ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper and actor A$AP Rocky will host MTV's reimagined Woodie Awards this month in Texas.
The network announced Wednesday that Rocky will host the 12th annual show on March 16 at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin.
The Woodies look to discover emerging musicians, honoring winners with a chunk of wood that has a large nail pierced down the middle and a hammer attached to the front of it.
MTV is changing things this year: Instead of handing out awards, the show will chose 10 music artists they believe are poised to rise in 2016. The awards show will be dubbed "MTV Woodies/10 for 16."
The 10 rising acts will be announced at a later date, as will performers. Past Woodie winners include Drake, Sam Smith and Adele.
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