The Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA) were an annual awards show operated and governed by Radio Disney, an American

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. Beginning in 2001, the show was originally broadcast only on Radio Disney, but later began being televised on Disney Channel from 2013 to 2019. Radio Disney ceased operations on April 14, 2021, after switching to automated programing on January 1 of that same year. The network has made no statement about the future of the awards.

History

The Radio Disney Music Awards honored the year's achievements in

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, mainly in the

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genre, and were awarded based on

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from the network's listeners via online voting. The trophy awarded to a winner is known as the "Golden Mickey", a gold-colored statuette with a silhouette figure of Mickey Mouse donning headphones nicknamed the "Ardy", representing Radio Disney's initials. Before 2014, the ceremony was not televised beyond commercial interstitial segments for Disney Channel to promote their sister radio network. As of the seventh annual ceremony on April 26, 2014, the ceremony began to be televised in full a day after a tape delay, as the network attempted to compete with

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's Kids' Choice Awards in airing awards programming. Starting in 2016, Canada was able to vote for the first time as Disney programming, formerly under the control of Family Channel, is now carried by Disney-branded

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networks in both

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and French. On June 16, 2019, the 2019 Radio Disney Music Awards were renamed ''ARDYs: A Radio Disney Music Celebration'' and aired live for the first time instead of on a tape-delay. On June 25, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 Radio Disney Music Awards would be renamed ''Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist'' and premiere on July 10, 2020 with

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as the host.

Awards events

Award categories

Final

* Best Female Artist * Best Male Artist * Best Music Group * Song of the Year *

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...

* Breakout Artist * Best Crush Song * Song to Dance to * Fiercest Fans * Best Song That Makes You Smile * Best Breakup Song * Best Collaboration * Best Song To Lip Sync To * Country Favorite Artist * Country Favorite Song * Country Best New Artist * Favorite Tour * Favorite Social Media Star * Favorite International Artist

Formerly

* Artist with the Best Style * Most Talked About Artist * Best Artist Turned Singer *

Best Music Video The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality short form music videos. Hon ...

* Best Soundtrack Song * Catchiest New Song * Best Anthem * Best Album * Best Homework Song * Best Karaoke Song * Best Song to Air Guitar * Best Song to Watch Your Dad Sing * Best Song to Rock Out to with Your BFF * Funniest Celebrity Take * Best Acoustic Performance * Favorite Roadtrip Song

Special awards

Impact Award

Impact Award is in recognition of an artist's influence on the world of entertainment and society, across generations of music enthusiasts. *2018: Janet Jackson

Hero Award

Hero Award is an honor for contribution for the charitable work. *2014:

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...

*2015: Jennifer Lopez *2016: Gwen Stefani *2017:

Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...

*2018: Carrie Underwood *2019: Avril Lavigne

Icon Award

Icon Award is an honor for the music contribution and influence with the teenagers by long-time career artists. *2017: Britney Spears *2018:

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...

Heroes for Change Award

Heroes for Change Award is an honor for young non-artists who make a difference in the world with charitable work. *2013: Mary Dawson, Ben Harowitz, Misha Ahmad, Dara Reyes and Denzell Perry. *2014: Arianna Lopez, Matthew Kaplan and Yossymar Rojas. *2016: Whitney Stewart and Braeden Mannering.

Other special awards

*2014: Chart Topper Award to Ariana Grande for her impact on the charts. *2014: Show Stopper Award to R5 for their sold-out shows on ''

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''.

Achievements

Below are the current rankings for the most wins and most nominated artist among female and male:

Most wins

Most nominations

This is a list of multiple nominated performers and actors with 10 or more career nominations.

Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including seven Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards. She began her acti ...

is currently the most nominated performer with 35 nominations. 35 nominations *

22 nominations *

Vanessa Hudgens Vanessa Anne Hudgens (; born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in '' Thirteen'' (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the ''High School Musical'' film series (2006 ...

21 nominations * Avril Lavigne 19 nominations * Ashley Tisdale 17 nominations * Lindsay Lohan 16 nominations *

Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip ho ...

Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...

15 nominations * Zac Efron 14 nominations *

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

11 nominations * R5 10 nominations * Ariana Grande * JoJo

References

External links

* {{Musicawards American music awards Awards Disney music Awards established in 2001 Awards disestablished in 2021 2001 establishments in the United States 2021 disestablishments in the United States