The Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA) were an annual awards show operated and governed by
Radio Disney, an American
radio network. Beginning in 2001,[1] the show was originally broadcast only on
Radio Disney, but later began being televised on
Disney Channel from 2013 to 2019.[2][3]
Radio Disney ceased operations on April 14, 2021, after switching to automated programing on January 1 of that same year. The network has made no statement about the future of the awards.
History
The Radio Disney Music Awards honored the year's achievements in
music, mainly in the
teen pop genre, and were awarded based on
popular vote from the network's listeners via online voting. The trophy awarded to a winner is known as the "Golden Mickey", a gold-colored statuette with a silhouette figure of
Mickey Mouse donning
headphones nicknamed the "Ardy", representing Radio Disney's initials. Before 2014, the ceremony was not televised beyond commercial interstitial segments for
Disney Channel to promote their sister radio network. As of the seventh annual ceremony on April 26, 2014, the ceremony began to be televised in full a day after a tape delay, as the network attempted to compete with
Nickelodeon's
Kids' Choice Awards in airing awards programming. Starting in 2016, Canada was able to vote for the first time as Disney programming, formerly under the control of
Family Channel, is now carried by Disney-branded
Corus Entertainment networks in both
English and
French.[4][5]
On June 16, 2019, the 2019 Radio Disney Music Awards were renamed ARDYs: A Radio Disney Music Celebration and aired live for the first time instead of on a tape-delay.[6]
On June 25, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 Radio Disney Music Awards would be renamed Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist and premiere on July 10, 2020 with
Laura Marano as the host.[7]
This is a list of multiple nominated performers and actors with 10 or more career nominations.
Hilary Duff is currently the most nominated performer with 35 nominations.