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O Music Awards
Viacom
First awardedApril 28, 2011
Websiteomusicawards.com

The O Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the OMAs)[1] is an awards show presented by MTV to honor music, technology and intersection between the two.[2] The 1st O Music Award ceremony was held on April 28, 2011 on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas.[3] The 3rd O Music Awards was held on June 27, 2012. The O Music Awards brand continues year-round through a combination of a music and tech blog, called 'The O Music Blog', and a New York–based live events' series called 'Unboxed, which features music, tech, art, and interactivity.[4]

Past winners include

Foster The People[10] and Alabama Shakes,[11] as well as having many icons like The Flaming Lips[12] and Robyn.[13]

Running in tandem with the awards and performances, O Music Awards has achieved 3

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), and The Trevor Project.[15]

Award winners

2011

O Music Awards 2011: I[16]

  1. Best Fan Cover: Alex Goot
  2. Funniest Music Short:
    Lonely Island, I Just Had Sex
  3. Innovative Artist: Lady Gaga
  4. Must Follow Artist on Twitter: Lady Gaga
  5. Most Innovative Music Video: Andy Grammer, Keep Your Head Up
  6. Fan Army FTW: Tokio Hotel’s Aliens
  7. NSFW Music Video: Thirty Seconds to Mars, "Hurricane"
  8. Most Viral Dance: Willow Smith, Whip My Hair
  9. Best Independent Music Blog: Aquarium Drunkard
  10. Best Music Discovery Service:
    Pandora
  11. Best Performance Series: Daryl Hall, "Live From Daryl’s House"
  12. Favorite F**k Yeah Tumblr: F**k Yeah Adam Lambert
  13. Favorite Animated GIF: Nicki Minaj
  14. Best Fan Forum: Michael Jackson – MJJ Community
  15. Best Music Hack: Invisible Instruments
  16. Best Animal Performance: Parrot Dancing To Willow Smith’s Whip My Hair
  17. Best Tweet: Kanye West – “I hate when I’m on a flight and I wake up with a water bottle next to me like oh great now I gotta be responsible for this water bottle”

O Music Awards 2011: II[17]

  1. Must Follow Artist on Twitter: Adam Lambert
  2. Fan Army FTW: Tokio Hotel's Aliens
  3. Best Lyrics Video: Joe Jonas, See No More
  4. Best Artist With a Camera Phone: Demi Lovato
  5. Oops I Did It Online: James Blunt
  6. Best Web-Born Artist: Kina Grannis
  7. Best Vintage Viral Video: Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit
  8. Digital Genius Award: Björk
  9. Best Fan Cover: Marc Martel Somebody to Love by Queen
  10. Hottest Music NILF: Katie Morse
  11. WTF I Love This Award: Nyan Cat
  12. Too Much Ass for TV: Marilyn Manson, "Born Villain"
  13. Most Outrageous Tweet: @BritneySpears to @DJPaulyD: "Hope you enjoyed your dance! Was tough getting my legs around that big blowout :)"
  14. Best Music Forum: Rap Godfathers
  15. Most Innovative Festival: Way Out West
  16. Best Music App: Sound Cloud
  17. Best Music Hack: Crowd Juke
  18. Beyond the Blog:
    Needle Drop
  19. Most Addictive Social Music Service: Spotify
  20. Biggest Superfan: Billy Humanoid

2012

O Music Awards 2012:[18]

  1. Best Artist With A Cameraphone: Selena Gomez
  2. Best Artist/Digital Entrepreneur: Katy Goodman
  3. Best Music App:
    Artist growth
  4. Best Music Hack: Bohemian Rhapsichord
  5. Best Music Teacher Replacement: Bandhappy
  6. Best Online Concert Experience: 30 Seconds to Mars
  7. Best Protest Song: "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  8. Best Web-Born Artist: Karmin
  9. Beyond the Blog Award: Metal Injection
  10. Beyond the DJ: Most Innovative Solo Performer: MNDR
  11. Digital Genius Award: iamamiwhoami
  12. Fan Army FTW: Tokio Hotel: Aliens
  13. Hottest Music NILF: Tatiana Simonian: Head of Music at Twitter
  14. Most Addictive Social Music Service: Myxer Social Radio
  15. Most Adorable Viral Star: Abby Koocher: "Bong Pugz"
  16. Most Extreme Fan Outreach: Riot in Paris
  17. Most F***ed-Up Live Performance Gone Viral: Kelvin Cheung: Executes Epic Drum Solo Fail
  18. Most Innovative Music Video:
    Say You Like Me
  19. Most Intense Social Spat:
    Frances Cobain vs. Courtney Love
  20. Must Follow Artist on Twitter: Adam Lambert
  21. Too Much Ass For TV: Big Freedia: "Booty Battle" Video Game
  22. WTF I Love This Award: Drinkify

References

  1. ^ "MTV to Launch OMAs, Digital Music Awards Show in April". Billboard. February 24, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2013. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  2. Viacom. Archived from the original
    on February 2, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  3. Viacom
    . April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "OMA Unboxed". O Music Awards Blog. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  5. ^ "SoundCloud Is The Best Music App". O Music Awards Blog. 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  6. ^ "Bjorks Wins The Title of Digital Genius". O Music Awards Blog. October 31, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  7. ^ "Way Out West Is: The Most Innovative Festival". O Music Awards Blog. October 29, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  8. ^ "CrowdJuke Wins Best Music Hack: Meet Its Creator". O Music Awards Blog. October 28, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  9. MTV Buzzworthy
    . Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  10. ^ "FLASHBACK: Remember How Foster The People Played The O Music Awards?". O Music Awards Blog. December 6, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  11. ^ "Alabama Shakes Perform 'You Ain't Alone'". O Music Awards Blog. October 31, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  12. ^ "The Flaming Lips to Perform Tribute To Steve Jobs During the O Music Awards". O Music Awards Blog. October 25, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  13. ^ "Robyn To Headline the O Music Awards". O Music Awards Blog. October 25, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  14. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (2011-04-29). "New Guinness World Record Set for Longest Freestyle Rap". Mashable. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  15. ^ a b "Dance Marathon record set at MTV O Music Awards". Guinness World Records. 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  16. ^ Renna (2011-04-29). "MTV O Music Awards – Complete List Of Winners (Videos)". Allie Is Wired. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  17. ^ Warner, Kara (2011-11-01). "O Music Awards Take Over Halloween's Largest Street Party - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  18. ^ "O Music Awards 3". Viacom International.

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