MTV Woodies

MTV Woodies
Awarded for	Best emerging music of previous year
Country	United States
First awarded	November 5, 2004 (2004-11-05)
Website	http://www.mtv.com/woodies
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV

The MTV Woodies (formerly known as the MTVU Woodie Awards) is an annual music show presented by MTVU with awards voted on by fans.

Ceremonies

#	Date aired	Host(s)
1st	Friday, November 5, 2004	Gardner Loulan & Maria Sansone
2nd	Wednesday, November 2, 2005
3rd	Wednesday, October 25, 2006
4th	Thursday, November 8, 2007
5th	Wednesday, November 12, 2008
6th	Wednesday, November 18, 2009
7th	Wednesday, March 16, 2011	Donald Glover
8th	Sunday, March 18, 2012
9th	Sunday, March 17, 2013	Tegan and Sara & Machine Gun Kelly
10th	Thursday, March 13, 2014
11th	Friday, March 20, 2015	Jack Antonoff
12th	Wednesday, March 16, 2016	ASAP Rocky
13th	Thursday, March 16, 2017	Rick Ross

Category

Woodie of the Year

• 2004: Modest Mouse - "Float On"
  • Anthony Hamilton - "Comin' from Where I'm From"
  • Death Cab for Cutie - "The New Year"
  • Jet - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps"
• 2005: My Chemical Romance
  • Arcade Fire
  • Common
  • Fall Out Boy
  • Gorillaz
• 2006: Angels & Airwaves
  • Atmosphere
  • Gym Class Heroes
  • Panic! at the Disco
  • The Academy Is...
• 2007: Gym Class Heroes
  • Amy Winehouse
  • Common
  • Lily Allen
  • The Shins
• 2008: Paramore
  • Lil Wayne
  • MGMT
  • Santigold
  • Tokyo Police Club
• 2009: Kings of Leon
  • Asher Roth
  • Drake
  • MGMT
  • Silversun Pickups
• 2011: Wiz Khalifa - "Black and Yellow"
  • Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs"
  • The Black Keys - "Tighten Up"
  • B.o.B & Hayley Williams - "Airplanes"
  • LCD Soundsystem - "Drunk Girls"
• 2012: Mac Miller
  • The Black Keys
  • Foster the People
  • Frank Ocean
  • J. Cole
  • Skrillex
• 2013: Machine Gun Kelly
  • ASAP Rocky
  • Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  • Fun
  • Grimes
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Walk the Moon
• 2014: Drake
  • Disclosure
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Lorde
  • Pharrell Williams
  • Zedd
• 2015: Porter Robinson
  • Charli XCX
  • FKA Twigs
  • J. Cole
  • Run the Jewels
  • Sam Smith
• 2017: The Chainsmokers
  • Big Sean
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Childish Gambino
  • Solange Knowles
  • Twenty One Pilots

Breaking Woodie

• 2004: The Killers - "Somebody Told Me"
  • Atmosphere - "Trying to Find a Balance"
  • Butterfly Boucher "I Can't Make Me"
  • Robert Randolph and the Family Band - "I Need More Love"
  • Secret Machines - "Nowhere Again"
• 2005: Motion City Soundtrack
  • Matisyahu
  • Paul Wall
  • The Bravery
  • The Decemberists
• 2006: Plain White T's
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Chamillionaire
  • Imogen Heap
  • Lupe Fiasco
• 2007: Boys Like Girls
  • Peter Bjorn and John
  • Rich Boy
  • Silversun Pickups
  • Tokyo Police Club
• 2008: Afterhour
  • All Time Low
  • Lykke Li
  • Tyga
  • We the Kings
• 2009: Never Shout Never
  • Grizzly Bear
  • Wale
  • La Roux
  • Friendly Fires
  • Passion Pit
• 2011: Two Door Cinema Club
  • Dev
  • Local Natives
  • Sleigh Bells
  • Wavves
• 2012: Machine Gun Kelly
  • ASAP Rocky
  • Azealia Banks
  • Charli XCX
  • Childish Gambino
  • Cloud Nothings
  • Cults
  • Electric Guest
  • Fake Problems
  • Fun
  • Future
  • Iggy Azalea
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Meek Mill
  • Lana Del Rey
  • Porter Robinson
  • Sleeper Agent
  • Travis Mills
  • Tune-Yards
  • Walk the Moon
  • Wallpaper
  • The Weeknd
• 2013: Earl Sweatshirt
  • alt-J
  • Dillon Francis
  • Gold Fields
  • The Lumineers
  • Twenty One Pilots
  • Zedd
• 2014: The 1975
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Jhené Aiko
  • Martin Garrix
  • Tristan Wilds
  • Sam Smith

