Urapopstar Awards 18

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The 18th Urapopstar Awards took place on August 7 2010. The show, hosted by Calvin Andrews of TWISTED DISCO! and pop icon China, was broadcast by BBC in the United Kingdom and ABC in the United States.

Background[edit | edit source]

Pre-nominations were sent out to a panel of fifteen Urapopstar artists, both older and newer, on April 24 2010. The official nominations were revealed on May 15, with voting opening exactly five days later. The awards were expected to be held in June; however, numerous delays held them back. It was finally announced on July 21 that the event would be hosted by Calvin Andrews and China DeRosa, coinciding with the premiere of the ceremony's logo.

The awards were particularly notable for their timing in the music industry. Several high-profile artists who performed at the event, such as Alesha, Elice Claire, and Lindsay Belle, were retiring. There was also a special award for Artist of the Decade, commemorating the end of the 2000s and Urapopstar's impending tenth anniversary. Another new category, Best Overall Artist, was introduced.

Performers[edit | edit source]

Performer(s) Song(s)
Alesha Good Mourning / Fashion Kills / The OH in Ohio / Diamonds & Dollars / Apocalypse City / Tsunami of the Soul / The Last Temptation
Sexy Star
Butterscotch
E-Famous / Avon Whore / Delicious / Alpha Kenny Body / Killer Tampon / Hollywood Is Dead
Paulo Araujo
Moodring
Dirty Dirty / I Know That I'm Sexy (Don't Tell Me) / Quixotism
China Not Gonna Tell / Dead Famous
Taylor
Paige White
If Only You / Radio
Crystal Barker Andy Warhol / Jukebox
Hailey
Morris David Cat
Edna Albaquerque
Good Time Girls / Don't B J / Shoot The Sky / Hell On Wheels / She Built This City
Emily Henning Heaven's Grace
Lindsay Belle
Esmeralda Dimuzio
Now All That's Left (What's Going On?)
Ben Johnston
Dresden & Bareilles
Out Of My Mind / A Word You Left Behind / Losing My Religion
Lucreacia Search & Destroy / Reputation / Vicious Circle / Throw Down!
Elice Claire Cloud Nine

Presenters[edit | edit source]

The main show was hosted by Calvin Andrews and China, while the pre-show was presented by Tamika.

Award Presenter(s)
Best Pop/Dance Cassie Diamond
Cassie Fox
Best Male Gabriel Dresden
Paige White
Best Video Ellen Fitzpatrick
Best Newcomer Thorn City
Best Comeback Edna Albaquerque
Lady Lou
Best Alternative/Rock Victor Strong
Sexy Star
Best Female Natasha Hilton
Kaylee Walker
Best Overall Artist Bre (Moodring)
Best Urban Claire-not-from-Twist
Mark Charlie Wilson
Best Collaboration Esmeralda Dimuzio
Violetta DiNozzo
Best Promotion Alicia Jones
Sabrina
Best Group M&M
Best Live Syd Wolfe
Lily Clarke
Best Songwriter Fat Lady
Vanessa Flowers
Best Single/Album Art Tamika
Best Banner Hailey
Tentrita (G+J)
Best Misc. Art DJ Double Garage
Crystal Barker
Best Spin-Off Tiger Tiger
Best Single Sandi Cohen
Kirby L. Avalon
Best Album Josh Hurts
Kazimiera
Artist of the Decade Calvin Andrews

Winners and nominations[edit | edit source]

  • Winners are denoted in bold print.
Category Nominations
Best Single

China - "Not Gonna Tell"
Alesha - Good Mourning
Ana Simpson - Turnaround
Elice Claire - Damn Wrong About Me
Emily Henning - Folie de l'Amour

Best Album

China - Fortune Favours The Bold
Emily Henning - Only Human
Helena Rossi - Fiction
Taylor - Trash Me
TWISTED DISCO! - Adrenaline, Electroshock & Ecstasy

Best Overall Artist

Alesha
China
Elice Claire
Emily Henning
Indigo Peak

Best Male

Paulo Araujo
Ben Johnston
Jack Stevens
Logan Cross
Taylor

Best Female

Alesha
China
Elice Claire
Emily Henning
Putanovska

Best Group

Indigo Peak
Aftershock
DAMNED
Dresden & Bareilles
Tiger Tiger

Best Newcomer

Butterscotch
Dresden & Bareilles
Taylor
Paige White
Sexy Star

Best Alternative / Rock

Alesha
Ben Johnston
DAMNED
Dresden & Bareilles
Sandi Cohen

Best Pop / Dance

China
Elice Claire
Emily Henning
Hailey
Indigo Peak

Best Urban

Paulo Araujo
Loretta Lambert
Moodring
Syd Wolfe
Tiger Tiger

Best Video

Lindsay Belle - "Don't Mess With The Woman In A Truck"
Alesha - Good Mourning
Amy Marshall & Romo - "Game Over"
China - "Not Gonna Tell"
Elice Claire - "Damn Wrong About Me"

Best Collaboration

Alesha & Shell Ruin - Delusions of Grandeur
Amy Marshall & Romo - Game Over
DJ Double Garage vs. Sandi Cohen - Wall Street Pornography
Indigo Peak & China - Fire! Scream! / Pornographic
Jack Stevens - Jack 4 Justice (featuring Loretta Lambert)

Best Live

China
Alesha
Ana Simpson
Indigo Peak
Romo

Best Comeback

Hailey (awarded as Hailey Klass)
4tune
DJ Double Garage
Moodring
Putanovska

Best Spin-off

Urapopstar Wiki
Official Charts Company
Urapopstar Airplay 40
Urapopstar Idol 11
Uravision

Best Songwriter

Ben (Alesha, Tiger Tiger)
Azriel (Dresden & Bareilles, Phoenix Rising, Violetta DiNozzo)
Benito (Indigo Peak)
Celo (Ana Simpson, Danelle Becker, Elice Claire)
Natalie (China, Elle)

Best Single/Album Art

Emily Henning - "Only Human"
Hailey - "God Bless Disco"
Jack Stevens - "The Master"
TWISTED DISCO! - "Remission"
Violetta DiNozzo - "Connect the Dots" (featuring China)

Best Banner

Elice Claire - "Forever's Not For Always"
Alesha - The Pretty Ones (featuring Romo, China & Emily Henning)
Butterscotch - Avon Whore
Indigo Peak & Jack Stevens - "Electric Eccentric"
TWISTED DISCO! - "Remission"

Best Miscellaneous Art

China - Fortune Favours The Bold Tour
Alesha - Apocalypse City Live DVD
Ana Simpson - My Final Mission Tour
Indigo Peak - Long Live DVD
Jack Stevens - Affirmative Live And In 3D!

Best Promotion

Gingers+Jesus
Alesha
China
Elice Claire
Indigo Peak

Artists of the Decade

Alesha
China
Indigo Peak
Jack Stevens
Lucreacia