BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards 2016

The number 1 teen event of the year returns as BBC Radio 1 broadcasts live from London’s SSE Arena, Wembley for Radio 1’s Teen Awards 2016.

The event, which honours the UK’s unsung teenage heroes as well as the year’s best music, online, sport and entertainment stars, will feature a star-studded line-up of pop acts including Jess Glynne, Shawn Mendes, Little Mix, The Vamps and DNCE.

Radio 1 Breakfast host Nick Grimshaw will present the star-studded ceremony and will be joined throughout the event by some special co-hosts.

Radio 1’s Teen Awards is one of the biggest moments in the pop music calendar, with an audience of 10,000 14-17 year-olds, and the recognition of four very special Teen Heroes at the heart of the event.

Nominated by Radio 1 listeners, the deserving winners in 2016 were chosen by a panel of judges consisting of Radio 1 DJs and former Teen Heroes. In conjunction with BBC Make it Digital, there will also be The Make it Digital Teen Hero Award.

The event also crowns celebrity winners for Best British Solo Artist, Best British Group, Best International Solo Artist, Best International Group, Best Single, Most Entertaining Celebrity, Best Film, Best TV Show, Best Sports Star, Best Vlogger and Best Game - with special surprise guests dropping by to present awards to some of the categories.

Radio 1’s Teen Awards will be broadcast live on Radio 1 and streamed in vision at bbc.co.uk/radio1 will be available to watch in full on Radio 1’s BBC iPlayer channel, with highlights on Radio 1’s YouTube channel.

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