Noah Kahan just earned his first Nickelodeon Kids’Choice Award nomination, up for favorite male breakout artist/group at the 2026 show, and he marked the moment with a post on X that sums up his whole personality. After ten years of work, long flights and hundreds of hours in the studio, he wrote that he finally did it. Then he made it clear the nomination itself is not what he’s chasing. He says he’s finally gonna get slimed, and he can already feel it dripping down his scalp and into his eyes and nostrils. His verdict on the taste? Freedom.
The nomination lands at the perfect time, because the numbers back it up. His 2022 album Stick Season peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2024, and this year“The Great Divide”climbed to No. 6 on the Hot 100, making it his highest-charting hit on that list. He’s in a stacked category alongside BigXthaPlug, Don Toliver, Role Model, Sombr and Temper City, so the competition is real. The 2026 Kids’Choice Awards air Saturday, Nov. 14.
So the question isn’t really whether he wins. It’s whether Nickelodeon is ready for an adult man to fully embrace the slime with zero dignity and maximum commitment. If you had to pick between taking home the trophy or taking a green goo shower on national TV, which one are you choosing?
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