According to TMZ, Demi Lovato has signed a deal to be a judge and mentor on the second season of ‘The X Factor’. The singer and actress will be in New York City on Monday (May 14) to announce she’s joining the show during the FOX Up Fronts. The 19-year-old will reportedly be joined in the Big Apple by Britney Spears, who will also be introduced to the ‘X Factor’ team that includes Simon Cowell L.A. Reid.
Demi Lovato is out with the music video to her new single ‘Give Your Heart a Break’, off the American pop singer’s third studio album ‘Unbroken’, out now on Hollywood Records. “The new music video, I’m basically trying to convince a guy that I didn’t break his heart, and we get into a fight and I try to win him over again,” Demi told MTV News. “So I do something special for him at the end of the song.” Watch the Justin Francis directed video via Vevo below.
Several pop artists are sharing their thoughts on Twitter following the news that Whitney Houston had been found unresponsive in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday afternoon and declared dead after paramedics were unsuccessful performing CPR on the singing legend. Houston was 48. Among the Tweets:
Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira): :’( RIP Whitney
Lighters up for Whitney! #IWillAlwaysLoveU twitpic.com/8is2vmCyndi Lauper (@shebop_aka_cyn): I am so sad. She was young. A great voice gone. xx cyn
Jennifer Love Hewitt (@TheReal_Jlh): My heart is broken!Whitney Houston is with the angels! We will miss u! Rip…” I will always love you”.
Kimberley Locke (@KimberleyLocke): Just getting home, so shocked by the news on Whitney. #sad
Elliott Yamin (@elliottyamin): What the EFF?!?!..did Whitney Houston really die 2day???
RIP Whitney!…wow,so sad!
Jeez-lew-ease!….i keep wishin this Whitney mess is all a hoax,and expecting her 2 appear w/a performance 2mrrw nite at the Grammys : (Lauren Pritchard (GrlCalledLauren): RIP Whitney. We will always remember your voice, your greatness and your spirit. Everyone misses you.
Ayla Brown (@AylaBrown): I can’t believe Whitney Houston passed away. She influenced my music in so many ways over the years. She was the best the the preachers wife
Justin Guarini (@justin_guarini): We’ll miss you Whitney.
I remember sitting &listening to the LP of Whitney’s first album and being blown away by how effortless and unique her voice was. She was beautiful, and a woman of absolute distinction. That’s the way I’ll always remember her. My heart goes out to her family. #weloveyouwhitney
Demi Lovato spoke with Billboard about the support she received from a pair of celebrities since checking herself into a treatment center last fall. “I feel like there are some people that you’re friends with that talk to you on Twitter or you text,” the 19-year-old said, “but the people that are really there for me are the people that were there for me when I went into treatment. The people that were calling me while I was in there were Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez. Those two girls, they meant the world to me. They still do.”
Demi Lovato was excited to see a compliment from fellow Texan Kelly Clarkson on Twitter yesterday. The ‘American Idol’ season one champ told her followers (@kelly_clarkson) that she loved Demi’s cover of ‘How To Love’ by Lil Wayne for the Top 20 Live set she recorded at VH1. Kelly writes:
I just saw a video of Demi Lovato covering Lil’ Wayne’s song “How to love” (which happens to be my favorite song at the moment) and she is so freakin talented and killed it! I am very excited to see where her career goes because she’s got soul in what can be such a vanilla music industry …..thank you Demi!
Prompting Demi to respond (@ddlovato):
@kelly_clarkson wow thank you!!! I Got my soul from singing to your Thankful album NON-stop!!! Best compliment ever…
Watch the performance below.
A flood of reaction has come in via Twitter in the past hour plus after reports that Amy Winehouse was found dead in her North London home earlier today. The 27-year-old had battled drug addiction for years and early indications are that the cause of death was a drug overdose. The London Metropolitan Police said:
Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased. On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. Inquiries continue into the circumstances of the death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained.
Among the Tweets:
Amelle Berrabah of Sugababes (@Amelle_berrabah): Is it true about Amy Winehouse?
