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Demi Lovato's Treatment Isn't 'Severe,' We The Kings Say

04 Nov 2010 18:25:43 EDT

Frontman Travis King tells J-14 the Disney star 'was completely happy.'
By James Dinh

With everyone from co-stars to experts chiming in on the recent news that Demi Lovato is seeking treatment for "emotional and physical issues," it's no surprise that the teen starlet's friend Travis Clark is sharing his two cents.

The We the Kings frontman spoke with J-14 magazine about his friend and musical collaborator, insisting the rumor mill has spun out of control.

"I saw her a few times while she was on the road when we were in the same cities, and we'd hang out," the singer told the magazine. "It was fun. We had a good time together, and she was completely happy and really outgoing. She was just the Demi that I've always known, and it was totally normal."

Clark said his recent interactions with the Disney songstress indicate that rumors and reports about Lovato have been overly dramatic.

"I know it's not a severe issue," he said. "It's been blown out of proportion, and that can really wear on anybody."

The singer/guitarist revealed to the mag that the duo talk often and said he understands the constant scrutiny that comes with the limelight.

"I speak with her frequently, so I knew [many of the rumors out there] were lies," he continued. "It's tough for any one of us to be in the public eye at all times. If I go missing for a day, people are like, 'He's entered rehab, and he's gone completely off the deep end.' It's a classic 'Don't believe everything you hear' story. Unfortunately, there are a lot of rumors and a lot of lies out there."

The frontman said that despite the ongoing speculation, it's important to be optimistic, noting that it's times like these that will bond Lovato's loved ones together.

"In a positive way, it helps bring everybody together," he said. "People are there supporting her whether it's real or not. They want her to know that they're there for her whenever she needs it. It's just about how loyal fans are."

In April, Lovato and Clark took their friendship to a new level when they teamed up for a We the Kings midtempo ballad "We'll Be a Dream." The song, written by Clark, served as the band's second single off their album Smile Kid.

Do you think the media has blown Demi's situation out of hand? Sound off below!

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Demi Lovato Rocks Out With We The Kings In New Video

22 Apr 2010 10:27:00 EDT

Demi Lovato and We the Kings throw a party in 'We'll Be a Dream' music video.
By Jocelyn Vena

To follow up her recent duet with boyfriend Joe Jonas, "Make a Wave," for the eco-conscious film "Oceans," Demi Lovato is edging it up a bit for her pop-rock song with We the Kings called "We'll Be a Dream."

In the video for the mid-tempo ballad, which premiered on MTV Thursday (April 22), Lovato and the band play a gig for a group of teenagers at a party in the woods. The track, from We the Kings' album Smile Kid, is about young love and two people sharing their dreams of making it big someday, depicted in the video as a dreamy escape into a world of pillow, water balloon and food fights. The video was shot in Elysian Park in Los Angeles earlier this year.

Lovato first appears in the clip walking through the forest with feathers flying as the teens laugh their way through a pillow fight. She then hits the stage for a performance of the song, while lustful glances are exchanged between two teens in the audience in the midst of the craziness going on around them.

The partygoers settle down and simply start enjoying the song. Lovato appears to settle into her role as rocker, while she and the band's lead singer, Travis Clark, smile and have a good time onstage.

On the We the Kings Twitter, the band wrote, "@travisrclark: FINALLY!!!! @WeTheKings - We'll Be A Dream ft. @ddlovato is premiering on MTV on Thursday!!" Lovato mirrored that excitement on her page, re-tweeting the message and reminding fans to check out the clip.

What do you think of Demi Lovato and We the Kings' video? Tell us in the comments!

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20 Jan 2010 15:07:00 EST

MTV News names the tart-yet-tangy Florida band Rock Week Artists to Watch.
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Who: We The Kings, a sunny, impressive quartet from Bradenton, Florida (birthplace of the Tropicana orange juice empire!), with a penchant for writing citrus-sweet pop-punk hooks, are MTV News' second Rock Week Artists to Watch (the first being Brooklyn's Suckers). Originally formed when flame-haired frontman Travis Clark, guitarist brothers Hunter and Drew Thomsen, and drummer Danny Duncan started palling around in elementary school, WTK started off as little more than a Blink-182 cover band. But once they discovered the dulcet tones of the Beatles (and the not-so-dulcet ones of Jimmy Eat World), they began writing their own tunes. They toured with the likes of Cobra Starship, Cute Is What We Aim For and All Time Low, and, in December, released their sophomore album, Smile Kid, which includes shout-outs to In-N-Out Burger and a cameo from Demi Lovato. This summer, they'll appear on the main stage at the Warped Tour.

Sound Like: The food court at the mall, the cafeteria at the high school, the parking lot of the junior prom — only with better choruses. WTK traffic in time-tested triumvirate of tart-yet-tangy teenage angst, joy and sorrow, but they've added their own orchestral swirl to the proceedings, making the lows lower and the highs (and there are a lot of them on Smile Kid) even higher.

Road Warriors: Since releasing their debut album in 2007, We the Kings haven't been back to Bradenton much. Instead, they've been grinding it out on the road, playing nearly 700 gigs over the past two years. And they're only just beginning. "We tour non-stop. We did 310 shows last year, we did 349 shows the year before that. ... We had three weeks off in 2008," Clark laughed. "We would play multiple shows a day — a matinee and then a night show. We did a tour for Hot Topic where we would play three shows a day, so they all started to add up. It's awesome, and I hope that in 2010 maybe we could break that 349 record."

It's Rock Week At MTV News!

» Hayley Williams
» Suckers
» My Chemical Romance
» Blink-182
» Gabe Saporta
» We The Kings
» Linkin Park
» Owl City
» Yeasayer

But What About Chris Gaines? Don't let the tattoos and tight jeans fool you, WTK don't want to be just another mall-punk outfit. They've got higher aspirations. "Our goal is to have a greatest-hits record," Clark said. "I always remember when my mom would bring home music she liked to listen to, and it was like, Tim McGraw's greatest hits, or Garth Brooks' greatest hits, so I want to be a band like that, that parents bring home to their kids and are like, 'This is what I used to listen to.' "

Don't Quit Your Day Job: Don't worry, Clark isn't quitting WTK anytime soon, but he does have his eye on another potential career if this whole band thing doesn't work out. And we hope he has health insurance. "I went to a circus for the first time ever the other day, and these dirt bikes came out, and they get into this giant metal sphere, and they start riding around it, and they intertwine with each other," he said. "There were seven dirt bikes in this thing, just going crazy, and I sat back in my chair and said, 'If I wasn't in a band, I would be a circus dirt bike rider.' I feel like the red hair fits the format of being crazy."

It's Rock Week at MTV News, and to celebrate, we're taking a look at some of the most-anticipated new albums and bands of 2010. Stay tuned all week for more!

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