Taylor Swift Scores Ultimate Choice Award

Taylor Swift will be honored with the Ultimate Choice Award at this year's Teen Choice Awards for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

The award is the show's highest honor; past recipients include Justin Timberlake, Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Swift has six Teen Choice Award nominations this year in the categories: Female Artist, Female Country Artist, Country Single for her single Mean, Love Song for Mine, Break-up Song Award for Back to December and Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female.

The fan voted awards show will be hosted by Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) and feature performances by Jason Derulo, Selena Gomez & the Scene and OneRepublic. It will air live on Sunday, August 7 from 8-10 p.m. on Fox.

Robert Pattinson, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber are amidst the other young talent expected to attend, besides Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift.[sawfnews.com]