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Olivia Rodrigo was a double winner at the 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday (April 9). The 19-year star was honored both as favorite breakout artist (in music) and favorite female TV star (kids) for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove and NFL star Rob Gronkowski co-hosted the show, which was held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
Billie Eilish was also a double winner, winning favorite song for “Happier Than Ever” and favorite album for her LP of the same name. It was the second time in three years that Eilish has won favorite song. “Bad Guy” took the prize two years ago. She’s just the fifth two-time winner in this category since the show originated in 1987. She follows Avril Lavigne, Beyonce, One Direction and Ariana Grande.
Grande won favorite female artist for a record-extending fifth time. Ed Sheeran won favorite male artist for the first time. BTS took favorite group for the third year in a row, which enables the K-pop superstars to tie the Black Eyed Peas, One Direction and Fifth Harmony as the only three-time winners in the category.
Rodrigo and BTS accepted their awards with short video messages of thanks to their young fans.
“Stay” by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber won favorite music collaboration. Bieber has won favorite male artist a record five times, though this year he lost to Sheeran.
Adele won favorite global music star, topping last year’s winners, BTS. Adele’s showing is impressive because at 33, she’s a bit out of the target demo.
Kid Cudi performed his new single “Stars in the Sky” and his 2010 hit “Pursuit of Happiness.” Jack Harlow performed his 2021 smash “Industry Baby” (minus his collab partner Lil Nas X) as well as “Nail Tech” and “First Class” from his upcoming album Come Home the Kids Miss You.
Nickelodeon reported that, for the first time, the show featured 1,000 slimings. There was an onscreen running tally for those keeping track.
Those slimed, in addition to the hosts and musical performers, included: Charlie Puth, the University of Southern California Marching Band, Chance the Rapper and Westcott Elementary School in Chicago. Gronkowski, who was the night’s most frequently slimed star, proved that he is a good sport, in addition to being a top sportsman.
Dr. Jill Biden spoke to the resilience of today’s youngest generation, especially children of military members and veterans. (The first lady, filmed on the lawn outside of the White House, was not slimed, though she did playfully throw a cup of slime in the direction of the camera.)
In addition to co-hosting, Cosgrove won favorite female TV star (family) for iCarly.
The show included teaser clips from a couple of upcoming films — DC League of Super-Pets, presented by voice cast members Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson, and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, presented by voice cast member Samuel L. Jackson.
Other celebs who appeared on the show included Gabrielle Union, Heidi Klum, Terry Crews, Sofia Vergara, Chloe x Halle, Charli D’Amelio, Dixie D’Amelio, Joshua Bassett, Sabrina Carpenter, Sofia Carson, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and Ralph Macchio.
Kids’ Choice Awards 2022 aired on Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons and the Nick Jr. channel.
The show will encore at the following dates and times (ET/PT): Sunday, April 10, at 8 p.m. and Thursday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. on Nickelodeon; Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m. on TeenNick; and Tuesday, April 12, at 8 p.m. on Nicktoons. The show will also be available on Nickelodeon on Demand beginning Sunday, April 10.
The Kids’ Choice Awards is an introduction to awards shows for a lot of young fans. To paraphrase AC/DC, For Those About to Slime, We Salute You.
The show had two distinct advantages over the recent Academy Awards. It ran a taut 90 minutes, compared to 3-1/2 hours. And while lots of people got slimed, nobody got slapped.
Here’s a full list of winners. All of the nominees also shown in the music categories.
MUSIC
Favorite song
“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” — Taylor Swift
“Bad Habits” — Ed Sheeran
“Easy on Me” — Adele
WINNER: “Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish
“Take My Breath” — The Weeknd
“Up” — Cardi B
Favorite album
30 — Adele
Certified Lover Boy — Drake
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) — Taylor Swift
WINNER: Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish
Justice — Justin Bieber
Red (Taylor’s version) — Taylor Swift
Favorite female artist
Adele
WINNER: Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Cardi B
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
Favorite male artist
Bruno Mars
Drake
WINNER: Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Favorite music group
Black Eyed Peas
WINNER: BTS
Florida Georgia Line
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Migos
Favorite music collaboration
“Beautiful Mistakes” — Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion
“Best Friend” — Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
“Leave Before You Love Me” — Marshmello & Jonas Brothers
“Rumors” — Lizzo featuring Cardi B
“Save Your Tears” — The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
WINNER: “Stay” — The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
Favorite breakout artist
Chlöe
Glass Animals
Jack Harlow
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
Walker Hayes
Favorite global music star
WINNER: Adele (U.K.)
