youtube music awards videos: ed sheeran & rudimental / kygo & parson james / shamir / fka twigs / charli xcx / martin garrix & usher (video premieres)

after taking a year off, youtube returns with it's video music awards by world premiering 13 new videos by a wide variety of artists, check out some of the musical highlights below:


ed sheeran & rudimental - bloodstream


kygo feat parson james - stole the show


shamir - call it off


fka twigs - glass & patron


charli xcx - famous


martin garrix feat usher - don't look down

WACKY AWARDS SHOW: YouTube Music Awards 2013 (with live videos by eminem, arcade fire, m.i.a., avicii and lady gaga)

webcast creative director spike jonze says that there was no script or plan to the awards, plus live music videos were created by lady gaga, eminem, arcade fire and avicii, adding to the chaos. if you didn't see it live, it sure was wackadoodle! here are the highlights of the evening below:

eminem - rap god (youtube awards 2013)


m.i.a. - come walk with me (youtube awards 2013)

avicii - hey brother / you make me / wake me up (a live short film by lena dunham) (youtube awards 2013)

arcade fire - afterlife (youtube awards 2013)

lady gaga - dope (youtube awards 2013)

want more? click below to see the rest of the performances and some of the award itself: