30th edition of the awards revealed nominees, from Chico César to Anitta, and announced changes with a focus on diversity
The Brazilian Music Award released, last Tuesday (25), its list of nominees. There are 31 categories in all, ranging from traditional artists from the national music market to new industry highlights. The edition also marks the 30th year of the award.
Chico César and the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra stand out this year with three nominations each, in a diverse list that includes artists from all regions of Brazil. This, incidentally, is the purpose of the award, which recognizes and values artists from musical genres ranging from MPB to classical music.
Anitta, Baco Exu dos Blues, Criolo, Gloria Groove and Marília Mendonça have two nominations each.
New this year, the Singer/Singer category has been changed to Performer to include non-binary and non-binary artists.
Another change was the old name Pop/Rock/Reggae/Hip Hop/Funk, which now becomes broader. The nominees starting this year will be grouped under the genres “Pop/Rock” and “Urban Music”, which encompasses more styles without having the restriction of just reggae, hip-hop or funk, giving space to trap and electronic music.
The highlights of the new “Urban Music” category were the groups Afrocidade, Pavilhão 9, Planet Hemp. In the interpreter classification, the nominees were Baco Exu do Blues, Criolo, Gloria Groove, IZA, Xênia França.
Check out the full list of nominations below:
POPULAR SONG
Pair:
Maiara and Maraisa
NAGE
The Barons of Pisadinha
Group
Greiosa Orchestra
psychic
juniper
Interpreter
duda beat
Lucy Alves
Marília Mendonça
Roberta Miranda
Roberto Carlos
Launch
Duda Beat – Dar Uma Deitchada (Production: Lux & Tróia)
Felipe Cordeiro, Chico César – Of Love, Love (Production: Felipe Cordeiro)
Marília Mendonça – Royal Decrees (Production: Junior Champi, Elvis Tcherr)
MPB
Group
Candy Wish
mouth band
MPB4
Interpreter
Alaide Costa
djavan
Dori Caymmi
Gilberto Gil
Monica Salmaso
Launch
Alaíde Costa – What My Calluses Say About Me (Production: Marcus Preto, Pupillo, Emicida)
Alceu Valença, Ouro Preto Orchestra – Valencianas II: Live In Portugal (Production: Maestro Rodrigo Toffolo)
Chico Buarque, Hamilton de Holanda – How about a Samba? (Production: Luiz Claudio Ramos)
Best Song
Alaíde Costa – Pessoa-Ilha (Performer: Alaíde Costa / Composer: Emicida, Ivan Lins)
Chico Buarque, Hamilton de Holanda – How about a Samba? (Performer: Chico Buarque / Composer: Chico Buarque)
Zé Miguel Wisnik – Chorou e Laughed (Performer: Zé Miguel Wisnik, Mônica Salmaso / Composer: Zé Miguel Wisnik)
URBAN MUSIC
Group
Afrocity
Pavilion 9
planet hemp
Interpreter
Baco Exu do Blues
Creole
Gloria Groove
IZA
Xênia France
Launch
Criolo – Sobre Viver (Production: Tropkillaz)
Baco Exu do Blues – QVVJFA (How Many Times Have You Been Loved?) (Production: Marcelo Delamare)
Planet Hemp – GARDENERS (Production: Planet Hemp, Nave, Mario Caldato Jr, Tropkillaz)
POP ROCK
Group
Gilsons
Young Dionysus
Basement rats
Interpreter
Chico Cesar
Elza Soares
Erasmo Carlos
Tom Zé
Ruiz Tulip
Launch
Erasmo Carlos – The Future Belongs to… Jovem Guarda (Production: Pupillo)
Elza Soares – Elza Ao Vivo No Municipal (Production: Rafael Ramos)
Chico César – Dress of Love (Production: Jean Lamoot, Chico César)
REGIONAL
Pair
Duo Aduar
Mayck & Lyan
sample hate
Group
Boi Bumba Guaranteed
Olodum
Violated Quintet
Interpreter
Alceu Valença
Almir Sater
Elba Ramalho
Isadora Melo
Zeca Veloso
Launch
Almir Sater – From Tomorrow I Know Nothing (Production: Eric Silver)
Elba Ramalho – Elba Ramalho No Maior São João do Mundo (Live) (Production: Junior Evangelista)
Zeca Veloso – O Sopro do Fole (Production: Zeca Veloso, Luciano Oliveira, Antonio Pedro Ferraz, Pedro Paulo Monnerat)
Revelation
Fernando Dias Gomes
Mauritius Guil
Plínio Fernandes
SAMBA
Group
Backyard Group
Group revelation
Black race
Interpreter
Diogo Nogueira
Rust
Maria Rita
martinho da vila
Pericles
Launch
Diogo Nogueira and Hamilton de Holanda – Fim do Horizonte (Production: Hamilton de Holanda and André Vasconcellos)
Fundo De Quintal Group – Fundo de Quintal – 45 Years Vol.1 (Live) (Production: André Renato)
Martinho da Vila – Homogeneous Mixture (Production: Celso Filho, Martinho Antônio)
AUDIOVISUAL PROJECT
Anitta, LUCK MUZIK – TROPA (Director: Christian Breslauer)
Gilsons – Pra Gente Acordar (O Filme) (Director: Pedro Alvarenga)
Iza – Fé (Director: Felipe Sassi)
Pabllo Vittar, Gloria Groove – AMEIANOITE (Director: Fernando Nogari)
Tim Bernardes – Mystify (Director: André Dip)
Source: Rollingstone
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