Blake Shelton Gets Slimed, Will Host Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards

Blake Shelton
Image Credit: James White
Blake Shelton
Image Credit: James White

Country Music superstar Blake Shelton has been announced as the host of Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards. The awards will air live on Saturday, March 12, 2016. The awards honor favorites from the worlds of film, music, and television, and give kids voting power as well as a front-row seat to slime, stunts and celebrities. The show will be seen by kids around the globe on Nickelodeon channels in more than 180 countries and territories. Additional Kids’ Choice Awards news — including category nominees and how to vote —will be announced in the coming months.

Shelton also appears as a judge on NBC’s Emmy-winning music competition, The Voice and is excited to host the awards. He shares, “I’ve been on countless stages throughout my life, but none have promised the madness, excitement and endless slime as Nick’s Kids’ Choice Awards, which is undoubtedly the ultimate party for kids. There is only one team here, and it’s Team Kids’ Choice so bring it on Nickelodeon!”

Past hosts of the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards include Nick Jonas (2015), Mark Wahlberg (2014), Josh Duhmel (2013), Will Smith (2012) and Jack Black (2011). This is the 12th year in a row that the KCA host has been male; the last female host was Cameron Diaz, who co-hosted the awards in 2004 with Mike Meyers.

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