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New Trailer Released for Rapace’s Sci-Fi Thriller “Alien: Covenant”

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It’s another day in space for Noomi Rapace…

20th Century Fox has released the new trailer for Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Alien: Covenant, the latest chapter in the Alien franchise, starring the 37-year-old half-Spanish actress.

Noomi Rapace

The new clip audiences know that “the path to paradise begins in hell,” and begins with Katherine Waterston and the crew aboard the colony ship, Covenant.”

As the team explores undiscovered territory, danger and extraterrestrial species – including Xenomorphs – lurk all around. The sequel to Prometheus follows the team as it heads for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy. When the crew thinks it has found uncharted land, it discovers a dark and dangerous world. Uncovering a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.

Michael Fassbender stars as David, with Rapace reprising her role as Elizabeth Shaw. Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo, Callie Hernandez and Billy Crudup round out the cast.

Scott directs from a script by John Logan and Dante Harper.

Alien: Covenant arrives in theaters on May 19.

Carey Shares Teaser Video of Her Guest Appearance on Fox’s “Empire”

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Mariah Carey is about to be Infamous…

The 46-year-old Venezuelan American Grammy-winning singer/actress has shared a clip of her role on Fox’s Empire.

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Carey portrays Kitty, a successful singer who tries to record a duet with Jamal Lyon (portrayed by Jussie Smollett) in front of the Empire Records family.

“Here’s a sneak peek of my appearance on ‪#Empire, airing on Wednesday and featuring ‪#Infamous with ‪@jussiesmollett,” tweeted the singer.

“I think we are about to be front and center for another Jamal flameout,” warns Lucious, the Lyon patriarch in the teaser, as his son Jamal gets his mind right for his studio session.


Carey and Smollett are slated to perform the song “Infamous” on the October 5 episode.

Gomez Among 24 Artists Featured on Orlando Shooting Charity Single “Hands”

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Selena Gomez is lending her hands to help the victims of the Orlando Shooting.

The 23-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress is among 24 artists featured on a new recording to raise money for the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre.

Selena Gomez

The all-star release, entitled “Hands” — a charity single from Interscope Records with support from GLAAD — was conceived by hit songwriter Justin Tranter, co-writer of Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and hits for Gomez, DNCE, Fall Out Boy and Gwen Stefani.

In addition to Gomez, the single also features Jennifer Lopez, who has worked on her own charity single with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stefani, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Juanes, Pink, Mary J. Blige and Britney Spears.

The June 12 shooting at the gay nightclub in Orlando, which killed 49 people and injured 53, is the most deadly mass shooting in American history and the deadliest act of violence against the LGBT community.

Funds from the song will aid families with medical care, counseling and will also be used for education.

“Like the rest of the world I woke up to the news that morning and was horrified and sad and scared,” says Tranter, who has raised money and awareness for LGBT causes since coming out at age 14.

“Hands” is available on iTunes.

Proceeds will be distributed by Equality Florida Pulse Victims Fund, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida and GLAAD.

The idea for the all-star project came together one day after the shooting.

L.A.-based Tranter and songwriting partner Julia Michaels had been on the road with Gomez writing songs aboard her tour bus in Miami the weekend of June 11 when news of the bloodshed prompted Tranter to switch course. That afternoon he signed on as a volunteer at The Center Orlando, the region’s chief LGBT community center.

“I called them and said, ‘If I fly up is there something for me to help with?'” he tells Billboard. “They say, ‘We need as many hands as we can possibly get.'”

“Hands” took hold the next day when Tranter met GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis who had arrived at the center from New York.

Beyond their immediate efforts — distributing food and water and GLAAD’s work with media — both were looking to make contributions that would have ongoing benefits. They point out that the massacre was also a profound attack on people of color, as that Saturday evening had been a popular “Latin Night” at Pulse. Most of the victims were of Latin heritage and Ellis says she does not want that point forgotten.

“When you hear the song it talks about hate being the driver here,” she says, “and that’s important because we have to be able to identify what’s driving these cruel acts in order to stop them. Artists using their platforms to accelerate acceptance is very powerful.”

