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Gomez Leads the Latino Pack of Teen Choice Award Nominees

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She may pursuing projects that shed her Disney Channel image, but Selena Gomez is still a teen sensation.

The first round of 2014 Teen Choice Awards nominees have been revealed, and the 21-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress has received two nods, the most of any Hispanic star.

Selena Gomez

Gomez, a 10-time Teen Choice Award winner, is nominated for Choice Female Hottie, an award she took him in 2012 and 2013.

This time around, she’s up against Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Kendall Jenner, Bella Thorne and Rihanna in the category.

Gomez is also nominated in the Choice Smile category. She’s facing off against Austin Mahone, Demi Lovato, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift for the award.

In addition to Gomez, Thorne and Lovato, Latino nominees include Cameron Diaz, Lea Michele, Pitbull, Jake T. Austin and Fifth Harmony’s Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui and Ally Brooke Hernandez.

The 2014 Teen Choice Awards, which celebrate teen icons including celebrities across entertainment realms including music, movies, television, fashion and others, will air live on Fox on August 10.

Currently fans between ages 13-19 can vote once each day per category can vote for these initial nominees at www.teenchoiceawards.com.

Hosts, performers, presenters and additional nominees will be announced soon.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

Choice Movie: Action

  • Divergent
  • Edge of Tomorrow 
  • Godzilla
  • Maleficent
  • The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Choice Movie Actor: Action

  • Jamie Campbell Bower, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 
  • Tom Cruise, Edge of Tomorrow 
  • Theo James, Divergent 
  • Kellan Lutz, The Legend of Hercules 
  • Mark Wahlberg, Lone Survivor

Choice Movie Actress: Action

  • Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow
  • Lily Collins, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 
  • Elle Fanning, Maleficent
  • Angelina Jolie, Maleficent
  • Shailene Woodley, Divergent

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 
  • Thor: The Dark World 
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past

Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

  • Chris Evans, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Andrew Garfield, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
  • Chris Hemsworth, Thor: The Dark World
  • Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
  • Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

  • Halle Berry, X-Men: Days of Future Past
  • Scarlett Johansson, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and X-Men: Days of Future Past
  • Natalie Portman, Thor: The Dark World
  • Emma Stone, The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Choice Movie: Drama

  • American Hustle
  • Heaven Is for Real
  • Million Dollar Arm
  • The Fault in Our Stars
  • Veronica Mars

Choice Movie Actor: Drama

  • Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
  • Russell Crowe, Noah
  • Jason Dohring, Veronica Mars
  • Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars
  • Jon Hamm, Million Dollar Arm

Choice Movie Actress: Drama

  • Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars
  • Sandra Bullock, Gravity
  • Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
  • Emma Watson, Noah
  • Shailene Woodley, The Fault in Our Stars

 Choice Movie: Comedy

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
  • Blended
  • Ride Along
  • The Other Woman
  • Vampire Academy

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy

  • Will Ferrell, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
  • Kevin Hart, Ride Along 
  • Ice Cube, Ride Along
  • Johnny Knoxville, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  • Adam Sandler, Blended 

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy

  • Christina Applegate, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 
  • Drew Barrymore, Blended
  • Zoey Deutch, Vampire Academy 
  • Cameron Diaz, The Other Woman
  • Emma Roberts, We’re the Millers

TELEVISION 

Choice TV Show: Drama

  • Hart of Dixie
  • Pretty Little Liars
  • Switched at Birth
  • The Fosters
  • Twisted 

Choice TV Actor: Drama

  • Keegan Allen, Pretty Little Liars
  • Jake T. Austin, The Fosters
  • Lucas Grabeel, Switched at Birth
  • Ian Harding, Pretty Little Liars
  • Avan Jogia, Twisted

Choice TV Actress: Drama

  • Troian Bellisario, Pretty Little Liars
  • Rachel Bilson, Hart of Dixie
  • Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars
  • Maddie Hasson, Twisted
  • Maia Mitchell, The Fosters

