Earlier this week, LALATE NEWS broke to you that Demi Lovato is the next big thing to hit Hollywood. We wrote the following: “You probably won’t hear her name on any other major online celebrity news site, at least not yet, so just remember you heard it first at LALATE!”

Before LALATE’s article, you couldn’t barely even find her name anywhere on a major celebrity news site.

Well you would think that Forbes.com might enjoy reading LALATE because today Forbes says “Move over Miley Cyrus. Demi Lovato is the next big thing.”

(Told you so!)

Demi Lovato is now being prepped to be the next big thing to supplement Miley Cyrus at Disney … and who told you first? LALATE, baby!

We have some great new Demi Lovato updates.

1. New Video
2. New Flier
3. New deals

It’s a mega-Demi post!

Above is a new book cover that mirrors the graphic for the film by the same name, “Camp Rock” starring Lovato and the Jonas Brothers.

Did you see her kiss with Joe Jonas here on LALATE this week?

Here is the Camp Rock soundtrack list:

#1 “I Gotta Find You” by Shane Gray
#2 “I Gotta Find You (Reprise)” by Shane Gray & Mitchie Torres
#3 “We Rock” by Camp Rock cast
#4 “Too Cool” by Tess Tyler
#5 “This is Me” by Shane Gray & Mitchie Torres
#6 “Music’s in My Soul” by Connect Three
#7 “This Is Real, This Is Me” by Mitchie Torres
#8 “Start the Party” by Barron
#9 “Popstar” by Tess Tyler
#10 “Here We Come” by Connect Three
#11 “True” by Mitchie Torres
#12 “Soulmates” by Nate & Caitly

And here is a new video of Lovato and Selena Gomez.

Says Forbes:”Hand-plucked from an open casting call in Dallas, the 15-year-old has the hit-making machine that catapulted Cyrus, Hilary Duff, and Zac Efron to stardom behind her. Disney not only boasts a kid-friendly television network to exploit talent but also film studios, music labels, and theme parks.

“First, they introduced the gregarious brunette to viewers through a role in the Disney Channel’s “As the Bell Rings.” Next up: a starring role opposite the chart-topping Jonas Brothers in “Camp Rock,” a “High School Musical”-esque Disney Channel movie premiering in June. Then she hits the road for a concert tour with the band. That’s followed by another Disney Channel movie, “Princess Protection Program,” co-starring fellow network star Selena Gomez. And, oh yeah, she just signed with Hollywood Records (a Disney record label, of course) and hopes to release a debut album this fall.

” “When we find someone, we — as they say in poker — are willing to go all in,” says Disney Channel Entertainment President Gary Marsh.

“It’s worked for Cyrus, whose projects span the company’s television, music, consumer products, and studio divisions. Her hit television series “Hannah Montana” charmed more than 164 million viewers worldwide, ranking as the top-rated U.S. cable series among kids 6 to 14-years-old; her sold-out 70-date concert tour was among the top-grossing of 2007; and her Hannah Montana soundtracks have already sold a combined 8 million-plus CDs to date.

“By giving kids like Cyrus and Lovato an opportunity to star, rather than play the daughter or granddaughter of the star as they would on broadcast television, the Disney Channel and its rival, Viacom’s Nickelodeon network, offer an unparalleled launching pad for their careers.

“…. But if the pressure has gotten to Lovato, she hides it well: “I just have to keep working and have fun,” she shrugs. “Having fun is the most important part.” “