Disney The Big Winner @ RDMAs
Justin Bieber, Kelsea Ballerini and Alessia Cara were among the notable winners at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA), music’s biggest event for families, which took place on Saturday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The telecast, which was hosted by Ballerini, Sofia Carson, Jordan Fisher, Alex Aiono and Jenna Ortega aired Sunday evening on Disney Channel and other Disney branded platforms. The RDMAs were jammed with musical performances by Alessia Cara, Jordan Fisher, Kelsea Ballerini, Hailee Steinfeld, Noah Cyrus, Julia Michaels, Sofia Carson, Sabrina Carpenter, Auli’i Cravalho, Fitz and The Tantrums, Erin Bowman, Grace VanderWaal, Train, Lindsey Stirling and Tally.
Among the show’s highlights — Jamie Lynn Spears (sporting a blonde wig) surprised her sister Britney Spears as she joined Hailee Steinfeld, Kelsea Ballerini and Sofia Carson onstage during a tribute performance to Britney, the recipient of the first-ever RDMA Icon Award. Nick Jonas also received the RDMA Hero Award for his philanthropic work with Beyond Type 1 (diabetes).
During the Disney Channel Presents the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards telecast on Sunday evening, viewers on both coasts were treated to a live viewing party on the Radio Disney app and Radio Disney Facebook page, hosted by Radio Disney talent (including Morgan Tompkins and Candice) and social media stars. With over 283 million votes from around the world, the 2017 RDMA tallied its highest numbers yet across six polling platforms: the Radio Disney app, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google One Box and, for the first time, the popular social platform Musical.ly was included, allowing users to vote for the category “Stuck In Our Heads — Best Song To Lip Sync To.” The full list of 2017 RDMA winners is available at Disney.com/RDMA. [Photo credit: Disney Channel]