I really hope it isn’t true.xxxThe Sirens (@OfficialSirens): Amy Winehouse found dead. Absolutely tragic. Is this true????
RIP Amy Winehouse – what an incredible talent – how utterly tragic. So sad.The Ting Tings (@thetings): fu**ing awful tweet news about Amy Winehouse out!!! Someone say it’s not true… J
Kay Buchanan (@keisha_buchanan): Amy Winehouse ;-( heart breaking….
I’m so angry…I won’t say anymore. So sad :-(Ferras Al Qaisi (@OhFerras): Shocked and filled with sadness. RIP Amy Winhouse.
Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira): RIP Amy Winehouse :(
Jessica Origliasso of The Veronicas (@Jessicaveronica): Horrible news about Amy Winehouse’s death. May she rest in peace. Such a talented lost soul.
Markus Feehily (@MarkusFeehily): I am devastated…so so devastated… RIP my hero Amy xx
Demi Lovato (@ddlovato): Amy Winehouse.. So sad. Unfortunately the world lost an incredibly talented woman to such a powerful disease… addiction. #RIP
Jessie J (@jessiejofficial): The way tears are streaming down my face. Such a loss. #ripamy
Dev (@DEVisHot): Seriously, my girl, Amy……
Lance Bass of *NSYNC (@LanceBass): Another talent dies at 27- RIP – Amy Winehouse.
Esmée Denters (@esmeeworld): RIP Amy Winehouse she will continue to inspire me
Christina Perri (@christinaperri): oh Amy. rest in peace now darling.
Demi Lovato is out with the music video to her new single ‘Skyscraper’, the first release from the teen pop singer’s upcoming third album on Hollywood Records, which Demi announced to her Twitter followers earlier today will be out September 20th. Watch the Mark Pellington directed video via YouTube below.
Demi Lovato has been suffering from the flu the past couple days, Tweeting her followers (@ddlovato) about her fever and one of her musical heroes, Billie Holiday. The 18-year-old, who shot a music video for her new single last week, writes:
I think I just got the flu…. Can’t. Move. So. Sick…. :(
So crazy… So weird how fast this came on.
Laying down on my couch burning up… Booooo!! :(
Watching one of my favorite movies about one of my all time favorite singers – Billie Holiday, Lady Sings The Blues..
That woman went through SO much.. She was SO strong.. Would’ve given ANYTHING to have met her.
So sick yet so happy and thankful…
Just got a vm from @travisrclark saying “I’m in la an you should stop being sick.” hahaha… Um thanks Travis, you’re so sweet?
Demi Lovato sounded off after seeing a commercial for Fiber One bars to her Twitter followers (@ddlovato) moments ago. The 18-year-old, who recently sought help for an eating disorder, didn’t like the tagline of the General Mills product. She writes:
Just saw a commercial for Fiber-One bars.. Their slogan literally was “Hungry, no. Results, yes.” Seriously.. What are we teaching people by
saying that? Not to eat to see results? Really disappointed. Yes losing weight for some people can be healthy, but it’s commercials like
that, that led me into thinking that not eating is okay. It’s NOT. There’s too much pressure on people these days to lose weight..
Not okay.. #realtalk.
Demi Lovato checked in with her Twitter followers (@ddlovato) on Monday (May 16) after posting an image of herself wearing a bikini. The singer and actress, who recently stepped back into the public eye after ending a rehab stint seeking help for “emotional and physical issues”, writes:
I’ve been working so hard to get healthy and fit.. I can’t believe I’m about to do this but I’m so excited.. Here’s my bikini time body!
I never thought I’d ever feel confident enough to ever to that. I’m excited how far I’ve come since being completely ashamed of my body..
I want any girl/guy out there who struggles with body image or confidence to know that it IS possible to find peace with yourself.
It hasn’t been easy, but it starts with a commitment to yourself.. Your mind.. And your soul. And trust me, I’m still working at it!! Haha