The 2010 Teen Choice Awards announced the second half of their nominees on (Monday), with Demi Lovato and B.O.B. leading with four nods each. Other nominees included Rihanna, Ke$sha and Drake. The 12th Annual Teen Choice Awards will air live on Fox Monday, August 9 at 8:00-10:00 P.M. ET/PT. Singer Katy Perry has been announced to host and perform, while David Archuleta, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Miranda Cosgrove, Zac Efron, Victoria Justice, Jim Parsons and Shailene Woodley are expected to present.

Full List of music Nominees below:

Choice Music: Single:

* “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
* “Can’t Be Tamed” – Miley Cyrus
* “Your Love Is My Drug” – Ke$ha
* “Bad Romance” – Lady GaGa
* “California Gurls” – Katy Perry

Choice Music: Hook Up:

* “Airplanes” – B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
* “I Like It” – Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
* “Telephone” – Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce Knowles
* “If We Ever Meet Again” – Timbaland featuring Katy Perry
* “We’ll Be a Dream” – We the Kings featuring Demi Lovato

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Male:

* Justin Bieber
* B.o.B
* Jason Derulo
* Drake
* Nick Jonas & The Administration

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female:

* Miranda Cosgrove
* Selena Gomez and The Scene
* Ke$ha
* Demi Lovato
* Nicki Minaj

Choice Music: Love Song:

* “When I Look At You” – Miley Cyrus
* “Stay” – Nick Jonas & The Administration
* “Catch Me” – Demi Lovato
* “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)” – Muse
* “The Only Exception” – Paramore

Choice Music: R&B Track:

* “In My Head” – Jason Derulo
* “Beautiful Monster” – Ne-Yo
* “Rock That Body” – Black Eyed Peas
* “Rude Boy” – Rihanna
* “OMG” – Usher

Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track:

* “Hello Good Mornin” – P. Diddy’s Dirty Money featuring T.I.
* “Find Your Love” – Drake
* “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem featuring Rihanna
* “Wavin’ Flag” – K’naan
* “Carry Out” – Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake

Choice Music: Rock Track:

* “You and Your Heart” – Jack Johnson
* “All The Right Moves” – OneRepublic
* “Ignorance” – Paramore
* “Breakeven” – The Script
* “Hey, Soul Sister” – Train

Choice Music: Country Song:

* “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
* “The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
* “Water” – Brad Paisley
* “Fifteen” – Taylor Swift
* “Undo It” – Carrie Underwood

Choice Music: Album – Pop:

* “My World 2.0″ – Justin Bieber
* “Animal” – Ke$ha
* “The Fame Monster” – Lady GaGa
* “Here We Go Again” – Demi Lovato
* “The E.N.D.” – Black Eyed Peas

Choice Music: Album – Rock:

* “Leave This Town” – DAUGHTRY
* “To the Sea” – Jack Johnson
* “The Resistance” – Muse
* “Brand New Eyes” – Paramore
* “Save Me San Francisco” – Train

Choice Music: Album – R&B:

* “Jason Derulo” – Jason Derulo
* “The Element of Freedom” – Alicia Keys
* “The ArchAndroid” – Janelle Monae
* “Rated R” – Rihanna
* “Raymond vs. Raymond” – Usher

Choice Music: Album – Rap:

* “B.o.B Presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray” – B.o.B
* “So Far Gone” – Drake
* “Relapse” – Eminem
* “The Blueprint 3″ – Jay-Z
* “Battle of the Sexes” – Ludacris

Choice Music: Album – Country:

* “Doin’ My Thing” – Luke Bryan
* “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
* “Fearless” – Taylor Swift
* “Play On” – Carrie Underwood
* “The Foundation” – Zac Brown Band

Daughtry, currently on a spring tour of North America, has succeeded relatively quickly thanks to a combination of fan-friendliness and intense live shows.

Bassist Josh Paul’s talent and enthusiasm has endeared him to his fans, and now, a group of those fans are repaying his enthusiasm with a birthday celebration, which will take place June 20, when the band performs at Trenton, New Jersey’s Sun National Bank Center.

The members of the Fans of Josh Paul group on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/joshpaulfans) wanted to celebrate Paul’s June 13 birthday, and what began with a single birthday card to be signed by fans, has developed into a worldwide charitable effort that has already raised more than $1,200 for The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.

“I thought, how cool would it be to send a card from mailbox to mailbox, across the United States, that various ‘JPeeps’ could sign, and to present it to JP at the June 20th show in Trenton, New Jersey,” Karyn Casel, group founder said. So started the Josh Paul Birthday Card Project. “Word spread, people signed up, and one card became three due to the number of people who wanted to be involved and the time we had for the cards to circulate.”

