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Barbie, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo all won multiple awards at the 2024 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, which were held at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Saturday (July 13).
Barbie won favorite movie, favorite movie actress (Margot Robbie), favorite song (Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”) and favorite music collaboration (“Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua).
Swift won three awards — favorite female artist (for the third time), favorite global music star (also for the third time) and favorite ticket of the year for The Eras Tour. In addition, her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, won favorite male sports star.
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Rodrigo won favorite album for GUTS (beating Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, among others) and also favorite female TV star (kids) for her role as Nini on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Post Malone, who collaborated with Swift on “Fortnight,” a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, won favorite male artist for the first time. Imagine Dragons took favorite music group for the first time.
Reneé Rapp won favorite breakout artist. Four of the last five winners in this category identify as LGBTQ. Eilish won in 2019, followed by Lil Nas X in 2020 and Dove Cameron in 2023. The winner in 2022 was the straight-identifying Rodrigo. The category wasn’t presented in 2021.
Eilish’s win for favorite song is her third in that category, following wins for “Bad Guy” and “Happier Than Ever.” This puts Eilish in a tie with Harry Styles for the most wins in the category. Styles’ tally includes two hits with One Direction — “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Story of My Life.” Styles won as a solo artist last year for “As It Was.”
Sabrina Carpenter took favorite viral song for “Espresso.” Bella Poarch won favorite social music star.
The show was hosted by SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny) and Patrick Star (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke). The show recreated the undersea home of Bikini Bottom, the setting of SpongeBob SquarePants. Unsurprisingly, the show won favorite cartoon. This year marks the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, which first aired on Nickelodeon as a sneak peek after the Kids’ Choice Awards on May 1, 1999, and officially premiered on July 17 of that year.
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024 was simulcast live on the east coast at 8 p.m. ET, and on tape delay on the west coast, across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, the Nick Jr. channel, TV Land, CMT and MTV2.
Show highlights include an opening dance number, with Paul Russell performing his hit “Lil Boo Thang;” a medley performance by The Kid LAROI of “Nights Like This,” his current single “Girls” and his Hot 100-topping “Stay”; Serena Williams being honored with the Legend Gold Blimp, presented by Kelly Rowland; a halftime show moment featuring Jelly Roll, Heidi Klum and a marching band; and underwater scuba divers revealing Jack Black as favorite villain.
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024 will encore on Sunday, July 14, at 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon, and 9 a.m. on Nicktoons, and on Monday, July 15, at 9 p.m. on TeenNick. All times shown are ET/PT. The show will also be available to stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, July 14.
Here’s the complete list of nominations for the 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards, with winners marked.
Favorite album
Various Artists, Barbie: The Album
Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter
Miley Cyrus, Endless Summer Vacation
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo, GUTS
Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology
Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel
Favorite song
Dua Lipa, “Dance the Night”
Luke Combs, “Fast Car”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Doja Cat, “Paint the Town Red”
Justin Timberlake, “Selfish”
Beyoncé, “Texas Hold ‘Em”
WINNER: Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?”
Ariana Grande, “yes, and?”
