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Dove Cameron & Ryan McCartan: RDMA's Cutest Couple

Dove Cameron & Ryan McCartan: RDMA's Cutest Couple

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If the Radio Disney Music Awards were handing out a trophy for Cutest Couple, Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan would win in a landslide! YH catches up with the newly-engaged "Liv and Maddie" co-stars who tell us about their musical collabo, The Girl and the Dreamcatcher, plus they reveal their cute nicknames for each other and record a musical.ly of a DNCE song -- check it out on Young Hollywood's musical.ly account!

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Young Hollywood

Welcome back, Carman and Ryan. You guys are like the epitome of the cutest couple on Earth.

Dove Cameron

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

You really are. Congratulations on your engagement.

Dove Cameron

Thank you very, very much. Thank you.

Young Hollywood

I first just have to talk about your dress. What made you, like, how did you get this whole up against the getter?

Dove Cameron

Um, I like really classic lines. I like very, like, simple, um, ensembles. I like very, yeah, like I said, like classic. Um, and I hardly ever go for color, and so my stylist convinced me to go for a bold color.

Young Hollywood

And then you guys have a band called the Dream Catchers. So, there's a lot of stuff going on with that, right?

Dove Cameron

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's going to be a really exciting summer for us. Uh, we're planning to release an EP, we have a lot of shows coming up. Um, it's really fun. It it's it's been one of the most amazing enterprises maybe for either of us in our life. It's really romantic, you know, to perform with the love of your life and and

Young Hollywood

It really is, right? It's like the dream job.

Dove Cameron

Yeah. Dream life, dream everything. But also, you know, we we have we've noticed that there's sort of a trend in in music to kind of talk about like that bumping single life, which is which is cool and chill, but like we're really excited to make being in a relationship sexy again and to talk about that kind of stuff in our music. Um, and so that's sort of what we're about and we're excited to keep the grind going.

Young Hollywood

But that's so true, 'cause like, you know, what is it about what you want to sort of what message do you want to get across, you know, to your fans about romance and about keeping that alive?

Dove Cameron

Well, you know, I think I think you're either writing about being in love or being out of love and writing about heartbreak, and a relationship is both and neither at the same time. There are amazing highs that you can't get from anything else and there are unbelievable lows you can't get from anything else, and we want to write about all of that, all of the the honesty and truth about a relationship. I also think, like, I've heard a lot of, um, like duets where you later find out that they either were kissing in the booth or they were together in a relationship. Like I just read an interview with Meghan Trainor where she's talking about working with Charlie Puth. Um, and she said that they were kissing in the booth. And I was like, that's why that song stands out to me so much. And I think that it's it's a really interesting element to bring a real relationship into music, so.

Young Hollywood

You guys have nicknames for each other?

Dove Cameron

Yeah. Bear. Bear happens a lot. Bear, um, for a while, he called me like chickadee and cupcake and those never stuck. There's a we cycle through a lot. We're pretty creative minds.

Young Hollywood

Chickadee. I love that. Are you guys fan-girling and fan-boying over anybody specific tonight who are you most excited to see? Like all your friends, pretty much.

Dove Cameron

This is like our home. Yeah. I think G&C, though. G&C, uh, we're we're big fans of them, we're really excited to see them perform. They're amazing. Like you can't get that song out of your head when you hear it, right?

Young Hollywood

Oh, yeah, no, no. And so many others from them too. "Too Fresh" is like one of the best songs I've heard in a long time. Yeah. Is there any like new artists or anyone that you guys have on your radar that you're loving?

Dove Cameron

Alessia Cara, girl. She's coming up. She's good. Yes. Yeah, and and who who did, um, "Seven Years Old"? Lukas Graham. He's amazing. I love him and I love his whole band.

Young Hollywood

If you could face-swap, first of all, have you ever face-swapped with each other? I have to know.

Dove Cameron

Yeah, it's weird.

Young Hollywood

Well, can we do it? I think we have to do it on Young Hollywood.

Dove Cameron

Yes, we're going to have to.

Young Hollywood

Oh my God! That was the worst decision I've ever made. Oh, my God. That's the best thing ever. Dove has three lips. It's not even like pretend bad. It's not even like, oh, how silly. Like that's really bad. But you kinda nailed it, though. Yeah. Lastly, I have one thing. Have you heard of the app musically?

Dove Cameron

Yes. Oh, yeah. He loves it. I love musically.

Young Hollywood

Can you do one?

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Dove Cameron

    Featured talent, discusses her dress, engagement, band, and nicknames.

  • Ryan McCartan

    Featured talent, discusses engagement, band, and nicknames.

  • Meghan Trainor

    Mentioned in context of duets and kissing in the booth.

  • Charlie Puth

    Mentioned as Meghan Trainor's collaborator.

  • Alessia Cara

    Recommended new artist.

  • Lukas Graham

    Artist of "Seven Years Old" mentioned and praised.

FAQ

Who are Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan?+
Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan are co-stars from "Liv and Maddie" and were newly-engaged at the time of this interview. They also have a band together called The Girl and the Dreamcatcher.
What is The Girl and the Dreamcatcher?+
The Girl and the Dreamcatcher is the musical collaboration between Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan, who planned to release an EP and perform shows together.
What kind of music does The Girl and the Dreamcatcher make?+
Their music aims to make being in a relationship "sexy again" by writing honestly about the highs and lows of love, rather than focusing solely on single life or heartbreak.
What nicknames do Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan have for each other?+
Ryan McCartan often calls Dove Cameron "Bear," and he previously called her "chickadee" and "cupcake."
What artists do Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan admire?+
They are big fans of DNCE, Alessia Cara, and Lukas Graham, praising his band and the song "Seven Years Old."

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