From those humble beginnings, the scope of the project got larger. “We decided it would be great to pitch in and get JP a Starbucks gift card, but then, we came up with a better idea to donate to a charity in his honor;  a charity that incorporates children and music. The members of the group decided to raise money for The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation in JP’s honor. We thought it would be a fantastic way to show our appreciation for JP.”

The group set up a donation page at http://www.firstgiving.com/joshpaul where fans of the bassist could donate and the Fans of Josh Paul responded with their generous donations. Some of the group’s members will present Paul the birthday cards and a letter from the charity acknowledging the donation in Paul’s name.

“I am so happy for JP and all of the wonderful things going on in his life, from his family, to his career as a musician, to his recent launch of his Washing Machine Clothing label with Raul Rossell. The members of the Facebook group are happy to be a part of his life and to celebrate his success with him.”

Daughtry will kick off a spring tour of North America, March 18, in Baltimore, Maryland. The group, which is currently touring Europe and will be through the middle of February will be touring primarily arenas on the coming North American leg.

The group, will be joined by Cavo and Lifehouse on the coming North American leg of the tour, and will remain on the road for approximately three months.

The itinerary for Daughtry’s spring tour of North America follows:

March 18 – Baltimore, MD (1st Mariner Arena)
March 20 – Boston, MA (Agganis Arena at Boston University)
March 21 – Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
March 23 – Syracuse, NY (The War Memorial at Oncenter)
March 24 – Providence, RI (Dunkin’ Donuts Center)
March 26 – Long Island, NY (Nassau Coliseum)
March 27 – Mashantucket, CT (MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods)
March 28 – Albany, NY (Times Union Center)
April 1 – Cleveland, OH (Wolstein Center)
April 6 – St. Louis, MO (Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University)
April 7 – Milwaukee, WI (U.S. Cellular Arena)
April 9 – Columbus, OH (Schottenstein Center)
April 10 – Detroit, MI (Joe Louis Arena)
April 20 – Broomfield, CO (Odeum Colorado)
April 22 – West Valley City, UT (The E Center)
April 23 – Nampa, ID (Idaho Center)
April 24 – Reno, NV (Reno Events Center)
April 26 – Fresno, CA (SaveMart Center)
April 28 – Glendale, AZ (jobing.com Arena)
April 29 – Las Vegas, NV (Orleans Arena)
May 1 – San Diego, CA (San Diego Sports Arena)
May 3 – Los Angeles, CA (NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live)
May 4 – Bakersfield, CA (Rabobank Arena)
May 6 – San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion at San Jose)
May 7 – Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
May 9 – Seattle, WA (WaMu Theater)
May 10 – Yakima, WA (Yakima Sun Valley Dome)
May 13 – Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
May 14 – Saskatoon, SK (Credit Union Centre)
May 15 – Regina, SK (Brandt Centre)
May 17 – Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)
May 19 – Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)
May 21 – Green Bay, WI (Resch Center)
May 22 – Rockford, IL (Rockford Metro Centre)
May 24 – Wichita, KS (INTRUST Bank Arena)
May 25 – Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
May 27 – Hoffman Estates, IL (Sears Centre Arena)
May 28 – Grand Rapids, MI (Van Andel Arena)
May 30 – Nashville, TN (Nashville Arena)
June 2 – Pittsburgh, PA (Petersen Events Center)
June 3 – Pikeville, KY (Eastern Kentuck Expo Center)
June 5 – Duluth, GA (The Area at Gwinnett Center)
June 6 – N. Charleston, SC (N. Charleston Coliseum)
June 8 – Clemson, SC (Littlejohn Coliseum)
June 9 – Augusta, GA (James Brown Arena)
June 11 – Charlotte, NC (Time Warner Cable Arena)
June 12 – Hampton, VA (Hampton Coliseum)
June 14 – Amherst, MA (Mullins Center)
June 15 – Manchester, NH (Verizon Wireless Arena)
June 17 – Portland, ME (Cumberland County Civic Center)
June 19 – Rochester, NY (Blue Cross Arena)

After years of hard work, you have an enormous breakthrough. You achieve radio stardom. You get spotted by Timbaland. You sell nearly two million copies of your debut album. Your co-founder is also an in-demand song writer and record producer.

If you’re OneRepublic, all of the above describes you. Your debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, sold nearly two million copies to date, your song “Apologize” has sold five million copies worldwide. Your frontman Ryan Tedder has written and produced singles with a boldfaced list of musicians including Leona Lewis, Beyonce, Hilary Duff, Bubba Sparxxx, Clay Aiken, Jennifer Hudson, Natasha Bedingfield, Whitney Houston, Esmee Denters, Chris Cornell, Rihanna, and Daughtry, to name a few.