Favorite viral song
Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
David Kushner, “Daylight”
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter, “Espresso”
Tate McRae, “Greedy”
Paul Russell, “Lil Boo Thang”
Tyla, “Water”
Favorite music collaboration
Lil Durk and J. Cole, “All My Life”
David Guetta, Anne Marie and Coi Leray, “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”
WINNER: Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua, “Barbie World”
Pharrell Williams featuring Miley Cyrus, “Doctor (Work it Out)”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone, “Fortnight”
Taylor Swift and Ice Spice, “Karma (Remix)”
DJ Khaled featuring Lil Baby, Future and Lil Uzi Vert, “Supposed to Be Loved”
Jessie Murph and Jelly Roll, “Wild Ones”
Favorite female artist
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Cardi B
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
Selena Gomez
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Favorite male artist
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Timberlake
WINNER: Post Malone
The Weeknd
Travis Scott
Usher
Favorite music group
Black Eyed Peas
Coldplay
WINNER: Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
*NSYNC
Favorite breakout artist
Coco Jones
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
WINNER: Reneé Rapp
Tate McRae
Teddy Swims
Tyla
Victoria Monét
Favorite social music star
Addison Rae
WINNER: Bella Poarch
David Kushner
Djo
Madison Beer
Paul Russell
Favorite ticket of the year
Bad Bunny: Most Wanted
Beyoncé: Renaissance Tour
BlackPink: BornPink Tour
Olivia Rodrigo: Guts Tour
Sabrina Carpenter: Emails That I Can’t Send Tour
WINNER: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Favorite global music star
Africa: Tyla
Asia: BLACKPINK
Australia/NZ: Troye Sivan
Europe: Zara Larsson
Latin America: Karol G
WINNER: North America: Taylor Swift
UK: Dua Lipa
Favorite movie
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
WINNER: Barbie
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Little Mermaid
The Marvels
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Wonka
Favorite movie actor
Adam Sandler (Danny Friedman, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah)
Chris Pratt (Peter Quill, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3)
Jason Momoa (Arthur, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom)
John Cena (Jakob Toretto, Fast X)
Paul Rudd (Gary Grooberson, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire)
Ryan Gosling (Ken, Barbie)
Ryan Reynolds (Cal, IF)
WINNER: Timothée Chalamet (Willy Wonka, Wonka)
Favorite movie actress
America Ferrera (Gloria, Barbie)
Brie Larson (Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, The Marvels)
Halle Bailey (Ariel, The Little Mermaid)
Jennifer Garner (Jess, The Family Switch)
WINNER: Margot Robbie (Barbie, Barbie)
Melissa McCarthy (Ursula, The Little Mermaid)
Zendaya (Chani, Dune: Part Two)
Zoe Saldana (Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3)
Favorite animated movie
Elemental
Kung Fu Panda 4
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
WINNER: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The Garfield Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Trolls Band Together
Favorite male voice from an animated movie
WINNER: Adam Sandler (Leo, Leo)
Brady Noon (Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
Chris Pratt (Mario, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Jack Black (Po, Kung Fu Panda 4)
Jackie Chan (Splinter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls Band Together)
Shameik Moore (Miles Morales, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Favorite female voice from an animated movie
WINNER: Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls Band Together)
Anya Taylor-Joy (Peach, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Ariana DeBose (Asha, Wish)
Awkwafina (Zhen, Kung Fu Panda 4)
Ayo Edebiri (April, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Kristen Bell (Janet, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
McKenna Grace (Skye, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
Favorite villain
Amy Schumer (Velvet, Trolls Band Together)
Austin Butler (Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Dune: Part Two)
WINNER: Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Keegan-Michael Key (Chief of Police, Wonka)
Melissa McCarthy (Ursula, The Little Mermaid)
Reneé Rapp (Regina George, Mean Girls)
Favorite kids TV show
Danger Force
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
WINNER: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
Raven’s Home
The Muppets Mayhem
The Really Loud House
Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan
Favorite family TV show
Abbott Elementary
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Goosebumps
iCarly
Loki
WINNER: Young Sheldon
Favorite reality show
America’s Funniest Home Videos
WINNER: America’s Got Talent
American Ninja Warrior
Is It Cake?
Kids Baking Championship
LEGO Masters
Favorite cartoon
Big City Greens
Monster High
WINNER: SpongeBob SquarePants
Teen Titans Go!
