Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Vol 3 CD Taps Into Kids Favorite Musical Artists as Kids' Choice Awards Celebrates 20th Star-Studded Anniversary

NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 27, Nick Records/SONY BMG's Commercial Music Group have released Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice, Vol 3, a compilation CD featuring recent hit favorites from today's hottest musical superstars. The album is set to come out in conjunction with Nickelodeon's 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, which will air live on Nickelodeon March 31st at 8:00 pm EST. Justin Timberlake will host the massively popular show, which honors kids' favorites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television.

This year's 'Kids' Choice' CD marks the third installment of the Kids' Choice music franchise. Over 18,000 kids voted on this year's cover design. The CD features 16 songs from today's most popular recording artists including Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, Alicia Keys and Ashlee Simpson. It also includes up and coming acts like Danity Kane and Nickelodeon's latest hit -- The Naked Brothers Band. Tracks include chart-toppers from Christina Aquilera's, "Ain't No Other Man," to the Naked Brothers Band's February 2007 release and Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Crazy Car."

Since 1988 the Kids' Choice Awards has been Nickelodeon's most anticipated annual event, allowing Nick viewers to cast a vote for their favorite singers, movie stars, athletes, books, video games, and more. Past winners in the music category include Outkast, Hillary Duff, Nelly, Usher, Pink, and Destiny's Child. The Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 200 million households on Nickelodeon's international channels across the UK, Europe, Russia, Israel, Asia, Australia, Latin America and Brazil, as well as the US.

About Nick Records

Nick Records is a kids and tween focused music partnership between Nickelodeon and the Sony BMG Strategic Marketing. The Nick Records label focuses on showcasing emerging young artists as well as established talent from the network, through soundtracks based on its hit shows and compilations. Nick Records' niche is delivering quality music for kids. All of Nick Records releases have been leaders on the Billboard kid's music charts -- with major hits including, Dora's Dance Fiesta!, and SpongeBob SquarePants' The Yellow Album.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, in its 27th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 92 million households and has been the number-one- rated basic cable network for almost 12 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) .

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.

  Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice, Vol 3
  Track Listing:

  1.  Christina Aguilera / Ain't No Other Man
  2.  Danity Kane / Showstopper
  3.  Kelly Clarkson / Walk Away
  4.  Natasha Bedingfield / Unwritten
  5.  Ashlee Simpson / Invisible
  6.  Daniel Powter / Bad Day
  7.  Nick Lachey / What's Left Of Me
  8.  Justin Timberlake / Cry Me A River
  9.  Chris Brown / Yo
  10. Omarion / Entourage
  11. Alicia Keys / Unbreakable
  12. Pink / Who Knew
  13. Paris Hilton / Nothing In This World
  14. Drake Bell / I Know
  15. The Naked Brothers Band / Crazy Car
  16. Carrie Underwood / Don't Forget to Remember Me