2013 Radio Disney Music Awards

The 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards were held on April 27, 2013, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, after a five-year hiatus after 2007.

2013 Radio Disney Music Awards
Date	April 27, 2013
Location	Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Ariana Grande
Most awards	Taylor Swift and One Direction (2 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Radio Disney
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Production

On March 15, 2013, The 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards was confirmed at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, in Los Angeles, California. The awards would be held on April 27, at 6:00 pm. Tickets started selling on March 15, on Ticketmaster. The Radio Disney Music Awards contained 11 categories, with 3 to 5 nominees for votes in 4 weeks.

Performers

Main Show

Performer(s)	Song
Austin Mahone[1]	"Say Somethin"
Cher Lloyd[1]	"With Ur Love"
Bridgit Mendler[2]	"Hurricane"
Selena Gomez	"Come & Get It"
Cody Simpson[1]	"Pretty Brown Eyes"
Coco Jones[1]	"World is Dancing"
Mindless Behavior[1]	"All Around The World"

After party

Performer(s)	Song
Fifth Harmony	"Anything Could Happen"

Presenters

(in order of appearance)

• Jessica Sanchez & Jason DeRulo - presented Best Acoustic Performance
• Cody Simpson - presented Hero for Change Award to Scooter Braun
• Ross Lynch & Maia Mitchell - presented Best Crush Song
• Demi Lovato, on screen ^[3] - introduced Cher Lloyd
• Tatyana Ali & China Anne McClain - presented Best Female Artist
• Austin Mahone & Trevor Jackson - presented Best Male Artist
• Bella Thorne - presented Melissa and IM5
• Melissa Peterman & IM5 - presented Funniest Celebrity Take
• Radio-Disney's Jake Whetter & Laura Marano - presented Best Breakup Song
• Megan & Liz^[4] - introduced Bridgit Mendler
• Olivia Holt & Trevor Bayne - presented Best Music Group
• Selena Gomez - Presented Heroes For Change To Sponsor Unicef
• Fifth Harmony - presented Song of the Year
• Leo Howard,^[5] Denise Richards, & Lola Sheen - presented Best Music Video
• Alli Simpson - introduced her brother
• Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - presented Breakout Star
• Willow Shields - introduced Coco Jones
• Coco Jones - introduced Mindless Behavior
• Roshon Fegan & Ariana Grande - presented Fiercest Fans
• Ryan Seacrest, on screen - introduced Selena Gomez
• Debby Ryan^[5] - presented Hero for Change Award to Ben Harowiez for his work w/ Free the Children
• Caroline Sunshine^[5] & Adam Irigoyen - presented Hero for Change Award to Denzell Perry of the Boys and Girls Club

Nominees and winners

On March 15, 2013 the nominations were announced.^[6][7]

Best Female Artist Selena Gomez Cher Lloyd Taylor Swift Bridgit Mendler Best Male Artist Justin Bieber Cody Simpson Austin Mahone Bruno Mars Song of the Year "I Knew You Were Trouble" – Taylor Swift "Beauty and a Beat" – Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj "Live While We're Young" – One Direction "Want U Back" – Cher Lloyd Best Music Group One Direction IM5 Mindless Behavior R5 Breakout Star Austin Mahone IM5 Ryan Beatty Cimorelli Christina Grimmie Funniest Celebrity Take "Sandwich Rap" - Coco Jones "How To Audition" - Cher Lloyd "Air Guitar" - Ross Lynch

Best Music Video "Heard It on the Radio" – Ross Lynch "Ready or Not" - Bridgit Mendler "Fashion Is My Kryptonite" – Zendaya and Bella Thorne "Holla At The DJ" – Coco Jones Best Breakup Song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift "Want U Back" – Cher Lloyd "Payphone" – Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry Best Crush Song "Had Me @ Hello" – Olivia Holt "Wish You Were Here" – Cody Simpson featuring Becky G "Say You're Just a Friend" – Austin Mahone "Heart Skips a Beat" – Olly Murs Best Acoustic Performance "Ready or Not" - Bridgit Mendler "Say Somethin" - Austin Mahone "Loud" - R5 "Heart Skips a Beat" – Olly Murs Fiercest Fans Directioners – One Direction Beliebers - Justin Bieber Mahomies - Austin Mahone Selenators - Selena Gomez Simpsonizers - Cody Simpson

Heroes for Change Award

Mary Dawson, a 15-year-old student from Los Angeles, won the Heroes for Change for her charity work and her involvement with PressFriends, a project which teaches children how to write.^[8] Misha Ahmad, Denzell Perry, Dara Reyes and Ben Harowitz were the other honorees.^[8]