THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

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From the 6th Annual Shorty Awards Music

From singing or playing instruments in a traditional band to the new age computer made sounds and vibes, these people turn to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and YouTube to share their music with their fans, get fan feedback and show their love. Nominate who you think should win the #Music Shorty!

Nominees

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Amanda Palmer
From Wikipedia: “Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer, sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an Am…
Dream to Stream: Why Live Video is Now Required for the Hollywood Marketing Machine
For real music fans, getting close to their favorite artist is the best thing ever. With Livestream…
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Emine SARI
Emine was born in a small city in Turkey and studied piano and foreign languages in order to fulfil…
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Intel Presents The Music Experiment Powered by MTV Iggy
In 2013, Intel and MTV Iggy amplified their successful co-branded fan engagement music series creat…
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Justin Bieber
From Wikipedia: Justin Bieber is a Canadian pop musician, actor, and singer-songwriter. Bieber was …
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Lua Blanco
Lua is a Brazilian actress and singer. Raised in a family of 6, she started singing at a very young…
Music is Social: The Relaunch of DefJam.com
DefJam Recordings relaunched DefJam.com in 2013, creating a groundbreaking new website for the hip-…
Myspace Helps Bud Light Turn the Traditional Music Festival Model on its Head
Organizers of the Bud Light Music First Program, Myspace, and Live Nation joined forces to deliver …
Pepsi Summer of Fan Armies
Socially fueled campaigns were not new news for advertisers in 2013, but Pepsi was the first brand …
winner
Questlove Gomez
From Wikipedia: “Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove, is an Ameri…
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Snoop Dogg: Digital Tastemaker and Leader on Social Platforms
The year of 2013, Snoop Dogg took the world by storm and continued to solidify himself as a pivotal…
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Sophia Abrahão
Brazilian, 22 years old, São Paulo! Actress, singer, model and blogger! Loves fashion, acting both …
winner
Universal Music presents Avicii x You
Avicii x You was a global music experiment where bedroom producers all over the world collaborated …
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Yoko Ono
From Wikipedia: Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde…