Youth Rock Awards to Rock Hollywood December 7th at the Historic Avalon Theater

Oct. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- The 2011 YOUTH ROCK AWARDS is a celebration aimed to recognize today’s TOP YOUNG artists in music, dance, TV, and film.  This year’s nominees include celebrities from some of today’s hottest TV shows and networks such as: Pretty Little Liars, Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries, Disney, Nickelodeon; breakout stars in films such as Twilight, X‐Men: First Class, Kick Ass, Sucker Punch; and music artists from Chris Brown to Justin Bieber (full list of nominees below).

The brightest stars, beloved casts of films and TV, and breakout artists in music and dance, even the best in youth social media will receive awards in categories such as Rockin' Actor/Actress (Film and TV), Rockin' Sidekick, Rockin' Ensemble Cast (Film, TV, and Comedy), Rockin' New Artist, Rockin' Breakout Duo or Group, Rockin' Music Video, Rockin' Artist of the Year, Rockin' Dance Group, and many more. 

WHAT:  The Youth Rock Awards
WHEN: Saturday, December 7, 2011
WHERE:  The Avalon Hollywood
1735 Vine Street HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028

Red Carpet Arrivals:  5:00 PM
Event Begins:  7:00 PM

General Admission is $35 and tickets go on sale October 14th.  A limited number of (100) VIP wristbands will be available to the public at $100 on a first come, first serve basis.

Fans can cast votes for their favorite nominees on the Youth Rock Awards official site, http://www.YouthRocksAwards.com.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES: 

ACTING CATEGORY
 
Rockin’  Actress (TV)
   •   Ashley Benson - Pretty Little Liars
   •   Crystal Reed - Teen Wolf
   •   Katie LeClerc - Switched at Birth
   •   Kat Graham - The Vampire Diaries
   •   Shay Mitchell - Pretty Little Liars
 
Rockin’  Actor (TV)
   •   Steven McQueen - The Vampires Diaries
   •   Tyler Posey  - Teen Wolf
   •   Ian Harding - Pretty Little Liars
   •   Tyler Hoechlin - Teen Wolf
   •   Kevin McHale - Glee
 
Rockin’  Actress (Film)
   •   Chloe Mortez - Let Me In
   •   Emily Browning -Sucker Punch
   •   AnnaSophia Robb - Soul Surfer
   •   Jennifer Lawrence - X-Men: First Class
   •   Saoirse Ronan – Hanna
 
Rockin’  Actor (Film)
       •   Penn Badgley - Easy A
   •   Liam Hemsworth - The Last Song
   •   Lucas Till - X-Men: First Class
   •   Alex Pettyfer - I am Number Four
   •   Kodi Smit McPhee - Let Me In
 
Rockin’ Sidekick (TV/ Film)
   •   Dylan O’Brien - Teen Wolf
   •   Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Kick Ass
   •   Jake T. Austin - Wizards of Waverly Place
   •   Booboo Stewart - Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part:1
   •   Callan McAuliffe - I am Number Four
 
Rockin’ Child Performer (TV/ Film)
   •   Madison Dela Garza - Desperate Housewives
   •   Angus T. Jones - Two and a Half Men
   •   Joey King - Crazy, Stupid, Love
   •   Bailee Madison - Don’t be Afraid of the Dark
   •   Nolan Gould - Modern Family
 
Rockin’ Ensemble Cast (Film) 
   •   Twilight Saga: Eclipse
   •   Super 8
   •   Diary of a Wimpy Kid
   •   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
   •   Chronicles of Narnia
 
Rockin’ Ensemble Cast (TV/ Drama) 
   •   Pretty Little Liars
   •   Teen Wolf
   •   The Vampire Diaries
   •   Gossip Girl
   •   90210
 
Rockin’ Ensemble Cast (TV/ Comedy) 
   •   iCarly
   •   Victorious
   •   Wizards of Waverly Place
   •   Big Time Rush
   •   Awkward
 
MUSIC CATEGORY
 
Rockin’ New Artist of the Year 
   •   Cody Simpson
   •   Greyson Chance
   •   Diggy Simmons
   •   Cymphonique
   •   Hunter Hayes
 
Rockin’ Breakout Duo/ Group of the Year 
   •   Big Time Rush
   •   One Direction
   •   The New Boys
   •   Mindless Behavior
   •   Destinee and Paris
 
Rockin’ Music Video of the Year 
   •   Taylor Swift - Story of Us
   •   Willow Smith - Whip My Hair
   •   Justin Bieber - Usmile
   •   Chris Brown feat. JB - Next 2 you
   •   Demi Lovato - Skyscraper
 
Rockin’ Artist of the Year 
   •   Justin Bieber
   •   Taylor Swift
   •   Bruno Mars
   •   Chris Brown
   •   Selena Gomez
 
Rockin’ Indie Artist of the Year 
   •   Christina Grimmie
   •   Joseph Vincent
   •   Sir Castanon
   •   Sarah McMullen
   •   Colton B.
 
DANCE CATEGORY

Rockin’ Dance Group of the Year 
   •   Request
   •   Rage Crew
   •   Poreotix
   •   Dance Town Chaos
   •   Les Twins
 
Rockin’ Dancer of the Year 
   •   Adam Sevani
   •   Bgirl Shorty
   •   Lauren Froderman
   •   Melanie Moore
   •   Alex Wong
 
Mini Dancer of the Year 
   •   Charlize Glass
   •   Miles ‘Baby Boogaloo’ Brown
   •   Kendall Glover
   •   Jalen Testerman
   •   Autumn Miller
 
Mini Group of the Year 
   •   Future Funk Boyz
   •   TJ and the Lil Mamas
   •   The Art of Teknique
   •   D’Angelo and Amanda
   •   Single Ladies

SOCIAL MEDIA CATEGORY

Rockin' Youth Entertainment Blog of the Year
   •   Just Jared JR
   •   Oceanup
   •   TEEN.com
   •   JYSK
   •   Popstar Online

Rockin'Youth Favorite Social Media Site of the Year
   •   Facebook
   •   Twitter
   •   Tumblr
   •   Formspring
   •   Youtube

The Youth Rock Awards is executive produced by JG Entertainment.

CONTACT for talent submissions and press/media inquiries: Terri@YouthRockAwards.com