The crowning ceremony will be held online next month and there will be a 24-hour livestream to celebrate and honour the winners. Vocal sensation Adam Lambert has been recognised in the 'Fan Army FTW' category for his army of 'Glamberts' and he will battle against the likes of Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato for the prize.

Mariah Carey, Bon Iver and Tyler the Creator (highlights pictured below) have been nominated for 'Best Artist Instagram', and the artists up for 'Best Interactive Music Video' include Miranda Lambert ('Fastest Girl In Town'), Linkin Park ('Lost In The Echo') and Tanlines ('Not The Same').

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis will go head-to-head with Kitty, Bauuer and Angel Haze for 'Best Web-Born Artist', and Alicia Keys and Avicii are up for the 'Most Inspiring Fan Outreach' title.

Meanwhile, Frank Ocean, Bruno Mars, Grimes and Andrew W.K. have been nominated for the 'Must Follow Artist on Twitter' award. Voting for each of the categories is open now and you can do it here.

Watch Grimes' music video for 'Oblivion' below:

The dates that have been revealed so far include South America, the UK and Ireland, and member Niall Horan took to his official Twitter page this afternoon to reassure fans that these won't be the only countries they visit on the impressive jaunt:

"Everyone as happy as we are? I'm buzzin'! #wherewearetour2014. For us this is absolutely crazy! We are soo excited! Every night is just gonna be amazing! Your support is incredible you have done this. Keep you're eyes peeled! Please don't be disappointed if your country wasn't announced! We will be announcing more over the year!"

Heartthrob Harry Styles also shared his excitement at the news and added that more shows will be planned around the globe over the coming months: "We cannot believe we're announcing a tour in 2014. Latin America, UK, Ireland.. Rest of the world, keep your ears open."

Tickets for the concerts will go on sale from May 25 at 10am UK time and the gigs confirmed so far are as follows:

• April 25, 2014 Bogata, Colombia Estadio El Campinon
• April 27, 2014 Lima, Peru Estadio Nacionalon
• April 29, 2014 Asuncion, Paraguay Jockey Clubon
• May 1, 2014 Santiago, Chile Estadio Nacionalon
• May 3, 2014 Buenos Aires, Argentina Velezon
• May 6, 2014 Montevideo, Uruguay Estadio Centenarioon
• May 8, 2014 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Apoteoseon
• May 10, 2014 Sao Paulo, Brazil Palmeiras Arena
• May 25, 2014 Dublin Croke Park
• May 28, 2014 Sunderland Stadium Of Light
• May 31, 2014 Manchester Etihad
• June 3, 2014 Edinburgh Murrayfield
• June 7, 2014 London Wembley

Watch the lads perform a cover of Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' below:

The news was revealed this afternoon (May 16) in London after a week of teasing a 'big announcement'.

The lads will hit South America and the UK and Ireland in 2014 as part of the Where We Are tour.

The jaunt is due to take place next spring and summer, with a concert at Dublin's Croke Park on May 25 and a show at London's Wembley Stadium on June 7 planned.

There will also be UK dates at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium, Manchester's Etihad Stadium and the Stadium of Light in Sunderland.

One Direction confirmed that more dates are due to be announced in the near future.

Tickets for the concerts will go on sale from May 25 at 10am UK time. The tour so far is as follows:

• April 25, 2014 Bogata, Colombia Estadio El Campinon
• April 27, 2014 Lima, Peru Estadio Nacionalon
• April 29, 2014 Asuncion, Paraguay Jockey Clubon
• May 1, 2014 Santiago, Chile Estadio Nacionalon
• May 3, 2014 Buenos Aires, Argentina Velezon
• May 6, 2014 Montevideo, Uruguay Estadio Centenarioon
• May 8, 2014 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Apoteoseon
• May 10, 2014 Sao Paulo, Brazil Palmeiras Arena
• May 25, 2014 Dublin Croke Park
• May 28, 2014 Sunderland Stadium Of Light
• May 31, 2014 Manchester Etihad
• June 3, 2014 Edinburgh Murrayfield
• June 7, 2014 London Wembley

**SATURDAY 26TH OCTOBER AT LONDON, WEMBLEY ARENA**

 #MAYERISBACK 

Tuesday 14th May – John Mayer has recently announced that he will be touring for the first time in nearly 3 years. After an extended break from singing due to vocal problems John is finally back on the road to tour his acclaimed album ‘Born and Raised’. As part of his world tour the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician has today confirmed that he will grace the UK with a performance at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday 20th October and now an additional performance at Wembley Arena on Saturday 26th October. John Mayer Wembley tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 17th May and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. 

