Gossip Teen

“That’s So Raven” star Raven Symone will make a triumphant return with a special guest appearance on the forthcoming episode “That’s So Sonny” of Sonny With a Chance, starring Demi Lovato, on the Disney Channel Sunday (August 29)- watch sneak peek video below.

Raven-Symone Speaks About Body Image to Teens

Raven will play Amber, the president of Chad’s (Sterling Knight) fan club. Chad is basically going nuts because his popularity continues to drop and asks for Amber’s help. We missed Raven! She looks fabulous!

Raven Symone “That’s So Raven” Sneak Peek Video Read more »

Demi Lovato blasts some happiness from the cover of Bliss magazine’s September issue. The Camp Rock star has had her share of ups and downs lately but you’d never know it from the smile on her face. She shares with the mag how she finds her personal bliss when it all seems too much:

“I love my job, but the negative stuff in the media can bother me. There have even been times when my parents have been worried about it. One time they woke me up in the middle of the night after hearing a rumor that wasn’t even close to true. It can get overwhelming and I kinda feel like ‘What am I doing this for?’ I spend all this time working so hard just for people to badmouth me, but then I’ll watch a few fan videos that people have taken time out of their day to make, and that’s what makes it worthwhile.”

She’s said it many times before but she always comes back to it – her fans are very important to her.

Demi Lovato hit the first stop on her Shop Til You Rock Tour on Saturday afternoon (July 17th) at Glendale Galleria mall in Glendale, California. Check out her performance of “Lala Land” above. She’s got more dates on the Hot Topic sponsored summer tour – go here to find out more.

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.

Actress Demi Lovato has been outspoken about the effects bullying can have on a person. The Sonny With A Chance star has spoken about her past experiences as a target of the emotional and verbal abuse. She has made a public service announcement (see it here) to educate and inform how isolating and devastating the aggressive act can be.

The 17 year old Disney star has joined teensagainstbullying.org in part because she is inspired by her younger sister, 8 year old Madison De La Garza, who stars on Desperate Housewives. Lovato wants to keep her sister’s self esteem positive as she grows up.

“She’s getting to that age where she could start becoming insecure,” Lovato says. “I want to be able to help other girls around her age come into their own with a strong confidence in their skin, their size, who they are and everything about themselves.”

Lovato, who quit public school when she was younger, was home-schooled because of the pressure from bullies.

“Bullying is a very serious thing to me, I’ve witnessed it first hand — I was bullied myself when I was 12,” she says.

Demi is comfortable being a role model and using her fame to help others through what can be a really rough time in their lives. Just one more reason to adore Demi!

[image: NY Post]

Demi Lovato might be coming to a mall near you. Hot Topic stores will send Lovato out to select locations to promote their Shop Til You Rock Tour from July 17th to August 28th.

“There’s going to be awesome live bands, hot fashion, amazing retailer deals and special guest appearances by me!” Demi says.

To find out more (what malls, who will be at what location, dates and times) check out HT’s ShopTilYouRock.com site for more info.

Don’t worry if she doesn’t get to your mall – the singer is also touring this summer with The Jonas Brothers for their Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam so you have lots of chances to see the popular Sonny With A Chance star.

[image: JSYK]

The list of highest paid child actors includes most of our favorite stars and a few surprises. Miley Cyrus is not even close to the top of this list, landing at #6 with $15,000 per episode of “Hannah Montana”, which is in its last season.

The highest paid child actor on TV is “Two And a Half Men” star, Angus T. Jones, who is followed by iCarly’s Miranda Cosgrove, who makes a whopping $180,000 paycheck per episode. Poor Selena Gomez on the 3rd spot only makes $25,000 per episode of “Wizards Of Waverly Place”.

The Top 10 Highest Paid Child Stars On TV Below Read more »

Demi Lovato’s hit Disney show Sonny With A Chance has a new episode this weekend. Here is a preview of ‘High School Miserable’ and episode description:

“When Sonny and the So Random gang start to take some of their privileges for granted, they get a lesson in the real world they never forget.”

Check it Sunday April 18th at 8pm ET.

Go behind-the-scenes of the second season of Disney’s “Sonny With a Chance” with the stars: Tiffany Thornton, Brandon Michael Smith, Sterling Knight and Doug Brochu. These kids have been having a blast filming the show but we missed Demi Lovato. We wanted to hear Demi’s backstage stories!

WATCH Sonny With a Song Promo HERE

Joe Jonas’ girlfriend Demi Lovato decided to start a new trend (#hardwithoutshoes) and the idea was used in one of the scenes of an upcoming episode of “Sonny With a Chance”. [WATCH Sonny With a Song Promo VIDEO]

Demi posted the picture above and tweeted, “I’m going barefoot today with TOM’s!! Are you? #hardwithoutshoes. Yes! Three people on set are now barefoot. My awesome director @ericdeanseaton is letting me go barefoot in this next scene for Sonny!!”

[image: Demi Lovato’s Twitter]