Justin Timberlake to Host Kids Choice Awards  2/5/07

Pop star Justin Timberlake is to host Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards next month (MAR07) in Los Angeles.

The hit maker - who is nominated in the Best Male Singer category along with Chris Brown and Sean Paul - was chosen to head the show after doing a successful job at the MTV Europe Music Awards in November (02NOV06).

He says, "I'm revving up to have an even bigger blast than usual.

"While honoring kids' opinions, it taps into the kid in all of us."

The Kids' Choice Awards honor the best in film, TV, music, sports, video games and books, and are voted for by the channel's young viewers.

The 20th annual awards ceremony takes place on 31 March (07) at the University of California in Los Angeles.