VOLUME Awards 2017: Find out who’s nominated for Lamest Excuses, Epic Fails, Feuds, Comebacks + more!

It’s that time again for End of Year lists! Here on VOLUME, we do things a little differently. All year long, we talk about music and the people behind it. Now it’s time to relive the magic and chaos by highlighting who and what stood out in 2017 LIVE. Hosted by Jim Shearer, with commentary from Mark Goodman, Alan Light, Lori Majewski, Nik Carter and Eddie Trunk, the VOLUME Awards will air LIVE Thursday, Dec. 21 from 4 pm to 7 pm ET on SiriusXM VOLUME (Ch. 106).

The winners from each category will be picked in a secret ballot voted on by the entire VOLUME staff of hosts, contributors, and producers with the Topic of the Year category voted on by fans in a Twitter Poll. Special Guest presenters include Jenny McCarthy, Andy Cohen, Jim Norton, Ron and Gail Bennington with more to be announced!

Check out the categories and nominees below, and don’t forget to tune in!

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 TOPIC OF THE YEAR

• Cellphones at concerts
• Holograms on tour
• Verified ticket process
• Rockers on Broadway
• Concert security

MOST TALKED ABOUT ARTIST

• Taylor Swift
• Guns N’ Roses
• Katy Perry
• Beyonce
• Migos
• Foo Fighters
• Lady Gaga

ARTIST WE ARE SICK OF TALKING ABOUT

• Taylor Swift
• Foo Fighters
• Morrissey
• Metallica
• Justin Bieber
• Katy Perry
• Beyonce
• Lady Gaga

MOST SHOCKING MUSICAL MOMENT

• Guns N’ Roses showing up on time to every show
• Brian May unboxing Queen Monopoly in 18-minute video
• Marilyn Manson’s stage prop falling on him
• Lady Gaga joining Metallica on the GRAMMY® Awards
• Pink’s high-wire performance on the AMAs
• Phish playing 13 sold-out nights at MSG and not repeating one song

MOST HYPED NEW ARTIST

• Greta Von Fleet
• Marshmellow
• Cardi B
• Migos
• Luis Fonsi

EPIC ARTIST FAIL OF THE YEAR

• Fyre Festival
• Mariah Carey New Year’s eve lip sync
• Puffy changes name to “Brother Love”
• The return of TRL on MTV
• Metallica introduction snub for their own GRAMMY® performance and their mic not working

LAMEST EXCUSE OF THE YEAR

• Morrissey not performing because it was too cold
• Morrissey not performing because the venue sold hot dogs
• Bruno Mars not showing up for the American Music Awards because he was in a minivan in an “undisclosed location”
• Ed Sheeran canceling his tour after breaking his arm skateboarding
• Bob Dylan not showing up personally to receive his Nobel Prize – no real reason given
• Justin Bieber cancels end of Purpose tour because he was “Just over it”

MOST AWESOME TOUR OF 2017

• Guns N’ Roses Not in this Lifetime Tour
• U2 Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour
• Paul McCartney One on One Tour
• Dead & Company Fall Tour
• Lady Gaga Joanne Tour
• Garth Brooks World Tour
• Jay Z 4:44 Tour
• Janet Jackson State of the World Tour
• Metallica World Wired Tour

FEUD OF THE YEAR

• Liam Gallagher vs Noel Gallagher
• Corey Taylor vs Chad Kroeger
• Chris Brown vs Soulja Boy
• Remy Ma vs Nicki Minaj
• Marilyn Manson vs Justin Bieber
• Fifth Harmony vs Camila Cabello

MOST TALKED ABOUT SINGLE PERFORMANCE

• Lady Gaga performing at Super Bowl Halftime Show
• Jason Aldean performing on SNL
• Pink performing at AMAs
• Eminem freestyle video on the BET Awards
• Beyonce performing at the GRAMMY® Awards
• A Tribe Called Quest performing at the GRAMMY® Awards

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

• Stone Temple Pilots
• A Tribe Called Quest
• Eagles
• Eminem
• Live
• Cassettes

MOMENT OF THE YEAR

• One Love Festival
• Crowd in Manchester singing Don’t Look Back in Anger
• Bob Dylan getting the Nobel Prize
• Lady Gaga Super Bowl Performance
• CMA Opening (Amazing Grace / Hold My Hand) All-Star Performance