Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj & More Nominated For YouTube Music Awards As we reported earlier this month, Eminem is set to perform at the first-ever YouTube Music Awards going down November 3rd in New York City. As we approach the date, YouTube has released their nomination categories and nominees. Categories for the new event include Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Response of the Year, YouTube Phenomenon, YouTube Breakthrough and Innovation of the Year. The nominees were selected based on views over the past 12 months. The show itself will be hosted by actor Jason Schwartzman, while Spike Jonze is directing. YouTube has also announced Avicii and M.I.A. as performers, alongside the already-announced Eminem, Lady Gaga and Arcade Fire. Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Rihanna compete against Country star Taylor Swift and pop stars like Justin Bieber and Katy Perry, among others for the Artist of the Year title. Kendrick Lamar is nominated for YouTube Breakthrough (also along with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis). Check out the full list of nominations below via Billboard. 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 Cant Stop One Direction Best Song Ever PSY Gentleman Selena Gomez Come & Get It Artist of the Year: Focused on acts YouTube fans have made stars, nominees represent the most watched, shared, liked, and subscribed to artists. Eminem Epic Rap Battles Justin Bieber Katy Perry Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Nicki Minaj One Direction PSY Rihanna Taylor Swift Response of the Year: Best fan remix, parody or response video, these nominees represent the top “unofficial” fan videos on YouTube based on views, shares and other social activity. 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: Nominees are based on the phenomena that generated the most fan videos. Diamonds Gangnam Style Harlem Shake I Knew You Were Trouble Thrift Shop YouTube Breakthrough: Focusing on breakout new acts, nominees represent the artists who experienced the biggest growth in views and subscribers. Kendrick Lamar Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Naughty Boy Passenger Rudimental Innovation of the Year: Most creative and innovative music videos on YouTube. Anamanaguchi ENDLESS FANTASY Atoms For Peace Ingenue Bat For Lashes Lilies DeStorm See Me Standing Toro Y Moi Say That
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:52:20 +0000
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