Lovato Claims Four Teen Choice Awards

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It’s an extra special quinceañera for Demi Lovato…

The 20-year-old part-Mexican singer, actress and The X Factor judge proved to be the big winner at Sunday night’s Teen Choice Awards.

Lovato, who was nominated for six awards, was named Choice TV Personality – Female  for her work on The X Factor, Choice Female Artist, Choice Single: Female Artist  for her hit song “Heart Attack” and Candie’s Choice Style Icon.

The new hardware brings Lovato’s overall Teen Choice Award haul to 15, dating back to win for Choice TV – Breakout Star Female in 2009 for her performance on the Disney Channel’s Sonny With a Chance.

Meanwhile, Selena Gomez walked away with two awards during Sunday night’s ceremony, which was broadcast on Fox.

The 21-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress walked away with the prizes for Choice Break-Up Song  for her hit single “Come and Get It” and Choice Female Hottie.

Other Latino winners include Glee’s Lea Michele for Choice TV Actress: Comedy, Glee newcomer Blake Jenner for Choice TV Breakout Star and Bruno Mars for Choice R&B Artist.

Fox said more than 150 million votes were cast online for the awards, which were hosted by Glee‘s Darren Criss and Pretty Little Liars’ Lucy Hale.

Here’s a look at the complete list of winners:

MOVIES

Choice Movie: Action  “Iron Man 3”
Choice Movie Actor: Action  Robert Downey, Jr., “Iron Man 3”
Choice Movie Actress: Action  Anne Hathaway, “The Dark Knight Rises”
Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy  “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy  Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy  Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
Choice Movie: Drama  “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Choice Movie Actor: Drama  Logan Lerman, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Choice Movie Actress: Drama  Emma Watson, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Choice Movie: Comedy  “Pitch Perfect”
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy  Skylar Astin, “Pitch Perfect”
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy  Rebel Wilson, “Pitch Perfect”
Choice Movie: Romance  “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
Choice Movie Actor: Romance  Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
Choice Movie Actress: Romance  Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
Choice Movie Villain  Adam DeVine, “Pitch Perfect”
Choice Movie Scene Stealer  Kellan Lutz, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
Choice Movie Breakout Star  Nicholas Hoult, “Warm Bodies”

TELEVISION

Choice TV Show: Drama  “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice TV Actor: Drama  Ian Harding, “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice TV Actress: Drama  Troian Bellisario, “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi  “The Vampire Diaries”
Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi  Ian Somerhalder, “The Vampire Diaries”
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi  Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”
Choice TV Show: Action  “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Choice TV Actor: Action  LL Cool J, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Choice TV Actress: Action  Lucy Liu, “Elementary”
Choice TV Show: Comedy  “Glee”
Choice TV Actor: Comedy  Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Choice TV Actress: Comedy  Lea Michele, “Glee”
Choice TV: Animated Show  “The Simpsons”
Choice TV: Reality Competition Show  “The X Factor”
Choice TV: Reality Show  “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”
Choice TV Villain  Janel Parrish, “Pretty Little Liars”
Choice TV Personality – Male  Simon Cowell, “The X Factor”
Choice TV Personality – Female  Demi Lovato, “The X Factor”
Choice TV Female Reality Star  The Kardashians & Jenners, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”
Choice TV Male Reality Star  Kevin Jonas, “Married to Jonas”
Choice TV Male Scene Stealer  Chord Overstreet, “Glee”
Choice TV Female Scene Stealer  Miley Cyrus, “Two and a Half Men”
Choice TV Breakout Star  Blake Jenner, “Glee”
Choice TV Breakout Show  “The Fosters”

MUSIC

Choice Male Artist  Justin Bieber
Choice Female Artist  Demi Lovato
Choice Music Group  One Direction
Choice R&B Artist  Bruno Mars
Choice Hip-Hop/Rap Artist  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Choice Rock Group  Paramore
Choice Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist  David Guetta
Choice Male Country Artist  Hunter Hayes
Choice Female Country Artist  Taylor Swift
Choice Country Group  Lady Antebellum
Choice Country Song  “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” Taylor Swift
Choice Single: Female Artist  “Heart Attack,” Demi Lovato
Choice Single: Male Artist  “Beauty and a Beat,” Justin Bieber, featuring Nicki Minaj
Choice Single: Group  “Live While We’re Young,” One Direction
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song  “Can’t Hold Us,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring Ray Dalton
Choice Rock Song  “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons
Choice Love Song  “Little Things,” One Direction
Choice Break-Up Song  “Come and Get It,” Selena Gomez
Choice Music Breakout Artist  Ed Sheeran
Choice Music Breakout Group  Emblem3

FASHION

Choice Female Hottie  Selena Gomez
Choice Male Hottie  Harry Styles
Choice Smile  Harry Styles

SPORTS

Choice Female Athlete  Gabby Douglas
Choice Male Athlete  David Beckham

OTHER

Choice Comedian  Ellen DeGeneres
Choice Web Star  Cimorelli
Choice Social Network  Twitter
Candie’s Choice Style Icon  Demi Lovato
Choice Twitter Personality  Justin Bieber

Lovato Releases the Official Music Video for “Made in the USA”

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato is proving to be an all-American girl in her latest music video…

The 20-year-old part-Mexican American singer has released the official clip for her new single “Made in the USA.”

