The Shins lead the packs with three nods, followed by Modest Mouse and Amy Winehouse at two and one respectively.
- Sep 20, 2007
AceShowbiz - MTVU annual award show, Woodie, has announced its nominees with The Shins on the lead. The indie rock group are up for three categories 'Alumni Woodie', 'Viral Woodie' and the prestigious 'Woodie of the Year' . For the latter, they will compete against Amy Winehouse, Common, Gym Class Heroes and Lily Allen.
Further down the list, Modest Mouse, Gym Class Heroes, Allen, Justice, Linkin Park, and The Academy Is... take two nominations each, while others such as Arcade Fire, Lil Wayne, Bright Eyes, The Knife, Klaxons, M.I.A., Spoon, Cansei de Ser Sexy, The Rapture, TV on the Radio, Thom Yorke and Paramore get their fair share of one nomination each.
The fourth event also introduced a brand new category called 'Best Music on Campus Woodie' that will allow unsigned new acts to get noticed in the industry. Finalists are comprised of 1,700 college bands, MCs and musicians registered at BestMusicOnCampus.com. Winner for this category will be determined through votes in the next six weeks and the prize would be $5,000 cash, future MTVU shows and invaluable national exposure.
This year's event will premiere simultaneously on MTVU and MTVU.com on November 15 at 8 p.m. The voting has been opened and remain so until November 2. The actual show will take place October 8 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City, sporting a live concert event. Click here to start voting!
Nominees for the 2007 MTVU Woodie Awards:
The Breaking Woodie - (Best Emerging Artist)
Left Field Woodie - (Most Original Artist)
Best Video Woodie - (Best Video of the Year)
The Good Woodie - (Greatest Social Impact)
Performing Woodie - (Best Tour)
Alumni Woodie - (a.k.a. The You're Still OK in our Book Award)
Viral Woodie - (Most Downloaded, Streamed, Blogged, etc.)
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