Video of the Year– videos 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,”
”Gangnam Style,”
”Harlem Shake,”
”I Knew You Were Trouble,”
”Thrift Shop”
YouTube Breakthrough – artists with biggest growth 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”
I didn't know if it actually called for a thread or not because it's not your typical awards show. The pre-show isn't a red carpet event or anything, just insight and behind the scenes footage.
I'm interested in seeing how this goes, though I'm not interested in 80% of the performers and mixing established artists with Youtubers in the nominations seems messy to me, but let's see what happens.
I didn't know if it actually called for a thread or not because it's not your typical awards show. The pre-show isn't a red carpet event or anything, just insight and behind the scenes footage.