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

  • Arrow
  • Once Upon a Time
  • Sleepy Hollow
  • Teen Wolf
  • The Vampire Diaries

Choice TV Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

  • Josh Dallas, Once Upon a Time
  • Joseph Morgan, The Originals
  • Tyler Posey, Teen Wolf
  • Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
  • Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries 

Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

  • Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
  • Ginnifer Goodwin, Once Upon a Time
  • Kat Graham, The Vampire Diaries
  • Claire Holt, The Originals
  • Kristin Kreuk, Beauty and The Beast 

Choice TV Show: Comedy

  • Austin & Ally
  • Glee
  • New Girl
  • Sam & Cat
  • The Big Bang Theory

Choice TV Actor: Comedy

  • Ashton Kutcher, Two and a Half Men
  • Ross Lynch, Austin & Ally
  • Chord Overstreet, Glee 
  • Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
  • Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Choice TV Actress: Comedy

  • Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
  • Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project
  • Laura Marano, Austin & Ally 
  • Lea Michele, Glee 
  • Debby Ryan, Jessie

Choice TV: Animated Show

  • Adventure Time
  • Family Guy
  • Gravity Falls
  • Regular Show 
  • The Simpsons

Choice TV: Reality Competition Show

  • American Idol VIII
  • Masterchef Junior
  • Survivor
  • The Amazing Race
  • The Voice

Choice TV: Reality Show

  • Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
  • Dance Moms
  • Keeping Up With the Kardashians
  • Real Husbands of Hollywood
  • Total Divas

Music 

Choice Male Artist

  • Jason Derulo
  • Pitbull 
  • Austin Mahone
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Justin Timberlake
  • Pharrell Williams

Choice Female Artist

  • Beyoncé
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Ariana Grande
  • Lorde
  • Katy Perry
  • Taylor Swift 

Choice Music Group

  • 5 Seconds of Summer
  • Fifth Harmony 
  • One Direction
  • R5
  • Rixton

Choice Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist

  • Martin Garrix
  • Calvin Harris
  • Kaskade
  • Skrillex
  • Zedd

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist

  • Iggy Azalea
  • Eminem
  • John Legend
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Justin Timberlake

Choice Rock Group

  • Coldplay
  • Imagine Dragons
  • One Republic
  • Paramore
  • The Black Keys 

Choice Male Country Artist

  • Luke Bryan
  • Hunter Hayes
  • Jake Owen
  • Blake Shelton
  • Keith Urban

Choice Female Country Artist

  • Jana Kramer
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Taylor Swift
  • Carrie Underwood

Choice Country Group

  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Parmalee
  • The Band Perry
  • Zac Brown Band

Fashion

Choice Female Hottie

  • Beyoncé
  • Selena Gomez 
  • Ariana Grande
  • Kendall Jenner
  • Rihanna
  • Bella Thorne

Choice Male Hottie

  • Zac Efron
  • Ryan Gosling
  • Liam Hemsworth
  • Austin Mahone
  • One Direction
  • Ian Somerhalder

Choice Smile

  • Selena Gomez 
  • Austin Mahone
  • Demi Lovato 
  • Harry Styles
  • Taylor Swift

OTHER

Choice Comedian

  • Jimmy Fallon
  • Kevin Hart
  • Mindy Kaling
  • Andy Samberg
  • Kenan Thompson

Ambrosio: The Highest-Ranking Latina on Maxim’s Hot 100 List

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It’s a simple fact: Alessandra Ambrosio is one hot momma… And, now she has the men’s vote to prove it.

The 33-year-old Brazilian supermodel is the highest-ranking Latina on Maxim’s 2014 Hot 100 list, coming in at No. 7.

Alessandra Ambrosio

Ambrosio, who has two children with fiancé Jamie Mazur, is “so hot, it hurts,” according to Maxim.

