The first ever YouTube Music Awards will be held Nov. 1, 2013 at 6 p.m. EST which will be available via live stream in the video below.
The 90-minute award ceremony will take place from Pier 36 in New York, with performances from Eminem, Lady Gaga, Avicii, Crystallize, M.I. A., Gang of Rhythm, Tyler, the Creator, Arcade Fire, and The Human Jukebox.
A 14-hour webcast of the inaugural Youtube Video Music Awards will be begin from Seoul at 8 a.m. EST. It will then move on to Moscow, Rio, and London, before finally airing the pre-show and awards show live from New York City at 6 p.m. EST.
The show will be hosted by actor/musician Jason Schwartzman and comedian/musician Reggie Watts and is sponsored by Kia.
The following is the schedule of the webcast:
- Celebration of the YTMAs from Seoul: 8-9am EST
- Moscow: Noon-1pm EST
- Rio: 2-3pm EST
- London: 4-5pm EST
- YouTube Music Awards Preshow: 5-6pm EST
- YouTube Music Awards, Live from New York City: 6-7:30pm EST
The winners of the YouTube Music Awards have been chosen by fans who voted online. The nominees of the awards were chosen from the data compiled by YouTube over the last 12 months, determined by how much the video was liked, shared and subscribed to.
Video of the Year – 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 – 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 – 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 – "Diamonds," "Gangnam Style," "Harlem Shake," "I Knew You Were Trouble," "Thrift Shop"
YouTube Breakthrough – Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Naughty Boy, Passenger, Rudimental
Innovation of the Year – Anamanaguchi, "Endless Fantasy"; Atoms For Peace, "Ingenue"; Bat For Lashes, "Lilies"; DeStorm, "See Me Standing"; Toro Y Moi, "Say That"
Fans can still vote here for their favorite artists.
Nominees for Video of the Year include Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Same Love), Justin Bieber (Beauty and the Beat), Girls' Generation (I Got a Boy), Eric Rap Battles of History (Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney), Miley Cyrus (We Can't Stop), One Direction (Best Song Ever), Lady Gaga (Applause), Demi Lovato (Heart Attack), PSY (Gentlemen), and Selena Gomez (Come & Get It).
