The First-Ever YouTube Music Awards 2013
Internet users all over the world will played witness to the very first YouTube Music Awards Show on 3 Nov 2013!
By Melody Oei — 01 Oct 2013, 05:21 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Lady Gaga, Eminem And Arcade Fire Performed At The Very First YouTube Music Awards
The YouTube Music Awards — a.k.a. “YTMA,” following the nomenclature of MTV’s VMAs — featured live performances by Lady Gaga (wearing a baseball cap and flannel shirt), Eminem, Arcade Fire, Avicii, M.I.A., Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler the Creator, Walk Off the Earth, and YouTube musical acts Lindsey Stirling and CDZA.
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The show begins with a live video of Arcade Fire’s “Afterlife,” directed by Jonze, and starring the lovely Greta Gerwig and a bunch of children dancing.
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Michael Shannon, left, and Vanessa Hudgens perform in a live music video at the YouTube Music Awards.
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Michael Shannon, left, and Vanessa Hudgens perform in a live music video at the YouTube Music Awards.
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Vanessa joined Michael on stage while a live music video was shot, which was written by Lena Dunham. They starred as a DJ and a girl who ditched her ex. At one point, a high-strung concert-goer put her in a headlock as “Wake Me Up” revved up in the background.
justjared.comEminem Won Artiste Of The Year, Beating One Direction, Psy And Justin Bieber
Eminem was named artist of the year before performing a word-perfect version of his new lung-busting tour de force “Rap God,” filmed in black and white.
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2013 YouTube Music Awards: SNSD's Tiffany Says "It Still Feels Surreal"
"It still feels surreal," Tiffany of Girls' Generation told media Sunday when asked how it felt to have the group's "I Got a Boy" beat Lady Gaga's "Applause" video. "She was sitting right in front of me. I personally loved her video."
Korean press interviews Girls' Generation's Tiffany after the group won Video of the Year.
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Taylor Swift Won The YouTube Phenomenon Award For "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Lindsey Sterling And Pentatonix Won Response Of The Year Award For Their Video "Radioactive"
The Global 90-minute Event Aired Live On YouTube On 3 Nov 2013
Co-hosts Reggie Watts and Jason Schwartzman recap what the hell happened to them during show.
Image via mshcdn.comYouTube recruited Hollywood talent to stage its awards show, including Spike Jonze, veteran director of many music videos and of films "Being John Malkovich" and "Where the Wild Things Are," as its creative director.
VICE Media and Sunset Lane Entertainment will serve as executive producers, with actor Jason Schwartzman, best known for his role as Max Fischer in the comedy "Rushmore," will host.
go.comFans Voted By Sharing The Official YTMA Nomination Videos For Each Nominee
Fans voted by sharing the official YTMA nomination videos for each nominee via Facebook, Twitter or Google+, with about 60 million “votes” cast. The voting kicked off Oct. 21, with the final tallies taken right before the show, according to YouTube.
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