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It’s another new T2 interview – this time with Joey King, the star of the film Ramona and Beezus that opens in theaters this Friday. Click here to listen in as she talks about the movie, working with Selena Gomez, and her thoughts on what it was like shooting a water scene. Plus, details on what she’s hoping to get for her birthday next week.

Today at Noon (CST), you can join Joey King and Selena Gomez hosting a live online chat at Walden.com.

Yesterday the JONAS L.A. soundtrack went to #3 on the iTunes Album Chart. While it may sound impressive you should keep in mind that the iTunes Store is based on single sales – complete album sales rarely happen. In fact, in it’s first 24 hours not one song from JONAS L.A. made the top 30 and the highest selling song just barely cracked the Top 100 in single sales. For a more realistic picture of sales, here’s how the JONAS L.A. soundtrack songs performed against their peers.

14. Selena Gomez – Round and Round
32. David Archuleta – Something ‘Bout Love
33. Justin Bieber – Somebody To Love (Remix)
38. Hannah Montana – Ordinary Girl
50. Miley Cyrus – Can’t Be Tamed
78. We The Kings f/Demi Lovato – We’ll Be A Dream
88. Justin Bieber f/Jaden Smith – Never Say Never
92. Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber – Eenie Meenie
98. Jonas Brothers – Invisible
99. Justin Bieber – Somebody To Love
100. Miranda Cosgrove – Kissin U
102. Miley Cyrus – Party In The USA
105. Allstar Weekend – Dance Forever
112. Selena Gomez – Naturally
136. Big Time Rush – Famous
162. Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me
169. Jonas Brothers – Hey You
175. Jonas Brothers – L.A. Baby (Where Dreams Are Made Of)
189. Sean Kingston – Fire Burning
193. Taylor Swift – Today Was A Fairytale
200. Cast of Camp Rock 2 – It’s On

As Savvy & Mandy prep for the premiere of their new music video, they also have updated their MySpace with a brand new look.

Oops! Yesterday we had one item missing from the New Releases section. Jump Smokers, featuring Justin Roman (Making The Band and Vi3) released a new single called Faded. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes. Here’s the link!

On Saturday, Burnham‘s debut single Catch Me If You Can received a PICK on the Radio Disney Music Mailbag. The on-air feature included a call from the brothers cousin Nicholas in addition to Andre and Forrest from Burnham casting a PICK IT vote.

Sunday’s Sonny With A Chance one-hour special rocked the ratings and were the highest in the shows history with 6.1 million total viewers. Even more impressive it earned 10.6 rating among Tweens 9-14. (Source: ABC- Nielsen Media Research)

Not only does Sonny With A Chance draw the ratings… but the crowds as well. On Sunday, Sonny With A Chance star Doug Brochu took time out of his schedule to make an appearance in Plainville, CT at the Hair Spa/Kids Cuts fundraiser for 3-year-old Matthew Cole Young. According the Hartford Courant‘s Mary Ellen Fillo, Brochu drew a lot of fans and also noted that his brother Chris Brochu went out of his way for fans.

Paramount Famous Productions has begun principal photography on its latest motion picture, Mean Girls 2, in Atlanta, GA. The long-awaited follow-up to the 2004 hit Mean Girls goes back to high school for more catty comedy with a cast that includes Meaghan Jette Martin (Camp Rock 1 & 2) as Jo and Jennifer Stone (Wizards of Waverly Place) will co-star as the independent-minded Abby. Maiara Walsh (Cory in the House) also stars as mean girl Mandi, along with Nicole Anderson (Jonas) and Claire Holt (H2O: Just Add Water) as the school’s ruling trio of “The Plastics.”  Additional cast includes Latin pop star Diego Boneta (Pretty Little Liars) as Tyler, Jo’s love interest and Tim Meadows (Grown Ups) who will reprise his role as the school’s principal, Mr. Duvall.

Tonight at 7pm (CST), Destinee & Paris will be chatting with fans live on CherrytreeRadio.com – Cherry Pie Live from Fort Lauderdale, FL!

