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Template:Infobox MTV Awards Best Breakout New York City Artist Award, the full name of which is the "MTV VMA Best Breakout NYC Artist Award," is a Video Music Award (VMA) given out by MTV and Time Warner Cable at the MTV Video Music Awards.
2009
In 2009 the award was presented at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards held on September 13 in New York City at Radio City Music Hall. The ceremony was hosted by Russell Brand.
Over 190 New York City bands were winnowed down to the top three by the summer of 2009.
The battle was between:
- MeTalkPretty, a rock quartet
- Red Directors, a rock quartet
- The Shells, an all-female trio
The three bands competed for the "Best Breakout New York City Artist Award" at an MTV Video Music Awards weekend competition and pre-party at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza on September 11, 2009. The competition took place before MTV Video Music Awards performers, in between performances from MTV Video Music Awards artists including Fefe Dobson and Cobra Starship.
MeTalkPretty was revealed as the winning band at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards the night of Sunday, September 13, 2009, and showcased nationally on MTV2.
Winners and nominees
| Best Breakout New York City Artist Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Nominees | Result |
| 2009 | MeTalkPretty | Won |
| Red Directors | Nominated | |
| The Shells | Nominated | |
References
- http://www.ourstage.com/go/mtv2nyc
- "Beyonce To Perform At 2009 MTV VMAs: During the show, Death Cab for Cutie's 'New Moon' soundtrack single will premiere on MTV.com". MTV.com. MTV. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "About the Show". MTV.com. MTV. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- "Hundreds Entered. Three Emerged. Road Runner and MTV are Pleased to announce the VMA nominees in the Best Breakout NYC Artist category", Time Warner Cable
- "Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, Kid Cudi Celebrate VMA Weekend In New York: Fefe Dobson, Phoenix also set to perform at MTV parties", MTV.com, 2009-09-03, accessed 2009-09-04
- "The Battle for the Best Breakout NYC Artist presented by Time Warner and Road Runner The 2009 Video Music Awards and Taco Bell Present: A Concert with Fefe Dobson and Cobra Starship", LiveNation, accessed 2009-09-04
- "Time Warner Cable and MTV2 are taking over the VMAs!". OurStage. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- http://www.ourstage.com/go/mtv2nyc