Aligning with Interscope for the release, Tranter, GLAAD and Interscope president of A&R Aaron Bay-Schuck put the word out that a fundraiser was in the works. Within days artists from all spheres of the business had lined up — also among them Halsey, Ty Herndon, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Adam Lambert, The Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, MNEK, Alex Newell, Mary Lambert, Prince Royce, Jussie Smollett, Nate Ruess and RuPaul — all recording separately from their homes, local studios, touring locations or wherever they happened to be at that moment.

“We assigned everybody what we thought would be the best part for their voice,” Tranter says, “and we asked them all to sing an additional part, just in case. But everybody got it done in time so we ended up with extra vocals.”

In Los Angeles “Interscope let us use their studio,” he notes. “Mary J. Blige recorded in New Orleans. Britney Spears in Thousand Oaks, I think. Pink in Santa Barbara. MNEK recorded at home in London. Selena recorded in her studio bus. Dan Reynolds recorded in his home. Adam Lambert was in Luxembourg. Ty Herndon the country star was in Spain. Kacey Musgraves, Nashville. Everyone just got it done.”

Another goal of the record, according to GLAAD, is to fund educational programs.

“This was an American guy who was born in Queens,” Ellis says of the gunman, Omar Mateen, 29, who was killed by police after a three hour stand-off. “He learned that hate here in America. This happened on American soil, against a particular community.”

While politicians and lobbyists have focused in recent weeks on Islamic terror and familiar narratives about gun ownership, Ellis, Tranter and others in the LGBT community want people to remember that this was a hate crime.

“I’m not educated enough to speak on the political details,” Tranter says. I’m a songwriter, not a politician. It could have been a million things but clearly, 100 percent, this was an attack on the LGBT community and people of color.”

“Hands” grew out of an unfinished piece that Tranter, Michaels and co-writer and producer BloodPop (formerly known as Blood Diamonds) had been working on and then shelved.

“The song didn’t ever finish itself and it didn’t ever feel right,” Tranter says of their initial efforts. “Now we know why.”

Mark Ronson also co-produced, while vocal engineer Benjamin Rice finessed the disparate tracks: “He helped us find the structure and make sense of it all.”

Warner/Chappell publishing executive Katie Vinten brought in numerous artists, among them P!nk, whom Tranter calls “a lifesaver,” adding, “Her vocal on the chorus is like from heaven directly.”

Spears opens the song with the plaintive line, “Can hold a gun or a hold a heart.” RuPaul is heard quietly toward the end, saying “take my hand baby.”

The songwriters had no specific plan as they entered the studio — only that they didn’t want the piece “to ever sound dated.”

“We didn’t want to have any trendy electronic elements,” Tranter notes. “We wanted it to sound classic, timeless and human. We want this anthem of positivity to be played for years to come.”

Download “Hands” here at iTunes.

Velazquez Appears on “Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 2”

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Jamila Velazquez is lending her voice to an Empire…

The 20-year-old Puerto Rican, Dominican and Ecuadorian actress and singer, who portrays Laura Calleros on Fox’s hip-hop drama Empire, appears on the show’s newest soundtrack: Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 2.

Jamila Velazquez

Velazquez, a breakout star on the show, appears on the tracks “Crown,” with Raquel Castro and Yani Marin, as well as the song “All Nite” with Yazz and Serayah and the “All Nite” Yo Gotti remix.

Meanwhile, the show’s star Jussie Smollett appears on twelve of the 20 tracks on the new album, including his urgent anthem with on-screen brother Yazz “Never Let It Die,” which they debuted earlier this month on American Idol.

The soundtrack will be released by Columbia Records on April 29.