And yet, as OneRepublic releases its sophomore set, Waking Up, the whispers are still there. Reviews for the first album were mixed. Some accused the band of sounding too much like a less-talented version of Coldplay – a band with whom Tedder has said OneRepublic was not very familiar when it made its first album. Others claimed that the rest of the debut wasn’t nearly as good as “Apologize” was.

Confident in his talents, Tedder admitted during a recent interview with The Huffington Post that there was a need to move away and not make “Apologize Part 2.” He recognized that the first album was “a bit homogenius [sic].” Accordingly, the band made the effort to make the new album more energetic. Quite simply, OneRepublic wanted people to dance and if you listen to the new album, that focus is clear.

At the same time, one wonders whether the band can expand upon this sound and continue to grow or whether OneRepublic has reached the limits of its talents. Though it seems like the latter is the case, when you have a producer/songwriter as capable as Tedder is in your arsenal, you might just have a future after all.

Country singer George Strait’s Twang debuted atop the Billboard 200 album charts this week after selling 155,000 copies, marking the fifth time that he has topped the Billboard 200. Straight dethroned last week’s No. 1, Sugarland’s LIVE On The Inside, which fell to No. 11.

Strait also landed at the top of the Top Comprehensive Albums chart, knocking out Michael Jackson’s Number Ones, which dropped one spot to No. 2.

Neil Diamond’s Hot August Night/NYC, the live CD/DVD set available exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club, entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2 on sales of 57,000 units. He was followed at No. 3 by the Black Eyed Peas‘ The E.N.D. which rises from No. 4 to No. 3.

Cobra Starship’s third album, Hot Mess, debuted at No. 4 after selling 42,000 sets, followed by Kings of Leon’s Only By the Night, which holds at No. 5.

Country singer Justin Moore’s self-titled debut premiered impressively at No. 10 on sales of 34,000 units.

Daughtry will kick off a 36-date tour of North America in Topeka, Kansas, October 19 in support of the band’s new studio album, Leave This Town.

The tour is currently slated to end its first leg in Evansville, Indiana, December 20. The band is currently on a brief club, sold-out tour.

Theory of a Deadman and Cavo will be the opening acts for the arena tour.

Frontman Chris Daughtry said, ” “We dreamed about how it would feel playing these songs to packed arenas, and we’re excited to get our chance. We have a great show planned and can’t wait to hit the road to share it with our fans.”

Tickets for the shows taking place through November 6 go on sale Saturday (August 22). Tickets for shows taking place November 12 through November 20 will go on sale September 19. Tickets for the remaining shows on the tour will go on sale September 26.

In related news, Daughtry was forced to cancel Tuesday night’s show in Phoenix, Arizona, because Chris Daughtry was diagnosed with viral laryngitis. He apologized for the cancellation on his official Twitter feed.

The itinerary for Daughtry’s fall arena tour of North America follows:

October 19 – Topeka, KS (Kansas ExpoCentre)
October 21 – Omaha, NE (Omaha Civic Auditorium)
October 22 – Ames, IA (Hilton, Coliseum)
October 24 – Madison, WI (Alliant Energy Center)
October 25 – Peoria, IL (Peoria Civic Center)
October 26 – Fort Wayne, Indiana, (Allen County War Memorial Coliseum)
October 28 – Lansing, MI (Breslin Events Center)
October 29 – Saginaw, MI (Dow Events Center)
October 31 – Toledo, OH (Lucas County Arena)
November 2 – Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
November 4 – Youngstown, OH (Covelli Centre)
November 5 – Reading, PA (Sovereign Center)
November 6 – Atlantic City, NJ (Trump Taj Mahal)
November 12 – Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)
November 13 – Highland Heights, KY (The Bank of Kentucky Center)
November 14 – Huntington, WV (Big Sandy Superstore Arena)
November 16 – Wilkes-Barre, PA (Wachovia Arena)
November 17 – Bridgeport, CT (Arena at Harbor Yard)
November 19 – Fairfax, VA (Patriot Center)
November 20 – Charlottesville, VA (John Paul Jones Arena)
November 30 – Gainesville, FL (Stephen Connell Center)
December 1 – Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee County Civic Center)
December 2 – Pensacola, FL (Pensacola Civic Center)
December 4 – Birmingham, AL (BJCC Arena)
December 5 – Louisville, KY (Broadbent Arena)
December 7 – Tupelo, MS (BancorpSouth Arena)
December 8 – Bossier City, LA (CenturyTel Center)
December 9 – Lafayette, LA (Cajundome)
December 11 – Corpus Christi, TX (American Bank Center)
December 12 – San Antonio, TX (Freeman Coliseum)
December 13 – Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center)
December 15 – Tulsa, OK (BOK Center)
December 16 – Jonesboro, AR (ASU Convocation Center)
December 18 – Little Rock, AR (Verizon Arena)
December 19 – Southaven, MS (DeSoto Civic Center)
December 20 – Evansville, IN (Roberts Stadium)

Disney star Demi Lovato topped the Billboard 200 album chart this week after her sophomore set, Here We Go Again, sold 108,000 copies in its first week of release.

