MUMBAI: Want to see the biggest names in music perform live? - Vh1 has the solution to your wants… The leading English entertainment channel is back again with the Vh1 Ticket 2 Ride contest and this time it is for the Video Music Awards 2013 presented by Micromax. The awards will be aired LIVE on Vh1 straight from Brooklyn, New York on 26 August, 2013 at 6:30 am.

This year’s Video Music Awards will create history on the Barclay Centre Stage as it celebrates the milestone mark of the 30^th Annual VMA along with the first major annual awards show to ever take place in the borough. In honor, each VMA winner will take home a limited-edition KAWS Moonman! After an exhaustive cross-country journey, the Moonman, the face of Video Music Awards has finally touched home for 2013: Brooklyn's Barclays Center, New York announcing the Video Music Awards on Vh1 on Monday, 26 August.

With some of the biggest artists’ lined-up to perform, the Video Music Awards 2013 will be nothing short of a magnum opus. Leading the nomination pack are heartthrobs Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with six nominations each. Bruno Mars is close behind with four VMA nominations, while Pink, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and Thirty Seconds To Mars each picked up three. Taylor Swift, Drake, Calvin Harris and Fun are also in the running for multiple Moonmen.

Making the awards extra special and fun for the Indian fans, the Vh1 Ticket to Ride contest to the 2013 Video Music Awards will give one lucky fan a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to Brooklyn to catch their favorite artist in action. And what’s more… the lucky winner can also get a friend along to witness the awards. All the viewers have to do is log onto http://www.vh1.in/VMAs and answer three simple questions- to win this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Commenting on this fabulous opportunity Viacom18 pvt ltd English Entertainment – sr vice president and general manager Ferzad Palia says, “At Vh1 we always strive to give our audience a first-hand experience of not only international concerts but also of coveted awards shows. Vh1 Ticket 2 Ride is a property that our fans look forward to eagerly and this time we are happy to announce the chance to see the 2013 Video Music Awards live. From the red carpet to the awesome performances, fans will get to see it all. This is definitely one of the best opportunities we can give to our music loving fans.”

On giving this opportunity to fans pan India, Mcromax chief marketing officer Shubhodip Pal said, “We are thrilled to partner with one of the best youth brands in India. We understand the pulse of the consumer and hence constantly invest into strengthening our product portfolio through innovative marketing strategies and we could not see a better opportunity than the 2013 Video Music Awards to connect with our audience.”

In the past few years, Vh1’s ‘Ticket to Ride’ contest has brought extraordinary opportunities for the Indian audience to share the platform with the most exemplified music stars of the times. Since its inception, the campaign has also sent fans to the world’s biggest music awards – The Grammy Awards, apart from getting a chance to see their much loved bands & music artists perform at various international concerts. These concerts have included U2, Coldplay, Celine Dion, Slash, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Linkin Park amongst many others.