Eminem, Lindsey Stirling, Destorm Among YouTube Music Award Winners

The first edition of the YouTube Music Awards is in the books. It was sort of awkward and the live stream was plagued by audio and video issues, but there were some fine performances and a nice variety among the winners. The full list is below:

Artist of the Year: Eminem

Video of the Year: “I Got A Boy”, Girls’ Generation

YouTube Phenomenon: “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Innovation of the Year: DeStorm, “See Me Standing”

Response of the Year: Lindsey Stirling & Pentatonix, “Radioactive”

YouTube Breakthrough: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

That’s two YouTubers, two established traditional media stars, an underground rapper who gained fame through a viral video, and a girl group that has become a Korean sensation. Not a bad group at all.