Left Field Woodie

• 2004: N.E.R.D - "Maybe"
  • The Dresden Dolls - "Girl Anachronism"
  • Kenna - "Freetime"
  • Kinky - "Presidente"
  • The Streets - "Fit but You Know It"
• 2005: MewithoutYou
  • Arcade Fire
  • Matisyahu
  • M.I.A.
  • Saul Williams
• 2006: Gnarls Barkley
  • Gogol Bordello
  • Imogen Heap
  • Lady Sovereign
  • Wolfmother
• 2007: Madvillain
  • CSS
  • Klaxons
  • Rodrigo y Gabriela
  • The Knife
• 2008: Chromeo
  • The Cool Kids
  • No Age
  • She & Him
  • Yelle
• 2009: Tech N9ne
  • Amanda Black
  • Janelle Monáe
  • Major Lazer
  • Jay Reatard
• 2011: Kanye West
  • Das Racist
  • Die Antwoord
  • Lil B
  • Yelawolf

Good Woodie

• 2004: Sum 41
  • Beastie Boys
  • Coldplay
  • Death Cab for Cutie
  • Sean Combs
• 2005: U2
  • Coldplay
  • Common
  • David Banner
  • Kanye West
• 2006: Serj Tankian
  • Juvenile
  • Ludacris
  • Pearl Jam
  • Rise Against
• 2007: Guster
  • Alicia Keys
  • Linkin Park
  • The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
  • Thom Yorke
• 2008: Jack's Mannequin
  • Eddie Vedder
  • Emmanuel Jal
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Ludacris
• 2009: Jamie Tworkowski
  • John Legend
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Kenna
  • Alicia Keys

Soundtrack of My Life Woodie

• 2004: Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
  • Akon - Trouble
  • Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
  • Jadakiss - Kiss tha Game Goodbye
  • The Postal Service - Give Up

The Sophmore [sic] Jump Woodie

• 2004: Taking Back Sunday - "A Decade Under the Influence"
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Stop"
  • Nappy Roots - "Sick and Tired"
  • Something Corporate - "Space"
  • Sugarcult - "Memory"

The Silent but Deadly Woodie

• 2004: Modest Mouse - "Float On"
  • Kenna - "Freetime"
  • Mogwai - "Hunted by a Freak"
  • Reggie and the Full Effect - "Congratulations Smack and Katy"
  • Steriogram - "Walkie Talkie Man"

Road Woodie

• 2004: Coheed and Cambria
  • Jack Johnson
  • O.A.R.
  • Phish
  • The Roots
• 2006: Taking Back Sunday
  • Cartel
  • The Fray
  • Hellogoodbye
  • Nightmare of You

Streaming Woodie

• 2004: Fall Out Boy - "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy"
  • Coheed and Cambria - "A Favor House Atlantic"
  • Copeland - "Walking Downtown"
  • Madvillain - "All Caps"
  • O.A.R. - "Hey Girl"
• 2005: The Afters - "Beautiful Love"
  • Aberfeldy - "Love is an Arrow"
  • Alicia Keys - "Karma"
  • Death Cab for Cutie - "Title and Registration"
  • Eisley - "Telescope Eyes"
  • Gorillaz & De La Soul - "Feel Good Inc."
  • Hawthorne Heights - "Ohio Is for Lovers"
  • K'naan - "Soobax"
  • Matisyahu - "King Without a Crown"
  • Mike Jones, Paul Wall & Slim Thug - "Still Tippin'"
  • Modest Mouse - "Ocean Breathes Salty"
  • My Chemical Romance - "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
  • Straylight Run - "Existentialism on Prom Night"
  • Taking Back Sunday - "A Decade Under the Influence"
  • The Alchemist, Prodigy, Nina Sky & Illa Ghee - "Hold You Down"
  • The Postal Service - "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
  • The Unicorns - "Jellybones"
  • Usher & Alicia Keys - "My Boo"
• 2006 - O.A.R. - "Love and Memories"
  • The All-American Rejects - "Move Along"
  • Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
  • Armor for Sleep - "The Truth About Heaven"
  • Atmosphere - "Say Hey There"
  • Cage & Daryl Palumbo - "Shoot Frank"
  • Death Cab for Cutie - "Crooked Teeth"
  • Gym Class Heroes & Patrick Stump - "Cupid's Chokehold"
  • Hellogoodbye - "Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn"
  • Imogen Heap - "Hide and Seek"
  • Matisyahu - "Youth"
  • Motion City Soundtrack - "Hold Me Down"
  • Nightmare of You - "I Want to Be Buried in Your Backyard"
  • Panic! at the Disco - "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
  • Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Dani California"
  • Taking Back Sunday - "MakeDamnSure"
  • The Academy Is... - "Checkmarks"
  • The Academy Is... - "Slow Down"
  • The Fray - "Over My Head (Cable Car)"