The nearly-five-minute-long video follows a young man and woman who meet at a carnival and falls in love. But both have to separate when he’s sent off to war.

Meanwhile, Lovato is shown rocking at the carnival with her guitar.

“If you fall I’ll fall with you baby/ No matter how far we go I want the whole world to know/ I want you bad/ And I won’t have it any other way/ No matter what the people say/ I know that we’ll never break/ Cause our love was made, made in the USA,” sings the judge on The X Factor.

The video, co-directed by Lovato and Ryan Pallota, stars 90210 heartthrob Dustin Milligan and Friday Night Lights star Aimee Teegarden.

“I’m SO happy you guys love my video!!!! This was such an incredible experience co-directing.. Glad you guys are happy with it!!!” tweeted Lovato.

“I dedicate my video to all of the troops, anyone who has passed away over seas and to this INCREDIBLE country that I’m so thankful 4..,” she continued.

“Made in the USA” is the second single off her self-titled fourth studio album, Demi. It’s the follow-up to “Heart Attack,” which peaked at No. 10 on Billboard Hot 100.

Lovato Raises Her Teen Choice Award Nomination Count to Six

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It appears Demi Lovato is the choice-en one…

The 20-year-old part-Mexican singer/actress and The X Factor judge has pulled ahead of the competition, including her one-time bestie Selena Gomez, with the most Teen Choice Award nominations this year.

Lovato, who was tied with Gomez after the first set of nominations were announced in late May, earned three more nods to bring her grand total to six TCA nominations.

Lovato is nominated for Choice TV Personality – Female  for her work as a beloved The X Factor judge this season, as well as Choice Single: Female Artist  for her hit single “Heart Attack” and Choice Style Icon.

Meanwhile Bruno Mars’ additional three nods this round bring the part-Puerto Rican singer’s total to five, while Selena Gomez’s additional two awards bring her total to five as well.

Other nominees include Once Upon A Time’s Lana Parrilla, Olympic swimming star Ryan Lochte and Glee’s Lea Michele and Blake Jenner and Modern Family’s Rico Rodriguez.

The Teen Choice Awards air from 8 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, on Fox.

Fans of an appropriate age can vote once per category each day at the TCA’s website.

This year’s Teen Choice Awards ceremony will be broadcast live Sunday, August 11 at 8:00 pm ET on Fox.

Here’s a look at the categories with Latino nominees:

MOVIES

Choice Movie Villain
Javier Bardem, “Skyfall”
Adam DeVine, “Pitch Perfect”
Tom Hardy, “The Dark Knight Rises”
Ben Kingsley, “Iron Man 3”
Melissa McCarthy, “Identity Thief”

TELEVISION

Choice TV Villain
Carly Chaikin, “Suburgatory”
Joseph Morgan, “The Vampire Diaries”
Lana Parrilla, “Once Upon a Time”
Janel Parrish, “Pretty Little Liars”
Becca Tobin, “Glee”   

Choice TV Personality – Female
Erin Andrews, Fox Sports
Cat Deeley, “So You Think You Can Dance”
Carrie Ann Inaba, “Dancing With The Stars”
Heidi Klum, “America’s Got Talent”
Demi Lovato, “The X Factor”

Choice TV Male Reality Star
Kevin Jonas, “Married to Jonas”
Ryan Lochte, “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” 

Gordon Ramsay, “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Masterchef”
The Robertsons, “Duck Dynasty”
The Wanted, “The Wanted Life”

Choice TV Male Scene Stealer
Max Greenfield, “New Girl”
Steven R. McQueen, “The Vampire Diaries”
Tahj Mowry, “Baby Daddy”
Chord Overstreet, “Glee”
Rico Rodriguez, “Modern Family”

Choice TV Breakout Star
Stephen Amell, “Arrow”
Melissa Benoist, “Glee”
Blake Jenner, “Glee”
AnnaSophia Robb, “The Carrie Diaries”
Derek Theler, “Baby Daddy”

MUSIC

Choice Single: Female Artist
“Come & Get It,” Selena Gomez
“Cups (Pitch Perfect’s ‘When I’m Gone’),” Anna Kendrick
“Heart Attack,” Demi Lovato
“I Knew You Were Trouble,” Taylor Swift
“We Can’t Stop,” Miley Cyrus

