MCFLY AWARDED HONORARY NICKELODEON KIDS’ CHOICE AWARD - POP GROUP McFLY RECEIVE AWARD FROM TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES IN SURPRISE VISIT TO BE AIRED DURING NICKELODEON’S KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS ON SUNDAY 30TH MARCH - London, 13th March 2014 –McFly are to be the first-ever group to receive an honorary Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award for Favourite UK Band of the Decade. In a surprise visit during rehearsals for the McBusted tour, Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd were awarded the iconic orange blimp on behalf of the band by their childhood heroes, Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Busted’s Matt Willis and James Bourne. Fans will be able to see footage of the amazing surprise during the award ceremony which airs on Sunday 30th March from 5:00pm. The inaugural award was created especially for the band, who was the UK host of the award show in 2007. It recognises the band’s outstanding 10 years in the music industry entertaining a generation of kids. “Back in 2007 we were the UK hosts of Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards handing out the blimps rather than receiving them," said McFly’s Tom Fletcher. "McFly's ten years have been insanely awesome and having the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles award us Favourite Band of the Decade has to be one of the highlights. Cowabunga dudes!” It was announced this week that Top 10 iTunes selling artist Aloe Blacc and new band American Authors will take the stage and perform at the epic award show, taking place at the Galen Centre in Los Angeles. “We're such big fans of Nickelodeon and the Kids Choice Awards!” said American Authors. “It's an honour to be performing on the show March 29th, we can't wait! PLEASE SLIME US!!!!” Kids from all over the globe are voting for their favourite film, music, sports and television stars for and it will be down to host Mark Wahlberg and special guests to announce the winners and dish out the slime at the 27th Annual Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. UK viewers can watch the show on Sunday 30th March from 5:00pm on Nickelodeon, where UK hosts Diversity’s Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely will be getting all of the behind-the-scenes action and Orange Carpet gossip. Fans can still place their vote at kca.nick.co.uk and through the Nick App. available here. The 2014 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards will be seen in more than 375 million households around the world and will be aired in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. The presenting international sponsor for the 2014 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is 20th Century Fox’s Rio 2 and in the UK is Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Available in 14 million homes, Nickelodeon is the place where kids rule and features top shows such as Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards, Sam & Cat, Victorious, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly. Launched in 1993, Nickelodeon brings hit international and locally-produced entertainment content to audiences in the UK and Ireland. Viewers can also watch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nickelodeon +1. Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on nick.co.uk and the dedicated Nick app where viewers can find exclusive content which is updated daily. Nickelodeon is on Sky 604, Virgin 712, TalkTalk channel 315 and through BT Vision. The Nickelodeon Network brings the best in kids content to the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB. - Ends - For more information, imagery and interview requests please contact: Maxine Sackey Nickelodeon PR Executive [email protected] 020 3580 3123 .