The music industry honors performers, songwriters, arrangers, composers, and others with various awards each year - some well known, some not; some local, others regional, national, or international. We're putting together a listing of awards given to music for you to use for research or motivation.
| Academy of Country Music |
Since 1965. Website lists current winners. They give an award for the best instrumentalist in several categories, including guitar. |
| American Music Awards |
Begun in 1971. Site lists nominees and winners for this year. |
| Aria Awards |
Annual Australian music awards. |
| The Billboard Music Awards |
Official website lists last year's winners, but they aren't keeping it up well... the current (Feb 05) list is for 2003. |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards |
Started in 1990. The website lists current nominees and winners. |
| BMI Awards |
Since 1998, BMI has recognized the BMI songwriters with the greatest number of performances each year. |
| Bollywood Music Awards |
Started in 2000, this honors musical achievement in Indian film. |
| The BRIT Awards |
Since 1981, these awards winners have been voted by British listeners. Website shows current nominees and winners. |
| California Music Awards |
Established in 1979, these awards are voted on by listeners in California. |
| The Cammy Awards |
Established in 1995 by the Carolina Beach Music Association, this honors musicians, radio stations, clubs... even the best roadies. |
| Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards |
Since 1999, the award for the best music from the native people of Canada. |
| Country Music Association Awards |
Since 1968; this official site contains a database of past nominees and winners, and a hall of fame. |
| Dancestar |
Established in 2000, these are international awards for dance music. |
| Detroit Music Awards |
Given since 1992, these are decided by musicians and industry professionals in the Detroit area. |
| Dove Awards |
The awards of the Gospel Music Association, begun in 1970. Website has a searchable database of past winners. |
| East Coast Music Awards |
Canadian music awards for the Atlantic provinces. Established in 1984, this must be quite a party - the awards festival includes a 72 hour jam session! |
| The Grammy Awards |
Since 1958, this is the award of the Recording Academy. Site has a searchable database of past winners. |
| Rock on the Net: Grammy Award History |
Easy interface to find past Grammy winners; includes a section of Grammy facts. |
| The Gramophone Awards |
Called 'the Oscars of classical music', this has been around since 1977. The website lists the latest winners. |
| The W.C. Handy Award |
Since 1980, this is the award for blues music. |
| The Latin Grammy Awards |
Established in 2000, these are the Recording Academy's awards for Latin music. |
| The Mercury Music Prize |
Annual award for the best album in the UK; established in 1992. |
| The MOBO Awards |
Standing for Music of Black Origin, this British award recognizes achievements in R&B, Hip Hop, Reggae, Jazz, Gospel, 'UK Garage', and World Music. Been around since 1996. |
| MTV Asia Awards |
Popular awards in Asia. The Singapore site is in English. |
| MTV Europe Awards |
Annual popular awards in Europe from MTVe. |
| MTV Video Music Awards |
Since 1987. This official site has nominees, winners, photos. Some past years have web pages; type the year in after the 'vma/' in the URL to see if a particular year is there. |
| MTV Video Music Awards |
A personal site listing the past nominees and winners of the MTV Music Video awards. Listings cover 1987-2002. |
| Native American Music Awards |
Since 1998. Official site, has last year's winners. |
| Ivor Novello Awards |
Started in 1955, these are the awards of the British Academy of Songwriters and Composers. |
| The Pulitzer Prize |
You probably thought this was just for journalism, but they've awarded a prize for music since 1943. It goes to a classical music composition each year. |
| World Music Awards |
Official site. Presented to the top selling artists in the major markets of the world. |