The Loud House
The Simpsons
Favorite female TV star (kids)
Hunter Deno (Amelia Jones, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)
Lilly Singh (Nora Singh, The Muppets Mayhem)
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Raven-Symoné (Raven Baxter, Raven’s Home)
Sofia Wylie (Gina, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Tessa Rao (Izzy Garcia, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)
Favorite male TV star (kids)
Chance Perez (Javi Garcia, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)
Dylan Gilmer (Young Dylan, Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan)
Jahzir Bruno (Clyde McBride, The Really Loud House)
Joshua Bassett (Ricky, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
WINNER: Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
Wolfgang Schaeffer (Lincoln Loud, The Really Loud House)
Favorite female TV star (family)
Janelle James (Ava Coleman, Abbott Elementary)
Laci Mosley (Harper, iCarly)
WINNER: Miranda Cosgrove (Carly, iCarly)
Peyton List (Maddie Nears, School Spirits)
Quinta Brunson (Janine Teagues, Abbott Elementary)
Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka Tano, Ahsoka)
Favorite male TV star (family)
Gordon Cormier (Aang, Avatar: The Last Airbender)
WINNER: Iain Armitage (Sheldon Cooper, Young Sheldon)
Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay, iCarly)
Justin Long (Nathan Bratt, Goosebumps)
Tom Hiddleston (Loki, Loki)
Zack Morris (Isaiah Howard, Goosebumps)
Favorite male creator
Dhar Mann
Mark Rober
Markiplier
WINNER: MrBeast
Ryan’s World
Spencer X
Favorite female creator
Charli D’Amelio
Dixie D’Amelio
Emma Chamberlain
Hannah Stocking
Kids Diana Show
WINNER: Lexi Rivera
Favorite gamer
Aphmau
WINNER: Kai Cenat
Ninja
Preston
TheBoyDilly
Unspeakable
Favorite creator family
FGTeeV
WINNER: Jordan Matter/Salish Matter
Ninja Kidz
Royalty Family
The Beverly Halls
The Herberts
Favorite female sports star
Alex Morgan
Caitlin Clark
Coco Gauff
Sha’Carri Richardson
WINNER: Simone Biles
Venus Williams
Favorite male sports star
Cristiano Ronaldo
LeBron James
Lionel Messi
Patrick Mahomes
Stephen Curry
WINNER: Travis Kelce
Favorite video game
Just Dance 2024
Madden NFL 24
Minecraft
WINNER: Roblox
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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Shania Twain is set to host the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards airing live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on Thursday, Sept. 26. The two-hour show will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT across NBC and Peacock.
“Country has some of the most passionate fans in music and us artists are so lucky to be supported in doing what we love,” Twain said in a statement. “I am honored to host an award show that celebrates these awesome fans. Get ready for an unforgettable show with lots of big hair, glamour, rhinestones, hats, boots and incredible performances. Giddy Up!”
“With a proven track record of creating music that stands the test of time, Shania is a beloved member of the country community,” said Jen Neal, executive vice president, live events and specials, NBCUniversal Entertainment.
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Twain is no stranger to the People’s Choice Awards franchise. In December 2022, she received the People’s Music Icon Award at the OG People’s Choice Awards, from which the People’s Choice Country Awards is a spin-off. She performed a medley of “Any Man of Mine,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” “Waking Up Dreaming” and “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”
Little Big Town hosted last year’s inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards, on which Toby Keith received a Country Icon Award. Keith also performed for the first time since the end of his treatment for stomach cancer. The country legend died a little more than four months later, on Feb. 5.
Other performers on last year’s show were Wynonna Judd, who received a Country Champion Award, Little Big Town, Blake Shelton (who presented the award to Keith), Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, HARDY, Jelly Roll, Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini.
Jelly Roll was the top winner on last year’s show, with four awards, followed by Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson, with three wins each.
The telecast was seen by 4.4 million viewers across all platforms. Content from the show reached 25 million cross-platform users (linear, digital and social).
This year’s show will air a little more than a month before the 2024 Country Music Association Awards, which are set for November in Nashville. CMA nominations will be announced later this summer.
People’s Choice Country Awards is produced by Den of Thieves in partnership with Opry Entertainment Group. Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski will executive produce, along with RAC Clark as executive producer and showrunner.
The OG People’s Choice Awards debuted on CBS on March 3, 1975. The show remained on that network through 2017. It moved to E! in 2018. NBC came on board in 2021; Peacock in 2024.
Serena Williams may have gotten the last laugh against Drake. On Thursday night (July 11), Williams hosted the 2024 ESPY Awards and, during her monologue, made a joke referencing the feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, where she poked fun at the OVO MC.
“If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s that none of us, not a single one of us, not even me, should ever pick a fight with Kendrick Lamar,” quipped Williams before breaking out and dancing to Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” “He will make your hometown not like you. The next time Drake sits courtside at a Raptors game, they’re going to Forrest Gump him. Seats taken.”
In 2022, Drake fired shots at Williams’ husband and co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, rapping on “Middle of the Ocean”: “Sidebar, Serena, your husband a groupie. “He claim we don’t got a problem but no, boo, it’s like you comin’ for sushi/ We might pop up on ’em at will like Suzuki.”
