Radio Disney Music Awards

The Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA) were an annual awards show 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.

Award categories

 * Best Female Artist
 * Best Male Artist
 * Best Music Group
 * Song of the Year
 * Best New Artist
 * Breakout Artist
 * Artist with the Best Style
 * Most Talked About Artist
 * Best Artist Turned Singer
 * Best Music Video
 * Best Soundtrack Song
 * Catchiest New Song
 * Best Anthem
 * 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
 * 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

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

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 Louder Tour.

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

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
 * Hilary Duff

22 nominations
 * Vanessa Hudgens

21 nominations
 * Avril Lavigne

19 nominations
 * Ashley Tisdale

17 nominations
 * Lindsay Lohan

16 nominations
 * Miley Cyrus
 * Selena Gomez
 * Taylor Swift

15 nominations
 * Zac Efron

14 nominations
 * Justin Bieber
 * Kelly Clarkson

11 nominations
 * R5

10 nominations
 * Ariana Grande
 * JoJo