Youtube presented the music awards that honor the best in the music video medium on Sunday, November 3, 2013 (6PM EST) held at New York City's Pier 36 and was broadcasted live at Youtube.com/YTMA. The first Youtube Music Awards complete list of winners is available here.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, a duo from Seattle, Washington, have emerged as a winner of Breakthrough of the Year award. The duo is the premier national hip-hop group known for their electrifying live shows, expertly crafted music, and innovative music videos and media. MTV reports that their single “Thrift Shop” has top 40 on the Billboard Top 100 chart and is still climbing, with a wildly popular music video (20 million+ views on YouTube) on heavy rotation on BET and MTV2.
Meanwhile, "I Knew You Were Trouble" topped the voting system for Youtube Phenomenon award as competed to "Gangnam Style" and "Harlem Shake". It is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album, Red (2012).
Eminem bagged this year's Artist of the Year Award on top of other nominees like Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Psy and One Direction.
Here's the list of winners for 2013 Youtube Music Awards:
Breakthrough of the Year WINNER: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Other Nominees:
Kendrick Lamar
Naughty Boy
Passenger
Rudimental
Response of the Year WINNER: Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix, "Radioactive"
Other Nominees:
Boyce Avenue (feat. Fifth Harmony) "Mirrors"
Jayesslee, "Gangnam Style"
ThePianoGuys, "Titanium/Pavane"
Walk Off the Earth (feat. KRNFX), "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Innovation of the Year WINNER: DeStorm, "See Me Standing"
Other Nominees:
Anamanaguchi, "Endless Fantasy"
Atoms For Peace, "Ingenue"
Bat For Lashes, "Lilies"
Toro Y Moi, "Say That"
YouTube Phenomenon WINNER: "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Other Nominees:
"Diamonds"
"Gangnam Style"
"Harlem Shake"
"Thrift Shop"
Video of the Year WINNER: Girls' Generation "I Got A Boy"
Other Nominees:
Demi Lovato, "Heart Attack"
Epic Rap Battles Of History, "Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney"
Justin Bieber (feat. Nicki Minaj), "Beauty and a Beat"br> 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 WINNER: Eminem
Other Nominees:
Epic Rap Battles Of History
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Psy
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
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| Macklemore and Ryan Lewis won Breakthrough of the Year on YTMA 2013 |
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, a duo from Seattle, Washington, have emerged as a winner of Breakthrough of the Year award. The duo is the premier national hip-hop group known for their electrifying live shows, expertly crafted music, and innovative music videos and media. MTV reports that their single “Thrift Shop” has top 40 on the Billboard Top 100 chart and is still climbing, with a wildly popular music video (20 million+ views on YouTube) on heavy rotation on BET and MTV2.
Meanwhile, "I Knew You Were Trouble" topped the voting system for Youtube Phenomenon award as competed to "Gangnam Style" and "Harlem Shake". It is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album, Red (2012).
Eminem bagged this year's Artist of the Year Award on top of other nominees like Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Psy and One Direction.
Here's the list of winners for 2013 Youtube Music Awards:
Breakthrough of the Year WINNER: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Other Nominees:
Kendrick Lamar
Naughty Boy
Passenger
Rudimental
Response of the Year WINNER: Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix, "Radioactive"
Other Nominees:
Boyce Avenue (feat. Fifth Harmony) "Mirrors"
Jayesslee, "Gangnam Style"
ThePianoGuys, "Titanium/Pavane"
Walk Off the Earth (feat. KRNFX), "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Innovation of the Year WINNER: DeStorm, "See Me Standing"
Other Nominees:
Anamanaguchi, "Endless Fantasy"
Atoms For Peace, "Ingenue"
Bat For Lashes, "Lilies"
Toro Y Moi, "Say That"
YouTube Phenomenon WINNER: "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Other Nominees:
"Diamonds"
"Gangnam Style"
"Harlem Shake"
"Thrift Shop"
Video of the Year WINNER: Girls' Generation "I Got A Boy"
Other Nominees:
Demi Lovato, "Heart Attack"
Epic Rap Battles Of History, "Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney"
Justin Bieber (feat. Nicki Minaj), "Beauty and a Beat"br> 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 WINNER: Eminem
Other Nominees:
Epic Rap Battles Of History
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Psy
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
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