Ellen comes to the rescue again. 17 year old Samantha Garvey is a science genius whose an aspiring marine biologist. She was also one of the 300 semi-finalists for the annual Intel Science Talent Search.

However, Samantha and her family are homeless. So Ellen and AT&T are giving Samantha $50,000 towards her schooling, reports MTV. Also, donations are pouring in after Samantha’s numerous media appearances. Now she and her family have found a new place to live.

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For a 13-year-old girl, Paris Jackson is very articulate and mature.

She was on the Ellen Show earlier today talking about her late father, Michael Jackson. It was her first solo interview and I think she really held her head high.

She told Ellen about the many times Michael would put masks on her and her brother’s faces when they’d go out in public.

“This is stupid,” Paris remembers thinking. “Why am I wearing a mask?…But he was only trying to protect us”

She also talks about how much she enjoys school, because she doesn’t get any special treatment. She may be a regular kid now but she’s still got her eyes on the stars. She’s set to appear in a film called “Lundon’s Bridge and the Three Keys”.

Watch a clip of her interview with Ellen below.

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Demi Lovato wants to be a role model for teenage girls.

“There was nobody out there for me to look at and say maybe this is unhealthy,” Lovato, who battled eating disorders, says on an episode of the The Ellen DeGeneres Show scheduled to air Tuesday. “I want to be that for a 13-year old girl at home deciding whether or not to eat dinner, or an 18-year-old girl deciding whether or not to keep her breakfast down.”

When Lovato finished treatment, she decided to be outspoken about the pressure she was facing.

“It was the time in the tabloids when very, very skinny girls were on the cover of every magazine, and that’s what I was looking up to,” she says. “That’s what I had to idolize. I don’t want that for young girls to idolize.”

However, she is grateful she received help.

“But if I hadn’t gone into treatment,” she continues, “I don’t know if, one, I’d even be sitting here today, [or] two, if I’d be alive today.”

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Greyson Chance will show off his acting muscles on Raising Hope this coming Tuesday. Greyson will play a younger version of the main character Jimmy Chance on the season premier. Checkout the preview below:

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Greyson Chance has released his first album, “Hold on ‘Til the Night” today and debuted at #2 on iTunes.

Chance, the 14-year-old YouTube protegé follows suit with the generation of Beliebers and has conquered the essential teen girl demographic. Its only been two years since he performed a soulful piano cover of Lady Gaga’s ‘Paparazzi’ at his elementary school’s talent show and caught the eye of Geffen Records and inspired Ellen DeGeneres to sign him as the first artist on her label: eleveneleven.

She tweeted about her protegé this evening: “I’m so proud of @GreysonChance. His first album debuted at #2 on iTunes today!”

I had a chance to talk with Greyson Chance during the recording process about the album, life and his first tour, check out that interview here.

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Greyson Chance, the teen singer/songwriter who became a YouTube sensation with a cover of Lady Gaga’s ‘Paparazzi,’ has announced that his debut album will be released in August.

The album, titled ‘Hold On ‘Til the Night,’ will be released on Aug. 2 through Ellen DeGeneres’ eleveneleven record label, in tandem with Maverick/Geffen.

Chance stopped by ‘Ellen’ today to announce the release date and perform his new single, ‘Unfriend You.’

“When all this first started… they started putting me in the studio and I was cutting records, and it was a mixture of being excited and being very nervous,” says Chance. “I didn’t really know who I was at this moment, so I took this record to evolve into myself and put myself in my music. And also, I was going through a heartbreak at the time, and that’s where most of the lyrics come from. This record really helped me gain courage and strength, and for the fans, I hope they gain courage and strength from it as well.”

Chance recently wrapped a co-headlining tour with fellow teen star Cody Simpson, and recently shot a music video for ‘Unfriend You’ that he says will include “an artistic piano scene” as well as a lot of silly string. Chance says that he has a few things left to tweak on the full-length, and will return to Los Angeles next month to finish it up with producers The Matrix and Ron Fair.

“I’m gonna be yelling at the producers going, ‘Noo, turn that drum up, turn that drum down!’ and they’re gonna be going, ‘No, you’re 13, shut up!’” he says with a laugh. “It’s all in good fun… we have so much fun in the studio and they really respect what I’m trying to do with my music, and I respect them as well.”

Am I the only one who finds it ridiculously funny that he’s writing about “heartbreak” at the age of 13? It seems like we have another Justin Bieber on our hands – prepare yourself, world.

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I guess teaming up with a former reality TV star has its perks.

After collaborating with American Idol Season One winner Kelly Clarkson, country singer Jason Aldean’s fame has propelled him into a star in both Canada and the United States with their single “Don’t You Wanna Stay”.

The single, which was officially released in November 2010, was the #3 most added song at Hot A/C radio in the U.S, and is currently making waves with Canadian radio programmers.

Although Aldean hasn’t become a heavy-hitter in the music industry, he has become a force in the country music world since his debut in 2005.   Recently, Billboard named him the #1 Male Country Artist of 2010, and he has sold over 4 million albums.

Check out the exclusive performance Clarkson and Aldean did on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in February.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRp62a4QC80

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Justin Bieber better watch his back because Grayson Michael is going to give him a run for his money.

A video of Grayson appeared on the Internet after performing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” at a school talent show. Ellen’s people got a hold of it and he was very extremely excited to be a guest on her show.

Will Grayson Michael potentially steal some thunder from Justin Bieber? It’s possible. The kid knows how to play music and he seems to have more personality then Bieber.

Let the puberty wars begin!

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Eonline! is reporting that the residences of several celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Rob Lowe, Michael Douglas, Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Costner and Jeff Bridges, are being threatened by a fast-growing wildfire that has broken out in Montecito, California.

The fire started around 6 p.m. Thursday evening and has spread across 2,500 acres. 100 residences have already been burned, and if the fire continues, 1,500 more homes could be at risk.

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