Spreading the Word: WoM Awards 2010

[Violet]

In case there are people that don't visit the WoM as frequently as others, here's a message to let everyone know what's going on.

As many of you who hang around the forum a lot (particularly The Lounge) know, the 2010 Forum Awards are in their preliminary stages of ideas and whatnot. There has been talk about a separate awards ceremony for the World of Music. This idea has been rather well-received, and people have been throwing around for ideas for the WoM Awards as well. With the help of Tammi (Crests of Daylight) and Bea (Darlene_Ifnhsa), I will organize this WoM Award thing and finally make it happen. I think it's a good idea.

Anyway, these will take place after the usual awards, probably in December, around the time when people are also thinking of their 2010 Albums of the Year or whatever. Given that, there's still plenty of time for putting everything together. However, after talking with one of our fave mods (thanks, Dave, for letting me do this), I realize that it's never too early to set things up.

As this is the WoM Awards, this is for all of you who reside in here. It's for you guys who make mixtapes for the exchanges, who critique the albums that have just come out, who just love music. I want to know what you guys think and what types of categories of awards you guys would like to have. Please leave any suggestions you have here. If you guys have any questions, feel free to PM me.

Thanks. :smiley:

Awards Carried Over from 2009 Music Awards
-Song of the Year
-EP of the Year
-Music Video of the Year
-Best Debut Album
-Most Overrated Album
-Most Underrated Album
-Best Album Artwork
-Album of the Year (Australia): To be voted on and presented by the partitioners of The Official Aussie Music Thread, because they are awesome like that.
-Album of the Year (Canada)
-Album of the Year (United States)
-Album of the Year (United Kingdom)
-Album of the Year (Rest of Europe)
-Music Event of the Year
-Best Live Act/Tour of the Year
-Music Disaster/Disgrace to Music

New Award Ideas for 2010
-Best Group (Europe + North America)
-Best Group (Rest of the World)
-Best Solo Artist
-Best B-Side
-Best New Band/Artist (as Will said, not necessarily new as in debut)
-Best Cover (Band/Artist)
-Best Cover (Coldplayer)
-Best Label
-Album Art of the Year
-Biggest Fangirl (band/user)
-Biggest Fanboy (band/user)
-Most interesting/in depth posts
-Favorite thread
-Best WoM musician/artist
-Music Master (award to go to person that defines or people think of when they think of the WoM)
-Best new artist introduced to forum (2010)

UPDATE: Nomination Information

What's gonna happen is that you guys are gonna pick what you want for each category and PM your votes to my inbox. You can nominate up to 2 or 3 people for each category, and you are allowed to nominate yourself.

To make things easier, I'm going to set the deadline for nominations the same as the deadline for mixtapes, which is December 13. That is, unless enough people protest, in which I'll adjust it accordingly.

Disclaimer: Please continue to watch for updates on the first page. Things are always subject to change.

Thank you. :nice:

Hopefully, this helps. :uhoh:

[Crests]

Vote me fangirl most likely to start crying in the public library while watching Youtube videos. :charming:

[Crests]

When do nominations start?

Violet's Parks, can they PM me their votes/nominations instead so I can be the counter? :wacko:

[Violet]

OH SNAP. Why did I not tell people that? D:

Also, they've already started.

[Crests]

I'll have to figure out what to nominate. :surprised:

[the_gloaming09]

nominate me for...

Biggest Fanboy (Radiohead/The Beatles)

Best Cover... Check out http://www.youtube.com/user/gones099

Most interesting/in depth posts

Best WoM musician/artist

Music Master (award to go to person that defines or people think of when they think of the WoM)

[Crests]

So I went to nominate all basically my nominations were "SOOOOOOOOO", "YUPPPP", "UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM", "ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR", "WELLLLLLLLLLL", "HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM", "screw this i don't know anything", and "blah".

So I quit. :|

[Megalomania]

Oooh! Vote me for biggest fangirl plz! Because I love Matt Bellamy, Dom Howard, Chris Wolstenholme, and Kirky to death. :heart: (aka Muse you losers! :P)

:lips:

[Violet]

I'd nominate you, but I kinda have to nominate myself for that one. :tongue:

[Megalomania]

I can tell this is going to be a fierce battle between Musers! :mean: :uhoh:




:lips:

[Crests]

You silly musers. :wacky:


brb fangirling

[Violet]

Musers are silly? Puh-leeze. :nice:

[Megalomania]

^That. :mean:

:botoxlips:

[Violet]

Oh! Christina! There's a subforum now. :cheesy:

[Crests]

Yesh, you guysh are shilly willies. :blush:

[Violet]

Why are you shpeaking like Shean Connereh?

[Crests]

BECUSH :snobby:

[Megalomania]

^^^^Yeah I saw! :cheesy:

I made the first thread. :awesome:

[Stargirl]

I could try biggest Radiohead fangirl, maybe? :P

I'll put more thought into it

[Violet]

Sure. No one else is running for it. :P