Tuesday, June 25, 2019

UK Awards in Music

On Set List, I have explored major award honors local to the United States and global to such countries as Germany and England - to name a few.

German honors include the Bravo Otto Awards.  England honors include, most notably, the Brit Awards.

In this post, I thought I would expand on more UK Awards offered in the music industry.

Mojo Awards -
Presented by the the music publication, Mojo, in the UK
Appealing to classic rock

Classic BRIT Awards -
Organized by BPI (British Phonographic Industry)
Equivalent to the BRIT Awards
Appealing to classical and crossover music

Gramophone Classical Music Awards -
Presented by the London publication, Gramophone
Equivalent or surpassing the American Grammy Awards
"...the Oscars for classical music"
"...the most influential and prestigious classical music awards in the world..."

Gramophone Hall of Fame -
Presented by Gramaphone
Honors conductors, singers, keyboard players, string/brass players, ensembles, and producers/record labels executives

Mercury Prize -
Presented by BPI and British Association of Record Dealers
Alternative to BRITAwards

MOBO Awards -
"Music of Black Origin"
"...one of Europe's biggest and most influential music award ceremonies..."
"...celebrating excellence in black music in the UK and internationally..."
Genres best considered - 
Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Reggae, Jazz, Gospel, African music
Equivalent to the BET Awards and Soul Train Awards

MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act

Parliamentary Jazz Awards
The Queen's Medal for Music
Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize

Scottish Alternative Music Awards -
Based in Glasgow, Scotland
Honors best emerging artists in Scotland

UK Video Music Awards

Unsigned Music Awards -
"...recognize the achievements of artists that are not signed to a record label...""

Welsh Music Prize -
Honors best album from Wales

(Source - Wikipedia)

My take away -
This list could easily go on for some time, so I chose the above honors as samples.  

The UK is not exclusive to England, where one might recall the BRIT Awards or Q Awards.  Honors recognize Ireland and Scotland as well, making UK awards very impressive.














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