The Victoria’s Secret model, who always dominates the catwalk at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, is the spokesperson for the company’s PINK line.

Surprisingly, Ambrosio did not make last year’s list.

Nipping on the supermodel’s heels: scree siren Jessica Alba.

The 33-year-old half-Mexican American actress, who will surely set tongues wagging when she reprises her role as Nancy Callahan in the upcoming Sin City sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, ranks No. 8 on Maxim’s list of the world’s most beautiful women.

It’s a nine-spot improvement for Alba, who came in at No. 17 on last year’s list.

In all, 21 Latinas made this year’s list compared to 19 last year, when Selena Gomez was the highest-ranking Latina at No. 2. This year, the Spring Breakers star drops to No. 19.

Here’s the list of other Latinas on this year’s list:

Eva Longoria, No. 13
Christina Aguilera, No. 15
Selena Gomez, No. 19
Zoe Saldana, No. 29
Lea Michele, No. 31
Jennifer Lopez, No. 36
Shakira, No. 38
Demi Lovato, No. 40
Jordana Brewster, No. 52
Sofia Vergara, No. 54
Morena Baccarin, No. 57
Arianny Celeste, No. 59
Sarah Shahi, No. 67
Liz Hernandez, No. 72
Rocsi Diaz, No, 75
Eva Marie, No. 83
Lisalia Montenegro, No. 85
Victoria Justice, No. 86
Rebecca Garcia, No. 100

Click here for the complete list on the Maxim website.

Michele & Ryan Murphy Open to Bringing a “Funny Girl” Revival to Broadway

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Lea Michele’s Glee character has already brought a Funny Girl revival to Broadway on the series…

But will the 25-year-old part-Spanish actress/singer and former Broadway star bring the beloved musical to The Great White Way in real life?

Lea Michele

Michele and Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy are considering whether to bring the beloved musical back to Broadway, Entertainment Weekly reports.

“I have the rights to it,” Murphy told the magazine. “It’s something that we’re talking about. I’ve never done Broadway. I’ve always wanted to. Right now, we’re just sort of testing the waters with different people.”

Michele expressed interest in the project in March. “When the time is right and I have had the chance to get some good rest for a while after Glee and I feel ready to do it then definitely we will do it,” she told BroadwayWorld.com.

It sounds like fans will have to wait for a Funny Girl revival.

“[Lea] and I have made no mistake of our mutual love for that property, so if it could come together at a time that she’d be willing to make that commitment to go back to Broadway — which I don’t know that she is right now — it would have to be the right director and the right leading man,” Murphy said.

With Glee ending next season, the timing may be right for the actress to head back to Broadway.

Before her breakthrough role on the Fox series, Michele starred in Broadway productions of Les Misérables, Ragtime, Fiddler on the Roof and Spring Awakening.

Michele & Darren Criss Perform “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” at Taste For A Cure Benefit

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Lea Michele is doing her part offer a musical taste for the cure…

The 27-year-old part-Spanish actress/singer and her Glee co-star Darren Criss joined voices at the 19th annual “Taste For A Cure” benefit gala to help raise more than $700,000 for UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center at the Beverly Wilshire Friday night.

Lea Michele & Darren Criss

As an all-star crowd of Hollywood elite dined on a sumptuous menu paired with 14 distinguished vintages from six of France’s premier wine-making regions, Criss asked who in the audience would donate to hear Michele join him on stage for a duet.

Co-chair Dana Walden bid $5,000 and the pair performed a touching version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz.

Michele voices Dorothy in the new animated Oz-inspired movie, Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return.

She posted a snippet of the performance on Instagram and wrote, “And then this happened!”

In all, more than 450 guests attended the event, which also included the participation of How I Met Your Mother’s Alyson Hannigan, Community’sJoel McHale and actor/comedian Tom Papa.

