Music Program for Brazilian music reflects a new scene with a different list of nominees

The 32nd edition of Brazilian Music Award – Now with the official name of BTG Pactual Brazilian Music Award – Shows clear signs of renewal. The ceremony, scheduled for June 4 at the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater, presents a list of nominees that faithfully translates the multiplicity of current Brazilian music production.

Names like GroceryViral Hit Goian Revelation “Only faith”and The Garotintrio from Rio de Janeiro that drew attention with its debut album, are present alongside veterans like Alaíde Costa, João Bosco, MPB4 and Dori Caymmi. Linikerwith the project Cashewalso among the highlights, consolidating itself as one of the most powerful voices of the new generation.

Other names that reflect this renewal are the hardcore punk group Black Panterathe rapper Yago Oppio and the country singer Lauana Prado. In the instrumental field, the pianist AMARO FREITAS emerges as a favorite with the praised album Y’y. The singer Jota.pê It competes in the MPB category, reinforcing the bridge between generations.

With about 15,000 entries in this edition, the award also reformulated its structure: the old and generic category “Pop / Rock / Reggae / Hip Hop / Funk” was broken into specific divisions for each genre, expanding the space for more artists and languages. In contrast, the newly created “romantic” category brings together works of loving theme, but with an indefinite cut that mixes various styles.

Despite the inevitable absences – such as those of AYRTON SOUTHERROYOS, Marcos Sacramento and Zé Manoelwho released powerful albums – this year’s list is one of the most representative of the new phase of Brazilian music.

At a time when musical consumption formats are constantly changing and genres intersect more than ever, the Brazilian Music Award It takes an important step when accompanying this movement. The recognition of the duo Chitãozinho & Xororó As a theme of the ceremony also reinforces the opening to the country and its historical relevance.

In a vast sound country and quick transformations, the award finally begins to touch the right pace.

See the artists indicated in the 32nd edition of BTG Pactual Brazilian Music Award:

MPB category

Artist:

Alaíde Costa

Dori Caymmi

João Bosco

Jota.pê

MPB4

Launch:

Alaíde Costa – And time now wants to fly (Produced by: Marcus Preto, Pupillo and Emicida)

Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia – Faith (Produced by: Lucas Nunes)

Dori Caymmi – Prose & Papo (Produced by: Jorge Helder)

Jota.pê – If my chest were the world (Produced by: Felipe Vassão, Rodrigo Lemos and Marcus Preto)

MPB4 – 60 years of MPB (Produced by: Miltinho and Paulo Malaguti Pauleira)

Country category

Artist:

ANA CASTELA

João Gomes

Lauana Prado

Rionegro & Solimões

Zezé Di Camargo

Launch:

Ana Castela – Boiadeira Inheritance (live) (Produced by: Cleyton Pekois and Eduardo Godoy)

João Gomes – Vaquejada is in fashion (Produced by: Arine Music)

Jorge & Mateus – Check-in (live) (Produced by: Dudu Borges)

Lauana Prado – Transcend Vol. 1 (live) (Produced by: Eduardo Pepato)

Rionegro & Solimões – Rionegro and Solimões in Uberlândia (Produced by: Junior Melo)

Rap/trap category

Artist:

Bneagon

Duchess

EMICIDA

MV BILL

Yago Oppio

Launch:

Criolo, Dino D’Althiago, Amaro Freitas – Hope (produced by: Criolo and Nave)

EMITICA – It’s over, but it has … (produced by: Emiida and Damien Seth)

Marcelo D2, Sambadrive-Direct-to-disc (produced by: Mario Caldato Jr.)

MV BILL – In the resident’s view (produced by: Mortão and DJ Caique)

YAGO OPPRIO – OPPRORY (Produced by: PATRICIO SID)

Roots category

Artist:

Alceu Valença

Dona Onete

Elba Ramalho

Joelma

Coco Samba Roots of Arcoverde

Launch:

Alceu Valença – Crazy Beauty Bicho – It’s Carnival (Produced by: Tovinho)

Dona Onete – Luggage (Produced by: Assis Figueiredo and Marcos Sarrazin)

Elba Ramalho – That means love (Produced by: Luã Yvys)

J. Velloso, Experimental Recôncavo – J. Velloso and Experimental Recôncavo (Produced by: Gustavo Caribé)

Mariana Aydar, Mestrinho – Mariana and Mestrinho (Produced by: Tó Brandileone)

Reggae category

Artist:

Weapon

Of the plant

Mukambu

Nubia

Plant and root

Launch:

Armandinho – Of these eyes I’m afraid (Produced by: Armandinho)

Heaven, RDD – Anchor heart (Pruded by: RDD)

Gustah, Julian Marley, Rael – Love to jah (Produced by: Gustah)

Mukambu – From ghetto to kilombo (Produced by: aquahertz)

Nubia – Flavors (Produced by: Sandoval Filho)

Pop category

Artist:

