Demi Lovato rolled up to LAX yesterday to catch a flight and unlike a lot of celebs we see jetsetting, Demi actually is wearing the sort of thing you’d want to sit on a plane in. Uggs, leggings, a sweater jacket, no make up and holding a pillow. Perfect, right? That’s a lot more real that Victoria Beckham or Lady Gaga’s in-flight gear and definitely “just like us” and by us, I mostly mean me. I normally can’t even be bothered to fly with jeans on.

Ahhh, my little Demi-goddess Lovato released another hit album, with Here We Go Again selling 108K copies and topping the Billboard charts. (Michael Jackson’s Number Ones sold more copies, but it’s ineligible for the charts because it’s an older album.)

Meanwhile, Jordin Sparks’ Battlefield sold a dismal 48,000 copies. Has anyone heard the single off that album? It’s terrible. If that’s what they released as the first single, I can’t even imagine the crap that’s on the rest of that album. No sweat off my back. I’m still angry with her for implying that pre-marital sex is slutty at the VMAs last year. You know what, Jordin? Having a flop of a sophomore album is slutty, too.

Here’s what it all comes down to: American Idol is brilliant at creating a big star of the moment, but when it comes to developing, nurturing and promoting talent in the long run, nobody can compete with Disney.

NASA scientists hope that equipment contained in the new module for the International Space Station (whose official name will be revealed on Tuesday’s Colbert Report ) will allow them to finally be able to differentiate between giant gaseous planets and John Mayer’s ego. It’s understandable that they’d be confused, since the two are so similarly massive with strong graviational pulls capable of bending visible light.

His handlers should probably get him off of Twitter. Now. Before he hits on any more 16-year-olds:

John Mayer had Demi Lovato virtually blushing after complimenting her new song “La La Land” on Twitter Thursday.

“I have ‘La La Land’ by @ddlovato stuck in my head,” Mayer tweeted. “Actually, it’s not stuck. I’m choosing to sing it. B section is sophisticated.”

The star of Disney’s Sonny with a Chance, who performed a song off her debut album Don’t Forget on Dancing with the Stars Tuesday, replied, “That is quite possibly the best compliment I’ve received in this business. Thank you so, so much!”

The two then engaged in an exchange, where Mayer, 31, told Lovato, 16, “You’re going to make lots of records, I can tell,” and “Write one song at a time and never, ever apologize for any of them, ever.”

Lovato tweeted, “See, that’s exactly what I needed to hear today. If that’s not inspiration, then I don’t know what is.”

Her fans were clearly flabbergasted, too. The teen later wrote, “I had so many of you guys say they were freaking out and so happy because I had an idol twitter me … I love you guys.”

Yeeeahhhhhhhh…..This is how it starts folks! You innocently compliment them on their song writing skills and next thing you know, that scary pale guy from Dateline is ambushing you in your kitchen. Some news services have called this exchange “flirting.” I don’t know if I’d be ready to jump that shark, but I will say that, flirting or not, it’s not good.

Run Demi!! A compliment from John Mayer is not something to be excited about– it’s something to be frightened of. Have you seen this?? You might not want to take encouragement or career advice from someone who would “Fuck [Perez Hilton] in the ass just to shut [him] up.”

I depend on you and your Disney Channel cohorts to make me feel better when I’m sick. I swear to God, the Disney Channel has healing properties–like a big ole wholesome, pop-culture, comericially-packaged adolescent bowl of homemade chicken soup. Don’t force me to think, “Demi Lovato idolizes doods who’d fuck Perez Hilton in the ass just to prove a point” while I’m trying to enjoy Princess Protection Program. That will only make me sicker. Are you trying to kill me?

I will totally admit to being a closet Demi Lovato fan. I actually thought her debut album, Don’t Forget, was pretty good. There were a few tracks I hated, but a bunch that I loved, and I’m secretly kind of psyched to hear that she’s doing a second album. Okay, I guess it’s not really a secret anymore. Also: she’d like it to sound like John Mayer. She actually used the phrase “John Mayer-ish.”

“I’m actually recording … well, writing the album right now. It’s going to take a different sound, so hopefully it goes over well,” she said. “I sing a lot of rock, but this time I want to do more John Mayer-ish type of songs. Hopefully I can write with people like him. I love their music — it would be amazing.”

When I hear the phrase “John Mayer-ish,” I don’t really think of music. I think of asshole. Like, “I want to date a guy who’s really talented and successful and rich, but lets it go to his head and then treats me like crap and cheats on me constantly. You know, someone John Mayer-ish.”

Anyway, good luck with this, Demi. I’m excited to hear what you come up with.

Hi guys! Wendie’s Internet is on the fritz (stupid snow!) so I’m helping out a bit. Here’s Demi Lovato’s new video. You know what I think is interesting here? At the beginning, the lyric on the album (yes I own the album, and I like it, so fuck you), is “I’m not a supermodel / I still eat McDonalds, baby” but in the video they’ve changed it to “I still eat at Ronald’s.” I wonder if McDonalds complained about the semi-negative use of their brand there.

Another observation: She’s nowhere near as good on camera as Miley or Selena, but, damn, she can outsing both of ‘em.

In response to these pics of Demi Lovato sporting what look to be self-inflicted scars on her wrist, her rep has issued a statement: “Demi was wearing gummy bracelets just prior to her appearance on the red carpet and, because of how tight they were, they left indentations on her wrist.”

And everyone’s just printing this statement like it’s not obviously a bunch of complete and total bullshit.

I mean, COME ON. Yes, sometimes really tight bracelets leave indentations, but they don’t look a fucking thing like this:

I can understand not wanting to be like, “Yes, Demi’s a cutter, and you should be, too,” but Jesus Christ can we use this opportunity to take a second and talk about an absurdly wide-spread and under-discussed phenomenon among teenagers? One that’s typically a good predictor of future struggles with drugs and alcohol, volatile relationships, eating disorders and suicide? Can we please not sweep this shit under the rug like it’s so shameful and embarrassing and awful that we’ll throw out a Hail Mary like fucking gummy bracelets before copping to it? Because that sends a fucking terrible message to the kids out there who do this shit every day and aren’t really sure why and could really use any information and support you’d like to use this opportunity to put into the mainstream media.

The picture above was taken in September, at a different event. Was she wearing gummy bracelets before that shit, too?

Big hugs to you, Demi.

Burgeoning Disney star Demi Lovato showed up on the red carpet recently sporting some rather suspicious-looking scars. The pic is from October, but this is the first I’ve heard of it.

I want to be all snarky and mean about this, but my heart goes out to the girl. Sweetheart, you’re beautiful and you’re talented and I have even publicly admitted to liking your album. And I know that being 16 really sucks, and being 16 in the spotlight sucks even worse, but take it from someone who’s been there: It gets better, baby. I promise. Hang in there.

Thanks Abigail!

I’m totally digging Demi Lovato’s new album, Don’t Forget. I mean, the songs aren’t phenomenal, but I actually really like her voice. How weird does that make me? And if she’s this strong at 15, imagine what she’ll be cranking out in a few years.

Above is one of my favorite tracks, “On the Line,” which features Joe Jonas being completely vocally overpowered by Demi.

After the jump, some more Demi tracks, including “La La Land” and “Trainwreck.”

Welcome to September 23, 2008.

Not only does the first single off of Britney Spears’ latest comeback attempt drop today — it’s called “Womanizer” — but, perhaps more importantly, the first Demi Lovato solo album, Don’t Forget, hits stores today!!!!

Her first single, “Get Back,” didn’t exactly rock the world — it topped the U.S. charts at #43 — but will her album do any better? Or will its release be eclipsed by Britney’s new single?

Oh, I’m trying so hard to care!

Okay, so I’m still technically Team Miley, because I don’t like Selena Gomez (no, I don’t have any reason for this, I just don’t like her, because I’m 26 years old and I have nothing better to do than develop allegiances in a romantic triangle involving two 15-year-old girls and a pre-pubescent boy-bander and what the fuck are you gonna do about it?), but I am developing a growing admiration for Demi Lovato.

Here’s some footage of her totally eating shit at a concert in Chicago on Sunday (the fall happens at 0:26) and she picks herself right up and laughs it off. She didn’t appear flustered in the least. I’m impressed, Ms. Lovato.

I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m still totally Team Miley in general, but something about Demi is just so damn adorable. Here’s the music video for her debut single, “Get Back,” which I am totally embarrassed to admit I listened to as soon as it came out, and I will also be getting her album. On Rhapsody, though, so it’ll be free. I won’t be paying, like, real money for it. I’m not that strange.

Here’s the newly unearthed footage of Miley & Mandy making fun of Selena Gomes and Demi Lovato. In case you hadn’t heard, Selena’s getting hot and heavy with Miley’s ex, Nick Jonas, and she’s poised to be the Next Big Thing. Clearly Miley’s a little bit jealous.

And here’s the audio of Miley being totally genuine when she says that she’s “super sorry” if she offended either of the girls.

Oooh, I’m so excited about this!

Long-term, deep-seated resentments among these girls bodes sooo well for the future of gossip.