Choice Single: Male Artist
“Beauty And A Beat,” Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj
“Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke featuring T.I + Pharrell
“Feel This Moment,” Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera
“Locked Out Of Heaven,” Bruno Mars
“Suit & Tie,” Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song
“#Beautiful,” Mariah Carey  featuring Miguel
“Can’t Hold Us,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
“Diamonds,” Rihanna
“Next To Me,” Emeli Sandé
“Started From The Bottom,” Drake

Choice Love Song
“Just Give Me A Reason,” P!nk featuring Nate Ruess
“Little Things,” One Direction
“Mirrors,” Justin Timberlake
“Treasure,” Bruno Mars
“The Way,” Ariana Grande featuring Mac Miller

Choice Break-Up Song
“Come and Get It,” Selena Gomez
“DONE.,” The Band Perry
“Stay,” Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” Taylor Swift
“When I Was Your Man,” Bruno Mars   

OTHER

Choice Style Icon
Miley Cyrus
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Lea Michele
Emma Watson

Lovato Releasing “Made in the USA” as Her Next Single

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato is officially Made in America…

The 20-year-old part-Mexican singer/actress and The X Factor judge has officially set “Made In The USA” as the second single to her fourth studio album, Demi. It will follow “Heart Attack,” Lovato’s second Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (following 2011’s “Skyscraper” in 2011).

“Made In The USA” will hit Top 40 radio on June 27, on the same day that Lovato will appear and perform on Good Morning America as part of their Summer Concert series. One week later, the singer will play the annual Philly 4th of July Jam alongside John Mayer, the Roots, Jill Scott and more.

Although a date hasn’t been set for the release of the official “Made In The USA” music video, which Lovato co-directed, the clip apparently includes “some special surprise actors,” according to a press release.

“Made In The USA” is an uptempo, red-white-and-blue-tinged celebration of everlasting love.

Lovato Discusses the Impact of “Give Your Heart a Break” During Special Concert

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato may be promoting her new album Demi, which was released earlier this month… But that doesn’t mean she’s forgotten her biggest hit ever.

The 20-year-old part-Mexican American singer recently sat down with Walmart Soundcheck to discuss the lasting impact of her 2011 breakout single, “Give Your Heart a Break,” and how it influenced her latest full-length album.

“I think what resonated with pop fans was the lyrics are super catchy, and the beat, and everything,” says Lovato. “It’s good old American pop music, and that’s what I have on this album.”

“Give Your Heart a Break,” which was featured on Lovato’s 2011 album “Unbroken,” is still her best-selling single with 1.9 million downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Meanwhile, Lovato’s recent single, “Heart Attack,” has peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100 chart, while Demi debuted on last week’s Billboard 200 albums chart with 110,000 copies sold, her best sales week to date.

Visit Walmart Soundcheck for more with Lovato, including an exclusive live performance from Hollywood.

Lovato Receives MuchMusic Video Award Nomination

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato is getting much love in Canada…

The 20-year-old part-Mexican American singer/actress and The X Factor star has received a MuchMusic Video award nomination.

Lovato is nominated in the International Video of the Year – Artist category for the clip for her latest single “Heart Attack.”

Lovato’s video, which was directed by Chris Applebaum, is up against Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, Phillip Phillips, Pink, PSY, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and will.iam featuring Britney Spears.

Pop-rock band Marianas Trench leads the 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards with six nominations, followed by Drake with five and rapper Classified with four.

The awards show will take place on June 16 in Toronto, on a giant main stage in the MuchMusic headquarters’ parking lot and on the adjacent street’s smaller stage, surrounded by an estimated 10,000 fans. The presentation will air live at 9:00 pm on Fuse in the U.S. and MuchMusic in Canada.

Here’s a look at the nominees in the International Video of the Year – Artist category:

Demi Lovato “Heart Attack” — Director: Chris Applebaum
Ed Sheeran “Give Me Love” — Director: Emil Nava
Justin Timberlake “Mirrors” — Director: Floria Sigismondi
Nicki Minaj “Va Va Voom” — Director: Hype Williams
Phillip Phillips “Home” — Director: Joseph Toman
P!NK “Try” — Director: Floria Sigismondi
PSY “Gangnam Style” — Director: Bo Young Lee
Rihanna “Diamonds” — Director: Anthony Mandler
Taylor Swift “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” — Director: Declan Whitebloom
will.i.am f. Britney Spears “Scream & Shout” — Director: Ben Mor

Lovato Releases Cover Art for Fourth Album “Demi”

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato isn’t afraid to channel her inner silver screen goddess…

The 20-year-old part-Mexican American singer released the cover art for her upcoming fourth studio album this week, featuring Lovato covered in silver body paint.

