Some of the most popular young recording artists today - R5 (Hollywood Records), The Vamps (Island Records), Shawn Mendes (Island Records), Christina Grimmie (Island Records), Jacob Latimore (RCA Records) and Leslie Grace (Top Stop Music) - are scheduled to perform at Radio Disney's Family VIP Birthday, an acoustic concert for kids, tweens and families on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The celebration, designed to be a unique musical experience for kids, tweens and families, will be hosted by entertainment personality/recording artist Alli Simpson and Disney Channel stars and Hollywood Records artists Olivia Holt and Zendaya. It will also feature special appearances by Fifth Harmony (Epic Records) and Radio Disney on-air personalities Morgan & Maddy, Candice and Brooke Taylor.
Highlights from
the concert will air as "Disney Channel Celebrates Radio Disney's Family Birthday" SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.
A live, three-hour radio broadcast of
the concert will be available as part of Radio Disney's "Saturday Night Party" - Birthday Edition beginning 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. "Total Access Live!," a one-hour video live stream featuring exclusive pre-show backstage interviews with surprise guests, will be available on the Radio Disney Android and iOS apps beginning 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT.
Radio Disney also invites kids and families in attendance to join The
Walt Disney Company and Feeding America this holiday season with the #ThisBox campaign, launched by ABC's "The Chew," to help support local food banks nationwide provide nutritious foods to kids after school. The social media call to action will help drive awareness for the need to fill food banks for nutritious foods, including canned, frozen and fresh fruits and vegetables, which can directly benefit children and families who are in need. The initiative is part of The
Walt Disney Company's commitment to creating healthier generations. For more information, please visit www.disney.com/beinspired.
Radio Disney's Family VIP Birthday is produced by Jared Paul and Steve Bilchik of Faculty Productions, alongside creative director
Galen Hooks ("X-Factor," "Dancing With The Stars"). "Disney Channel Celebrates Radio Disney's Family Birthday" is produced by Mike Sarkissian and Three Foot Giant, whose music-driven projects include the Grammy-nominated documentary "The White Stripes: Under
Great White Northern Lights" and
Jack Johnson's "En Concert," and is directed by Tim Wheeler, best known for his Grammy-nominated
Green Day documentary "¡Cuatro!"
Radio Disney, a 24-hour radio network devoted to kids, tweens and families, is known for introducing new artists and playing the music of many of today's most popular young artists, including Becky G,
Ariana Grande,
Taylor Swift and Shawn Mendes. It is widely recognized by the music industry as an influencer to drive music awareness and is among a select group of mainstream radio stations tracked by Billboard and Mediabase music panels. Radio Disney's Top 40 playlist is driven by listener requests and represents major label recording artists, including
One Direction,
Katy Perry, 5 Seconds of Summer,
Fifth Harmony and
Demi Lovato. Billboard magazine has also twice cited Radio Disney in its "Maximum Exposure" list, which names the Top 100 ways to get music noticed. Radio Disney reaches millions of listeners each week across its national feed originating from Los Angeles, RadioDisney.com, Sirius XM satellite radio on channel 79, ShowMobile, Aha Radio, Slacker, TuneIn, iTunes Radio Tuner, mobile phones, the Radio Disney iPhone, iPad and Android Apps, and the Radio Disney Facebook page.
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