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The Lockwood family is getting a new member on the sophomore season of The Vampire Diaries. Trauma ER star Taylor Kinney has been cast to play Mason Lockwood, Tyler’s (Michael Trevino) cool uncle and younger brother of (the now dead) Mayor Lockwood.

Mason is sexy and athletic (duh) and possesses an easygoing charm. Though he has more control than his nephew, he can “flip in an instant” if crossed.

Kinney’s first episode is the season 2 premiere on September 9th.

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Ramona & Beezus will hit theaters at the end of the month (July 23rd to be exact) and Selena Gomez is giving you her take on the relationships and characters of the great Beverly Cleary books that are being brought to life in this movie.

Check it out and tell us if you are planning on seeing this film this summer.

Hot Topic and Demi Lovato have announced the summer dates of the Shop Til You Rock tour. Lovato will be at these stops on the tour:

• Glendale Galleria in Glendale CA on July 17th
• North Point Mall in Atlanta on July 24th
• Stonebriar Centre in Dallas, TX on August 1st

Lots of other destinations will get great bands like Holly Would, Atavan, Hey Monday, Stereo Skyline and tons more artists. And there will be tons of things to do:

- Rock On Salon – Teens can release their inner rocker with an outrageous rocker hairstyle, all captured celebrity-style by Kodak. All photos will be uploaded online, where teens have the opportunity to change their hair color or style, share with friends and more.

- Just Dance – Mall goers can show off their rock star moves and challenge friends to a dance off with America’s hottest dance game Just Dance, featuring music from chart-topping artists. Teens who fan Just Dance’s Facebook page at the event will receive an “I ♥ Just Dance” T-shirt, while supplies last.

- Rock The Runway – Do you stand out in a crowd? Teens have the chance to rock the runway with Fusion Model Management’s search to reward guys and girls ages 13-19 with modeling contracts totaling nearly $400,000.

- Pepsi Refresh Project Lounge – This year, the Pepsi Refresh Project is giving millions of dollars to fund ideas that will refresh the world. Rock your world and make a difference by voting for your favorite project at the Lounge (www.refresheverything.com).

- Rock Star HQ – Teens can enable their cell phone’s wireless technology capabilities to win prizes, get the latest retail offers, register for sweepstakes and join GGP’s free, exclusive membership, The ClubSM.

- Center Stage – Popular retailers will host on-stage fashion spotlights to give teens inspiration to create their best fall looks. There also will be games, contests and trivia to win great Shop Til You Rock and participating sponsor prizes.

Check the Shop Til You Rock homepage for all the dates.

ABC Family is running the Harry Potter movies all weekend long. New previews are airing of the first of the final two movies of the super successful series. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 sneak peek is above.

Miranda Cosgrove throws costar Steve Carell a couple of questions in this featurette of their animated movie, Despicable Me, which opens in theaters today – July 9th.

Who is going to (or has seen) Despicable Me? It looks great – let’s hear what you think of it.

Selena Gomez is back in the US and filming on Monte Carlo has ended. The actress posted the photo and said:

“Can’t wait for you to see Monte Carlo! We all worked so hard, hope yall like it!”

Great pic of Gomez and costars Katie Cassidy and Leighton Meester.

Katerina Graham is riding a fantastic wave right now. Her first single, “Sassy” off her upcoming debut album is a hit on iTunes, she landed the lead in Honey 2 for the big screen and she is the witch who’s gonna bring it to the vamps in season 2 of The Vampire Diaries. The NY Post has a great interview with Graham and she gives up lots of deets:

On “Sassy” as the first song: “I like to see what the fans like and what they’re gravitating towards – “Sassy” was on the blogs and I was pushing it independently — I noticed it getting all this traction, so the fans decided – at least in my mind – “Sassy” would be the first single, or the first official song from me as an artist.”

On her role in Honey 2: “But what I love about this script is it’s grimier, it’s grittier. It’s about this Puerto Rican chick from Brooklyn that is just getting out of juvie. Her dancing is tougher, her life is tougher — she has more to lose and everything to win. This girl’s fight was what drew me to the movie. I had to get that story out, I had to do that character. Our “Honey” is very different. The first one set an incredible bar, but I believe we raise it.”

On Bonnie kicking some undead butt in season 2 of TVD: “I will say that Bonnie is really, really tough in the first episode back. She is not playing around. Bonnie will eff you up if you mess with her! She is also going to have to deal with Katherine. And that’s a whole new beast. Literally.”

Can’t wait. Katerina is great.

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Nick Jonas’ performance in the West End production of Les Miserables is so successful, the young actor is extending his run until July 24th – two weeks longer than originally planned.

NJ is serious about honing his acting skills: “Broadway was where I first started finding my voice as an artist and finding my feet as an actor, and the idea of returning to ‘Les Miz’ was about trying to develop more as an actor.”

After his stage time comes to an end, he will be touring with The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.

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Actress/singer Taylor Momsen is not exactly a Miley Cyrus fan and she totally lost it when someone once again tried to compare her to the Hannah Montana star. Taylor has a difficult personality! And she also despises anything Disney!

“I’m not looking to be Miley f***ing Cyrus. I don’t care about the fame. I do it because I love music. I like making records and if people like them, then we’ll go along for the ride.”

She added: “I’m not dissing Miley personally. However, I do think the Disney bubblegum s**t that the world is living right now is pathetic. I thought we passed that repression. I don’t know Miley, but musically we’re different. To compare us because of our age is silly.”

Geez!! Taylor needs to learn to sit back, take a deep breath and then attempt to answer questions like the grown up she so desperately wants to be. Where the heck are Taylor’s parents? The 16 year-old Gossip Girl star already looks like a younger (not much younger!) version of Courtney Love! Eww!

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Singer JoJo is finally getting ready to release a new album after a long battle with her record label. The 19 year-old announces a new single will be out soon and that her album titled, “All I Want Is Everything” is very cool, pop and fun. Watch JoJo’s RapUp interview above.