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Ohanian responded to the Her Loss track on social media: “The reason I stay winning is because I’m relentless about being the best at whatever I do – including being the best groupie for my wife & daughter.” Williams and Drake do have history, as it was reportedly rumored that the two dated in 2015.
Lamar also came to Serena’s defense on “Not Like Us” when he stood up for his fellow West Coast native. “I’m glad DeRoz’ came home, y’all didn’t deserve him neither / From Alondra down to Central, nigga better not speak on Serena,” he rapped.
Earlier this week, Williams spoke on “Not Like Us” and dubbed it the song of the summer. “I love that song. It’s like the hit of the summer,” she said. “When they play that jam, I’m jamming. That jam is jamming.”
Watch the video of Williams clowning on Drake at the 2024 ESPYs below.
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Glen Ballard became the 2,374th recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today (July 11) with a little help from the members of Wilson Phillips, whose self-titled 1990 debut album—produced by and co-written with Ballard—went on to sell 10 million copies worldwide and cemented the friendship between the producer and the trio.
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The love the “Hold On” performers still shared with Ballard, also well known for his work with acts like Alanis Morissette and Michael Jackson, was evident and the emotional high point of Ballard’s ceremony.
Carnie Wilson who called Ballard “the most humble human being I’ve ever met” and the “fourth member” of Wilson Phillips, gave a little history lesson, taking the audience back to the trio and Ballard sitting in a his studio in Encino, Calif., “eating our chopped salads and pasta from Emilio’s five days a week for two years,” while they crafted the album. “You understood our need to sing harmony, our blend. We heard and spoke the same language.”
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Her younger sister Wendy, who was only 16 when they entered the studio in 1987, called their years together “a blissful time we will always cherish,” as she talked about feeling safe under Ballard’s wing as he helped them develop their sound.
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But it was Chynna Phillips, who made the attendees understand just how vital a role Ballard played in their lives that stretched far beyond his musical tutelage and brought herself, Ballard and many in the audience to tears.
“We were three girls who really needed a father figure,” she said, her voice cracking with emotion. Carnie and Wendy are, of course, the daughters of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, while Phillips’ father was The Mamas and the Papas’ John Phillips. All three have had, at times, complicated and fractured relationships with their fathers. “The three of us were desperate for a man in our lives who would speak into us, and who would nurture us and love us and show us that we mattered and had something to say and we had it in us… You reflected that in us and you really showed us that we could do what we wanted to do with our lives… It was a very personal, very influential, very moving time in our lives, transformative. And if it weren’t for you Glen, I don’t know where I would be today. I just love you with all my heart.”
Phillips then shared one of her most personal memories of Ballard, reflecting his own father-daughter connection with his child Bannon, who died as an infant many years ago. “When I went to your house that you had built in the ocean Malibu area, the very top of your house, you had a wind directional. You told me you had put it there for Bannon and that you just wanted her always to be able to find you. I just want you to know her spirit is here today and always with you, and I love her and know that she is so proud of you too.”
Ballard, whose two adult sons and many members of his extended family were in attendance, graciously gave credit to his many collaborators, which also include Annie Lennox, Barbra Streisand, Aerosmith and Dave Matthews Band, for his success, but shared a valuable lesson he learned from working with Wilson Phillips.
“One of my greatest joys is being involved in artists from the beginning, from the downbeat as they say in music. When I met Wilson Phillips, they hadn’t made a record, and it was up to us to create the initial sound. Luminous, three-part harmony in an era of grunge music was a bold and unusual choice,” he said, which received a laugh from the audience. “Creatively courageous. But when we won the Tokyo Music Festival in 1990 and that week our record [“Hold On”] went No. 1 across the world. We realized that the counter program worked. And it’s a lesson that I’ve taken with me from that moment. Five years later, I met a young singer-songwriter, and we wrote 20 songs and they became Jagged Little Pill that was Alanis Morissette. We weren’t chasing the marketplace, we were chasing her muse. And it turned out well. And then five years after that, Katy Perry was knocking on my studio door and after we spent a year in Paris, well, you know the rest, it worked out very well.”
Ballard has also had a number of theatrical successes, including Back to the Future, which is running on Broadway and London’s West End. Tony winner Roger Bart, who plays Doc Brown in the Broadway version, also feted Ballard, praising his collaborative spirit.