Here’s the complete track list for Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 2 (digital deluxe edition):

  1. Freedom (feat. Jussie Smollett)
  2. Crown (feat. Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani Marin)
  3. Look But Don’t Touch (featuring Serayah)
  4. Good People (featuring Jussie Smollett, Yazz)
  5. Like My Daddy (featuring Jussie Smollett)
  6. Shine On Me (featuring Jussie Smollett, Bre-Z)
  7. All Nite (featuring Yazz, Serayah, Jamila Velazquez)
  8. Body Speak (featuring Serayah)
  9. Last Night (featuring Jussie Smollett, Bre-Z)
  10. Get It Started (featuring Jussie Smollett, Kelli Wakili)
  11. Got That Work (featuring Yazz)
  12. Good Enough (Negrito Remix featuring Jussie Smollett)
  13. Chasing The Sky (featuring Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett, Yazz)
  14. No Competition (featuring Yazz, Serayah, Jussie Smollett)
  15. Hemingway (featuring Jussie Smollett)
  16. My Own Thang (featuring Jussie Smollett, Bre-Z)
  17. Turn Around (featuring Bre-Z)
  18. Fabulous (featuring DMK)
  19. Never Let It Die (featuring Jussie Smollett, Yazz)
  20. All Nite (Yo Gotti Remix) (featuring Yazz, Yo Gotti, Serayah and Jamila Velazquez)

Smollett to Star in Ridley Scott’s “Alien: Covenant”

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There’s an out of this world opportunity for Jussie Smollett…

The 32-year-old Brazilian American actor/singer has joined the cast of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant as producers round out the main cast ahead of production, which is now being eyed to start next month.

Jussie Smollett

Smollett joins a list of new additions to the cast that includes Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo and Callie Hernandez. They join previously announced cast members Micahel Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Demian Bichir and Danny McBride.

Plot details are mostly under wraps for what is the second of the planned three films at 20th Century Fox acting as a prequel trilogy to Scott’s Alien movies. Only Fassbender is confirmed to reprise his character from 2012’s Prometheus; it remains unclear whether Noomi Rapace will return.

Smollett plays Jamal Lyon on Fox’s hit primetime soap Empire, which is in the middle of its second season.

Meanwhile, Hernandez, who starred in Machete Kills, recently wrapped shooting Damien Chazelle’s La La Land at Lionsgate opposite Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

Smollett & His Empire Castmates to Appear at This Year’s PaleyFest Los Angeles

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Jussie Smollett is bringing his Empire to this year’s PaleyFest…

Fox’s hip-hop drama Empire, starring the 32-year-old Brazilian American actor/singer, will make its debut at the 33rd annual PaleyFest Los Angeles in March, headlining the lineup unveiled by the Paley Center for Media.

Jussie Smollett

Smollet will be joined onstage by the show’s leads Terrence Howard and newly minted Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson and other cast members, as well as creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong and executive producer Ilene Chaiken.

Empire will be joined by panels featuring the casts and creators of FX’s anthology  Starz drama Power, which launches it third season in June; and Fox’s freshman Scream Queens.

Also on the schedule this year: Fear The Walking Dead on March 19 and ABC’s Scandal on March 15.

This year’s William S. Paley Television Festival runs March 11-20 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Here’s the list so far of panels with Latino cast and crew making an appearance, along with dates and times:

Friday, March 11

Opening Night Presentation
Empire (7:30 PM)
Moderator: TBA
Terrence Howard, “Lucious Lyon”
Taraji P. Henson, “Cookie Lyon”
Jussie Smollett, “Jamal Lyon”
Bryshere Gray, “Hakeem Lyon”
Trai Byers, “Andre Lyon”
Grace Gealey, “Anika Calhoun”
Kaitlin Doubleday, “Rhonda Lyon”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Becky”
Ta’Rhonda Jones, “Porsha”
Serayah, “Tiana Brown”
Lee Daniels, Co-Creator & Executive Producer
Danny Strong, Co-Creator & Executive Producer
Ilene Chaiken, Executive Producer
Brian Grazer, Executive Producer 

Scream Queens (7 PM)
Moderator: TBA
Emma Roberts, “Chanel Oberlin”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “Dean Cathy Munsch”
Lea Michele, “Hester Ulrich”
Abigail Breslin, “Chanel #5”
Skyler Samuels, “Grace Gardner”
Keke Palmer, “Zayday Williams”
Billie Lourd, “Chanel #3”
Niecy Nash, “Officer Denise Hemphill” 