Mayer produced ‘Born and Raised’ with Don Was, who worked on albums for acts such as the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt. Rock legends David Crosby and Graham Nash provide vocals on the title song and musicians joining Mayer on the album and on the road include highly-regarded keyboardist/pianist Chuck Leavell—who has worked with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band—as well as previous collaborators Sean Hurley on bass and Aaron Sterling on drums.  Jim Keltner makes a special appearance on drums on “Something Like OLIVIA.” 

Released in June 2012, Born and Raised, the fifth Columbia Records album from John Mayer, debuted at Number One in six countries--Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands and the United States--while hitting Number One on iTunes in thirty territories worldwide.  

Mayer's albums--Room for Squares (2001), Heavier Things (2003), Continuum (2006), Battle Studies (2009) and Born and Raised (2012)—have sold more than 25 million copies combined worldwide.  John has won seven Grammy Awards and received an additional 11 nominations.  He has been included in Time Magazine's annual Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers, and twice featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Guitar" issue. 

A musician who confounds genre boundaries, John Mayer has performed and/or recorded with an extraordinary range of artists from the worlds of rock, blues, hip-hop, jazz, and country including Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Burnett, Herbie Hancock, Dixie Chicks, Jay Z and Alicia Keys. http://johnmayer.com 

JOHN MAYER LIVE - OCTOBER 2013

SUNDAY                    20        LONDON, O2 ARENA

**SATURDAY            26        LONDON, WEMBLEY ARENA** 

For further information please contact:

Sam Corbett at Live Nation – sam.corbett@livenation.co.uk 

John Mayer Wembley tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 17th May priced at £35 (subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk 

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Kevin Benson collapsed while setting up the stage for the lads' gig at the Echo Arena early on Sunday morning (March 17) ahead of their show there that night, but he suffered a cardiac arrest and head injury and was rushed to Royal Liverpool Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The statement issued by the 'Little Things' singers expresses their sadness at the news and reads: "The band, who were at their hotel in Manchester at the time, offer their sincere condolences, and their thoughts and prayers are with Kevin's family at this difficult time."

A spokesperson for the Liverpool Echo Arena added: "We can confirm that a contractor working at Echo Arena Liverpool was taken to hospital on Sunday morning. We understand that he subsequently died. Our sincere condolences go to his family at this sad time."

One Direction's Take Me Home tour continues tonight with a date in Sheffield at the Motorpoint Arena and tomorrow (March 20) they will perform at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena.

Watch One Direction perform 'One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)' at the Echo Arena here:

The British popstars played at Liverpool's Echo Arena on Saturday (July 21), with singer Alyssa Reid also on the bill.

The Mirror reports that Reid spoke backstage about meeting One Direction at the event - and she suggested that she came away with a phone number. She said:

"Yes I have introduced myself...and I may or may not have got a phone number. But I never kiss and tell. I'm not telling you. I can't tell. I would never go for a taken man, though, so he must be one of the single ones."

Reid added however that she would love to cook for Harry Styles and hinted that she could be about to make a move on the singer. She added:

"We're doing another show tomorrow so maybe I'll make a move on him then. I shouldn't have told you but I would love to cook for him – asparagus-stuffed chicken breast with hollandaise sauce. That's one way to get a man."

The boyband flew in on a special British Airways flight, code BA1D, with the eight winners of the airline's Flying Start competition, which was set up to raise money for children who are living tough lives. 

The 'One Thing' stars then posed for photographs for half an hour after landing before being escorted through arrivals at the airport, whose staff were warned not to leak details about the journey to avoid hordes of fans queuing in the terminals.

In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Harry Styles admitted he was glad to be back near his Holmes Chapel hometown:

“It's always nice to be back home. I think whenever I go into Manchester it makes me so close to home so it's always easier for me to go back to see my family.

“Living in London I don't get to do that so it's nice to come back to spend some time in places that I know.

“Having grown up around here I have my favourite restaurants so it's nice to go there. I haven't been back for a while so you do miss home. Your family and friends – just that stuff really. It's great to be back.”