Paramore, All Time Low, We The Kings, MGMT up for Woodies

mtvU, MTV’s college network, today announced the nominees for the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards, the only show honoring the music voted best by the college audience. Nominees include Paramore, All Time Low, We The Kings, Motion City Soundtrack, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Jack’s Mannequin, Atmosphere and more. The complete nominee list is below.



The awards ceremony will take place on November 12, 2008, at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom; the show will be broadcast on November 19, 2008, at 8 p.m. EST on mtvU, mtvU.com and HD network Palladia. Readers can vote for the awards here through November 7.



Woodie of the Year – (Artist of the Year)

Lil Wayne (Cash Money Records)

Paramore (Atlantic Records)

Tokyo Police Club (Saddle Creek)

MGMT (Columbia Records)

Santogold (Downtown Records)



The Breaking Woodie – (Best Emerging Artist)

All Time Low (Hopeless Records)

We the Kings (S-Curve Records)

There For Tomorrow (Hopeless Records)

Lykke Li (Atlantic Records)

Tyga (Decaydance Records)



Left Field Woodie – (Most Original Artist)

No Age (Sub Pop Records)

Chromeo (Vice Records)

Yelle (Capitol Records)

She & Him (Merge Records)

Cool Kids (C.A.K.E Records)



Best Video Woodie – (Best Video of the Year)

Gnarls Barkley "Who’s Gonna Save My Soul" (Atlantic Records / Downtown)

Erykah Badu "Honey" (Universal Motown Records)

Vampire Weekend "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (XL Recordings)

Adele "Chasing Pavements" (Columbia Records)

Motion City Soundtrack "It Had to be You" (Epitaph Records)



The Good Woodie – (Greatest Social Impact)

Eddie Vedder (Vandenberg Communications) – For continued activism surrounding veteran issues, Bridge School benefit, PETA, and Children’s music programs.

Emmanuel Jal (Sonic360) – “Gua Africa” – A former child soldier himself, Emmanuel founded the organization to work with individuals, families and communities to help them overcome the effects of war and poverty.

Ludacris (Def Jam Recordings) – “The Ludacris Foundation” – Since 2001, the foundation has donated $500,000 to support grassroots organizations that work to help youth and has connected with youth to build stronger families and communities.

Jack’s Mannequin (Warner Bros Records) – “Dear Jack Foundation” – Established by lead singer, Andrew McMahon, a leukemia survivor, this group raises money and awareness for cancer research.

Mary J Blige (Geffen) – “FFawn Foundation” – This new foundation’s goal is to empower women through scholarships, grants and other educational resources, building confidence and career skills.



Performing Woodie – (Best Tour)

Kanye West (Def Jam Recordings)

Atmosphere (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

NERD (Interscope Records)

The Ting Tings (Columbia Records)

Simian Mobile Disco (Wichita Recordings)



Radio Woodie – (Best Campus Radio Station)

KALX, University of California, Berkeley

KZSC, University of California, Santa Cruz

KSSU, Sacramento State University

KZSU, Stanford University

KCSU, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

WSOU, Seton Hall University

WERS, Emerson College

WICB Ithaca College

WBSR Brown University

WUSB Stony Brook University

WUTK University of Tennessee

WRAS Georgia State University

WEGL Auburn University

WWVU West Virginia University

WXYC University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

KSLU St. Louis University

KUOM University of Minnesota

WGRE DePauw University

WDBM Michigan State

WITR Rochester Institute of Technology