

Selena Gomez was a former Barney kid in the lead role of Wizards of Waverly Place.

Miley Cyrus was the bright-eyed star of Hannah Montana. As alumni of the Disney empire, there was a time years ago when they were all rehearsing the same kind of song and dance. The now 23-year-old is certainly right about one thing-they have a whole lot of history together. "Regardless of some of the history between us in different ways, there's a general strength and empowerment that we all feel, still being in the mix and being in a good spot. If you want to talk about that graduating class of 2008, I'm really proud-it's a really good group," Nick told Entertainment Weeklyin May. However, it's really eight years later and as much as it feels like time has stopped, the former tween stars couldn't be more grown up.Īfter almost a decade, it's evident Disney is once again responsible for scouting out another group of talented hopefuls turned megawatt stars. "There's a camaraderie there, a sort of unspoken brother and sisterhood. Plus, all four of them have singles steadily holding high spots on the music charts. Selena Gomez and Joe Jonas' band, DNCE, are on tour this summer-as are Demi and Nick. If you looked at the current entertainment headlines, you'd think it was 2008 again.ĭemi Lovato and Nick Jonas run a record label together.
