The two former Disney stars earn five nods apiece, including Choice Break-Up Song, Choice Summer Tour and Choice Summer Music Star: Female that pit them against each other.
- Jun 10, 2016
AceShowbiz - The second wave of nominations for the 2016 Teen Choice Awards has been announced. Former Disney darlings Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato lead the music category with additional five nods, bringing their totals to eight noms each.
The two songbirds are pitted against each other in categories like Choice Break-Up Song (for Gomez's "Same Old Love" as well as her collaboration with Charlie Puth "We Don't Talk Anymore", and Lovato's "Stone Cold"), Choice Summer Tour (for Gomez's "Revival" tour and Lovato's "Future Now" tour with co-headliner Nick Jonas) and Choice Summer Music Star: Female.
Gomez also has her other hit "Hands to Myself" nominated for Choice Love Song alongside Jonas' Tove Lo-featured "Close", One Direction's "Perfect" and Ariana Grande's "Into You" among others. Meanwhile, Lovato is up for Choice Country Song for her featuring appearance on Brad Paisley's "Without a Fight" and Choice Song from a Movie or TV Show for her cover of "I Will Survive" from the "Angry Birds" movie.
Fifth Harmony and DNCE are the other big nominees as they earn four each, including Choice Summer Song for the ladies' "Work From Home" and Joe Jonas' new band's "Cake by the Ocean". Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Rihanna and Zayn Malik are among other acts bagging three nods apiece.
Fans can vote for their favorites in music, movie, TV and other categories on the TCA website. The winners will be revealed during a two-hour ceremony that's scheduled to air July 31 on FOX.
Choice Country Song
- Kelsea Ballerini - "Peter Pan"
- Florida Georgia Line, "H.O.L.Y"
- Sam Hunt - "Make You Miss Me"
- Brad Paisley feat. Demi Lovato, "Without a Fight"
- Blake Shelton feat. Gwen Stefani, "Go Ahead and Break My Heart"
- Carrie Underwood, "Church Bells"
- Iggy Azalea, "Team"
- Desiigner, "Panda"
- Drake, "One Dance" (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)
- "Empire" Cast, "Chasing the Sky" (feat. Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett and Bryshere Y. Gray a.k.a Yazz)
- Rihanna, "Work" (feat. Drake)
- Zendaya Coleman, "Something New" (feat. Chris Brown)
- Empire of the Sun, "Walking on a Dream"
- Fitz and the Tantrums, "HandClap"
- 5 Seconds of Summer, "Jet Black Heart"
- Elle King, "America's Sweetheart"
- OneRepublic, "Wherever I Go"
- Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out"
- 5 Seconds of Summer, "Vapor"
- Selena Gomez, "Hands To Myself"
- Ariana Grande, "Into You"
- Nick Jonas, "Close" (feat. Tove Lo)
- Little Mix, "Secret Love Song" (feat. Jason Derulo)
- One Direction, "Perfect"
- Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself"
- Selena Gomez, "Same Old Love"
- Zara Larsson & MNEK, "Never Forget You"
- Demi Lovato, "Stone Cold"
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
- Charlie Puth, "We Don't Talk Anymore" (feat. Selena Gomez)
- DNCE, "Cake by the Ocean"
- Flo Rida, "My House"
- Becky G, "Break a Sweat"
- Calvin Harris, "This Is What You Came For" (feat. Rihanna)
- Sia Furler, "Cheap Thrills" (feat. Sean Paul)
- Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!"
- Fifth Harmony, "I'm in Love With a Monster" ("Hotel Transylvania 2")
- Halsey, "Castle" ("The Huntsman: Winter's War")
- Demi Lovato, "I Will Survive" (The "Angry Birds" Movie)
- Pink, "Just Like Fire" ("Alice Through the Looking Glass")
- Shakira, "Try Everything" ("Zootopia")
- Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling" ("Trolls")
- Ruth B.
- Sofia Carson
- Grace
- Hey Violet
- New District
- Leroy Sanchez
- DNCE, "Cake by the Ocean"
- Fifth Harmony, "Work from Home" (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
- Lukas Graham, "7 Years"
- Calvin Harris, "This Is What You Came for" (feat. Rihanna)
- Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling"
- Zayn Malik, "Like I Would"
- Justin Bieber, "Purpose World Tour"
- 5 Seconds of Summer, "Sounds Live Feels Live Tour"
- Selena Gomez, "Revival Tour"
- Fifth Harmony, "7/27 Tour"
- Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas, "Future Now Tour"
- Shawn Mendes, "World Tour"
