Voting Now Open For First-Ever YouTube Music Awards - Full Nominees List
Voting Now Open For First-Ever YouTube Music Awards - Full Nominees List
Voting is now open for the first-ever YouTube Music Awards! The nominees in the six categories include an array of popular mainstream artists such as Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, One Direction, and Miley Cyrus, as well as artists who have used YouTube to help launch their careers, such as Epic Rap Battles of History, Boyce Avenue, and Lindsey Stirling featuring Pentatonix.
The awards will be handed out during a ceremony in New York City on Nov. 3, to be hosted by Jason Schwartzman and Reggie Watts. The show will also feature performances from Eminem, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, M.I.A., Avicii, Tyler, the Creator, Walk Off the Earth, and Earl Sweatshirt.
You can check out the full list of nominees below:
Video of the Year
Epic Rap Battles of History, “Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney”
Demi Lovato, “Heart Attack”
Girls Generation, “I Got a Boy”
Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj, “Beauty and a Beat”
Lady Gaga, “Applause”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert, “Same Love”
Miley Cyrus, “We Can’t Stop”
One Direction, “Best Song Ever”
PSY, “Gentleman”
Selena Gomez, “Come & Get It”
Artist of the Year
Eminem
Epic Rap Battles of History
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
PSY
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Response of the Year
(Awarded to the best fan-made video responding to a professional one)
Boyce Avenue feat. Fifth Harmony, “Mirrors”
Jayesslee, “Gangnam Style”
Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix, “Radioactive”
ThePianoGuys, “Titanium / Pavane”
Walk Off the Earth feat. KRNFX, “I Knew You Were Trouble”
YouTube Phenomenon
(Awarded to the trend that led to the largest fan response)
“Diamonds”
“Gangnam Style”
“Harlem Shake”
“I Knew You Were Trouble”
“Thrift Shop”
YouTube Breakthrough
(Awarded to the artist who saw considerable growth in YouTube subscriptions and overall exposure)
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Naughty Boy
Passenger
Rudimental
Innovation of the Year
(Similar to MTV's old Breakthrough Video Award at the VMAs)
Anamanaguchi, “Endless Fantasy”
Atoms for Peace, “Ingenue”
Bat For Lashes, “Lilies”
DeStorm, “See Me Standing”
Toro Y Moi, “Say That”
You can vote on the categories here: YouTube Music Awards 2013
Via: Entertainment Weekly