Welcome Back Woodie

• 2004: Incubus
  • Beastie Boys
  • Dave Matthews Band
  • The Roots
  • Slum Village

Best Video Woodie

• 2005: Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc." (Best Video Woodie - Animated)
  • Aberfeldy - "Love is an Arrow"
  • Aesop Rock - "Fast Cars"
  • Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood 3 (Power Out)"
  • Nine Inch Nails - "Only"
• 2005: Death Cab for Cutie - "Title and Registration" (Best Video Woodie - Live Action)
  • Jack Johnson - "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"
  • My Chemical Romance - "Helena"
  • Nas & Olu Dara - "Bridging the Gap"
  • Nine Inch Nails - "Only"
• 2006: Gorillaz - "El Mañana" (Best Video Woodie - Animated)
  • Against Me! - "From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer)"
  • Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
  • Mark Ronson & Alex Greenwald - "Just"
  • Psapp - "Hi"
• 2006: Thirty Seconds to Mars - "The Kill" (Best Video Woodie - Live Action)
  • Feist - "Mushaboom"
  • Jenny Lewis And The Watson Twins - "Rise Up with Fists!!"
  • Jurassic 5 & Dave Matthews - "Work It Out"
  • The Raconteurs - "Steady, As She Goes"
• 2007: Say Anything - "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too"
  • Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
  • Motion City Soundtrack - "Broken Heart"
  • RJD2 - "Work It Out"
  • TV on the Radio - "Province"
• 2008: Motion City Soundtrack - "It Had to Be You"
  • Adele - "Chasing Pavements"
  • Erykah Badu - "Honey"
  • Gnarls Barkley - "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
  • Vampire Weekend - "Mansard Roof"
• 2009: Matt and Kim - "Lessons Learned"
  • The Dead Weather - "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
  • Death Cab for Cutie - "Grapevine Fires"
  • Anjulie - "Boom"
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Heads Will Roll"
  • Kid Cudi - "Day 'n' Nite"
• 2011: Chiddy Bang - "Opposite of Adults"
  • The Black Keys - "Tighten Up"
  • Duck Sauce - "Barbra Streisand"
  • Gorillaz, Bobby Womack & Mos Def - "Stylo"
  • Vampire Weekend - "Giving Up the Gun"
• 2012: Best Coast - "Our Deal"
  • Battles - "My Machines"
  • Duck Sauce - "Big Bad Wolf"
  • Gotye & Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
  • M83 - "Midnight City"
  • Major Lazer & The Partysquad - "Original Don"
• 2013: Danny Brown - "Grown Up"
  • Best Coast - "The Only Place"
  • Chairlift - "Met Before"
  • Josh Tillman - "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"
  • Major Lazer & Amber Coffman - "Get Free"
  • Of Monsters and Men - "Little Talks"
  • Skrillex & Sirah - "Bangarang"
• 2014: Chance the Rapper, Saba & BJ the Chicago Kid - "Everybody's Something"
  • Arcade Fire - "Afterlife"
  • Disclosure - "Grab Her!"
  • Passion Pit - "Carried Away"
  • Iggy Azalea - "Bounce"
• 2015: Childish Gambino - "Sober"
  • Bad Suns - "Salt"
  • Beyoncé - "7/11
  • FKA Twigs - "Pendulum"
  • Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar - "Never Catch Me"
  • Vic Mensa - "Down on My Luck"

International Woodie

• 2005: Muse
  • Akon
  • Arcade Fire
  • Bloc Party
  • Keane
• 2006: The Subways
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Cham
  • Corinne Bailey Rae
  • Sia

Alumni Woodie

• 2005: Green Day
  • Beck
  • Coldplay
  • Common
  • Mos Def
• 2006: AFI
  • Fiona Apple
  • Ghostface Killah
  • Muse
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
• 2007: Spoon
  • Bright Eyes
  • Modest Mouse
  • Talib Kweli
  • The Shins

Performing Woodie

• 2007: Muse
  • The Academy Is...
  • Daft Punk
  • Lil Wayne
  • The Rapture
• 2008: Atmosphere
  • Kanye West
  • N.E.R.D
  • Simian Mobile Disco
  • The Ting Tings
• 2009: Green Day
  • 3OH!3
  • Animal Collective
  • Phoenix
  • P.O.S
• 2011: Matt and Kim
  • Girl Talk
  • Mumford & Sons
  • The National
  • Robyn
• 2012: Mac Miller
  • Alabama Shakes
  • The Black Keys
  • Jay-Z & Kanye West
  • Skrillex
  • Swedish House Mafia
• 2014: Ed Sheeran
  • Arcade Fire
  • Jay-Z
  • The National
  • Tyler, The Creator
  • The xx

