The nominees for the first-ever YouTube Music Awards taking place November 3 have been revealed, and a lot of superstar acts are represented amongst the six categories.
Eminem is up for "Artist of the Year" while Kendrick Lamar gets the nod for "YouTube Breakthrough." Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are also up for "Breakthrough," as well as "Video of the Year" and "Artist of the Year." They lead in nominations with three.
Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj round out the big name nominees. Performers for the night include Eminem, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, M.I.A., Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt. Check out the full list of nominees below:
Video of the Year:
Epic Rap Battles Of History - "Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney"
Demi Lovato - "Heart Attack"
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:
Eminem
Epic Rap Battles
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"
[via Billboard]
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