Social Star, BMI's annual R&B/Hip-Hop Awards show contest, returns for its fifth year! The Social Star award will be presented at the September 1st ceremony to the nominated affiliate who truly engages their social media following during a two-week voting period to take place on Instagram and Twitter.
Social Star, BMI's annual R&B/Hip-Hop Awards show contest, returns for its fifth year! The Social Star award will be presented at the September 1st ceremony to the nominated affiliate who truly engages their social media following during a two-week voting period to take place on Instagram and Twitter.
Since releasing his critically acclaimed debut mixtape, 1999, in 2012, Joey Bada$$ has maintained an authentic and versatile sound. Last year, Joey released his debut studio album, B4.DA.$$, and spent the better part of 2015 touring, playing overseas festivals and more. Following a profile in Forbes, as well as appearances in Adidas and Calvin Klein ad campaigns, Joey Bada$$ will kick off a fall tour supporting SchoolBoy Q in September 2016.
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Last year, SoMo’s social media following came out in full force and helped him secure the Social Star award. In May 2016, SoMo released “Control,” the first single in support of his upcoming album and performed at this year’s Lollapalooza festival in Chicago to a massive audience. Watch our quick catch up with him above!
Since winning the Social Star award in 2014, Zendaya has remained a triple threat in the industry. She released the single "Something New" (ft. Chris Brown), returned to the Disney Channel as the co-producer of her hit series K.C. Undercover and has remained a prominent voice on social media.
Back in 2013, Machine Gun Kelly was awarded the Social Star award that recognized his talent for fusing genres including hip-hop, heavy-metal and rock 'n' roll. In 2015, MGK released his second album, General Admission, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and he currently has a starring role on the Showtime TV series, Roadies.
Mac Miller was crowed the first Social Star award winner in 2012, and has since gone on to amass over 165 million YouTube views. He was featured on Ariana Grande’s Top 10 hit from 2013, "The Way," and he’s continuing to released his own buzzworthy music. His most recent single, "Dang! (ft. Anderson.Paak)," was released at the end of July 2016 and already has over 1 million Spotify streams.
