YouTube Music Awards Announce Nominees & Performers

The YouTube Music Awards have announced this years nominees and performers for their first-ever awards show.  Actor-musician Jason Schwartzman will host the show along with comedian-musician Reggie Watts in New York City.

The inaugural show will feature six categories. Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Response of the Year, YouTube Phenomenon, YouTube Breakthrough and Innovation of the Year.  Fans will be picking the winners for each category by voting on YouTube.  Watch the video below for all the details”

Nominees include Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and several popular musical acts as well. These nominees were determined by YouTube from data observed over the last 12 months showing with the highest levels of engagement, including views, likes, shares, comments and subscriptions.

The award show will also feature live performances by Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire, Avicii, M.I.A., Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler the Creator and Walk Off the Earth, along with YouTube musical acts Lindsey Stirling and CDZA.

The first YouTube Music Video awards will stream live on Sunday Nov. 3 in New York City from Pier 26 at the Hudson River Park. Prior to the award show on Nov 3, starting at 5 a.m. Eastern time, YouTube will stream five music events live from Seoul, Tokyo, Moscow, London and Rio.

Video of the Year (Video With Most Fan Engagement):

• Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
• Justin Bieber (feat. Nicki Minaj) – “Beauty and a Beat”
• Lady Gaga – “Applause”
• One Direction – “Best Song Ever”
• PSY – “Gentleman”
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Mary Lambert) – “Same Love”
• Girls’ Generation – “I Got A Boy”
• Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”
• Selena Gomez – “Come & Get It”
• Epic Rap Battles Of History – “Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney.”

Artist of the Year (Most Watched, Shared, Liked, and Subscribed-to Artists):

• 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 (Best Fan Remix, Parody or Response Video):

• 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 (Songs that Generated the Most Fan Videos):

• “Diamonds” by Rihanna
• “Gangnam Style” by PSY
• “Harlem Shake” by Baauer
• “I Knew You Were Trouble” by Taylor Swift
• “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

YouTube Breakthrough (Artists with Biggest Browth in Views and Subscribers):

• Kendrick Lamar
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Naughty Boy
• Passenger
• Rudimental

Innovation of the Year (Creative Video Innovations with Most 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”