the iHeartRadio Music Awards earlier this month by hitting the red carpet in an all-black mesh bodysuit.While JoJo has tried to laugh off her critics, she told us she's found some solace on Snapchat these days ... her go-to social media platform -- and where her fans can find her posting the most.