College Music Fans Have Spoken As Artists Vie For 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards

10.05.09

It’s fall and that means Woodies time. MTV’s 24-hour college network, mtvU, today announced the nominees for the “2009 mtvU Woodie Awards”- the only music awards show dictated by the college audience.  For the sixth year in a row, students and music fans from all over the country have nominated their favorite artists to vie for mtvU Woodies awards including Wale, Death Cab For Cutie, Kings of Leon, MGMT, Matt & Kim, Asher Roth, Drake, Kid Cudi, Silversun Pickups and 30H!3. The “2009 mtvU Woodie Awards” will air on Friday, December 4 at 10:00pm ET on mtvU, MTV, MTV2 and…

Credentialing is now closed. The 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards will tape on Wednesday, November 18 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City.

Fall is here which means puffy jackets, exams and, more importantly, the Woodie Awards! mtvU will be hosting the Solo cup-brandishing event for the sixth year in a row at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.

That’s right. In between cramming for midterms, passionate music fans will be crammed in the venue for the ultimate live event to watch incredible musical performances, special appearances and winners take their place in Woodie history.

You already know the Woodies will rock the house with amazing performers. Past show stealers include artists like Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, Vampire Weekend, Santigold, Gym Class Heroes, Lykke Li, All Time Low and Imogen Heap.

How do we decide who will go home with the evening’s wood? That’s where you come in. This year, students and music fans from all over the country can vote until November 16 for their favorite artists to win a mtvU Woodie. Nominees include Wale, Death Cab For Cutie, Kings of Leon, MGMT, Matt & Kim, Asher Roth, Drake, Kid Cudi, Silversun Pickups and 30H!3.

So prepare for the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards to give you the base-thumping, melody-driven, and riff-ripping entertainment you’ve been waiting for all semester. If there’s a better stress reliever than watching us give out Woodies to the artists that cycle through your playlists all year long, we haven’t seen it yet. So rinse out those Solo cups, and we’ll see you in December.

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