Demi Lovato has been nominated for “Favorite TV Actress – Leading Role in a Comdedy” from the 2011 NCLR ALMA Awards. The ALMA Awards will be airing September 10, 2011. Voting ends on September 5. Head over HERE to vote for Demi!

Favorite TV Actress – Leading Role in a Comedy
Selena Gomez – Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
Victoria Justice – Victorious (Nickelodeon)
Demi Lovato – Sonny With a Chance (Disney Channel)
Naya Rivera – Glee (FOX)
Sofía Vergara – Modern Family (ABC)

Demi Lovato is off to Miami, FL to work with Sebastian and Timbaland!

You can listen to the radio interview: PART ONE, PART TWO, PART THREE, PART FOUR, PART FIVE

Demi Lovato Doesn’t Consider Herself Recovered, Says the Rest of Her New Album Won’t Be Like ‘Skyscraper’
Posted on Jul 21st 2011 12:00AM by Contessa Gayles

After spending November 2010 – January 2011 in a treatment facility for bulimia, anorexia, self-mutilation by cutting, depression and bipolar disorder, Demi Lovato is standing tall with hit comeback single ‘Skyscraper.’ The towering song has garnered praise from stars like Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson and Pete Wentz and has already been covered by Jordin Sparks.

As she puts the finishing touches on her third studio album — the first since her stint in rehab — Demi reveals to AOL Music that she does not consider herself to be recovered and even considered quitting showbiz altogether. The 18-year-old admits she looks to actor Robert Downey Jr. as an “inspiration,” and hopes to motivate others to get healthy. And, of course, Demi addresses those Ryan Phillippe dating rumors.

Get the details on all this and more in our exclusive interview with Demi below, and tune into Cambio’s Live Chat with Ms. Lovato herself on Thursday July 21 at 8PM EST/5PM PST.

You’ve been getting rave reviews from other artists for your new single ‘Skyscraper.’ What’s your reaction to all of the praise and support?

There has been so much positive feedback, it’s been so incredible. I hear that people like Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson respect my music and are even tweeting about it on their own time. I mean, it’s just been so amazing and I’ve been so thankful and grateful. It’s just so exciting for me, because these are people I look up to myself and then hearing that they’re tweeting about me; it’s like a dream come true.

Do you think any collaborations might come out of all this?

I would love to collaborate with these people. I haven’t had the opportunity yet, but maybe in the future. That’s something that will definitely be on my wish list.

Who have you been working with on your new album?

I’ve been working with [producer and songwriter] Toby Gad and with a couple named Dan [Pringle] and Leah [Haywood], they’re with Dreamlab Productions. They’re amazing — we’ve done some really great stuff together. I worked with Ryan Tedder the other day, from OneRepublic. And Tim [James] and Antonina [Armato] from Rock Mafia. So I’ve worked with some really incredible people and I’m really excited for the other people that I’m going to get to work with soon.

People are calling ‘Skyscraper’ your comeback single, and it has a very inspiring and powerful tone and message — will the rest of the album follow this strong, self-empowerment theme?

The sound and feel of the album is going to be a lot lighter. With ‘Skyscraper,’ we wanted to come out of the gate with something very inspirational and something that represents the journey that I’ve been on. But the rest of the album is a lot lighter and more fun.

It’s definitely a lot more mature than the other stuff that I’ve done. It’s not pop rock, it’s more R&B vocals and it really showcases my vocals, which I’m really proud of. There are some other songs that are as equally intense as ‘Skyscraper’ that I’m excited for people to hear, but for the most part it’s going to be a lot more fun.

Watch Demi Lovato’s ‘Skyscraper’ Video

Demi Lovato – Skyscraper

Do you attribute any of the issues that sent you into treatment to the early pressures of child stardom and growing up in the spotlight?

No. My issues stem from other things that happened in my childhood. They are issues that every girl deals with, whether they’re in the spotlight or not. Cutting has become so common with so many girls and in almost every family people have tried it or experimented with it and there is addiction all over the place. It doesn’t necessarily come from being a quote unquote child star.

So, you don’t feel any increased pressure, having just recently been released from treatment and being thrust back into the public eye? You’re still very young.

I don’t really consider myself young, because I’ve lived so much life and have been through a lot. But for the most part, it doesn’t make it any easier being in front of the cameras while I’m trying to be in recovery from an eating disorder. But this is what I love doing and nothing is going to stop me from doing what I love and inspiring people to better themselves.

But, there had to have been a moment when you consider stepping out of the spotlight all together.

Yeah, I definitely had to reevaluate my life in every way possible and I had to consider not going back to acting and music as an option. Ultimately, at the end of the day, my health and my state of mind is more important than any career. But I thought, “Music is something that keeps me healthy and that has saved my life at one point, and I love it and I’m not going to give it up.”

I can stay healthy and I can do it at the same time. There are so many other artists and musicians and actors who have done it. Like Robert Downey Jr., he’s obviously dealt with a lot and he’s been able to maintain his sobriety and his career at the same time. I kind of look at him as an inspiration. And he’s not the only one, so I’ve seen that it is possible. I took my break away from it and it felt great, but now I’m excited and I’m ready to get back into it.

You say you don’t feel young because of all that you’ve been through. Do you feel like you’ve lost your childhood to these issues?

No. Even when I was 5 years old, I wanted to move out and get my own apartment. I remember asking my mom, and she was like, “No! You’re 5!” I think some people are just born this way and it’s a blessing and a curse at the same time. You have to deal with what you’ve been given. I don’t think I was ever robbed of my childhood.

Why have you decided to speak so openly about your issues and what you’ve been through?

Because I know that if I can use my voice to speak to one person, or one family, then I’ve done my part. I feel like it’s no coincidence that God put me through all of this and has also given me the voice that I have. I feel like my purpose on earth is much greater than just being a singer, a musician or actress. I think it’s to reach out to people and to raise awareness of these issues that not many people speak about.

Is the goal to encourage people who are struggling with similar issues to be open to speaking up about their problems, or is it to prevent other people from falling victim to these habits in the first place?

I think both. I would love to see people get help for the issues that I’ve spoken about and see me as an example and say, “Wow, there is a life outside of this addiction or this eating disorder.” I think for me, if it prevents somebody from going down the path that I did, or if it saves someone’s life because they choose to get help, then I’ve done my part.

Do you consider yourself to be recovered at this point?

No. This is an ongoing process and the hardest part about these diseases is that they’re things that I’m going to have to face every day for the rest of my life. I’m going to mess up and I’m not going to be perfect, but as long as I try everyday to get better and better myself, then I’m one step ahead of where I was before.

Do you have any fears that you might be labeled as just another troubled child star that went to rehab, and that this label might follow you for the rest of your career?

I hope that my music is louder than my personal life. Whether it’s my dating life, or my personal issues and struggles, I hope that my music is louder than that. My goal is to not be labeled as that.

Since you brought up your dating life — are the rumors that you’re dating Ryan Phillippe true?

Wow, it’s really funny. I think that when you’re in Hollywood, people link you up to the most random people. I don’t even know where that came from. I think it’s really funny and some rumors are just so crazy. I guess that kind of happens when people want to tear you down. But no, it’s not true.

‘Skyscraper’ is about people trying to tear you down and rising above that, and it certainly speaks to your personal struggles, but you didn’t actually write it. Are you writing any of the songs on the upcoming album?

The album is actually almost done and yeah, I’ve co-written a lot of the songs. I’m really excited about what’s come out of it and proud of it. Even though I didn’t write on ‘Skyscraper,’ I still had a huge emotional attachment to it and I wanted to record it, because I was just so passionate about it.

What’s the next single?

We don’t have it chosen yet, because we’re still working on so many songs. But, it’s going to be just a matter of weeks before we decide. We’re all really excited about it and I’m hoping it will be something much lighter, more dance-y. I’m not the kind of Adele artist where I want to sing all ballads and all emotional songs all the time. I still want to have fun, and I like to sing what I like to listen to.

What are you listening to right now?

A lot of Nicki Minaj!

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In November of 2010, Demi Lovato made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. After a violent altercation with one of her backup dancers while she was on tour with the Jonas Brothers, the Disney starlet checked herself into rehab to deal with “emotional and physical issues.” After spending a few months in treatment, she emerged in January of this year and proceeded to keep a fairly low profile. That is, until last week, when she released her brand new song, “Skyscraper,” which has jump-started her comeback.

The soaring ballad about standing strong in the face of emotional turmoil quickly shot to the top of the iTunes charts, making it the biggest hit of Demi Lovato‘s young career. Fans instantly connected to the powerful track and homemade covers of the song began flooding YouTube. We spoke to Demi late on Tuesday night about the creative evolution of “Skyscraper,” shooting the tear-strewn video with director Mark Pellington, and her dismay with the ubiquity of alcohol references currently in the Billboard Top Ten.

VH1: What can you tell us about the time when the song sort of first made its way to you, and what was it that originally drew you to the song “Skyscraper”?

Demi Lovato: I recorded it a year ago, and when I first heard it I was blown away. I was emotionally attached to the song and I really related to it, like a lot of other people. Like a lot of my fans. I think that’s kind of the beauty of the song, that it’s really relatable, but for me when I first recorded it, it was kind of a cry for help. It was before I went to treatment, before everything had kind of hit the fan. I went to treatment and I came out, then I tried to rerecord “Skyscraper” because my voice had changed and it just wasn’t the same. There was something in that first try, that first run through of the song that was kind of magical. It was so much emotion in it, and to this day, it’s still really special to me. I’ve never been so vulnerable or emotional while recording a song, to the point where I was almost doubled over in tears in the studio. I was crying when I recorded it, I was bawling my eyes out. I don’t know, it just felt really great to open up like that.

I know that you co-wrote the song with Toby Gad, whom you had collaborated with before on your previous records. Can you tell me a little about some of the lyrical contributions that you made to this particular song?

Actually, all I did was perform it. I sang it and poured my heart out into it. Working with Toby was amazing; he wrote the song with a artist named Kerli and she too is just an incredible vocalist, they did an amazing job and I just had the amazing opportunity to record it.

Demi Lovato – Skyscraper – Music Videos
Was it a song that you had to fight for? Did you ever feel like it was going to slip out of your hands?

I never really felt like I would lose the song in any way.

What I mean by that is this. You know, sometimes you hear how demos of songs kind of fly around industry circles, and artists sometimes grapple to see who can record it first. I didn’t know if there was any of that sort of issue when you first recorded the song?

No, Toby was a loyal producer. When he gave me the song, he gave it to me. I was pretty blessed.

The song has been out for just about a week or so now, and as soon as it was released, it went straight to the top of the iTunes charts, which makes it the most successful song of your young career so far. Why do you think that so many people so far are connecting with this particular song at this particular moment, particularly when a lot of the Top 10 songs you hear right now are about celebrating or partying?

It’s kind of unfortunate that pop songs have become so much about partying and about clubs, you know. There’s a time and there’s a place for artist to have some of those songs, and you know I have some of those feel good songs on my records, too. I think people will get sick of hearing about drinking all the time on the radio, because not everybody drinks. I’m not old enough to go to clubs and I have a hard time relating to those songs, so here I come out with a song that’s very emotional and I think that my fans really just cherish that. They’re not old enough to go to clubs, they’re not old enough to drink, and they have a song that they can relate to.

Talk to me a little about the decision that you and your management team made to work with Mark Pellington on this video. Obviously, he directed Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy,” so he’s definitely a expert in associating powerful visuals to emotionally resonant lyrics. What was it about the treatment he presented to you that really spoke to you in the video?

When my manager and my label came to me with video treatments, they sent me one from Mark Pellington. He was is really respected as a director, and he had a great way of really interpreting the song into a video and I was just really thankful that he did such a great job. But he is such an incredible artist and he really knew how to interpret that into a incredible video.

All of the power of the song definitely comes through in the video, and I feel like it’s one of the most emotional videos I’ve seen since Sinéad O’Connors “Nothing Compares 2 U”…

Oh, thank you!

…So, what I mean to ask is, how did you bring yourself to really that raw emotional place again? Was that scary for you being that vulnerable on camera? I mean, it’s one thing to do it in the recording studio but then to do it on camera…

We shot the video in the middle of the desert, basically, and it was pretty easy to get to that emotional place ’cause I was kind of disconnected to the real world anyways. There actually wasn’t very many people there, we actually took private plane there with just the most essential people: the director and hair and make up and management and that was really it. So we didn’t have a large video shoot at all. We really made sure we kept the video shoot really intimate, because it needed to be for the song.

I know its really early to be asking something like this, but I’m wondering if this is the kind of song that you will be singing maybe 10, 15, or 20 years down the road, or do you think that its something that encapsulates a moment in time for you that you would rather not dwell on?

No, I definitely think that it’s the kind of song that I want to still sing for the rest of my life, and if I am blessed enough to have a career that will last 15 or 20 years, I would definitely want to perform this because it represented such a incredible point in my life and career.

Not sure if you’ve been hanging around the internet today or not, but Jordin Sparks released her cover of “Skyscraper” on YouTube today. Have you heard it?

No, but I wanna listen to it, it sounds awesome!

Did she reach out to you to let you know that she’d be doing that, by any chance?

Yeah, Jordin is a buddy of mine and she actually did the background vocals on “Skyscraper.” We wanted to keep those because it adds a lot to the song, I think she may have recorded it once maybe and I don’t really know what the situation was, but I know she did the background vocals and they were lovely so they kept them.

What can we expect for you coming up, do you have a full length that you will be working on anytime soon? What’s next for you over these next couple of weeks and months?

What’s next for me is finishing up the record and getting it out there as fast as we can, I’m gonna be working with a lot of incredible people and I have worked with a lot of incredible people so we are really excited for it to get out there and do our thing, and hopefully release another single soon…I don’t know, we’ll see!

Are there any particular producers or songwriters that you’re working with?

I’m not sure if I can talk about it, but there are some really talented people, I’m really excited.

Do you have any idea in mind in terms of when you would like to get something out, maybe late this year or early next year?

Soon. Soon is all I can say!

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ddlovato – Ladies and gentlement, and also BLOG SITES – I. AM. SINGLE. I’m not dating anyone. I’m loving my independence right now.

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Here is the rebroadcast of Demi Lovoto’s live chat yesterday! She announced that her 3rd album will be coming out September 20th. So exciting!

Demi Lovato had a Live Chat yesterday, July 21st at Cambio Studios. I have added pictures from the live chat to the gallery. During the middle of the chat, Demi brought her little sister, Madison!

THU, 21 JULY 2011 AT 8:40 PM

Demi Lovato heads back into the studio to lay down more tracks in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon (July 21).

The 18-year-old musician had a live chat with her fans today and gave them some very exciting news — an album release date!

Demi shared on Twitter, “Yay! Can’t wait for my BIG-HUGE-INCREDIBLY-EXCITING announcement on my live chat today!!” and then announced that her new album will drop on September 20th!

The new album will feature her new, and chart-rising single “Skyscraper.”

ARE YOU EXCITED for Demi’s new album?

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Demi Lovato, Hanna Beth, and Joyce Bonelli were spotted leaving The Roosevelt/Beacher’s Madhouse on July 20, 2011.