Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift Among RDMA Nominees

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Ariana Grande, One Direction,Taylor Swift and Fifth Harmony are among the music artists nominated for the 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards, Disney executives said.

Grande as well as Taylor were nominated in the Best Female Artist category, while British boy band One Direction and girl group Fifth Harmony drew nods for Best Music Group, according to Disney. Winners will be announced at the 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards on April 25,  with a 90-minute television special originating from the event to be presented April 26 on Disney Channel. 

Fans can vote for the winners on Disney's Radio Disney Music Awards site, as well as through the Radio Disney app and via Radio Disney's Facebook and Twitter social media sites.

The categories and nominees for the 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards are:

They're The One – Best Music Group

5 Seconds of Summer

Fifth Harmony

One Direction

He's The One – Best Male Artist

Ed Sheeran

Nick Jonas

Pharrell Williams

She's The One – Best Female Artist

Ariana Grande

Meghan Trainor

Taylor Swift

The Bestest – Song Of The Year

Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea) – Ariana Grande

All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor

Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

XOXO – Best Crush Song

Jealous – Nick Jonas

Steal My Girl – One Direction

Can't Blame a Girl For Trying – Sabrina Carpenter

So FANtastic – Fiercest Fans

Directioners – One Direction

Harmonizers – Fifth Harmony

R5Family – R5

The Freshest – Best New Artist

Charli XCX

Echosmith

Shawn Mendes

So Happy – Best Song That Makes You Smile

Happy – Pharrell Williams

Smile – R5

Sugar – Maroon 5

#Cool – Radio Disney's Most Talked About Artist

@arianagrande

@taylorswift13

@5sos

Stuck In Our Heads – Catchiest New Song (Presented By BAND-AID Brand)

Shower – Becky G

Bo$$ - Fifth Harmony

Classic - MKTO

That's My Jam – Best Song To Rock Out To With Your BFF

Young Blood – Bea Miller

Cool Kids – Echosmith

Geronimo – Sheppard

Move! – Best Song To Dance To

Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor

Too Cool To Dance – Eden XO

Hit The Road – Best Breakup Song

Really Don't Care (feat. Cher Lloyd) – Demi Lovato

Heartbreak Heard Around The World – Jacob Latimore

The Heart Wants What It Wants – Selena Gomez

You're So Fancy! – Artist With The Best Style

Ariana Grande

Becky G

Zendaya

Musical Mashup – Best Collaboration

Really Don't Care (feat. Cher Lloyd) – Demi Lovato

Wrapped Up (feat. Travie McCoy) – Olly Murs

Somebody To You (feat. Demi Lovato) – The Vamps

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.