Carey Scheduled to Kick Off the Toyota Concert Series on NBC’s “Today” Show

Mariah Carey is preparing to rock the Rock

NBC‘s Today show has announced its lineup for the annual Toyota Concert Series on Today, now in its 19th season, with the 44-year-old half-Venezuelan American singer kicking things off on May 16 in Rockefeller Plaza.

Mariah Carey

It will mark Carey’s sixth concert for the morning show and gives the singer, who recently notched her 17th No. 1 on the Billboard‘s Dance Club Songs chart, a chance to promote her new album, expected to be released in late May.

But Carey isn’t the only Hispanic artist slated to appear on the Today show…

Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke Hernandez and their Fifth Harmony band mates will also take part in their first-ever Toyota Concert Series on Today. The all-girl group, recently named the favorite band on social media at the Shorties, will perform on July 11.

Meanwhile, Aloe Blacc, who lends his voice to Coca-Cola’s World Cup anthem “The World is Ours,” is set to make his debut performance as part of the concert series. The 35-year-old Panamanian American singer-songwriter is scheduled to perform on August 1.

Other artists scheduled to perform includeTim McGraw, Jennifer Hudson, Fall Out Boy and Usher all in the mix.

The concerts take place on Friday unless noted. More performers will be announced at a later date.

Here’s a look at the complete schedule:

MAY
16 Mariah Carey
23 Tim McGraw
26 Austin Mahone (Monday)
30 Rascal Flatts

JUNE
5 Pharrell (Thursday)
6 Sara Bareilles
13 Train
17 Little Mix (Tuesday)
20 Fall Out Boy
27 Phillip Phillips

JULY
4 Ed Sheeran
11 Fifth Harmony
18 Jason Mraz
25 OneRepublic
29 Jennifer Hudson (Tuesday)

AUGUST
1 Aloe Blacc
8 TBD
15 Neon Trees
22 TBD
29 Ariana Grande

SEPTEMBER
1 Maroon 5
5 Usher

Fifth Harmony Named Favorite Band on Social Media at the Shorties

Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke Hernandez and their Fifth Harmony band mates are the queens of social media.

The all-girl group, created by Simon Cowell on the second season of Fox’s now cancelled The X Factor, has picked up a Shorty Award.

Fifth Harmony

The Shorties, as they’re called, ar doled out annually to honor the best short-form content creators on Twitter and on other social media sites.

Fifth Harmony was named favorite band on social media, beating out One Direction, The Script, Emblem3, Big Time Rush, 5 Seconds of Summer and Tokio Hotel.

Since finishing third on The X Factor, Fifth Harmony has managed to earn a loyal following on social media. The band has 1.17 million followers on Twitter, 436,000 followers on Instagram and 2,768,848 likes on Facebook.

Here’s a look at this year’s Shorty Award winners in the key categories:

Entertainment

#Actor
Aaron Paul, @aaronpaul_8
#Actress Retta, @unfoRETTAble
#Band
Fifth Harmony, @FifthHarmony
#Celebrity
Sir Ian McKellen, @IanMcKellen
#Comedian
Patton Oswalt, @pattonoswalt
#Director
Paul Feig, @paulfeig
#FakeAccount
Modern Seinfeld, @SeinfeldToday
#Fansite
News for TV Majors, @N4TVM
#Music
Questlove, @questlove
#NonHuman
Cancellation Bear, @TheCancelBear
#Singer
Questlove, @questlove
#TVShow
Scandal, @ScandalABC

News & Media

#Athlete
Billie Jean King, @BillieJeanKing
#Food
Jamie Oliver, @jamieoliver
#Journalist
Sarah Jones, @SarahJReports
Kickstarter of the Year
The Veronica Mars Movie Project
Newsworthy Photo of the Year
Pope Francis Introduction by Roberto Luigi
#SocialFitness
Tyler Graham, @_Tyler_Graham_
#SportsTeam
Los Angeles Dodgers, @Dodgers
#Weird
Buck Wolf, @wolfb

Tech & Innovation

#Apps
Digg, @digg
#BNCollege
Boston University’s College of Communication, @comugrad
#Blogger
Terrance Gaines, @BrothaTech
#BusinessInfluencer
Guy Kawasaki, @GuyKawasaki
#Gaming
Polygon, @Polygon
#Maker
DIY, @DIY
#Podcaster
This American Life, @ThisAmerLife
#Science
Black Girls Code, @BlackGirlsCode; Neil deGrasse Tyson, @neiltyson
#SmallBusiness
The Brooklyn Circus, @TheBKcircus
Tumblr of the Year
Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls at the Party
#WebShow
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, @Jerry Seinfeld

Arts & Design

#Art
Rachel Ryle, @rachelryle
#Author
Neil Gaiman, @neilhimself
#Fashion
Man Repeller, @ManRepeller
#GIFMaker
Trent Nelson, @trenthead
GIF of the Year
Matrix Cat
Instagram Video of the Year
I Look Good by Paul Zedrich
#Instagrammer
Dukk Deuce, @Dukk2
#Museum
Museum Nerd, @museumnerd
#Photography
David Guttenfelder, @dguttenfelder; Liz Eswein, @newyorkcityliz
#VideoBlogger
Jullien Gordon, @JullienGordon
Vine of the Year
My reflection is cooler than me by Chad Jaxon Perez
#Vineographer
Cupcake Dude, @TheDudeBakes; Pinot, @Pinot
#YouTubeStar
Kid Fury, @KidFury

Global Issues

#Activism
Against Suicide, @AgainstSuicide
#Charity
Nature Conservancy, @nature_org
#Education
Paulo Pirula, @Pirulla25
#Government
NASA Goddard, @NASAGoddard
#Green
Sustainable Cities, @sustaincities
#TeenActivism
Buddy Project, @ProjectBuddy; New York Life’s #KeepGoodGoing; Dr. Jen Arnold, @JenArnoldMD