Blake Shelton Tapped to Host Nickelodeon's 2016 KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS

Country Music superstar and coach on the Emmy winning NBC's The Voice, Blake Shelton, will host Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards, airing live on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Super-sized surprises will take over this year's Kids' Choice Awards honoring favorites from the worlds of film, music, and television, and giving kids 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 will be announced in the coming months.

Country Music Superstar Blake Shelton Will Host Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards, airing live on Saturday, March 12, 2016 (Photo: Business Wire)

Said Shelton of his hosting duties: "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!"

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Sponsors of Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards include Cinnamon Toast Crunch™, Yoplait® GoGurt®, Fruit by the Foot™, McDonald's® USA, and Toyota.

Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.

About Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

Eonline reports that country music star and popular Blake Shelton has been tapped to take on hosting duties for Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards. THE VOICE coach revealed the news on NBC's Today this morning, sharing, "My agent called and was like, 'Man, you know, is there anything that you can think of that you'd want to do?' And I actually had been thinking, 'I want to host those Kids' Choice Awards!' And she was like, 'Uh, OK...'"
"It's fun," he added. "And I want to get slimed!"

Shelton has previously co-hosted the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS with country star Reba McEntire from 2011 and 2012 and with Luke Bryan each year since then, including this past April. Last year, Nick Jonas appeared as host of the annual event.

About KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS: As only Nickelodeon does, kids are invited to cast their votes across 21 categories, including new additions Favorite Talent Competition Show, Favorite Family TV Show, Most Addicting Game and Favorite New Artist across all of Nickelodeon's digital platforms includingNick.com and the Nick app on Android, iOS and Kindle.

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years.

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