SXSW Coverage: mtvU Woodie Awards & Festival 2015

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(Benjamin Esakof/Roman's Rap-Up)

What do you get when you have Big Sean, Fall Out Boy and more play a show in the rain at SXSW? The 2015 mtvU Woodie Awards.

Ty Dolla $ign performing at the mtvU Woodies Festival on March 20th, 2015 (Benjamin Esakof/Roman's Rap-Up).

Officially put on by MTV subsidy mtvU, MTV's 24/7 college network, the Woodie Awards celebrate the best up-and-coming artists. In the past, the Woodies gave Iggy Azalea & Charli XCX their debut televised performance of "Fancy," Macklemore's "Same Love," and countless other artists the same chance. 

This year, mtvU added the "Woodies Festival," a 4-hour concert event leading up to the live broadcast of the award show. Artists featured at the festival included Ty Dolla $ign, Clean Bandit with Jess Glynne, Rae Sremmurd and more. The pouring rain didn't stop thousands from gathering, either. 

The award show opened with UK newcomers Years & Years, which was followed up with a Woodies tribute performance by host and lead singer of Bleachers, Jack Antonoff. Other performances included James Bay and Fall Out Boy, with the 2015 award show being closed out with a killer performance from Big Sean. 

See photos from the 2015 mtvU Woodies below:

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Best of 2014: Top 10 Songs of the Year

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As the year comes to a close, we've taken the time to go through the Billboard Charts and our own playlists to compile a list of the Best Songs of 2014. See if your favorite single made the list below:

10. No Love (feat. Nicki Minaj) - August Alsina

August Alsina ft.Nicki Minaj - No Love (Remix) (Explicit)

9. Hold You Down (feat. August Alsina, Chris Brown, Future & Jeremih) - DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled feat. Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future, Jeremih - Hold You Down

8. Loyal (feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga) - Chris Brown

Chris Brown's 'X' available now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/XTheAlbum?IQid=yt Amazon: http://smarturl.it/XTheAlbumAm?IQid=yt Follow Chris Brown http://www.chrisbrownworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/chrisbrown https://twitter.com/chrisbrown http://instagram.com/chrisbrownofficial Chris Brown performing Loyal featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga. (C) 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7. Fancy (feat. Charli XCX) - Iggy Azalea

Fancy is out on iTunes here: http://po.st/FancyiT My album 'The New Classic' is out worldwide! http://smarturl.it/iTNC https://www.facebook.com/iggyazalea https://twitter.com/iggyazalea Instagram @thenewclassic http://www.iggyazalea.com www.facebook.com/charlixcxmusic www.twitter.com/charli_xcx ‎ www.charlixcxmusic.com Directed by Director X Music video by Iggy Azalea performing Fancy. (C) 2014 Virgin EMI Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited

6. Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) - Clean Bandit

Official music video for our latest single 'Rather Be' featuring Jess Glynne!

5. The Heart Wants What It Wants - Selena Gomez

Download the new collection "FOR YOU" featuring "The Heart Wants What it Wants" here:http://smarturl.it/sga1 http://smarturl.it/sgama1 http://smarturl.it/sgsta1 Facebook -- http://facebook.com/SelenaGomez Twitter -- http://twitter.com/SelenaGomez Instagram - http://instagram.com/SelenaGomez Official Site -- http://selenagomez.com Music video by Selena Gomez performing The Heart Wants What It Wants. (C) 2014 Hollywood Records, Inc.

4. Lips Are Movin' - Meghan Trainor

HP Presents: Meghan Trainor- Lips Are Movin. Subscribe to HP's YouTube Channel: http://hp.nu/Eu6L9 http://hp.nu/EuSQE Go behind the scenes of "Lips Are Movin" and watch as Vine, Instagram and YouTube stars bring the video to life with the help of the HP x360.

3. Flawless Remix (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Beyoncé

Available now http://smarturl.it/beyoncevisualalbum "Beyoncé" The Visual Album 14 Songs 17 videos Music video by Beyoncé feat. Nicki Minaj performing Flawless Remix. (C) 2014 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment

2. My Hitta (feat. Lil Wayne, Rich Homie Quan, Meek Mill & Nicki Minaj) - YG

1. 2 On - Tinashe

'Aquarius' - Available Now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/TinasheAquarius?IQid=yt Amazon Music: http://smarturl.it/TinasheAquariusAm?IQid=yt Google Play: http://smarturl.it/TinasheAquariusGP?IQid=yt Spotify: http://smarturl.it/AquariusSp?IQid=yt Follow Tinashe: http://www.facebook.com/OfficialTinashe http://twitter.com/Tinashe http://instagram.com/tinashenow http://www.tinashenow.com/ Music video by Tinashe feat. Schoolboy Q performing 2 On. (C) 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment