{"id":47923,"date":"2013-05-02T13:58:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T05:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=47923"},"modified":"2013-05-03T02:02:54","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T18:02:54","slug":"information-on-social-stars-awards-and-singapore-social-concert-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/02\/information-on-social-stars-awards-and-singapore-social-concert-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Information on Social Stars Awards and Singapore Social Concert (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember <a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/24\/starcount-social-star-awards-2013-is-here\/\" target=\"_blank\">I blogged about the Social Stars Award 2013 in Singapore<\/a> that will happen in May? Well, I had just received its official PR information with more details of the event. So, if you are interested to attend the events, read on.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47924\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/02\/information-on-social-stars-awards-and-singapore-social-concert-video\/social-stars-2013\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-stars-2013.jpg?fit=600%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,335\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"social-stars-2013\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-stars-2013.jpg?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-stars-2013.jpg?fit=600%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47924\" alt=\"social-stars-2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-stars-2013.jpg?resize=600%2C335\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-stars-2013.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-stars-2013.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>First of all, here is a Social Stars Award 2013 shortlist video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HYjLJbBFn2c\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Here are the table of shortlists<\/h2>\n<p><i>Please note the shortlists below are listed in alphabetical order:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/02\/information-on-social-stars-awards-and-singapore-social-concert-video\/social-star-2013-shortlist-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-1.jpg?fit=639%2C353&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"639,353\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"social-star-2013-shortlist-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-1.jpg?fit=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-1.jpg?fit=639%2C353&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47927\" alt=\"social-star-2013-shortlist-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-1.jpg?resize=599%2C331\" width=\"599\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-1.jpg?w=639&amp;ssl=1 639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-1.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/02\/information-on-social-stars-awards-and-singapore-social-concert-video\/social-star-2013-shortlist-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-2.jpg?fit=600%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"social-star-2013-shortlist-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-2.jpg?fit=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-2.jpg?fit=600%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47928\" alt=\"social-star-2013-shortlist-2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-2.jpg?resize=600%2C482\" width=\"600\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/social-star-2013-shortlist-2.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Official Information Release<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>CARLY RAE JEPSEN<\/b> AND <b>SKY BLU<\/b> ADDED TO THE BILL OF GLOBAL SUPER STARS HEADED TO SINGAPORE FOR THE INAUGURAL <b>SOCIAL STAR AWARDS<\/b> AND THE ULTIMATE POST-AWARDS CONCERT WEEKEND, THE <b>SINGAPORE SOCIAL <\/b>SOUTH EAST ASIA\u2019S ENTERTAINMENT EVENT OF THE YEAR.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Thursday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> May 2013<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The Grammy nominated songstress behind the biggest global song of 2012, <b>Carly Rae Jepsen<\/b>, and <b>Sky Blu<\/b> the lyrical mastermind of <b>LMFAO <\/b>are the latest additions to the stellar line-up heading to <b>Singapore<\/b> for the <b>Social Star Awards.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <b>Social Star Awards <\/b>will see <b>Starcount <\/b>unveil the winners of the inaugural awards which<b> <\/b>takes place at a multi-genre international A list celebration at <b>Marina Bay Sands\u00ae, Singapore <\/b>on May 23<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Already confirmed for the awards in an announcement made last week are <b>Aerosmith, CeeLo Green, PSY<\/b> and <b>Blush <\/b>and today\u2019s announcement adds even more glamour, talent, and social media credence to this unprecedented bill of global musical royalty.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>Social Star Awards<\/b> will be a unique 24 hour event with an incredible 288 awards (one every 5 minutes) presented to the biggest stars and brands across the world.\u00a0 At the <b>Social Star Awards<\/b> the world will shine a spotlight on <b>Singapore <\/b>to discover the world\u2019s most popular stars in social media globally over the past 12 months in this 3-hour celebration.<\/p>\n<p><b>Carly Rae Jepsen<\/b> also joins the amazing international talent staying on for the public holiday weekend to present <b>The Singapore Social Concerts<\/b><i> <\/i>at the The Meadow <b>Gardens By the Bay<\/b><i> &#8211; <\/i>the ultimate post Awards concert weekend for the <b>Social Stars.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Carly Rae Jepsen\u2019s<\/b> breakthrough moment came when her unforgettably catchy hit song \u201cCall Me Maybe\u201d which she co-wrote, quickly rose to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart where it remained for nine consecutive weeks. Certified five times platinum in Jepsen\u2019s native Canada the track is also an international sensation, climbing to No. 1 on the iTunes Singles charts in over 47 countries while the official video has over 400 million YouTube views.\u00a0 The song has sold more than 10 million singles worldwide to date \u201cTonight I\u2019m Getting Over You,\u201d which Jepsen co-wrote with its producer Max Martin, is the new single from. The singer-songwriter\u2019s debut album <b><i>Kiss<\/i><\/b>, also reached the Top Ten in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the UK.\u00a0 Jepsen won the 2012 American Music Award for Best New Artist and received two 2012 GRAMMY nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year and has been nominated for nine 2013 Billboard Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>After performing at the Social Star Awards, she joins CeeLo Green, Psy and Blush on the bill for Friday May 24<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; staying on for the public holiday weekend to present <b>The Singapore Social Concerts<\/b><i> <\/i>at the <b>Gardens By the Bay<\/b><i> &#8211; <\/i>the ultimate post Awards concert weekend for the <b>Social Stars.