Rivera to Perform “Valerie” on the 100th Episode of “Glee”

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Naya Rivera is preparing to reinterpret one of her most memorable Glee performances…

The 27-year-old half-Puerto Rican actress/singer will offer a new take on her acclaimed performance of Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson’s version of “Valerie” for the Fox musical dramedy’s 100th episode.

Naya Rivera

In the second season episode entitled “Special Education,” Rivera sang lead on the track by The Zutons during the New Directions’ performance at the 2010 Western Ohio Sectional Championship.

Rivera also performed the track in the Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, which was released in 2011.

This time around, she’ll perform the song alongside Heather Morris (Brittany).

In addition, Rivera will also perform Britney Spears’ “Toxic” with Morris and Diana Agron (Quinn), and “Be Okay” with Lea Michele.

The music in the two-part episode was chosen by the show’s fans, who were asked to pick 10 of the show’s 30 most beloved performances to be remixed and featured on the series’ landmark episode.

Set to air on March 18 and 25 at 8 p.m., the 100th episode will center on Jane Lynch‘s principal Sue Sylvester, who after years of disdain for the New Directions and Matthew Morrison‘s Will Schuester, finally succeeds in ending the glee club in Lima.

Many original castmembers — Morris (Brittany), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike), Mark Salling (Puck), Dancing With the Stars winner Amber Riley (Mercedes), Agron (Quinn) as well as Kristin Chenoweth (April) and Gwyneth Paltrow (Holly Holliday) — will return to say their final goodbyes to Will and each other in the emotional episode.

To honor the milestone, Columbia Records will release Glee: The Music Celebrating 100 Episodes, which will include brand-new versions of Glee favorites from the original cast — including Journey‘s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Pink‘s “Raise Your Glass” and the original song “Loser Like Me.”

The album will be released on March 25.

Here’s the complete 100th Glee tracklist:

1. “Keep Holding On”* featuring Mark Salling (Puck)
2. “Valerie”* featuring Naya Rivera (Santana) and Morris (Brittany)
3. “Defying Gravity”* featuring Lea Michele( Rachel), Chris Colfer (Kurt) and Riley (Mercedes)
4. “Raise Your Glass”* featuring Morrison (Will) and Chenoweth (April)
5. “Toxic”* featuring Rivera (Santana), Morris (Brittany) and Agron (Quinn)
6. “Happy” featuring Paltrow (Holly), Chenoweth (April), Morrison (Will), Darren Criss(Blaine) and Riley (Mercedes)
7. “Party All the Time” featuring Paltrow (Holly)
8. “Total Eclipse of the Heart”* featuring Morrison (Will) and Chenoweth (April)
9. “Loser Like Me”* featuring Criss (Blaine), Kevin McHale (Artie), Chord Overstreet(Sam) and Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina)
10. “Be Okay” featuring Michele (Rachel) and Rivera (Santana)
11. “I Am Changing” featuring Riley (Mercedes) and Colfer (Kurt)
12. “Just Give Me a Reason” featuring Agron (Quinn) and Salling (Puck)
13. “Don’t Stop Believin’”* featuring Michele (Rachel), Criss (Blaine), Colfer (Kurt), Morrison (Will), McHale (Artie) and Ushkowitz (Tina)

* Season-five version

Glee returns from its midseason break on February 25 in its new night and time on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Fox.

Michele Releases Full Audio Track for “You’re Mine,” a Tribute to Cory Monteith

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Lea Michele is offering an extra personal glimpse into her life…

The 27-year-old part-Spanish actress/singer and Glee star has announced the next single from her debut album Louder.

Lea Michele

Entitled “You’re Mine,” the song is a moving ballad that is a tribute to her late boyfriend and co-star, Cory Monteith, who died in July.

Michele gave fans an early listen to one of her most personal tracks by sharing a link to the full audio track for “You’re Mine.”

“My next . . . track #YOUREMINE (available tomorrow) is my favorite song on #LOUDER,” she tweeted Monday. “It’s so special to me & its story is so close to my heart.”

