YouTube Music Awards, and the nominees are…?
Oct22

YouTube Music Awards, and the nominees are…?

Popular video viewing and sharing site YouTube announced the nominees for the first annualYouTube Music Awards, word on the streets says “these nominations are based on views and fan engagement.” The event is scheduled for November 3rd and voting opens today.  Now glance below to see if that video you’re obsessed with made the cut 🙂 Video of the Year: Honoring the world’s most loved music videos, these nominees represent the videos with the most fan engagement on YouTube over the last year. Demi Lovato – Heart Attack Epic Rap Battles of History – Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney 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: Honoring the acts YouTube fans have made stars, nominees represent the most watched, shared, liked, and subscribed-to artists on YouTube. 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: Honoring the best fan remix, parody or response video, these nominees represent the top “unofficial” fan videos on YouTube based on your views, shares and other 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: Recognizing the YouTube trends the world could not escape from, 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: Honoring the music world’s 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: Starting with videos selected by an international panel of musicians, YouTubers and creative luminaries, we then selected the creative video innovations that resonated most with fans on YouTube, based on views, likes, shares and comments. Anamanaguchi – ENDLESS FANTASY Atoms For Peace – Ingenue Bat For Lashes – Lilies DeStorm – See Me Standing Toro Y Moi “Say That These nominees were sourced from: engadget.com Any...

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