Tuesday, March 15

Scandal (7:30 PM)
Moderator: TBA
Kerry Washington, “Olivia Pope”
Guillermo Diaz, “Huck”
Darby Stanchfield, “Abby Whelan”
Katie Lowes, “Quinn Perkins”
Tony Goldwyn, “President Fitzgerald ‘Fitz’Grant”
Jeff Perry, “Cyrus Beene”
Bellamy Young, “Mellie Grant”
Joshua Malina, “David Rosen”
Scott Foley, “Jake Ballard”
Portia de Rossi, “Elizabeth North”
Cornelius Smith Jr., “Marcus Walker”
Joe Morton, “Rowan Pope”
Shonda Rhimes, Creator & Executive Producer
Betsy Beers, Executive Producer 

Saturday, March 19

Fear the Walking Dead (2 PM)
Moderator: TBA
Kim Dickens, “Madison Clark”
Cliff Curtis, “Travis Manawa”
Frank Dillane, “Nick Clark”
Alycia Debnam-Carey, “Alicia Clark”
Lorenzo James Henrie, “Christopher Manawa”
Ruben Blades, “Daniel Salazar”
Mercedes Mason, “Ofelia Salazar”
Colman Domingo, “Victor Strand”
Dave Erickson, Showrunner/Executive Producer/Co-Creator/Writer
Gale Anne Hurd, Executive Producer 

Sunday, March 20

Power (2 PM)
Moderator: TBA
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, “Kanan” & Executive Producer
Omari Hardwick, “James ‘Ghost’ St. Patrick”
Lela Loren, “Angela Valdes”
Naturi Naughton, “Tasha St. Patrick”
Joseph Sikora, “Tommy Egan”
Courtney Kemp Agboh, Creator, Showrunner, and Executive Producer

Smollett Joins Voices with Alicia Keys for Uplifting Ballad “Powerful”

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It’s a powerful moment for Jussie Smollett…

The 32-year-old Brazilian actor/singer and Alicia Keys turned up the heat on Empire this week with a duet of their uplifting ballad “Powerful.”

Jussie Smollett & Alicia Keys

Keys is guesting on the series as Skye Summers, a pop star and mentor to Smollett’s character Jamal Lyon.

The two got down to work on their collaboration in Wednesday night’s episode and, well, it all ends in a tender moment.

“Powerful,” a song about hope, change and a “colorful future, where skin don’t define any human,” appears on Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2, Vol. 1 (Deluxe).

The album was released last Friday and Fox shared the audio for “Powerful” on the day of release.

Fox Releases New Promo for Smollet’s “Empire”

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It’s a whole new Empire (clip) for Jussie Smollett and his television family…

Fox has released a new 55-second promo, titled “Far From Grace,” offering a glimpse into season two of the hip-hop drama Empire, starring the 32-year-old Brazilian American actor/singer.

Jussie Smollett in Empire

The clip mainly shows Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in their roles as Lucious and Cookie Lyon, but does show Smollett’s character throughout, including a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kiss.

Lucious, whose family is suspected to have put him behind bars as a means to take over Empire records, is shown living in prison throughout the trailer.

“Look at how much we’ve been through. I want my family together,” Lucious’ voice is heard saying over flashes of scenes from the new season.

“Lucious is a musical genius, but he’s lost his way,” Cookie says.

The new promo reveals Cookie visiting Lucious in prison, when her husband says to her, “It’s crazy how I can love you and hate you at the same moment.” She replies, “I call it torture.”

Empire, which is up for three Emmys, returns for season two on September 23 at 9:00 pm on Fox.

Pitbull to Guest Star on Fox’s Hip Hop Drama “Empire”

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Pitbull is in an Empire state of mind…

Fox has officially announced that the 34-year-old Cuban American rap superstar will guest star on its smash hip hop drama Empire.