Camilo (Latin America)
Tones and I (Australia)
Tems (Africa)
BTS (Asia)
Rosalía (Europe)
Olivia Rodrigo (North America)
Favorite social music star
JoJo Siwa
That Girl Lay Lay
Oliver Tree
Addison Rae
WINNER: Dixie D’Amelio
Johnny Orlando
TELEVISION
Favorite kids TV show: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Favorite family TV show: iCarly
Favorite reality show: America’s Got Talent
Favorite cartoon: SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite female TV star (kids): Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Favorite male TV star (kids): Joshua Bassett (Ricky, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Favorite female TV star (family): Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay, Icarly)
Favorite male TV star (family): Tom Hiddleston (Loki, Marvel Studios’ Loki)
FILM
Favorite movie: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Favorite movie actress: Zendaya (MJ, Spider-Man: No Way Home | Chani, Dune)
Favorite movie actor: Tom Holland (Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Favorite animated movie: Disney’s Encanto
Favorite voice from an animated movie: Scarlett Johansson (Ash, Sing 2)
OTHER CATEGORIES
Favorite female creator: Charli D’Amelio
Favorite male creator: MrBeast
Favorite female sports star: Chloe Kim
Favorite male sports star: Tom Brady
Favorite video game: Minecraft
Jack Harlow‘s performance at the 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards was topped off with a burst of slime.
The rapper brought a medley of “Nail Tech,” “Industry Baby” (without Lil Nas X) and his newest single, “First Class,” to this year’s show that aired on Nickelodeon Saturday night (April 9). He ended his set covered in green slime.
“Bucket list,” he commented on Instagram after the performance, which took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Harlow was nominated for favorite breakout artist, an award that ended up going to Olivia Rodrigo. Chlöe, Glass Animals, Saweetie and Walker Hayes were also up for the award.
Watch Harlow perform and get slimed below.
Coachella has announced a slight update to its 2022 schedule. Anitta, who originally was scheduled to be performing on Saturday at this year’s festival, will now appear on the Coachella stage on Friday.
The festival will take place over two weekends, April 15-17 and April 22-24, with Anitta taking the stage on April 15 and April 22.
“Can’t wait, it’s gonna be insane!” Anitta tweeted with the update.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia are replacing Kanye West as headliners in the Sunday (April 17 and 24) slot of this year’s event. Their names appeared on on a revamped poster that dropped on Wednesday, placing the new headliners alongside those previously announced: Harry Styles (on Friday, April 15 and 22) and Billie Eilish (on Saturday, April 16 and 23). Ye was slated to perform at the Indio, Calif., fest, but pulled out on Monday.
This year, an unprecedented number of Latin acts — including Anitta, Karol G, Grupo Firme and Banda MS — are set to perform at Coachella. Check out Billboard‘s highlights of all the Latin artists performing at Coachella 2022 here, and view the full music lineup on the festival’s website.
See Coachella’s latest tweet below.
Set update: @Anitta moved to Friday pic.twitter.com/TSKa84hDgs
— Coachella (@coachella) April 9, 2022
Halle Berry responded to an unexpected Reba McEntire comparison this week.
The actress, who at one time rocked short, auburn hair in the style of Reba’s signature look, had no problem being compared to the country icon.
“Halle looks like she about to sing ‘a single mom who works too hard, who loves her kids and never stops,’” one Twitter user captioned a photo of Berry circa the late ’90s on Tuesday (April 5). The lyrics were lifted from McEntire’s “I’m a Survivor,” the theme song to her Reba sitcom that premiered on The WB in 2001.
“… and what about it?” Berry responded the next day, along with a crying-laughing emoji.
McEntire is still offering a message of strength in 2022: The country star recently took the stage at the Oscars to sing the Diane Warren-written “Somehow You Do” from the film Four Good Days. The tune was nominated for best original song at this year’s awards ceremony.
See Berry’s Twitter thread, featuring her Reba-inspired look, below.
… and what about it? 😂 https://t.co/B4EziRb0j7
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) April 6, 2022
Kid Rock is launching his 2022 tour with a video message from former President Donald Trump.
Prior to stepping onstage at his Bad Reputation tour opener on Wednesday (April 6) in Evansville, Ind., the 51-year-old rocker played an introductory clip from the 45th commander in chief for concert-goers at the Ford Center.
“Hello, everyone. I love you all. I know you’re having a great time at the Kid Rock concert tonight,” Trump said in the brief video. “Quite frankly, he’s amazing. All of you in attendance are truly the backbone of our great country. Hard-working, God-fearing rock-and-roll patriots.”
The former president added, “Bob is truly one of the greatest entertainers of our time. Not the best golfer by any means, his golf game could use a little work, but a great, great entertainer, and that’s why you’re there. Let’s all continue to love one another, fight for our God-given freedoms, and most of all, let’s make America rock again.”
Trump concluded his message by putting on a red baseball cap that read “Make America Rock Again,” a nod to his trademark MAGA hat. Watch the full video here.
Rock, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, has been a major supporter of Trump over the years. The rapper-turned-southern-rocker visited the former president at the White House in 2017 and he has golfed with Trump on numerous occasions. Earlier this year, Rock spoke to Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson about his past interactions with Trump.
Rock’s Bad Reputation tour is scheduled to visit cities across the United States through mid-September. The 25-show trek features special guests Foreigner, Grand Funk Railroad, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening and Trey Lewis on select dates.
The tour is titled after his 11th album, the 18-track Bad Reputation, which arrived in late March and includes drawling rockers such as “Ala-F—in’-Bama,” “The Nashville I Know” and “Still Somethin’.”
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