The talk show circuit continues for Selena Gomez as as she promotes her new film, Ramona and Beezus. Tonight she’ll be on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (ABC) and tomorrow morning she’ll be on Fox & Friends and the Today Show.

In Concert Tomorrow:

The Cab, Mayday Parade, The Pretty Reckless, The Rocket Summer, and We The Kings
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Charlotte, NC

Gloriana
Crawford County Fair
Bucyrus, OH

Quote of the Day:

“If a girl wants to win my heart she brings me like a twinkie and some chicken.”

Cody Linley

Big news! Last night JADA called the Tommy2.Net Celebrity Hotline to break the news of when their debut single will be released. Click here to listen!

Jennifer Hudson: Jennifer Hudson – the debut album from American Idol season 3 contestant and Dreamgirls star. Target has an exclusive CD/DVD edition with bonus tracks. iTunes has an exclusive bonus track titled “Spotlight, Pt. 2 (feat. Young Jeezy),” her song “All Dressed In Love,” and the music video for her new single “Spotlight.” Purchase at iTunes.

Kellie Pickler: Kellie Pickler – The sophomore album from American Idol season 6 contestant featuring “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful.” Deluxe Edition also available featuring a DVD with 30 minutes of footage. iTunes lists 3 bonus tracks for the deluxe edition titled “Anything But Me,” “Don’t Close Your Eyes,” and “Happy.” Purchase at iTunes – Standard / Deluxe Edition.

Lesley Roy: Unbeautiful – Her debut album is only $7.99 at Best Buy and iTunes. Purchase at iTunes.

Hello Kitty: Soundtrack – featuring some older unheard performances of Keke Palmer, Cori Yarckin and Mandy Ventrice. Purchase at iTunes.

Nightmare Revisited: Soundtrack – Revisit the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack with some of today’s top artists covering songs from the movie including Plain White T’s, Amy Lee of Evanescence, The All-American Rejects, Flyleaf, Shiny Toy Guns, and more. iTunes has a bonus cover of “Oogie Boogie’s Song” by Tiger Army. Purchase at iTunes.

Dora The Explorer: Dora Saves The Snow Princess (DVD) – Target has an exclusive crown.

Iron Man (DVD) – Target has exclusive mask packaging and additional bonus footage, Walmart has an exclusive comic OR exclusive bonus disc featuring a soundtrack sampler and pilot for Iron Man animated series, Best Buy has an exclusive free lithograph, Circuit City has access to 6 digital comics. Ultimate 2-Disc Edition, Limited Edition DVD Gift Set featuring mini bust, and Blu-ray also available. Purchase at iTunes.

Soccer Mom (DVD) – starring Emily Osment, Missi Pyle, and Dan Cortese.

Harvest Moon: Tree Of Tranquility (Wii) – “The deepest and biggest Harvest Moon to date!” Features interactive farming with the Nintendo Wii Remote, boy or girl players, part-time jobs, and loads of crops, animals, events, and mini-games!

It’s got an all new look! Savannah Outen‘s Official MySpace has been updated in a major way. Be sure to head on over and check out the new picture and exclusive video.

WBLI has booked Jesse McCartney for one of their Secret Cafe Shows! Head on over to WBLI.COM to find out how to win a pair of passes to see Jesse perform on Saturday, October 4th at a secret location.

Production has begun in Burbank on Disney Channel’s Sonny with a Chance, an original comedy series for kids and families about a talented Midwestern girl who gets the chance she’s been dreaming of when she’s cast in the most popular sketch comedy series for kids and tweens, So Random. The series will depict the goings on with Sonny, her family and new friends in Los Angeles and at the studio, behind the scenes of So Random. It will feature a show-within-a-show, with fully produced comedy sketches. The show is on track to make it’s premiere in early 2009 and will include the following cast:

Demi Lovato as Sonny Munroe
Nancy McKeon (Facts of Life) Sonny’s mother, Connie Munroe
Tiffany Thornton (Hatching Pete)
Sterling Knight (17 Again)
Brandon Smith (Phil of the Future)
Doug Brochu (iCarly)
Allisyn Arm (Dive Olly Dive!)