Best Music On Campus Woodie

• 2007: Stella by Starlight^[1]
• 2008: The Bride Wore Black
• 2009: Hotel of the Laughing Tree

College Radio Woodie

• 2009: KUPS (University of Puget Sound)
• 2011: WVUM (University of Miami)
• 2012: WASU-FM (Appalachian State University)
• 2013: KSUA (University of Alaska)
• 2014: WESS (East Stroudsburg University)
• 2015: WPTS-FM (University of Pittsburgh)

EDM Effect Woodie

• 2012: Calvin Harris - "We Found Love"
  • Avicii - "Good Feeling"
  • Benny Benassi - "Beautiful People"
  • Flux Pavilion - "Who Gon Stop Me"
  • Laidback Luke & Steve Aoki - "Turbulence"
  • Martin Solveig & Kele Okereke - "Ready 2 Go"

Fomo Woodie

• 2013: The Weeknd
  • Death Grips
  • Fiona Apple
  • Flux Pavilion
  • Frank Ocean
  • Jack White
  • Swedish House Mafia

Tag Team Woodie

• 2013: Kimbra, Mark Foster & A-Trak - "Warrior"
  • A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'"
  • Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - "Mercy"
  • Meek Mill & Drake - "Amen"
  • Morgan Page & Tegan and Sara - "Body Work"
  • Steve Aoki, Angger Dimas & Iggy Azalea - "Beat Down"
  • Swedish House Mafia VS Knife Party - "Antidote"

Branching Out Woodie

• 2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
  • Amanda Palmer
  • Avicii
  • Dan Deacon
  • deadmau5
  • Jack White
  • The xx

Chevrolet Sonic Collage Artist Woodie

• 2013: The Lonely Biscuits
  • Kiah Victoria
  • Little Sur
  • The Madison Letter

Cover Woodie

• 2014: Bastille - "We Can't Stop" (Miley Cyrus)
  • The 1975
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Low
  • Sam Smith
  • Vampire Weekend
• 2015: Taylor Swift - "Riptide" (Vance Joy)
  • Charli XCX - "Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift)
  • Ed Sheeran, Sia & Grouplove - "Drunk in Love" (Beyoncé)
  • Kiesza - "Take Me to Church" (Hozier)
  • Lorde - "Don't Tell 'Em" (Jeremih)
  • Sam Smith - "How Will I Know" (Whitney Houston)
• 2017: Ed Sheeran - "Touch" (Little Mix)
  • Chance the Rapper - "Ultralight Beam" (Kanye West)
  • Elle King - "Jealous" (Nick Jonas) / "Can't Feel My Face" (The Weeknd)
  • James Bay - "Hymn for the Weekend" (Coldplay)
  • MØ - "Love on the Brain" (Rihanna)
  • Panic! at the Disco - "Starboy" (The Weeknd)

Did it My Way Woodie

• 2014: Beyoncé
  • Arcade Fire
  • Bob Dylan
  • Childish Gambino
  • Kanye West

Best Collaboration Woodie

• 2014: ASAP Rocky, Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam - "Wild for the Night"
  • Avicii & Aloe Blacc - "Wake Me Up"
  • Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams - "Get Lucky"
  • Imagine Dragons & Kendrick Lamar - "Radioactive (Remix)"
  • James Blake & Chance the Rapper - "Life Round Here"
  • Just Blaze, Baauer & Jay-Z - "Higher"

Artist to Watch

• 2015: Years & Years
  • James Bay
  • Kygo
  • MisterWives
  • Rae Sremmurd
  • Raury

Co-Sign Woodie

• 2015: Hoodie Allen & Ed Sheeran - "All About It"
  • Alesso & Tove Lo - "Heroes (We Could Be)"
  • Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf & Trick-Trick - "Detroit vs. Everybody"
  • Fences & Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Arrows"
  • iLoveMakonnen & Drake - "Tuesday"
  • Jack Ü & Kiesza - "Take Ü There"

Next Level Performance Woodie

• 2015: Childish Gambino
  • Big Data
  • Drake & Lil Wayne
  • Sia
  • Skrillex

Social Climber Woodie

• 2015: Jack & Jack
  • DeStorm Power
  • Kenzie Nimmo
  • Lia Marie Johnson
  • Rajiv Dhall

Woodie to Watch

• 2017: Khalid
  • Anne-Marie
  • DRAM
  • Dua Lipa
  • Gallant
  • Lil Uzi Vert
  • Lil Yachty
  • Marshmello
  • Rag'n'Bone Man
  • Russ

Songwriter of the Year

• 2017: PartyNextDoor
  • Bibi Bourelly
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Starrah
  • Swae Lee
  • Wynter Gordon

References

1. "2007 mtvU Woodie Awards".

External links

• [[1] Official website]