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Little Mix and 5 Seconds of Summer will perform at Radio 1's Teen Awards.
The 'Black Magic' hitmakers have admitted they "can't wait" to play at the event on November 8 at Wembley Arena in London, where the four-piece pop rock band will also perform.
Little Mix said: "We literally can't wait, it's been three years since we last performed at the Teen Awards.
"It was the first time we performed 'DNA' and we loved it but we were so nervous, we were terrified."
Other acts confirmed for the annual event, which honors the UK's unsung teenage heroes, include Nick Jonas and All Time Low.
And Australian rockers 5SOS - who have also announced a UK and Ireland tour for April 2016 - said they are particularly excited about the event because it is for such a good cause.
They said: "A big thanks to Radio 1 for inviting us to be a part of this year's Teen Awards.
"We really appreciate their support and we're proud to be involved in an event that celebrates inspirational teens. Gonna be a big night."
The event will be hosted by Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Nick Grimshaw, with a selection of special co-hosts helping him out during the event, which will be broadcast live on Radio 1.

The Vaccines' Justin Young has admitted the band had "fights" over the track listing of their album 'English Graffiti.'
The 28-year-old frontman penned over 150 songs for the rockers' new track collection but whittling it down to just 10 resulted in one band member getting a broken nose.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: "I would write every day and I think I probably had about 150 songs. In the past, it's always been so easy to know what a Vaccines song is, but this time it took us a while. We had fights about the track listing because we had to work out what we wanted the record to sound like. I won't say whom, but someone in the band got his nose broken over it at 5am!"
He added: "It took a few months but then everything became so clear and we just chose the ten or 11 best."
The English musician, who previously revealed he suffers from clinical hypochondria, believes the band - also consisting of Freddie Cowan, Árni Árnason and Pete Robertson - has contributed to his mental health issues.
He explained: "It's hard and all tied into addiction and OCD, so it's constant and hard to escape. It causes me to have all these sensations and pains.
"But at the root of it is sensitivity and self-obsession and without those, you wouldn't be talking to me now."

Rudimental are "scared" of making music with Disclosure.
The drum and bass quartet - comprised of Kesi Dryden, Amir Amor, Piers Agget and DJ Locksmith - have revealed they're eager to collaborate with the duo having been friends for such a long time but admitted mixing business with pals could prove fatal for their friendship.
Asked if they're planning to work with the pair, Piers exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Why not? We're good friends with them so yeah."
But DJ Locksmith added: "I'm kind of scared about going into the studio together with them because I feel like it might break our friendship."
The group - who released their second studio album 'We The Generation' last week - have previously worked with them by developing Wild Life festival in Brighton, south England, so revealed it's only a matter of time before they collaborate with their music too.
Amir explained: "We did our own festival, Wild Life, and it's something we've been talking about with Disclosure for a long time, and we haven't even got into the studio together yet but we ended up doing a festival together. So that was really exciting and we're hoping to carry that on forever."
Piers added: "With us and them, we kind of came up together and we're of the same producer/artist ilk so I think it would be fun."

FKA twigs never went to concerts as a youngster.
The 27-year-old star - who is dating 'Twilight' actor Robert Pattinson - insisted she's never had much of an interest in celebrities so focused on her own talents instead of going and seeing musicians when she was younger.
Asked if she ever hung outside shows to meet famous people as a teenager, she said: "I never did that! I never went to any shows. I went to ballet class, or opera lessons. I was a bit too focused when I was a kid.
"I've never had that, 'Oh my god, I've gotta wait backstage!'"
The 'Two Weeks' singer revealed she still has no interest in fame and has only ever felt starstruck when she met Prince, with whom she played table tennis.
She explained: "I met Prince when he did a little show at Paisley Park in Minneapolis, where I supported him. I was a little bit like, 'Wow. I met Prince.' Because he is, obviously, so epic. But even then, he just gave me some black currant juice and we played table tennis."
And she confessed her feelings about superstars mean she has no desire to become part of Taylor Swift's exclusive "squad".
She told Paper magazine: "I think Taylor Swift is great, but I wouldn't necessarily think, 'Oh my god, I have to be friends with her.' When I meet fans, they're quite creative and intelligent, kind, sensitive. Some are old ladies, witch doctors from Louisiana, kids that have just left art school. Gay or lesbian couples, straight middle-aged couples."

Madonna wants to do stand-up comedy on her future tours.
The 'Music' hitmaker is currently on her 'Rebel Heart' world arena tour but has hinted it might be one of her final major tours as she likes the idea of putting on alternative shows as she gets older.
Asked if she thinks she'll still be touring in a decade, she said: "I don't even think that far in advance, but if I did travel around and perform and connect to audiences, I'm sure it would look and feel different than, say, the extravagant sort of musicals that I put on right now."
The 57-year-old star - who released her 13th studio album 'Rebel Heart' in March - explained she likes the thought of putting on more intimate concerts instead, in which she can incorporate her skill for making people laugh.
She told Rolling Stone magazine: "I quite like the idea of just sitting on a stool with a bottle of wine, a guitar and working my stand-up comedy into the whole scenario. I like talking to audiences, telling stories. I think I could make an interesting show, to tell you the truth. I quite like the idea of doing something simple."

