Radio Disney Music Awards
Current: 2019 Radio Disney Music Awards
Radio Disney's "Golden Mickey" award trophys.
Sponsored byRadio Disney
CountryUnited States
Reward(s)"Golden Mickey" trophy
First awardedDecember 23, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-12-23)
Last awardedJune 16, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-06-16)
Websiteradio.disney.com/radio-disney-music-awards/
Television/radio coverage
NetworkRadio Disney (radio)
Disney Channel (television)
Runtime150 minutes (radio)
120 minutes (television)

The Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA) were an annual awards show operated and governed by Radio Disney, an American radio network. Beginning in 2001,[1] the show was originally broadcast only on Radio Disney, but later began being televised on Disney Channel from 2013 to 2019.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Awards events

Year Location
2001[8] Radio Disney
Burbank, California
(Audio-only recording)
2002[9]
2003
2004
2005[10]
2006[11]
2007[12]
2008–2012 No ceremonies held
2013[13] Nokia Theatre/Microsoft Theater
Los Angeles
2014[14]
2015[15]
2016[16]
2017[17]
2018[18] Dolby Theatre
Los Angeles
2019[6] CBS Studio Center
Los Angeles

Award categories

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.

Hero Award

Hero Award is an honor for contribution for the charitable work.

Icon Award

Icon Award is an honor for the music contribution and influence with the teenagers by long-time career artists.

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.

Other special awards

Achievements

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

Most wins

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Hilary Duff Fifth Harmony
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift 		Avril Lavigne
Miley Cyrus
Total 18 8 7

Most nominations

This is a list of multiple nominated performers and actors with 10 or more career nominations. Hilary Duff is currently the most nominated performer with 35 nominations.

35 nominations

22 nominations

21 nominations

19 nominations

17 nominations

16 nominations

15 nominations

14 nominations

11 nominations

10 nominations

References

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  6. ^ a b "Music's Biggest Event for Families Returns For Its Seventh Year, Live for the First Time and With a New Name: "ARDYs: A Radio Disney Music Celebration," Sunday, June 16". The Futon Critic. April 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Disney Channel Hosts a Special Night of Music with Two Programming Events: "Disney Channel Summer Sing-Along" and "Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist" on Friday, July 10". The Futon Critic. June 25, 2020.
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  19. ^ "Janet Jackson Set to Receive First-Ever Impact Award at 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  20. ^ "Shakira to be Honored with 'Hero' Award for Charitable Work". E Online. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  21. ^ Harp, Justin (April 20, 2015). "Jennifer Lopez to receive Radio Disney's Hero Award". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  22. ^ "Gwen Stefani será honrada com o prêmio "Hero Awards" no Disney Music Awards 2016". Papel Pop. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  23. ^ "Nick Jonas To Receive Hero Award At Radio Disney Music Awards (Exclusive)". Access Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  24. ^ Commings-Grady, Mackenzie. "Carrie Underwood and Ludacris Set to Perform 'The Champion' At Radio Disney Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  25. ^ "Britney Spears to Receive First-Ever Icon Award at 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  26. ^ Schnurr, Samantha (June 14, 2018). "Kelly Clarkson to Be Honored With Icon Award at 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards". E! News. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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