2016 MusicNation Awards

3rd MusicNation Awards
Date	July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)
Location	Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
Country	Europe
Act(s)	Absolute Charisma Drew Tanner Jayden Hart Marlon Percy Suite 44
Most awards	Queen Sapphire and Suite 44 (2)
Television/radio coverage
Network	TBS, TNT and truTV
Produced by	Scott Larson and Justin Case

The 4th MusicNation Awards was the fourth award ceremony for the MusicNation Awards. It was held on July 17, 2016, at the Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy. It was broadcast live on Turner networks TBS, TNT and truTV, and simulcast live on streaming platforms Vevo and YouTube, and across TBS, TNT and truTV digital platforms. For the second consecutive year, the ceremony did not receive a host for the evening.

For a fourth year in a row, 1OAK lead the nominees, with four categories each; Queen Sapphire and Suite 44 followed as the second and third most-nominated artists of the year, respectively, with three each. Queen Sapphire and Suite 44 tied for the most wins, with two each.

Performances

The performers were announced on July 8, 2016.

List of musical performances in alphabetical order

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Absolute	"Ready, Set, Go"
Charisma	Singles Medley (Contains: "Rhythm Junkie", "Sweet Surrenderer" and "One Love")
Drew Tanner	Mastermix Medley (Contains: "Louder", "No Matter What" and "Candy")
Jayden Hart	"Make Me Want You"
Marlon Percy	Carpe Diem Medley (Contains: "Emotional" and "Carpe Diem")
Suite 44	"Heart Vibrations"

Nominees

The nominees were announced on June 5, 2016.

Best Female Act	Best Male Act
Queen Sapphire Blair Meyers Charisma Chandler Ryleigh Cavanaugh	Pierre Van Heusen Chris Kane Oliver O'Day Tyler St. James
Best Duo/Group Act	Best Overall Act
Suite 44 1OAK Adrenaline Innocence	1OAK Charisma Chandler ELECTRA Hendrix Lola Monroe
Album of the Year	Song of the Year
Breaking News — Suite 44 Just Passing Through — 1OAK Euphoria — Lilly Smith PVH — Pierre Van Heusen The Passion Factory — Simone Benson	"Cupid" — Marlon Percy "Catch You" — ELECTRA "Don't Hang Up" — Hendrix "I Must Not Chase Boys" — Mikylah Ross "Big Bad Wolf" — Monroe
Best Live Act	Best Tour
Queen Sapphire Adrenaline Brody Chandler Simone Benson	Tourist World Tour — Brody Chandler We Own the Night World Tour — 1OAK Carpe Diem World Tour — Marlon Percy Maniac WorldBall Tour — Queen Sapphire Breaking News World Tour — Suite 44
Best Song from a Motion Picture	Best New Act
"Letters from My Past" (Musicbox) — Natalie Chandler "Footloose" (Footloose) — Orlando King "Lighthouse" (Rediscovered 2) — Ryleigh Cavanaugh	Oliver O'Day Drew Tanner Lola Monroe Monroe