Radio Disney Music Awards

The Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA or RDMAs) were an annual awards show which was operated and governed by Radio Disney, an American radio network. 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 music, mainly in the teen pop genre, and were awarded based on popular vote 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 Nickelodeon'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 Corus Entertainment networks in both English 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 Laura Marano as the host.
==Awards events==
Year 	Location 	Performers
2001 	Audio-only recording at Radio Disney studiosBurbank, California	N/A
2002 	Audio-only recording at Radio Disney studiosBurbank, California	N/A
2003 	Audio-only recording at Radio Disney studiosBurbank, California	N/A
2004 	Audio-only recording at Radio Disney studiosBurbank, California	N/A
2005 	Audio-only recording at Radio Disney studiosBurbank, California	N/A
2006 	Audio-only recording at Radio Disney studiosBurbank, California	N/A
2007 	Audio-only recording at Radio Disney studiosBurbank, California	N/A
2008–2012	N/A 	
2013 	Microsoft TheaterLos Angeles 	
*Selena Gomez
*Bridgit Mendler
*Austin Mahone
*Cher Lloyd
*Cody Simpson
*Coco Jones
*Mindless Behavior
2014 	Microsoft TheaterLos Angeles 	
*Fifth Harmony
*Ariana Grande
*Austin Mahone
*Becky G
*R5
*Zendaya
2015 	Microsoft TheaterLos Angeles 	
*Becky G
*Nick Jonas
*Fifth Harmony
*Natalie La Rose
*Bridgit Mendler
*R5
*Sabrina Carpenter
2016 	Microsoft TheaterLos Angeles 	
*Ariana Grande
*Justin Bieber
*Gwen Stefani
*DNCE
*Hailee Steinfeld
*Flo Rida
*Zara Larsson
*Kelsea Ballerini
*Daya
*Jordan Smith
*Sabrina Carpenter
*Laura Marano
*Sofia Carson
2017 	Microsoft TheaterLos Angeles 	
*Hailee Steinfeld
*Alessia Cara
*Train
*Kelsea Ballerini
*Julia Michaels
*Noah Cyrus
*Sabrina Carpenter
*Fitz and The Tantrums
*Grace VanderWaal
*Erin Bowman
*Lindsey Stirling
*Jamie Lynn Spears
*Sofia Carson
*Jordan Smith
*Auli'i Cravalho
2018 	Dolby TheatreLos Angeles 	
*Kelly Clarkson
*Carrie Underwood
*Charlie Puth
*Meghan Trainor
*Marshmello
*Ludacris
*Echosmith
*Maddie Poppe
2019 	CBS Studio CenterLos Angeles 	
*Sofia Carson
*Meg Donnelly
*Steve Aoki
*Andy Grammar
*Fetty Wap
*lovelytheband
*Gabby Barrett
*Avril Lavigne
*Tori Kelly
*Jonas Brothers
*JD McCrary
==Award categories==
===Fixed===
*Best Female Artist
*Best Male Artist
*Best Group
*Best Song/Song of the Year
*Best Song to Dance
*Best New Artist
*Best Style/Best Stylish
*Fiercest Fans
*Best Crush Song
*Best Song from a Movie or TV Show
*Best Band
*Favorite International Artist
===Recurring===
*Best Music Video
*Best Crush Song
*Best Breakup Song
*Best Acoustic Performance
===Special awards===
Year	Award 	Winner 	Details
2013	Youth Service Award	Mary Dawson 	For her charity work
2014	Hero Award 	Shakira 	For her charity work
2014	Chart Topper Award 	Ariana Grande 	For her performance on the charts
2014	Show Stopper Award 	R5 	For their sold out shows on Louder Tour
2015	Hero Award 	Jennifer Lopez	For her charity work
==Achievements==
===Most nominations===
Artist 	Number of Nominations
Hilary Duff 	25
Lindsay Lohan 	16
Vanessa Hudgens 	15
The Cheetah Girls 	13
Avril Lavigne 	12
Miley Cyrus 	11
JoJo 	10
Austine Mahone 	9
High School Musical cast	8
Zac Efron 	8
R5 	7
===Most wins===
Artist 	Number of Wins
Hilary Duff 	14
Miley Cyrus 	7
Avril Lavigne 	6
The Cheetah Girls	6
Selena Gomez 	5
Aly & AJ 	4
Taylor Swift 	4
==References==
==External links==
*http://music.disney.com/radio-disney-music-awards
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