20 Nov 2012
Halo-Feature

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The 2012 Nick HALO Awards aired last night on Nickelodeon, and celebs like Justin Bieber, Ne-Yo, Emma Stone, and Tyra Banks came out to honor five real, extraordinary teens who are Helping And Leading Others (HALO). The honorees won surprise visits from Nick Cannon and other celebs, as well as scholarships and grants for their causes. In case you missed it, here are 5 big things you missed:

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21 Nov 2011
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Photo: (Getty Images)

Act hit the orange carpet at the Teen Nick HALO Awards recently and we asked some of the stars who came out to support the night’s teen honorees to tell us what special peeps they were thankful for in their lives.

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4 Nov 2011
Photo: Shanoah Washington with Jessica Biel (Getty Images)

Photo: Shanoah Washington with Jessica Biel (Getty Images)

We've heard what Gaga has to say about Emily-Anne, how Taylor feels about James and what Beckham thinks about his boy, Kyle. Now Jessica Biel has her own praises to sing — this time for poet, mentor and teen powerhouse Shanoah Washington.

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Photo: David Beckham and Kyle Weiss (Jesse Grant/Getty/Nickelodeon)

Photo: David Beckham and Kyle Weiss (Jesse Grant/Getty/Nickelodeon)

With the countdown on for the TeenNick HALO Awards, we've got details on what David Beckham thinks of his teen teammate, Kyle Weiss.

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3 Nov 2011

Photo: Taylor Swift and James O'Dwyer (Moses Robinson/Nickelodeon)

Yesterday, we gave you a taste of what's to come at the TeenNick HALO Awards by sharing Lady Gaga's praise for her match-up, Emily-Anne Rigal. Today, we're bringing you Taylor Swift's accolades for 19-year old James O'Dwyer, a good Southern boy who founded Magnolia Disaster Relief to help out after tornadoes struck the Southeast hard last spring.

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2 Nov 2011
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Photo: 2011 HALO Honoree, Emily-Anne Rigal, with Lady Gaga. (Scott Gries/Nickelodeon)

When the Nick HALO Awards air this Sunday, November 6 at 8pm on Nick@Nite, teen world-changers will join their superstar superheroes to celebrate social change. Well, we wanna celebrate, too. All this week, we're bringing you highlights of soundbites from HALO winners' famous fans. First up? Lady Gaga.

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13 Oct 2011
Photo: Nick Cannon and Diddy (Getty Images)

Photo: Nick Cannon and Diddy (Getty Images)

Sean "Diddy" Combs, whose ex-Love?r Jennifer Lopez serves as the Boys and Girls Clubs of America's first female spokesperson, is making headlines around the web this morning--on Nick Cannon's blog in particular. Mr. Mariah shared that Diddy has made a "remarkable" contribution that "pretty much saves the [Boys & Girls Club of Harlem], which has been flailing under economic pressure, the recession and shifts in federal, state and private funding."

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