Ciara will headline the inaugural TikTok Awards in the United States, streaming live from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, Dec. 18.
Ciara spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005 with “Goodies,” featuring Petey Pablo. Her album “Ciara: The Evolution” topped the Billboard 200 in 2006. She won a Grammy Award in 2006 as a featured artist on Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control,” which was named best short form music video. At the TikTok Awards, Ciara is expected to perform several of her biggest hits, including “Oh,” “1, 2 Step,” “Get Up” and “Love Sex Magic.”
Organizers also announced presenters for key awards:
– Breakthrough Artist of the Year: REI AMI
– Okay Slay Award (Beauty): Tan France
– Video of the Year: Tefi Pessoa
– I Was Today Years Old Award (Education): Justin Danger
– Immediately Added to Cart Award (TikTok Shop): Patrick Starrr
– CapCut Creator of the Year: Carter Gregory
– Live Creator of the Year: Ashby Florence
The show will stream live on the official TikTok account at 6 p.m. Pacific and on Tubi, the official streaming partner. The ceremony will take place in front of a live audience of hundreds of creators.
At 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific, TikTok LIVE will feature red carpet coverage with hosts and correspondents Dylan Kevitch, Hannah Kosh and Taylor King.
The Hollywood Palladium, which opened in 1940, hosted the first live Grammy telecast in 1971.