Ciara is set as the opening musical act on the 2024 ESPYS, which will air live on the East Coast on ABC on Thursday (July 11) at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The Grammy-winning R&B singer is married to a superstar athlete – NFL quarterback Russell Wilson.
Ciara and Serena Williams, host of this year’s ESPYS, did a social collab on Instagram to announce Ciara’s involvement. The ESPYS, presented by Capital One, will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Ciara has amassed eight top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Goodies” (featuring Petey Pablo), which logged seven weeks at No. 1 in 2004. She has notched four top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, including Ciara: The Evolution, which debuted at No. 1 in 2006.
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Flau’Jae Johnson, rapper and NCAA college basketball player at Louisiana State University, is also set to perform on the show.
Lil Wayne and H.E.R. performed on last year’s ESPYS.
GloRilla is set to present on this year’s show, along with such actors and comedians as Quinta Brunson, Nikki Glaser, Rob Lowe, Colman Domingo, Daisy Ridley and Brian Tyree Henry and many top athletes.
As previously announced, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex will be awarded with the Pat Tillman Award for Service; former NFL safety Steve Gleason will be given the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage; and University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley will be honored with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.
The ESPYS are co-produced by ESPN and Full Day Productions. The ESPYS help to raise awareness and funds for the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the charity founded by ESPN and the late basketball coach Jim Valvano at the first ESPYS back in 1993. ESPN has helped raise more than $200 million for the V Foundation over the past 30 years.
See the announcement about Ciara being the opening musical act at the ESPYs below:
Tauren Wells is set to host and perform on the GMA Dove Awards for the second consecutive year. The 55th GMA Dove Awards will take place on Oct. 1 at the Allen Arena in Nashville. Nominations will be announced on July 24.
“Last year’s Dove Awards was such an incredible experience, we’ve decided to run it back!” Wells said in a statement. “I’m so excited to return as host for this year’s Dove Awards. It’s going to be a great night!”
Wells is musician, preacher and public speaker with eight GMA Dove Awards (including contemporary Christian artist of the year and new artist of the year), 10 Grammy nominations (but no wins as yet) and a Billboard Music Award nomination.
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In addition, Wells has notched three five albums on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart – Hills and Valleys, Citizen of Heaven and Joy in the Morning. Five of his hits, including the current “Take It All Back” (with We the Kingdom and Davies) have reached No. 3 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
Wells connects his contemporary Christian and Gospel sound with elements of pop, hip-hop and R&B. Born and raised in Michigan, Wells currently resides in Texas with his wife, Lorna Brittany Wells, and four sons. In 2024, the Wells family launched Church of Whitestone in Austin, Texas, where Tauren and his wife are co-lead pastors.
On March 26, the GMA announced a new category – Spanish language worship recorded song of the year. The new award joins two other Latin music categories: Spanish language album of the year, established in 1998, and Spanish language recorded song of the year, created in 2017.
The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Russell E. Hall returns as director, Michael Nolan as scriptwriter, Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager.
The GMA also revealed the itinerary for its annual Music City Fan Experience. It includes a Brandon Lake concert at the Ryman Auditorium; new artist showcase featuring the 2024 class of new artist of the year nominees; river cruise aboard the General Jackson Showboat including a songwriters showcase; and a ticket to the GMA Dove Awards. Packages include a hotel stay in downtown Nashville. For more information, visit the GMA Dove Award’s website.
The 2024 BET Awards on June 30 drew more than 3 million viewers, according to Nielsen figures. The show, which was simulcast live across 10 Paramount networks, was up 10% in impressions compared to last year. It stands as the No. 1 awards show on cable of the first half of 2024.
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A total of 4.3 million viewers watched BET Awards content on premiere night, delivering a viewership increase of 10%. (That figure combines a live red-carpet show, the main telecast and an encore airing of the main telecast.)
The 2024 BET Awards scored its highest viewership with audiences in the prized 18-49 demographic in five years. It was the No. 1 show on all of TV for the day; the No. 1 cable awards show of the first half of 2024 among all audiences (18-49); and the No. 1 most social program across all of TV with 82% growth year-over-year and 10.5 million social interactions.