Tonight at 8pm Central, Jessica Simpson is scheduled to perform on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Hanson & The Veronicas
Bijou Theatre
Knoxville, TN

A Cursive Memory
Chain Reaction
Anaheim, CA

We The Kings
Amos’ Southend
Charlotte, NC

Last night on American Idol season 7, the 2-hour finale was packed full with performances and special appearances. Here is a list of the performances:

Top 12 – Here I Come with the contestants of So You Think You Can Dance
David Archuleta and David Cook – Hero
Syesha Mercado and Seal – Waiting For You
Jason Castro – Hallelujah
Top 6 Girls and Donna Summer – Donna Summer Medley
Carly Smithson and Michael Johns – The Letter
Top 6 Guys and Bryan Adams – Bryan Adams Medley
David Cook and ZZ Top – Sharp Dress Man
Brooke White and Graham Nash – Teach Your Children
Jonas Brothers – S.O.S.
Renardo Lapuz – We’re Brothers Forever
David Archuleta and OneRepublic – Apologize
Jordin Sparks – One Step At A Time
Carrie Underwood – Last Name
Top 12 – George Michael Medley
George Michael – Praying For Time
The Winner – Time Of My Life

Between performances, David Archuleta and David Cook were surprised with a Ford Escape Hybrid each, Mike Meyers was there to promote his new movie Love Guru which the Top 2 got an early screening of this week, Jimmy Kimmel came out for some laughs, Jordin Sparks promoted the new American Idol Experience attraction at Disney, and Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downing Jr. performed as The Pips with Gladys Knight in a hysterical video for “Midnight Train To Georgia.” During the commercials, you also got to see David Archuleta and David Cook do their very own Guitar Hero commercials in the style of Tom Cruise in Risky Business.

After all the fun and excitement comes the moment everyone has been looking for. The show received a record breaking 97.5 million votes – 23 million more than their previous record. One David received 56% of those while the other David received 44% making the margin about 12 million votes. Now to the results…

THE WINNER AND YOUR NEXT AMERICAN IDOL IS… DAVD COOK!

Watch out, here she comes! It’s official Disney Channel is going ahead with production of Welcome to Mollywood starring Demi Lovato. She’ll be joined by Tiffany Thornton, Brandon Mychal Smith, Doug Brochu and Allisyn Ashley Arm. Shooting for the new series will begin shortly after Demi’s summer tour with the Jonas Brothers. (source: Reuters)

Earlier this week we posted the link to the Raposo MySpace page. Turns out it has changed, here’s the new link.

After a feature on Radio Disney’s Incubator, Mission Six is on the fast track! Their debut CD will be released on July 29th and we’ve heard that they’ll be shooting music videos next month.

The Veronicas take a break with their 2.4 GHz Black MacBook’s. The two find themselves in good company with one of the most popular laptops available. In fact last March out of all $1,000+ Notebook computers sold, 64% of them were made by Apple. (Source: Fortune)

Struggling sales or a sign of the future? Radio Online is reporting that
Radio Disney will now be using McGavern Guild Radio to sell advertisements on their 42 stations.

Today on TV both Sara Bareilles and Jesse McCartney will be stopping by to visit MTV’s TRL. Tomorrow morning Jesse McCartney will be a guest on Live! with Regis and Kelly. Then Tomorrow night you can hear the Planet Premiere of the song Start The Party from the Camp Rock soundtrack on Radio Disney at 6pm Central.

In Concert Tomorrow:

The Click Five
Taipei Convention Center
Taipei

Taylor Swift
Jubilee Cityfest
Montgomery, AL

Natasha Bedingfield, Kate Voegele & The Veronicas
House of Blues
Orlando, FL

Marie Digby
The Magic Bag
Ferndale, MI