UK Music Video Awards 2013: weather can't stop tonight's UKMVAs and aftershow party at Southbank Centre!

The show will go on! Despite storms and high winds battering southern England today, the UK Music Video Awards 2013 goes ahead as planned this evening at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre in London - with the aftershow party happening at the same venue. Doors at the QEH open at 6.45pm for the show that will start at 7.30, hosted once again by Adam Buxton, and will begin with a performance by dancers from RiRi Productions, one of this year's UKMVA award sponsors. Over 30 awards will be presented to the makers of the best work in music video in the past year, plus a special Icon Award to the MVA's honorary guest Julien Temple, and culminating in the award for Video of the Year. All the nominations for this year's awards are here. What's more, there's no need to brave the elements between the awards ceremony and the aftershow party as in previous years. The party is also taking place at the QEH, and will begin straight after the awards show ends, until 2am. In fact, the forecasters are saying that the weather for central London is set to improve - still windy, but not as strong as last night and this morning, and rain is also unlikely. So everything is set for a fantastic event this evening. A week to go to the UK Music Video Awards 2013, and a brand new award has been announced that will be presented at the awards ceremony on October 28th which is tonight - the VEVO Best New Artist award. This new award, to be presented at the UKMVAs for the first time, is chosen from the most popular videos from artists who appear on the VEVO New Artist video chart, featuring those who are currently promoting their first album.
 And here is the shortlist:

Avicii ft Nicky Romero – I Could Be The One
Director: Peter Huang
Prod co: Mad Ruk Entertainment
Commissioner: Ash Pournouri / At Night Management / UMG
Bastille – Pompeii
Director: Jesse John Jenkins
Producer: Claire Stubbs/Jeff Panteleo (EPs)
Prod co: Partizan
Commissioner: James Hackett for Parlophone
Iggy Azalea - Work
Director: Jonas & Francois
Producer: Jules de Chateleux
Prod co: Division Paris
Commissioner: Natalie Arnett for Mercury Records
Labrinth – Beneath Your Beautiful
Director: Sophie Muller
Producer: Jacob Swan Hyam
Prod co: Black Dog Films
Commissioner:
Little Mix – Wings
Director: Max & Dania
Producer: Scott Clark
Prod co: Believe Media
Commissioner: Mike O'Keefe, Marisa Garner for Sony Music
Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith – La La La
Director: Ian Pons Jewell
Producer: Tim Harrison, Dobrina Manolova
Prod co: Studio Murmur, Gran Angular
Commissioner: James Hackett & Sam Seager for EMI

The new award, replacing the People's Choice award supported by VEVO at the UK Music Video Awards for the past two years, reinforces VEVO's commitment to new music talent: in early 2012 VEVO launched their LIFT strand, which has boosted the careers of some of the hottest up and coming artists, and recently launched their new DSCVR programme which helps to amplify new artists’ very first videos.

Tom Connaughton, VEVO's director of programming, says: “We are proud to continue our association with the MVAs for the third year running and delighted to support the new category of VEVO Best New Artist.

“Backing new musical talent and enabling fans to watch and listen to the best developing artists the UK has to offer is a crucial part of what we do at VEVO.  As reflected in the list of nominees, this year we’ve seen some truly excellent new acts and incredible videos. And it’s great to be able to recognise and celebrate the artists, directors and videos that drive our platform via this award.”

The VEVO Best New Artist award is added to the industry-based honours to be presented at the UK Music Video Awards 2013, in one week's time on Monday, October 28th. Tickets are still available for the ceremony and aftershow that takes place at the Southbank Centre in London, with ticket booking forms available from the UKMVAs website.

source: PROMO NEWS