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BET calls the show “the most-watched culture and entertainment event on all of TV by Black audiences 18-49.” That careful wording is meant to exclude sports programming.
BET also calls the show “the most-watched Black event in America” and “the largest Black gathering for culture, entertainment, and empowerment in the country.”
The 2024 BET Awards included at least two notable firsts.
This year, the BET Awards put Black country artists at center stage for the first time. Tanner Adell performed her songs “Buckle Bunny” and “Cowboy” on the BET Amplified stage. The red-hot Shaboozey performed “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” joined by J-Kwon, whose 2004 smash “Tipsy” is interpolated in Shaboozey’s smash. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” jumps to No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 and holds at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs for the fourth nonconsecutive week.
In a statement, BET said “this groundbreaking inclusion of country music highlighted Black music’s rich history, diversity, and landscape” and that the show “celebrated the fullness of Black music.”
Also, Will Smith performed on the BET Awards stage for the first time, unveiling his new song “You Can Make It” alongside Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, and the Sunday Service Choir. Smith had co-hosted the show in 2005 with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, but had not previously performed on the show. This was Smith’s first awards-show performance since he was barred from Academy Awards events for 10 years in 2022 following a headline-grabbing and image-damaging incident involving Chris Rock. This is a reminder that for many Black performers seeking to mount a comeback, the surest route is through Black audiences, who will often tend to be more sympathetic.
The importance of showing up to the polls in this chaotic election year was stressed throughout the show. The show included a segment in which third-time host Taraji P. Henson conversed with Vice President Kamala Harris about the importance of voting. In his acceptance speech for album of the year, Killer Mike stressed not only the importance of voting but also getting politically involved locally year-round.
Connie Orlando, EVP of specials, music programming & music strategy, served as the executive producer for the annual show, with Jamal Noisette, SVP of tentpoles & music community engagement, for BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show, with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serving as executive producers.
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Hosted by Serena Williams, the 2024 ESPY Awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards) honors the best and brightest in sports with superstar nominees, including Patrick Mahomes, Shohei Ohtani, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, A’ja Wilson, Myles Garrett and others.
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The ESPYS takes place at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 11. Check out a complete list of categories and nominees on the ESPY’s website.
What Time Is the 2024 ESPY Awards?
The 2024 ESPYS airs on Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The awards ceremony broadcasts on ABC.
Where to Watch The 2024 ESPY Awards for Free
If you’re a cord-cutter, then there are a number of ways to watch the ESPYS without cable — especially if you want to watch for free. For example: DirecTV Stream offers a 5-day free trial to try out the streaming service, while others like Fubo and Hulu + Live TV offer free trials too, so you can watch ABC without spending money up front.
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How to Watch The 2024 ESPY Awards on DirecTV Stream
A subscription to DirecTV Stream gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $69.99 per month for the first 24 months of services ($84.99 per month afterwards). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.
You can watch local networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and PBS, while you can also watch many cable networks, including FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, Cartoon Network, ESPN, FS1, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, Lifetime, CNBS, BET, MTV, Paramount Network and many others.
How to Watch The 2024 ESPY Awards on Fubo
Fubo starts at $79.99 per month with nearly 200 channels — including local and cable — that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a seven-day free trial, you can watch for free, if you act fast and sign up now.
The services gets you live access to local broadcast networks including ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, while it also has dozens of cable networks, such as FX, Bravo, TLC, ESPN, E!, FS1, MTV, CMT, ID, Ion, OWN, Paramount Network, TV Land, VH1 and much more.
How to Watch The 2024 ESPY Awards on Hulu + Live TV
The broadcast network ABC is available to watch with Hulu + Live TV too. Prices for the cable alternative start at $76.99 per month, while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ at no additional cost.
Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one package. It also features many other networks, like CBS, NBC, Fox, BET, CMT, Disney Channel, ESPN, Hallmark Channel and more.
More Ways to Watch
If you’re overseas and you’d like to stream the ESPYS internationally, you can sign up for a VPN, such as ExpressVPN, NordVPN and PureVPN, which lets you access a number of streaming platforms, like the ones mentioned above — legally.
The 2024 ESPY Awards broadcasts on ABC on Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. One of the best ways to watch the awards ceremony is with DirecTV Stream.
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