In February, Lovato released “Heart Attack,” the lead single from the album Demi, which will go on sale on May 14 through Hollywood Records. The song, which scored her biggest sales week for a single upon its debut, currently sits at No. 21 on the current Hot 100 chart.

Meanwhile, the official music video for the single will premiere this coming Tuesday night (April 9) on E! News.

Demi is the follow-up to 2011’s Unbroken, which has sold 448,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album was led by the ballad “Skyscraper,” which gave Lovato her first Top 10 single, and also spawned the hit “Give Your Heart a Break,” which spent 32 weeks on the Hot 100 in 2012.

The Suspex, Ryan Tedder, Carl Falk, Jonas Jeberg, Matt Rad and Rami Yacoub are among the producers and writers with credits on Demi.

“It’s better than anything I have ever done! I experimented with a variety of different sounds and poured my heart into writing these songs,” said Lovato, who will be returning as a judge on The X Factor, in a statement. “I’m so excited for everyone to finally get the chance to hear them!”

Pre-orders for Demi began on Tuesday in North America, and this coming Tuesday (April 9) for the rest of the world.

Cowell Says Lovato Could Return to “The X Factor”

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Britney Spears isn’t returning to the judges table on The X Factor… But Demi Lovato might just be back next season.

The Fox reality singing competition’s executive producer Simon Cowell admitted to American Idol host and radio personality Ryan Seacrest that “we’d be crazy not to have her back” when discussing the 20-year-old part-Mexican singer/actress’ return to the show.

In an interview on Seacrest’s radio show, Cowell said that he “liked having Demi on the show” and that “she’s fun to work with.”

But Cowell did warn that “nothing is official” after talking about the “Heart Attack” singer’s possible return.

The third season of The X Factor is right around the corner, with the first round of auditions set to take place in Los Angeles on March 6.

So far, replacements haven’t been named for exiting judges L.A. Reid and Britney Spears, nor have co-hosts Mario Lopez or Khloe Kardashian been confirmed to return.

“We’re talking to people all the time and hopefully within a couple of weeks we might announce the first two,” said Cowell of the judges panel.

The Full Version of Lovato’s New Track “Heart Attack” Leaks Online

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Don’t have a heart attack… Demi Lovato’s brand new single has made it on to the internet.

The 20-year-old part-Mexican American singer’s track “Heart Attack” has leaked online a week before it was expected to premiere on Ryan Seacrest‘s syndicated radio show.

Following the release of teaser snippets, the complete version of Lovato’s sweeping electro-pop track leaked online, a hint at the former Sonny with a Chance star’s upcoming fourth album.

Unbroken, Lovato’s 2011 album, was led by the somber ballad “Skyscraper.” But “Heart Attack” is closer in intensity to Lovato’s breakout hit “Give Your Heart a Break.” Produced by the Suspex, “Heart Attack’s” hook rests upon a breathy guitar lick that leads directly into a monstrous percussion breakdown, and Lovato is in full, Kelly Clarkson-esque belting mode as she declares that she’s “putting my defenses up/’Cuz I don’t wanna fall in love.”

Earlier this month, Lovato released a teaser of the song, and announced that her still-untitled next album will be more personal.

“For a while, I could tell that, when people would talk to me, they knew my story,” she said. “I think I’ve opened up more on this album. My life began to evolve, and I started to grow.”

“Heart Attack” is now available on iTunes, and Lovato’s follow-up to Unbroken is expected to arrive later this spring.

Lovato to Release New Single “Heart Attack” in March

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez isn’t the only former Disney Channel star releasing new music in March… Her Princess Protection Program co-star Demi Lovato plans to unleash a new single on her Lovatics early in the same month.

The 20-year-old part-Mexican American singer, actress and The X Factor judge has released artwork and a teaser clip to promote “Heart Attack,” the first track off her upcoming album.

Lovato’s fourth studio album, set to be released later this year, is the follow-up to Lovato’s successful 2011 album, Unbroken, which featured her first Billboard No. 1 single “Give Your Heart a Break.”

“My new single #HeartAttack available March 4,” the 20-year-old singer announced on Twitter, with the hashtag #LovaticsAreHavingaHeartAttack.

“For a while, I could tell that when people would talk to me, they knew my story. I think I’ve opened up more on this album. My life began to evolve and I started to grow. These are songs about the celebration of life and how rewarding it can be. This is what this album is about,” revealed Lovato in the video clip.

Lovato is set to premiere her new single on American Idol host Ryan Seacrest‘s popular 102.7 KIIS-FM radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest.

“Heart Attack” was co-written by Lovato along with Mitch Allan, Jason Evigan, Sean Douglas and Nikki Williams, and produced by the Suspex. She first revealed to followers that she’s putting together a new studio set when she tweeted back in November, “Listening to rough cuts of some of my new songs…. Get excited Lovatics!!!”

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