Pitbull

The musician and actor will play himself and perform “No Doubt About It” with Jamal (Jussie Smollett), in an episode slated to air this fall.

Mariah Carey also is coming on board for Season 2.

Previously announced for Season 2 appearances are Marisa Tomei as recurring and guest stars Mariah Carey, Chris Rock, Kelly Rowland, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Adam Rodriguez, among others.

Empire Season 2 premieres Wednesday, September 23 at 9:00 pm on Fox.

Gomez Receives Four Teen Choice Award Nods in Second Wave of Nominations

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Selena Gomez is still the teen choice…

The second wave of Teen Choice Awards nominations have been revealed, with the 22-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress leading the pack of Latino nominees with four nods.

Selena Gomez

Gomez, who took home the Ultimate Choice award at last year’s show, is nominated in the Choice Summer Music Star category. She’s up against Demi Lovato, a two-time nominee this round, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Taylor Swift.

Additionally, Gomez is nominated for Choice Break-Up Song for her Justin Bieber-inspired single “The Heart Wants What It Wants,” Choice Party Song for “I Want You to Know,” her collaboration with Zedd, Choice Summer Song for her latest single “Good For You,” featuring A$AP Rocky.

Meanwhile, Empire star Jussie Smollett has earned three nominations. The 32-year-old Brazilian American actor/singer is up for Choice TV: Breakout Star, facing off against Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez, a two-time nominee, as well as Empire co-star Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, The Flash’s Grant Gustin and Candice Patton, and Black-ish’s Yara Shahidi.

Other nominees include Fifth Harmony (3), Bruno Mars (2), Sofia Vergara (2), Tyler Posey (1), Bella Thorne (1), Michelle Rodriguez (1), Victor Espinoza (1) and Bella Twins (1).

The show will air live Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. on Fox. Voting for Wave Two is open via Facebook, Instagram, TeenChoice.com and Twitter.

From now through July 24 at 12 p.m. PT, fans can vote once each day per category, per platform user ID, for the Wave Two nominees. Teen Choice Awards host(s), performers, presenters and additional nominees will be announced at a later date.

Here are the Wave Two nominees:

Movies

Choice Movie Villain (#ChoiceMovieVillain)
Rose Byrne, Spy
Vincent D’Onofrio, Jurassic World
Jason Statham, Furious 7
Donald Sutherland, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Bella Thorne, The DUFF
Kate Winslet, Insurgent

Choice Movie Scene Stealer (#ChoiceMovieSceneStealer)
Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2
Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Green Bay Packers, Pitch Perfect 2
Nicholas Hoult, Mad Max: Fury Road
Hailee Steinfeld, Pitch Perfect 2
Miles Teller, Insurgent

Choice Movie Breakout Star (#ChoiceMovieBreakoutStar)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Maze Runner
Cara Delevingne, Paper Towns
Scott Eastwood, The Longest Ride
Taron Egerton, Kingsman: The Secret Service
Thomas Mann, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Elizabeth Olsen, Avengers: Age of Ultron 

Choice Movie Chemistry (#ChoiceMovieChemistry)
Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels, Dumb and Dumber To
Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez & Paul Walker, Furious 7
Anna Kendrick & Brittany Snow, Pitch Perfect 2
Thomas Mann & RJ Cyler, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Dylan O’Brien & Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Maze Runner
Sofia Vergara & Reese Witherspoon, Hot Pursuit 

Choice Movie Liplock (#ChoiceMovieLiplock)
Jennifer Lawrence & Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Blake Lively & Michiel Huisman, The Age of Adaline
Mae Whitman & Robbie Amell, The Duff
Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2
Reese Witherspoon & Sofia Vergara, Hot Pursuit
Shailene Woodley & Theo James, Insurgent

Choice Movie Hissy Fit (#ChoiceMovieHissyFit)
Lewis Black as “Anger,” Inside Out
Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World
Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Reese Witherspoon, Hot Pursuit

Choice Summer Movie (#ChoiceSummerMovie)
Inside Out
Jurassic World
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Paper Towns
Spy
Terminator Genisys 

