On this day in 1981, Kim Carnes' iconic soft rock hit "Bette Davis Eyes" was dominating the Billboard Hot 100 for the fourth consecutive week. The song, originally written by Donna Weiss and Jackie ...

“Bette Davis Eyes” became Kim Carnes’ career-defining hit in 1981, spending nine weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and turning a song first written and recorded years earlier by Jackie ...

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 ...

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 ...

Update 7/15/25: After deleting her original comment, Kim Carnes is now back with a new take on JoJo’s cover. In a statement to TMZ, the singer explained, “When I first saw my original performance ...

Kim Carnes, best known as the singer behind the hit song "Bette Davis Eyes," is turning 81 years old on Monday. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Carnes always had her sights set on becoming a ...

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 ...

Yesterday JoJo Siwa — who recently pivoted from being a self-proclaimed queer icon to a trad girlfriend to her Big Brother (UK) costar Chris Hughes — released a cover of Kim Carnes' 1981 hit "Bette ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Bette Davis Eyes" became Kim Carnes' career-defining hit in 1981, spending nine weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Update 7/15/25: After deleting her original comment, Kim Carnes is now back with a new take on JoJo's ...