Rihanna's new album will be called 'Anti'.
The 27-year-old star revealed the name of her eagerly-anticipated eighth studio album at an event in Los Angeles' Mama Gallery on Wednesday (07.10.15) where she also unveiled the cover art for the record.
Speaking to the exclusive crowd invited to the event, she admitted: "This is my favourite album cover I've ever done."
The artwork - designed by Israeli-born New York-based artist Roy Nachum - features an image of Rihanna as a child holding a balloon and wearing a crown which obscures her eyes.
Over the top of the red, white and black image is a poem written by Chloe Mitchell in Braille, which the star explained is part of the album's statement about vision.
She said: "Sometimes the ones who have sight are the blindest."
The long overdue album does not yet have a release date although she has already released singles 'FourFiveSeconds', 'Bitch Better Have My Money' and 'American Oxygen' from the collection.
Last month, Rihanna revealed fans may still have a long wait for the album - which was tentatively named '#R8' by her fans - as she is still working on it.
She said: "It's not done!
"To me it's never done until it's done. Until the final moment.
"I have so many songs I love - and they're so different - that it's hard to actually put them all on the same album."

The Spice Girls are in talks to tour with the Backstreet Boys.
The 'Wannabe' hitmakers are planning a 20th anniversary reunion tour for 2016 and have been in touch with the boyband with the idea of doing a joint tour in the US.
Band member AJ McLean revealed: "The Spice Girls tour has been this idea bounding around for the past year and a half and it's something we're still talking about."
The idea was floated for the North American leg of their reunion series of shows as they are reportedly worried they may not be able to sell out venues on their own following such a long time away.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "They were big but their success didn't last quite as long, so teaming with another big act is a way of booking bigger venues."
Meanwhile, Mel B has confirmed the news Victoria Beckham will not be involved in the reunion tour but insists there's no bad blood between them because of her decision.
She told The Sun newspaper: "Victoria has said she doesn't want to perform again, which is understandable. She fully supports the four of us because we might want to have another go. It's all very amicable.
"We're too old for cat fights and life is too short."

Rod Stewart books extra hotel rooms for his model trains.
The 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' hitmaker has revealed he's loco for model railways and insists on taking his projects on the road with him so he can work on them in his spare time.
He explained: "When I'm on the road in hotel rooms, like the Ritz-Carlton in New York, they clear out a room for me.
"All my cases come in and they set up tables and lamps and it becomes my workshop. I do it on the road.
"All my cases come on the jet and away we go. Every man should have a hobby."
The 70-year-old star confessed he can't take all his models with him though when he's travelling as his huge full set, located in his Beverly Hills mansion, measures 30 ft by 110 ft.
He said: "It can never be moved. I have 13 trains running at once. For me, the pleasure has been in the building of it."
And his passion for trains - which he believes comes from living next to a track as a youngster - isn't limited to miniature versions as he's hoping to buy a full-size steam engine.
Speaking to BBC Radio London, he added: "I was brought up on the Archway Road overlooking the station and tube lines. So when I got up I used to see them.
"My dad bought me a train set and it has stayed with me for ever and ever.
"Trains are my life - not just model trains but real steam trains as well. I've looked into buying a real one and it's closer than you think.
"I'd love to own a steam engine and just sit on one."

Taylor Swift learnt a "lesson" after her spat with Nicki Minaj.
The 'Bad blood' hitmaker and the 32-year-old rapper locked horns on Twitter earlier this year over the Video Music Award nominations and, although they've now patched up their differences, the blonde beauty has admitted she now prefers to reach out to people via text message rather than have a disagreement with them via social networking sites.
Speaking to NME magazine, she said: "I don't want to talk about it [the argument with Nicki] but I send text messages now. If there seems to be some kind of misunderstanding, I go to someone's management, I get their number and I text them. It's an important lesson for anyone to learn in 2015."
Meanwhile, Nicki isn't the only one to get on the wrong side of Taylor, 23, as Kanye West was also in the firing line six years ago when he interrupted her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video.
Although over half a decade has passed since the drama unfolded on live television, the stunner believes she and Kanye, 38, are now on "such good terms."
She said: "Me and Kanye are on such good terms now, six years later. It took a while..."
The 'Yeezus' rapper even divulged to Taylor that he was "wrong" after he slammed Beck for winning a Grammy award over Beyonce earlier this year.
She explained: "I was at dinner with Kanye a week after the Grammys, he stops what he's saying and he goes, 'What is this song? I need to listen to this every day.;
"I said, 'It's Beck, it's on an album called 'Morning Phase', I think you've heard of it...' We just burst out laughing. And he says, 'Hey, sometimes I'm wrong.' "