Mouse Ears All Over the Chart

Compiled by Dave Itzkoff (NY Times)

Teenage and tween-age listeners had plenty to squeal about this week as Demi Lovato, above right, and other Disney-spawned acts were widely represented on the Billboard album sales chart. Ms. Lovato, the 16-year-old Disney star, opened at No. 1 with her second album, “Here We Go Again,” which sold 108,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (The week’s best-selling album was Michael Jackson’s “Number Ones,” which sold 154,000 copies but is considered a catalog album and isn’t tracked on the Billboard 200 chart.) Farther down that chart, Ms. Lovato’s Disney colleague Miley Cyrus was No. 5 with the “Hannah Montana 3” soundtrack (54,000 copies); the “Hannah Montana” movie soundtrack and the Jonas Brothers’ “Lines, Vines and Trying Times” also placed in the Top 20. The Top 5 was rounded out by Daughtry’s “Leave This Town” (RCA) at No. 2; Maxwell’s “BLACKsummers’night” (Columbia) at No. 3; and the 31st installment of the “Now That’s What I Call Music” compilation at No. 4. Jordin Sparks, the 2007 “American Idol” winner, was No. 7 with her second album, “Battlefield” (Jive).

More Demi Lovato!? Now She Wants To Direct!

By Marc Cuenco (Examiner)
Photo: AP (Daniel Steinberg)

Demi Lovato, who currently has the number one album in the U.S., dreams of working behind the camera someday.

“I don’t see myself doing television, but I do see myself directing," Lovato tells The Times. The pop star just released her second album Here We Go Again and has a hit series on the Disney Channel Sonny With A Chance.

Next up for Lovato is Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2008 TV film that launched the talented teen's career. Lovato's look and sound has changed since then. But even though she's got a little more edge, Lovato's but staying true to her pop/rock roots.

“Sometimes I hear people say, ‘She’s totally changed’,” Lovato adds. “And it’s like, uh, if you are a 16-year-old girl and you don’t change, then there’s something wrong with you.”

GOOD SPORT AWARD: Disney Teen Queen Demi Lovato Falls On Stage During Concert

By Lisa Gutierrez

Source: Kansas City Star

After watching this video of Disney sweetie Demi Lovato taking a tumble on stage over the weekend, two things came to mind.

One: At least we know she's not lip-synching.

Two: She's an incredible good sport.

(She stumbles around one minute into the video.)

At least she has this to make her feel better: The Friday premiere of the Disney Channel's "Princess Protection Program" movie - starring Demi and Selena Gomez - attracted 8.5 million viewers.

That made it No. 1 for the year on both broadcast and cable in the all-important 6-11 and 9-14 demographics. About two-thirds of all girls watching TV at the time it aired were watching.

"Princess" now ranks as the No. 3 original movie premiere in Disney history, behind "High School Musical 2" and 2008's "Camp Rock."