While Lovato topped the Billboard 200, the best-selling album of the week was the late Michael Jackson’s Number Ones, which was No. 1 on the Top Comprehensive Albums chart, and which sold 154,000 copies, down 21 percent from last week.

Last week’s top album on the Billboard 200, Daughtry’s Leave This Town, dropped one spot to No. 2 after selling more than 100,000 copies. They were followed at No. 3 by Maxwell’s BLACKsummers’night, which dropped one spot on sales of 72,000 units.

The NOW 31 compilation retains the No. 4 spot on sales of 58,000 copies. Rounding out the top five is the Hannah Montana 3 television soundtrack, which dropped two spots after selling 54,000 units.

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks‘ sophomore album, Battlefield, entered the charts at No. 7 on sales of 48,000 copies.

When Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band return to Chicago, Illinois, for the latest leg of the Working On a Dream tour September 20, fans are in for a special surprise. According to Chicago Sun-Times pop-music critic Jim DeRogatis, the group will perform the legendary 1975 album Born To Run in its entirety. In other Springsteen news, the group has added two additional dates at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Spectrum – bringing the total to four – with the addition of shows on October 19 and 20…

Billboard.com reports that Daughty’s fall tour of North America will find the group playing small- and medium-sized arenas. Frontman Chris Daughtry said, “We haven’t got the confirmed schedule up yet; we’re still working on that. But it’ll be a big rock show for sure.” The group is about to kick off a 14-date club tour…

Starf-cker have announced a fall tour of North America in support of their self-titled debut and their new EP, Jupiter. The group will kick off the tour in Portland, Oregon, September 4, and remain on the road through an October 10 performance in Vancouver, British Columbia…

Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience return after a four-year absence with their third studio album, Declaration of Dependence, which will be released October 20…

Los Angeles, California’s The Rescues will kick off head East, starting with an August 19 performance in Boston, Massachusetts. They will remain on the road through an August 30 performance in Arlington, Virginia. AM will support them on all of the east coast dates, and Ellen Cherry will also join the list of support acts for the August 22 show in Annapolis, Maryland…

Baroness has announced that their next full-length album will be entitled Blue Record. The disc is a follow-up to their 2007 release, Red Album. The group is currently in the middle of a North American tour supporting Clutch and will announce headlining dates shortly…

Toronto’s Elliott Brood will release Mountain Meadows in the United States, October 6, via Six Shooter/ADA. The group will kick off a tour of North America October 7, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The tour is currently scheduled through the end of October with additional dates expected to follow…

Daughtry has announced a 13-date, intimate club tour in support of its forthcoming sophomore effort, Leave This Town. The July 14 release is follow-up to the band’s quintuple-platinum debut.

The 13-date tour will kick off August 2, in Orlando, Florida, and wrap August 22, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets for the shows go on sale July 11, with a presale of limited VIP packages on sale July 8 – 10. In addition, the band will give a free ticket to the first 50 people in each market who pre-order Leave This Town from www.DaughtryOfficial.com.

“This club tour is a thank you to our loyal fans,” frontman Chris Daughtry said. “It’s a great way for them to see us up close and, more importantly, at a cheap price.”

The band will kick off an extensive tour of North America this fall:

The itinerary for Daughtry’s 13-show club tour follows:

August 2 – Orlando, FL (House of Blues)
August 4 – Boston, MA (Showcase Live)
August 7 – Columbus, OH (LC Pavilion)
August 8 – Chicago, IL (Vic Theatre)
August 9 – Minneapolis, MN (The Cabooze)
August 11 – Nashville, TN (Cannery Ballroom)
August 12 – Memphis, TN (Minglewood Hall)
August 14 – Houston, TX (Warehouse Live)
August 16 – Denver, CO (Gothic Theatre)
August 18 – Phoenix, AZ (Marquee Theatre)
August 19 – Los Angeles, CA (Henry Fonda Theater)
August 20 – San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore)
August 22 – Las Vegas, NV (Pure)