The song’s heartfelt lyrics include, “And you said those three words I’ve been waiting for/ You became a part of me,” as well as “You’re mine, for life/ And I’ll be by your side/ We are entwined/ You’re mine, for life.”

Michele spoke about the song, and its special meaning, to Elle late last year. “The album was done, and the label said, ‘Do you want to add anything?’ I was like, ‘I might regret it if I don’t,'” she said at the time. “It makes me think so much of Cory. It was ours. When I think if him, I play this.”

Her debut album, Louder, is set to be released on March 4, 2014.

Michele Premieres Her “Cannonball” Music Video

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It’s an extra special first for Lea Michele…

The 27-year-old part-Spanish American singer/actress has released the official music video “Cannonball,” which she filmed in November.

Lea Michele Cannonball Video

It’s the Glee star’s first-ever music video as a solo artist.

“OMG THIS IS SUCH A DREAM COME TRUE!!!! I hope you guys like it!!! #CannonballMusicVideo,” wrote Michele on her Twitter account on Friday. “So thankful to everyone who helped me make my #CannonbaFrodllMusicVideo and to all of you for watching.”

Directed by Robert Hales and styled by Estee Stanley, the clip evokes the mid-tempo track’s lyrics of self-empowerment through light beams, wreckage and Michele’s dramatic outfits.

At first, Michele sits folded over in a dark, destroyed mansion, posed with the same distraught facial expressions she wears when singing an emotional ballad on the Fox musical dramedy. She knocks over a piano while dressed in a black crop top and mid-length tulle skirt with matching black nail polish.

The video then shows light filling the room as she paces and begins to smile. She later emerges in rooms of mirrors, stringed white lights and a backdrop of colored light beams, wearing white dresses and white nail polish while smiling from cheek-to-cheek.

“Cannonball” is the first single off her debut album Louder, which will be released on March 4.

The track was written by Sia Furler.

Lovato Wins Two People’s Choice Awards

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Demi Lovato is the People’s Latina princess…

The 21-year-old part-Mexican American singer/actress, who starred in the Disney Channel’s original movie Princess Protection Program, earned two trophies at Wednesday’s People’s Choice Awards.

Demi Lovato

Lovato took home the awards for Favorite Female Artist in the music category, beating out Selena Gomez, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and P!nk.

The former The X Factor judge also won the award for Favorite Music Fan Following. Lovato’s Lovatics beat out Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters, Katy Perry’s KatyCats, One Direction’s Directioners and Britney Spears’ Britney Army.

Lovato’s double put her in great company. The “Heart Attack” singer, Sandra Bullock, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake were the only artists to garner more than one award.

Meanwhile, Glee’s Latina stars Naya Rivera and Lea Michele’s charcaters Rachel and Santana were declared Favorite TV Gal Pals.

Fans cast more than 700 million votes to pick the winners.

