Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas cancel N.C. shows

Legacy acts like Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Ringo Starr have publicly declared they will not play in North Carolina due to the the state's new 'bathroom bill,' a law widely perceived as discriminatory against gays and transgender people.

Now two young acts join them: Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas.

The duo, who are currently touring the country playing arenas with Mike Posner, will no longer be playing in Raleigh and Charlotte.

“After much thought and deliberation, we have decided to cancel our Honda Civic Tour: Future Now shows in Raleigh and Charlotte," wrote Lovato on Twitter, in a note signed by both she and Jonas. "One of our goals for the tour has always been to create an atmosphere where every single attendee feels equal, included, and accepted for who they are."

North Carolina recently enacted a law that bars cities and counties from protecting gays from discrimination and also forces transgender people, including children in public schools, to use public bathrooms corresponding to the gender on their birth certificates. The law also prevents LGBT individuals to sue over human rights violations in the workplace.

Those who have been paying attention to the duo lately shouldn't be too surprised by the cancellation. On April 2, Lovato was presented with GLAAD's Vanguard Award in Los Angeles, and Jonas was on hand for the ceremony.

“North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 law is extremely disappointing, and it takes away some of the LGBT community’s most basic rights and protections," wrote Lovato and Jonas on Monday. "But we will not allow this to stop us from continuing to make progress for equality and acceptance."

Lovato and Jonas join a growing number of performers canceling shows over discriminatory state laws.

• Boston canceled three shows on May 4, 5 and 6 in Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh.
• Pearl Jam canceled their April 20 show in Raleigh, N.C.
• Springsteen and the E Street Band canceled their April 10 concert in Greensboro, N.C.
• Ringo Starr canceled a June 18 concert in Cary, N.C.
• Bryan Adams canceled his April 14 concert in Biloxi over Mississippi's recently enacted law that allows religious groups and some private businesses to refuse service to gay couples on religious grounds.
• Cirque du Soleil canceled two of its touring shows stops in North Carolina: Ovo in Greensboro on April 20-24 and in Charlotte on July 6-10, and TORUK – Avatar in Raleigh on June 22-26.