Nominee Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have joined the line-up set to perform at the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards on March 14, 2013. The annual event takes place during the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas, and will feature live performances by up-and-coming artists as part of the Woodie Awards Festival.
Other performers set to take the stage this year include Alt-J, Jake Bugg, and Joey Bada$$.
Following the performances, the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards will be held to celebrate indie musicians who “generate a passionate response to their music.” The Woodie Awards have been around since 2004 and have recognized acts including The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Muse, Gym Class Heroes, Lupe Fiasco, Paramore, Kings of Leon, Vampire Weekend, Matt & Kim, Wiz Khalifa, Odd Future, MGK and Mac Miller.
“We’re excited to be performing at the mtvU Woodies this year. It’s a great stage and lineup to be a part of and we’re looking forward to seeing our fans in Austin!” stated Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
The 2013 Woodie Awards Special will air on MTV and mtvU on March 17th at 8 pm.
The 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards Nominees:
Woodie of the Year (Artist of the Year)
Nominees:
A$AP Rocky (Sorry Polo Grounds/ RCA Records)
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (Community Music)
fun. (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records)
Grimes (4AD)
Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records)
MGK (EST 19XX/Bad Boy/interscope Records)
WALK THE MOON (RCA Records)
The Breaking Woodie (Best Emerging Artist)
Nominees:
twenty|one|pilots (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records)
Alt-J (Canvasback/Atlantic Records)
Dillon Francis (Mad Decent)
Earl Sweatshirt (Columbia Records)
Gold Fields (Astralwerks)
The Lumineers (Dualtone Music Group)
Zedd (Interscope Records)
Best Video Woodie (Best Video of the Year)
Nominees:
Best Coast “The Only Place” (Mexican Summer)
Chairlift “Met Before” (Columbia Records)
Danny Brown “Grown Up” (Fool’s Gold)
Father John Misty “Hollywood Forever Cemetery” (Sub Pop Records)
Major Lazer “Get Free” (Downtown Records)
Of Monsters and Men “Little Talks” (Republic Records)
Skrillex “Bangarang” (Atlantic Records)
Tag Team Woodie (Best Collaboration)
Nominees:
A-Trak and Dillon Francis – “Money Makin’ (Fool’s Gold)
Kimbra featuring Mark Foster & A-Trak – “Warrior” (Warner Bros Records)
Meek Mill featuring Drake – “Amen” (Warner Bros Records)
Morgan Page featuring Tegan and Sara – “Body Work” (Nettwerk)
Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz – “Mercy” (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam)
Steve Aoki and Angger Dimas featuring Iggy Azalea – “Beat Down” (Ultra Records)
Swedish House Mafia versus Knife Party – “Antidote” (Astralwerks)
FOMO Woodie (Fear of Missing Out: Biggest “Can’t Miss” Cultural Moment and/or Performance)
Nominees:
Death Grips (n/a)
Fiona Apple (Epic Records)
Flux Pavilion (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)
Frank Ocean (Def Jam Recordings)
Jack White (Columbia Records)
Swedish House Mafia (Astralwerks)
The Weeknd (XO/Republic Records)
Branching Out Woodie (Artist Finding Creative Ways to Reach Fans via Social Media)
Nominees:
Amanda Palmer (n/a)
Avicii (LE7ELS/Universal)
Dan Deacon (Domino Record Co)
deadmau5 (Ultra Records)
Jack White (Columbia Records)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore LLC)
The xx (XL Recordings/Young Turks)
Chevrolet Sonic College Artist Woodie (Best Emerging College Artist)
Nominees:
Kiah Victoria, New York University Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
Little Sur, New York University and The New School
The Lonely Biscuits, Belmont University
The Madison Letter, Greenville College
Source: MTV
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