Youtube Music Awards nominations announced, M.I.A & Odd Future to perform at event

The first-ever Youtube Music Awards are set to take place next month, with the nominations now unveiled for the event.

It had already been announced that the inaugural event will be helmed by Spike Jonze and hosted by Jason Schwartzman, with the likes of Arcade Fire, Eminem and Lady Gaga performing live.

Now, it’s confirmed that M.I.A and Odd Future’s Tyler The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt will join them in appearing live too.

The ceremony will be live-streamed on 3 November. Check out the full nominations beneath, via DIY:

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”