The 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards
Held April 30, 2016, at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by Alex Aiono & Brooke Taylor.
Performers
Sabrina Carpenter, 16, performed "Smoke and Fire," won Best Anthem for "Eyes Wide Open," and also presented.
Hailee Steinfeld, 19, performed a medley with Joe Jonas's band DNCE, "Love Myself / How I Want Ya / Rock Bottom."
Laura Marano, 20, performed "Boombox," and her big sister Vanessa, 23, presented.
Ariana Grande, 22, performed "Dangerous Woman" and was nominated for Best Song to Dance To for "Focus."
Sofia Carson, 23, performed "Love Is the Name" and presented.
Presenters
Yara Shahidi, 16, and Marsai Martin, 11, from Black-ish. Marsai's shirt read Selfie or it didn't happen.
Katherine McNamara, 20, and Emeraude Toubia, 27, from Shadowhunters
Skai Jackson, 14, from Bunk'd, and Dove Cameron, 20 (with her fiance, Ryan McCarten, 22), from Liv & Maddie
Attendees
Trinitee Stokes and Veronica Dunne, 21, attended to support
Zendaya, 19, their TV big sister and best friend on Disney Channel's KC Undercover. Zendaya, who hosted the awards
last year, was nominated for Artist with the Best Style, but she lost to Becky G and didn't attend.
From Best Friends Whenever, Anna Grace Barlow, Landry Bender, and Lauren Taylor
From Bizaardvark, Madison Hu, DeVore Ledridge, and Olivia Rodrigo
Previous posts on the Radio Disney Music Awards:
2015.