Mark Wahlberg to Host the Year's Pinnacle Night for Kids on Saturday,
March 29, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Top 10 iTunes selling artists Aloe Blacc and American Authors
will amp up the crowd and perform at the ultimate kids' celebration, Nickelodeon's
27th
Annual Kids' Choice Awards, airing live Saturday, March 29,
at 8p.m. Performing a medley of his hit songs, "Wake Me Up" and "The
Man," Blacc will join host Mark Wahlberg live, along with American
Authors who will perform their #1 smash single, "Best Day of My Life."
Kids can still cast
their votes in 22 categories across all of Nickelodeon's digital
outlets - Nick.com
desktops and mobile devices, as well as the Nick app on iOS, Kindle, and
Android - and users will be able to vote on Nickelodeon's Twitter
feed using custom KCA hashtags.
Chart-Toppers Aloe Blacc and American Authors Take the Stage at Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards (Photo: Business Wire)
"Looking forward to my very first Kids' Choice Awards
performance," says Aloe Blacc. "Can't wait to sing ‘Wake Me Up' and ‘The
Man' with all my fans."
"We're such big fans of Nickelodeon and the Kids' Choice Awards!"
said American Authors. "It's an honor to be performing on the show March
29th, we can't wait! PLEASE SLIME US!!!!"
Aloe Blacc's "Wake Me Up"—the 2013 mega-hit he sang and co-wrote with
Swedish DJ Avicii and saw climb to #1 in 102 countries across the
globe—proved himself a singer/songwriter with an irresistible power to
capture the complexities of human emotion. Now with his third solo album Lift
Your Spirit (Blacc's major-label full-length debut, released by XIX
Recordings/Interscope Records), the rapper-turned-singer pushes further
into a folk/soul/pop fusion and finds him teaming up with premier
producers like Pharrell Williams, DJ Khalil (Eminem, Drake, Kendrick
Lamar) and Rock Mafia (No Doubt, Miley Cyrus) to achieve a slick and
smooth retro-soul sound. Blacc began writing rap lyrics at age nine, put
out his first hip-hop mixtape in 1996 and released his soul/R&B-laced
debut album Shine Through in 2006. Soon after, Blacc began work
on the record that would change his life and career: Good Things,
an album certified gold in the UK, France, Germany, and Australia, among
other countries. Along with "I Need a Dollar" (the platinum-selling
single that was selected as the theme song to HBO's How To Make it In
America), Good Things included the singles "Loving You Is
Killing Me" and "Green Lights." Blacc will tour the US this summer with
Bruno Mars.
Brooklyn-based American Authors' debut album on Island Records
(containing the #1 Hot AC hit single "Best Day Of My Life") is available
everywhere. Touring consistently across the U.S. and Canada through late
summer, the band was recently selected for the highly influential VEVO
LIFT emerging artists program after being chosen as VH1's official "You
Oughta Know" selection for February. Their hit single that just went
platinum, "Best Day Of My Life" was featured in a commercial for Lowe's,
a trailer for the film Delivery Man, The Secret Life Of Walter
Mitty, a Major League Baseball Fan Cave commercial and the opening
sequence of this year's ESPN World Series Of Poker coverage. In
addition to several performances on national television, they also
appeared on The CW's The Carrie Diaries. The four members of
American Authors - Zac Barnett (vocals), James Adam Shelley
(guitar/banjo), Dave Rublin (bass) and Matt Sanchez (drums) - came
together at Boston's Berklee College of Music. Each brings their own
influences and experiences to the table, creating pop-flavored alt rock
sprinkled with four-part harmonies, spirited lyrics and contagious
optimism.
Nickelodeon recently launched an interactive, digital Kids'
Choice Awards-themed Book,
the first-ever dedicated book produced for a live awards show, available
exclusively on iBooks.
The 2014
Kids' Choice Awards: The Official Multi-Touch Book offers
fans an inside look at the irreverent show before and after the
star-studded event. The book features fun facts about this year's
nominees and host, Oscar® and Golden Globe®-nominated actor and
producer, Mark Wahlberg; video clips from Kids' Choice
Awards throughout the years; behind-the-scenes videos of
Nick stars; photo galleries of the most memorable show moments
throughout the years; quizzes, unexpected surprises and more. The book
will be updated leading up to the big event. Download the book for free
at www.iTunes.com/KCA.
Nick.com/kca14 is
the official destination for anything and everything Kids Choice
Awards. Fans can join in on the slime-fest by watching hilarious
short form videos,
taking fun quizzes,
browsing through photo
galleries, engaging with weekly polls, and getting the latest KCA
news on this year's show and nominees.
The 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in
more than 375 million households around the world and in more than 25
languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada,
the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world
the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy
the show faster than ever. In many international markets, the 2014 KCAs
will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as
Sveriges Favoritstjärna (Favorite Swedish Star) and Migliore Cantante
Italiano (Favorite Italian Singer). Voting for the 2014 KCAs will span
six continents across 17 localized voting sites, giving kids practically
everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. The 2013
KCAs was the highest-rated ever among kids in many international
markets, including the UK, Germany and Singapore. Ratings for the 2013
KCAs were up double-digits YOY internationally, and the show was rated
#1 in its timeslot among kids' channels in key international markets,
including the UK, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, Singapore, and more.
Presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 27th Annual Kids' Choice
Awards are General Mills, Hasbro Nerf Rebelle™ and Target. Associate
sponsors are Bounty®, Capri Sun, McDonald's® and Toyota.
Nickelodeon's 27thAnnual Kids' Choice Awards is
being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain
Productions. Bob Bain, Jay Schmalholz and Shelly Sumpter Gillyard are
Executive Producers. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date
information on Nickelodeon's 27th Annual
Kids' Choice Awards by logging onto www.NickKCAPress.com
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by
putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes
television programming and production in the United States and around
the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature
films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost
100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable
network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com.
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