Two Broke Girls actresses Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs hosted the show, and Sara Bareilles, OneRepublic and Brad Paisley performed.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Movie actress: Sandra Bullock
Album: The 20/20 Experience, Justin Timberlake
Daytime TV host: Ellen DeGeneres
New talk-show host: Queen Latifah
Competition TV show: The Voice
Comedic movie actor: Adam Sandler
Network TV drama: The Good Wife
Comedic movie: The Heat
On-screen chemistry: Ian Somerhalder (Damon) and Nina Dobrev (Elena), The Vampire Diaries
Pop artist: Britney Spears
Comedic TV actress: Kaley Cuoco
Comedic TV actor: Chris Colfer
Dramatic TV actor: Josh Charles
Cable TV drama: The Walking Dead
Action movie star: Robert Downey Jr.
Comedic movie actress: Sandra Bullock
Actor in a new TV series: Joseph Morgan
Late-night talk show host: Stephen Colbert
Humanitarian: Jennifer Hudson
Actress in a new TV series: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Network TV comedy: The Big Bang Theory
Sci-fi/fantasy TV actor: Ian Somerhalder
Cable TV actress: Lucy Hale
Streaming series: Orange Is the New Black
Movie: Iron Man 3
Movie actor: Johnny Depp
Movie duo: Sandra Bullock and George Clooney (Gravity)
Action movie: Iron Man 3
Dramatic movie: Gravity
Dramatic movie actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Dramatic movie actress: Sandra Bullock
Family movie: Despicable Me 2
Horror movie: Carrie
Thriller movie: Now You See Me
Favorite year end movie: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Dramatic TV actress: Stana Katic
TV crime drama: Castle
Cable TV comedy: Psych
Premium cable TV show: Homeland
TV anti-hero: Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes), The Walking Dead
Sci-fi/fantasy TV show: Beauty and the Beast
Sci-fi/fantasy TV actress: Kristin Kreuk
New TV comedy: Super Fun Night
New TV drama: Reign
TV bromance: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins (Sam, Dean and Castiel), Supernatural
TV gal pals: Naya Rivera and Lea Michele (Santana and Rachel), Glee
TV movie/mini-series: American Horror Story
Series we miss most: Breaking Bad
Male artist: Justin Timberlake
Female artist: Demi Lovato
Breakout artist: Ariana Grande
Country artist: Taylor Swift
Country music icon: Tim McGraw
Hip-hop artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
R&B artist: Justin Timberlake
Band: One Direction
Alternative band: Fall Out Boy
Song: Roar, Katy Perry
Music fan following: Lovatics (Demi Lovato fans)
Music video: Roar, Katy Perry

Michele Releases Second Single, “Battlefield,” from Upcoming Debut Album

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Lea Michele is ready for battle…

The 27-year-old part-Spanish American singer/actress has released a brand new single entitled “Battlefield.”

Lea Michele

Premiered on JustJared.com, the track is the promotional single off the Glee star’s forthcoming debut album Louder.

“Battlefield” is a slow-tempo piano-driven break-up track with powerful lyrics. Michele sings, “You and I we have to let each other go/ We keep holding on but we both know/ What seemed like a good idea has turned into a battlefield.”

The new song was written by Australian musician Sia Furler and produced by Lawrence Goldings. It comes just weeks after Michele released her debut single as a solo artist, “Cannonball“.

Michele is currently readying a music video for the empowering track.

Meanwhile, her debut album is set to hit stores on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes.

Michele Reveals Debut Single’s Title as “Cannonball”

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Lea Michele is cannonballing her way into the music industry as a solo artist…

The 27-year-old part Spanish actress/singer and Glee star has taken to Twitter to announce the title of her debut single: “Cannonball” and share the track’s sultry cover art.

Lea Michele

“So excited for everyone to hear my first single Cannonball, off my debut album Louder!” she told her four million followers.

In another post, the 27-year-old starlet said that her upcoming song was written by “the amazing” Australian singer/songwriter Sia Furler.

The single will be available on December 10, the same day fans can pre-order her highly anticipated solo album.

Michele has already filmed the music video for the track. “SO EXCITED SHOOTING MY VERY FIRST MUSIC VIDEO TODAY FOR THE FIRST ALBUM SINGLE!” she tweeted earlier this month. She also posted several photos taken from the set.

Michele, who stars as Rachel Berry of Fox‘s hit musical dramedy, plans to release her first studio effort in early 2014. In an interview with Elle for the magazine’s December issue, she revealed that her album would be featuring a song that she recorded for her late boyfriend, Cory Monteith.

The song is titled “If You Say So“, which were the last words Monteith said to her before he died back in July.

Michele said that she initially had no plan to include the song in her album.

“The album was done, and the label said, ‘Do you want to add anything?’ I was like, ‘I might regret it if I don’t,’ ” she said of adding the song to the tracklist at the last minute.