YOUTUBE VIDEO AWARDS? YouTube has already has a star studded lineup for its first music awards show. The video platform has recruited Lady Gaga, Eminem and Acarde Fire to perform at the inaugural event, scheduled for Nov. 3. Actor Jason Schwartzman, who was a songwriter prior to launching his film career with “Rushmore,” “Slackers” and “I Heart Huckabees,” will host. The show will present winners for six award categories, to be announced in October, based entirely from viewer votes. The 90-minute live event, backed by Kia Motors as the title sponsor, will take place at Pier 36 in New York, said YouTube’s vice president of marketing, Danielle Tiedt. “We’re trying to create live videos during the award shows so that the experience becomes more about creating than presenting,” Tiedt said in an interview. “Music is our bread and butter and our heart and soul here at YouTube. Our main goal is to not just do another award show. We wanted to do something special.” As a category, music has been among the largest on YouTube, Tiedt said, although she declined to give the exact number of views that music videos generate. Spike Jonze, who directed “Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation,” and “Where the Wild Things Are,” along with numerous music videos, has also signed on to be the award show’s creative director. Via MP3Waxx
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:44:21 +0000
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