The 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards were held on April 27, 2013, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, after a five-year hiatus after 2007.
On March 15, 2013, The 11th Radio Disney Music Awards was confirmed at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, in Los Angeles, California. The awards would be held on April 27, 06:00 pm. The tickets started selling on March 15, on Ticketmaster. The Radio Disney Music Awards contained 11 categories, with 3 to 5 nominees for votes in 4 weeks.
Main showAustin Mahone – "Say Somethin"Cher Lloyd – "With Ur Love"Bridgit Mendler – "Hurricane"Selena Gomez - Come & Get ItCody Simpson – "Pretty Brown Eyes"Coco Jones – "World is Dancing"Mindless Behavior – "All Around The World"After partyFifth Harmony – "Anything Could Happen"(in order of appearance)
Jessica Sanchez & Jason DeRulo - presented Best Acoustic PerformanceCody Simpson - presented Hero for Change Award to Scooter BraunRoss Lynch & Maia Mitchell - presented Best Crush SongDemi Lovato, on screen - introduced Cher LloydTatyana Ali & China Anne McClain - presented Best female ArtistAustin Mahone & Trevor Jackson - presented Best male ArtistBella Thorne - presented Melissa and IM5Melissa Peterman & IM5 - presented Funniest Celebrity TakeRadio-Disney's Jake Whetter & Laura Marano - presented Best Breakup SongMegan & Liz - introduced Bridgit MendlerOlivia Holt & Trevor Bayne - presented Best Music GroupFifth Harmony - presented Song of the YearLeo Howard, Denise Richards, & Lola Sheen - presented Best Music VideoAlli Simpson - introduced her brotherZendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - presented Breakout StarWillow Shields - introduced Coco JonesCoco Jones - introduced Mindless BehaviorRoshon Fegan & Ariana Grande - presented Fiercest FansRyan Seacrest, on screen - introduced Selena GomezDebby Ryan - presented Hero for Change Award to Ben H. for his work w/ Free the ChildrenCaroline Sunshine & Adam Irigoyen - presented Hero for Change Award to Denzell P. of the Boys and Girls ClubNominees and winners
On March 15, 2013 the nominations were announced.
Mary Dawson won the Service Award (now Hero Award)for her charity community project with kids between 5 and 18 years old.
