Global superstars to perform live at Kids' Choice Awards

In their first-ever live performances at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, multi-talented global superstars Pitbull featuring Grammy Award-winning superstar vocalist Christina Aguilera, and Ke$ha will ignite the stage on Saturday 23rd March, broadcast to New Zealand audiences on March 24 at 6.00pm. Pitbull remains unstoppable as he is set to perform his explosive hit "Feel This Moment," featuring Aguilera, while Ke$ha will captivate the kids with her Billboard Top 10 smash "CMon." Live from USCs Galen Center, both artists join previously announced host Josh Duhamel at the 26th annual event where kids rule and honor their favourites from the worlds of film, music sports and television. Kids can cast their votes until 23rd March in 22 total categories across all of Nickelodeons digital outlets, including KCA2013.com Nickelodeons Facebook page and Twitter feed.

"Cant wait to play the Kids Choice Awards for the first time," said Pitbull. "Look forward for fans to also see the first performance of Feel This Moment with Christina Aguilera. Its gonna be fun, DALE!!!"

"Kids Choice is always one of the most fun awards shows of the year," said Ke$ha. "I cant wait to come out and party with all of my ANIMALS!!!"

Pitbull has risen to become a global superstar as both a recording and performing artist. The Miami-native recently added to a long-and-growing list of hits with his first #1, "Give Me Everything." At the same time, his world tour sold out concerts in Latin America Canada and Europe, before bringing the party to the United States, Japan and Australia. Pitbulls "Dont Stop The Party" is a global radio and video hit and is also featured on his new album Global Warming. Its the highly anticipated follow-up to Planet Pit, which earned critical acclaim and enjoyed massive commercial success with sales of more than 1.7 million albums and 19 million singles. "Dont Stop The Party" comes on the heels of Pitbulls 2 million-selling single "Back In Time," the chart-topping anthem from the act! ion-adventure-comedy Men In Black 3. Look for Pitbulls new single "Feel This Moment" featuring Christina Aguilera to be another global smash.

Global superstar Ke$ha has taken the world by storm since the release of her debut album Animal in 2010, selling over 2.5 million units worldwide and certified Fold, Platinum or multi-Platinum in 15 markets. She has had seven consecutive Top 10 hits including four #1 singles in "TiK ToK", "Your Love Is My Drug," "We R Who We R" and the latest, "Die Young." Ke$ha recently released the track "CMon," the second single from her critically acclaimed second album, Warrior. Ke$ha recently announced that MTV will premiere the docu-series "Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life".

Kids can cast their votes until 23rd March in 22 total categories across all of Nickelodeons digital outlets, including KCA2013.com and Nick mobile site, as well as Nickelodeon Australias Facebook page and Twitter feed (using #KCA).