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sky Blu<\/b> is best known as one half of musical duo LMFAO, who together with his uncle and bandmate Redfoo have been ripping up dance floors and music venues since their first major hit \u2018Gettin\u2019 Over You\u2019 with David Guetta dropped in 2010. Grandson of Motown founder Berry Gordy, <b>Sky Blu<\/b> is true music royalty and as LMFAO\u2019s lyrical wordsmith has given the world party classics like \u201cSexy and I Know It\u201d, \u201cShots\u201d and \u201cParty Rock Anthem\u201d which reached number 1 in 11 countries including the US, UK, Canada and Australia. His current single \u2018Pop Bottles\u2019 is gaining airplay worldwide and promises to<\/p>\n<p>provide the soundtrack to the ultimate party in Singapore \u2013 the <b>Social Star Awards.\u00a0 LMFAO are shortlisted to win the Social Star Award for Music Group.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Paul Morrison <\/b>and <b>Drew Thomson, Joint CEO\u2019s <\/b>of <b>Starcount <\/b>comment: \u2018Our Social Star Awards and Singapore Social events later this month celebrate the biggest and best of global social media, and we\u2019re delighted that these two acts, who between them have tens of millions of online fans and have amassed literally billions of views on YouTube, are going to be here in Singapore at the very heart of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018These events are bringing something totally unique to Singapore, not least the chance to see American rock legends; <b>Aerosmith<\/b>, digital music record-breaker <b>CeeLo Green<\/b>, plus <b>PSY<\/b>, the star of the most viewed YouTube video in history, all Asian girl group <b>Blush <\/b>and now <b>Carly Rae Jepsen<\/b> and <b>Sky Blu, <\/b>all on one line-up. This is a truly unique chance to party like a rockstar at the biggest weekend of live entertainment ever to happen in Singapore.\u00a0 But, we are not finished yet so keep your eyes and ears open for some announcements shortly about more huge stars coming to town. This is going to be a night to remember so get your tickets now before they are sold out \u2013 or are you not fan enough&#8230;..?\u2018<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Danielle Tiedt<\/b>, <b>Vice President of Marketing at YouTube<\/b>, said:\u00a0 &#8220;YouTube has worked hard over the years to connect fans with the creators they love &#8211; we\u2019ve helped fans discover new artists and creators, and we\u2019ve helped creators discover new audiences and go global quickly. In 2012, Carly Rae Jepsen and Psy were able to use our platform to share their music across the world, and we look forward to showcasing their talent, as well as that of the other Social Stars, live on YouTube at this year&#8217;s Social Star Awards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">In short, if it\u2019s massive in social, it\u2019s part of this exclusive global awards event.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The stars are aligning in Singapore. Get ready for the showbiz glamour, fix up and look sharp, prepare to be entertained by the stars but most importantly be proud that<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Singapore yet again attracts a world first.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The stars are coming to party at Marina Bay Sands &#8211; are you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TICKET INFORMATION<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TICKETS ARE ONSALE NOW!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Social Star Awards<\/span><\/b> | Marina Bay Sands | Thursday May 23<sup>rd<\/sup> |<br \/>\nFeaturing full live performances from: <b>Aerosmith, CeeLo Green, Carly Rae Jepsen, Psy, Sky Blu &amp; Blush <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tickets and information on exclusive hospitality packages available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starcount.com\/tickets\">www.starcount.com\/tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Singapore Social Concerts<\/span><\/b><b> | The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Friday 24<sup>th<\/sup> May:<\/b> <b>CeeLo Green, Carly Rae Jepsen<\/b>, <b>Psy<\/b> &amp; <b>Blush<br \/>\nSaturday 25<sup>th<\/sup> May<\/b>: <b>Aerosmith + special guests<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tickets and information on exclusive hospitality packages available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starcount.com\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\">www.starcount.com\/tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <b>Social Star Awards<\/b> and <b>Singapore Social<\/b><i> <\/i><b>Concerts<\/b> will be streamed live around the world by our global partner YouTube.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/starcount\">www.youtube.com\/starcount<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starcount.com\">Starcount&#8217;s<\/a> Global Partners for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starcount.com\">Social Star Awards<\/a> are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoursingapore.com\">Your Singapore<\/a>, YouTube and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinabaysands.com\">Marina Bay Sands<\/a> is the official founding host event partner.<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT STARCOUNT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Starcount is the definitive global popularity leaderboard, ranking the world\u2019s top celebrities and stars based on their popularity and fan engagement, to produce the ultimate social media chart. It shows the social media ranking of stars across thousands of countries and categories.<\/p>\n<p>Starcount uniquely aggregates and charts popularity and engagement of 1.7bn people\u2019s social media activity across the 11 biggest social media networks in the world every day. These networks are: <b><i>Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Sina, Tencent, Youku, Renren, Mixi, Orkut &amp; Vkontakte.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT MARINA BAY SANDS:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Marina Bay Sands is the leading business, leisure and entertainment destination in Asia. It features large and flexible convention and exhibition facilities, 2,560 hotel rooms and suites, the rooftop Sands SkyPark, the best shopping mall in Asia, world-class celebrity chef restaurants and an outdoor event plaza. Its two theaters showcase a range of leading entertainment performances including world-renowned Broadway shows. Completing the line-up of attractions is ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands which plays host to permanent and marquee exhibitions. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.marinabaysands.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marinabaysands.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.marinabaysands.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT THE SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is a leading economic development agency in tourism, one of Singapore\u2019s key service sectors. Known for partnership, innovation and excellence, STB champions tourism, making it a key economic driver for Singapore. We aim to differentiate and market Singapore as a must-visit destination offering a concentration of user-centric and enriching experiences through the &#8220;YourSingapore&#8221; brand. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stb.gov.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.stb.gov.sg<\/a>\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember I blogged about the Social Stars Award 2013 in Singapore that will happen in May? 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