Choice Summer Movie Star: Male (#ChoiceSummerMovieStarMale)
Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
Paul Rudd, Ant-Man
Adam Sandler, Pixels
Channing Tatum, Magic Mike XXL
Nat Wolff, Paper Towns 

Choice Summer Movie Star: Female (#ChoiceSummerMovieStarFemale)
Emilia Clarke, Terminator Genisys
Cara Delevingne, Paper Towns
Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World
Evangeline Lilly, Ant-Man
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Poehler as “Joy,” Inside Out

TELEVISION

Choice TV Villain (#ChoiceTVVillain)
“A,” Pretty Little Liars
Tom Cavanagh, The Flash
The Dread Doctors, Teen Wolf
Terrence Howard, Empire
Matt Nable, Arrow
Chris Wood, The Vampire Diaries 

Choice TV: Scene Stealer (#ChoiceTVSceneStealer)
Trai Byers, Empire
Kat Graham, The Vampire Diaries
Dylan O’Brien, Teen Wolf
Sasha Pieterse, Pretty Little Liars
Bella Thorne, Scream
Ashley Tisdale, Young & Hungry 

Choice TV: Breakout Star (#ChoiceTVBreakoutStar)
Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, Empire
Grant Gustin, The Flash
Candice Patton, The Flash
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Yara Shahidi, Black-ish
Jussie Smollett, Empire

Choice TV: Breakout Show (#ChoiceTVBreakoutShow)
Becoming Us
Black-ish
Empire
iZombie
Jane the Virgin
Younger

Choice TV: Chemistry (#ChoiceTVChemistry)
Jensen Ackles & Misha Collins, Supernatural
Trai Byers, Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and Jussie Smollett, Empire
Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Simon Helberg & Kunal Nayyar, The Big Bang Theory
Kat Graham & Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Grant Gustin & Candice Patton, The Flash
Ross Lynch & Laura Marano, Austin & Ally 

Choice TV: Liplock (#ChoiceTVLiplock)
Candice Accola & Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries
Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Jennifer Morrison & Colin O’Donoghue, Once Upon a Time
Candice Patton & Grant Gustin, The Flash
Emily Bett Rickards & Stephen Amell, Arrow
Gina Rodriguez & Justin Baldoni, Jane the Virgin 

Choice Summer TV Show (#ChoiceSummerTVShow)
Baby Daddy
Chasing Life
Faking It
Scream
So You Think You Can Dance
Teen Wolf 

Choice Summer TV Star: Male (#ChoiceSummerTVStarMale)
Tyler Blackburn, Pretty Little Liars
David Lambert, The Fosters
Ross Lynch, Teen Beach 2
Tyler Posey, Teen Wolf
Gregg Sulkin, Faking It
Mike Vogel, Under The Dome

Choice Summer TV Star: Female (#ChoiceSummerTVStarFemale)
Troian Bellisario, Pretty Little Liars
Ashley Benson, Pretty Little Liars
Willa Fitzgerald, Scream
Laura Marano, Austin & Ally
Maia Mitchell, Teen Beach 2
Italia Ricci, Chasing Life

Music

Choice International Artist (#ChoiceInternationalArtist)
2NE1
5 Seconds of Summer
Girls Generation
Little Mix
One Direction
Super Junior 

Choice Country Song (#ChoiceCountrySong)
Luke Bryan, “Kick the Dust Up”
Florida Georgia Line, “Sippin’ On Fire”
Hunter Hayes, “21”
Sam Hunt, “Take Your Time”
Megan & Liz, “That Ghost”
Carrie Underwood, “Little Toy Guns” 

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song (#ChoiceRBHipHopSong)
Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White, “I Don’t Like It, I Love It”
Rihanna, “Bitch Better Have My Money”
Rihanna & Kanye West & Paul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
Silento, “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)”
The Weeknd, “Earned It”
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again” 

Choice Rock Song (#ChoiceRockSong)
George Ezra, “Budapest”
Fall Out Boy, “Uma Thurman”
Hozier, “Take Me To Church”
Imagine Dragons , “I Bet My Life”
Twenty One Pilots, “Tear In My Heart”
X Ambassadors, “Renegades” 

Choice Love Song (#ChoiceLoveSong)
Fifth Harmony, “Sledgehammer”
Little Mix, “Black Magic”
Maroon 5, “Sugar”
One Direction, “Night Changes”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
The Weeknd, “Earned It” 

Choice Break-Up Song (#ChoiceBreakupSong)
Selena Gomez, “The Heart Wants What It Wants”
Elle King, “Ex’s & Oh’s
Ed Sheeran, “Don’t”
Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber, “Where Are You Now?”
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
Meghan Trainor, “Lips Are Movin”

Choice Party Song (#ChoicePartySong)
One Direction, “No Control”
Rihanna, “B**** Better Have My Money”
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
Walk The Moon, “Shut Up and Dance”
Zedd featuring Selena Gomez, “I Want You to Know”

Choice Music Breakout Artist (#ChoiceMusicBreakoutArtist)
Andy Grammer
Little Mix
Tove Lo
Rachel Patten
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd 

Choice Music: Next Big Thing (#ChoiceMusicNextBigThing)
Clark Beckham
Kalin and Miles
Skate Maloley
Bea Miller
Neon Jungle
Spring King 

Choice Music: Collaboration (#ChoiceMusicCollaboration)
David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack, “Hey Mama”
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber, “Where Are You Now”
Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea, “Pretty Girls”
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again” 

Choice Song from a Movie or TV Show (#ChoiceMovieTVSong)
Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire Cast featuring Jussie Smollett & Yazz, “You’re So Beautiful”
Jessie J, “Flashlight” from Pitch Perfect 2
Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Garrett Clayton, Grace Phipps, John Deluca & Jordan Fisher, “Gotta Be Me” from Teen Beach Movie 2
Shawn Mendes, “Believe” from Descendants
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again” from Furious 7 

Choice Summer Song (#ChoiceSummerSong)
Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink, “Worth It”
Selena Gomez featuring A$AP Rocky, “Good For You”
Demi Lovato, “Cool for the Summer”
Omi, “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit)”
Rachel Platten, “Fight Song”
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” 

Choice Summer Music Star: Female (#ChoiceSummerMusicStarFemale)
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Taylor Swift 

Choice Summer Music Star: Male (#ChoiceSummerMusicStarMale)
Justin Bieber
Jason Derulo
Andy Grammer
Shawn Mendes
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd 

Choice Summer Music Star: Group (#ChoiceSummerMusicStarGroup)
5 Seconds of Summer
Echosmith
Fifth Harmony
Little Mix
Maroon 5
One Direction 

Choice Summer Tour (#ChoiceSummerTour)
5 Seconds of Summer, Rock Out With Your Socks Out
Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa, The Boys of Zummer Tour
Ariana Grande, The Honeymoon Tour
One Direction, On the Road Again Tour
Ed Sheeran, X World Tour
Taylor Swift, The 1989 World Tour

Sports

Choice Male Athlete (#ChoiceMaleAthlete)
American Pharoah & Victor Espinoza
Tom Brady
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Cristiano Ronaldo
Jordan Spieth

Choice Female Athlete (#ChoiceFemaleAthlete)
The Bella Twins
Simone Biles
Danica Patrick
Ronda Rousey
Serena Williams
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team 

OTHER

Choice Selfie Taker (#ChoiceSelfieTaker)
Justin Bieber
Kylie Jenner
Kim Kardashian
One Direction
Rihanna
Nicole Scherzinger 

Choice Dancer (#ChoiceDancer)
Stephen “tWitch” Boss
Allison Holker
Derek Hough
Les Twins
Chloe Lukasiak
Maddie Ziegler 

Choice Model (#ChoiceModel)
Hailey Baldwin
Cara Delevingne
Gigi Hadid
Kendall Jenner
Karlie Kloss
Robyn Lawley