McFly Receive Honorary Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award!

McFly are to be the first-ever group to receive an honorary accolade at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 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 by their childhood heroes, Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Busted’s Matt Willis and James Bourne.

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 ten 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.

"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, March 30 from 5pm 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!