It’s time for slime y’all! A date has been set and the announcement has been made — The 2022 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is returning on April 9. Along with announcing the when, Nickelodeon unveiled the list of nominees, and that iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove and footballer Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski have been tapped to co-host this years’ event. Adding that musical performers will be announced at a later date.
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In just one month, stars from television, movies, sports, music and more will head to the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, for a night that promises orange blip awards, good times and duh — a whole lotta of slime. More specifically according to the official press release, be on the look out for, “1,000 epic slimings,” with an on-screen running tally for those watching at home, along with “dozens of fun-filled pranks.”
“Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards has always been such a unique show with tons of energy, superstars and of course, lots of slime,” said Cosgrove. “Nickelodeon has always been my family and to co-host this iconic show alongside Gronk will be a blast.”
Gronk admitting he’s “always been a kid at heart,” shared that “co-hosting the slimiest award show of the year will be an extraordinary time for me.” Adding, “I’m looking forward to bringing the fun that I have on and off the field to kids at home.”
The slime-tastic show covering categories such as Television, Film, Music and a few others is set to air live on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30PM ET on Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons and the Nick Jr. channel. As always, awards are voted on by fans.
So who could walk away with a special prize? Leading individual nominations with four each are Taylor Swift and Adele, both of whom are up for Favorite Female Artist along with Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, and Billie Eilish. Meanwhile, a few first-time nominees include Olivia Rodrigo, Saweetie, The Kid LaROI and Doja Cat.
Check out the list of Music nominees below, and for all the other categories, and of course to vote — click here.
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
Adele
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Cardi B
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
Bruno Mars
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP
Black Eyed Peas
BTS
Florida Georgia Line
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Migos
FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION
“Beautiful Mistakes” — Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion
“Best Friend” — Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
“Leave Before You Love Me” — Marshmello & Jonas Brothers
“Rumors” — Lizzo featuring Cardi B
“Save Your Tears” — The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
“STAY” — The Kid LaROI & Justin Bieber
FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR
Adele (U.K.)
Camilo (Latin America)
Tones and I (Australia)
Tems (Africa)
BTS (Asia)
Rosalía (Europe)
Olivia Rodrigo (North America)
FAVORITE SONG
“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” — Taylor Swift
“Bad Habits” — Ed Sheeran
“Easy on Me” — Adele
“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish
“Take My Breath” — The Weeknd
“Up” — Cardi B
FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST
Chlöe
Glass Animals
Jack Harlow
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
Walker Hayes
FAVORITE ALBUM
30 — Adele
Certified Lover Boy — Drake
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) — Taylor Swift
Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish
Justice — Justin Bieber
Red (Taylor’s version) — Taylor Swift
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