2015 YouTube Music Awards

February 2025 2015 YouTube Music Awards 2015-ytma-logo.png 250px March 23, 2015 online x10px|link=|YouTube /YTMA Tyler Oakley YouTube 2013 YouTube Music Awards The 2015 YouTube Music Awards is the second ceremony for YouTube Music Awards. The inaugural 2013 ceremony was met with mixed reception. In November 2014, YouTube announced its intentions to reinvent the purpose of the award show. Additionally, the site announced there will be no live ceremony for the awards. YouTuber Tyler Oakley hosted the awards presentation. Background and announcement In 2013, the inaugural YTMAs experienced mixed to negative reception due to technical difficulties, as well as having most of its award winners originate from mainstream music, rather than YouTube itself.Talbott Chris http://bigstory.ap.org/article/eminem-swift-top-weird-youtube-music-awards Eminem, Swift Top Weird YouTube Music Awards Associated Press The Big Story November 3, 2013 January 13, 2015 January 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150114102743/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/eminem-swift-top-weird-youtube-music-awards deadCohen Joshua http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/11/20/youtube-music-awards-2015/ YouTube Music Awards Coming Back In 2015 Without A Live Event Tubefilter November 20, 2014 January 13, 2015 Additionally, the director and hosts of the award show, were not allowed to rehearse prior to the ceremony's filming in a New York City warehouse at Pier 36.Reed Ryan https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/youtube-music-awards-to-return-next-year-20141121 Rejiggered YouTube Music Awards to Return Next Year Rolling Stone November 21, 2014 January 13, 2015 In 2014, no award ceremony was held. Instead, toward the end of the year, YouTube announced there would be an award ceremony held in March 2015.Spangler Todd https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/youtube-music-awards-to-return-in-2015-produced-by-vice-media-1201360815/ YouTube Music Awards to Return in 2015, But Not as a Live Event Variety November 20, 2014 January 13, 2015 On March 12, 2015, YouTube released an official video announcing that the show will be held on March 23.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuOg2lgsPCM Announcing the YouTube Music Awards 2015 Show YouTube March 12, 2015 March 21, 2015 YouTube tweaked the purpose of the awards, however, as they shifted from honoring, "artists and songs that YouTube fans have turned into global hits over the past year," to, "recognize the biggest and emerging artists to watch on YouTube in 2015." Additionally, the setting of the ceremony was announced to no longer be presented in the form of a live show. Instead, for one day in March 2015, the website will spotlight music videos as, "music will be the headline act on YouTube." Although differences in the presentation format and purpose of the awards were announced, Kia Motors and VICE Media maintained their status as sponsors of the YTMAs. Performances ArtistSong Charli XCX "Famous"Action BronsonChance the Rapper "Baby Blue" CahootsRoomie "No Money" FKA twigs "Glass & Patron" KygoParson James "Stole the Show" Lindsey Stirling "Take Flight" Martin GarrixUsher "Don't Look Down" Max SchneiderHoodie Allen "Gibberish" Migos "One Time" Megan Nicole "Escape" Nicky JamEnrique Iglesias "El Perdon" Shamir "Call It Off" Winners On March 2, 2015, YouTube released an official video announcing the winners.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ52K6Y8JNw Presenting the YouTube Music Awards Winners of 2015 YouTube March 2, 2015 April 9, 2015Spangler Todd March 2, 2015 YouTube Music Awards 2015 Winners Unveiled, Picked by Big Data https://variety.com/2015/music/news/youtube-music-awards-2015-winners-unveiled-picked-by-big-data-1201444212/ September 5, 2024 Variety 15em 2NE1 alt-J Ariana Grande Beyoncé Big Bang Big Sean Brad Paisley Charli XCX Dej Loaf Drake Ed Sheeran Ella Henderson Fifth Harmony FKA Twigs Florida Georgia Line George Ezra Hoodie Allen Hozier Hunter Hayes J. Cole Jason Derulo Katy Perry Kendrick Lamar Kiesza Kurt Hugo Schneider Lady Gaga Lindsey Stirling Martin Garrix Max Schneider Megan Nicole Meghan Trainor Migos Miley Cyrus Nicki Minaj Nicky Jam OK Go One Direction Pentatonix Pharrell Williams Rihanna Sam Smith Sia Snoop Dogg Taylor Swift The Weeknd Tinashe Tori Kelly Tove Lo Troye Sivan Tyler Ward References External links Category:2015 awards in the United States Category:2015 in music Category:2015 music awards Category:2015 YouTube events Category:March 2015 in the United States