2018 Radio Disney Music Awards

The 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards were held on June 22, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.^[1] The ceremony was shown on Radio Disney and Disney Channel the following night on June 23, 2018, from 8:30 p.m. to 01:30 a.m. (EDT) and on Disney International HD and VTV3 on July 29, 2018 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (IST). It was cancelled on Disney Channel in Southeast Asia and VTV6 in Vietnam for unknown reasons.

2018 Radio Disney Music Awards
Date	June 22, 2018 (ceremony) June 23, 2018 (air)[1]
Location	Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California[1]
Most awards	BTS (4)
Most nominations	Selena Gomez, Marshmello, Maren Morris and BTS (4 each)
Website	http://radio.disney.com/radio-disney-music-awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	Radio Disney Disney Channel Disney International HD
Runtime	99 Minutes
Viewership	1.28 million
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Performances

Performer(s)[2]	Song[3]
Meghan Trainor	"Let You Be Right" "No Excuses"
Echosmith	"Over My Head" "Cool Kids"
Kelly Clarkson	"Miss Independent" "Since U Been Gone" "My Life Would Suck Without You" "Catch My Breath" "Stronger" "Heat"
Marshmello	"Alone" "Friends" "Silence"
Maddie Poppe	"Going, Going, Gone"
Charlie Puth	"The Way I Am"
Carrie Underwood Ludacris	"The Champion"

Winners and nominees

Nominees were announced via a nomination live stream on April 27, 2018.^[4][5] Voting also began on the same day.^[5]

Best Artist	Breakout Artist of the Year
Shawn Mendes Selena Gomez Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift Meghan Trainor	Camila Cabello Halsey Dua Lipa Marshmello Julia Michaels Charlie Puth
Best Group	Song of the Year
BTS Clean Bandit Echosmith Imagine Dragons Maroon 5	"Havana" - Camila Cabello "Look What You Made Me Do" - Taylor Swift "The Middle" - Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" - Shawn Mendes "Wolves" - Selena Gomez and Marshmello
Favorite Social Music Artist	Best Dance Track
Max & Harvey Alex Aiono Chloe x Halle HRVY Carson Lueders Rudy Mancuso	"Mic Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)" - BTS "Friends" - Justin Bieber and BloodPop "Let Me Go" - Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Andrew Watt "The Middle" - Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey "Silence - Marshmello featuring Khalid
Best New Artist	Best Collaboration
Bebe Rexha Cheat Codes Hey Violet Lauv Why Don't We	"It Ain't Me" - Selena Gomez and Kygo "Meant to Be" - Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line "No Promises" - Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato "Mi Gente" - J Balvin and Willy William "The Middle" - Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey
Best Crush Song	Fiercest Fans
"Perfect" - Ed Sheeran "I Like Me Better" - Lauv "Why" - Sabrina Carpenter "Ins and Outs" - Sofia Carson "Legends" - Kelsea Ballerini	BTS Army (BTS) Mellogang (Marshmello) Megatronz (Meghan Trainor) Mendes Army (Shawn Mendes) Selenators (Selena Gomez)
Best Song That Makes You Smile	Best Song to Lip Sync To
"DNA" - BTS "I Miss Those Days" - Bleachers "No Excuses" - Meghan Trainor "One Foot" - Walk the Moon "So Much More Than This" - Grace VanderWaal	"New Rules" - Dua Lipa "Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift "Sorry Not Sorry" - Demi Lovato "These Girls" - Why Don't We "This Is Me" - Keala Settle
Country Favorite Artist	Country Best New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Maren Morris Thomas Rhett	Carly Pearce Jordan Davis Devin Dawson Jillian Jacqueline Lanco
Country Favorite Song	Hero Award
"Meant to Be" - Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line "Legends" - Kelsea Ballerini "Take Back Home Girl - Chris Lane and Tori Kelly "Unforgettable" - Thomas Rhett "You Broke Up with Me - Walker Hayes	Carrie Underwood
Icon Award
Kelly Clarkson[6]
Janet Jackson Impact Award
Janet Jackson[2]