Sky

Liniker

Melly

The Garotin

Tássia Reis

Launch:

Sky – Novel (Produced by: Adrian Younge, Pupillo and Heaven)

Liniker – Cashew (Produced by: Liniker, Fejuca and Gustavo Ruiz)

Melly – Most Amar (Produced by: Melly, Deekapz, Theo Zagrae, Marcelo Delamare, Zamba, Tainã, Panda, Icarus Santiago and Manigga)

The Garotin – The Garotin of São Gonçalo (Produced by: Julio Raposo and Moodstock Music)

Tássia Reis – Top of my head (Produced by: Black Beard, Felipe Pizzutiello, Kiko Dinucci, Evehive and Fejuca)

Samba category

Artist:

Alione

Jorge Aragon

Mart’nália

Martinho da Vila

Zeca Pagodinho

Launch:

Alcione – Fierce (Produced by: Pretinho da Serrinha)

Antonio Neves – Leave us (Produced by: Antônio Neves)

Mart’nália – PAGODE OF MART’NALIA (Produced by: Luiz Otávio, Marcia Alvarez and Marcus Preto)

Martinho da Vila – Guitar (Produced by: Celso Filho, Martinho Filho (Pinduca) and Gabriel Lucchini)

Zeca Pagodinho – Zeca Pagodinho – 40 years (live) (Produced by: Paulão 7 strings and blacks of Serrinha)

Rock category

Artist:

Black Pantera

Meat

CPM22

Fresno

João Gordo

Launch:

Ana Carolina – Ana sings Cássia – Vol. 1 (live) (Produced by: Ana Carolina)

Black Pantera – Perpetual (Produced by: Rafael Ramos)

Pitty – ACNXX LIVE IN SALVADOR (Produced by: Rafael Ramos)

Planet Hemp – Based on real facts: 30 years of smoke (live) (Produced by: Daniel Ganjaman and Planet Hemp)

Titans – Microphoned (Produced by: Rick Bonadio and Sergio Fouad

Instrumental category

Artist:

AMARO FREITAS

Carlos Malta

Hamilton de Netherlands Trio

Hermeto Pascoal

Yamandu Costa

Launch:

Amaro Freitas – Y’y (Produced by: Amaro Freitas, Laercio Costa and Vinicius Aquino)

Balance Club – Where’s Tereza? (Produced by: Bruno Bona)

Hermeto Pascoal – For you, Ilza (Produced by: Fábio Pascoal)

Roberto Barreto, Manoel Cordeiro, Pupillo – State of mind (Produced by: pupillo)

Yamandu Costa – Round trip (Produced by: Yamandu Costa)

Romantic category

Artist:

Alice Caymmi

Grocery

Odair José

Roberta Miranda

Simone Mendes

Launch:

Alice Caymmi – Love (El Amor) (Produced by: Diogo Strausz)

GRELO – It’s the greens (Produced by: from Angelo)

Odair José – Human beings (and artificial intelligence) (Produced by: Junior Freitas)

Roberta Miranda – Infinity Ep 1 (live) (Produced by: Roberta Miranda)

Simone Mendes – Singing your story (live/ vol. 1 and vol. 2) (Produced by: Eduardo Pepato)

Funk category

Artist:

DEIZE TIGRONA

Mc Kevin O Chris

Pedro Sampaio

Toya

Popozuda Valesca

Launch:

DEIZE TIGRONA – No quiet roll (Produced by: Larinhx, Kd Soundsystem, Badsist, Iasmin Turbininha and Boogarins)

Dennis, Ana Castela, Mc GW – Ram Tchum (Produced by: Dennis)

Jup from the neighborhood, Maria Alcina, Pagoda da 27 – Carnival love (Produced by: spindle!)

Ludmilla, Wiu, Mc Kevin O Chris – Your favorite (Produced by: MC Kevin O Chris, LDMilla and Kosta)

Pedro Sampaio – Star (Produced by: Pedro Sampaio, Delano, Rafinha RSQ, DJ Topo and Pedro Breder)

Revelation category

Artist:

Grocery

Joyce Alane

The Garotin

Rachel Reis

Sued Nunes

Electronic category

Launch:

Beagle Bonnie, DJ Noah – THE MAD WIZARD’S SAMPLER (Produced by: Beagle Bonnie and DJ Noah)

Bixiga 70, DJ MAM – 100% 13 (Produced by: DJ MAM)

DRE GUAZELLI – Know it (Produced by: DRE Guazelli)

JADSA, João Milet Meirelles, Taxidermia – Vera Cruz Island (Produced by: Jadsa, João Milet Meirelles and Maíra Morena)

Mulu, Duda Beat – MTG Chiriro (Produced by: Mulu)

Category Launch in Foreign Language

Anelis Assumpção – Encore Un Tour (Produced by: Anelis Assumpção, Saulo Duarte, Klaus Sena)

Anitta – Funk generation (Produced by: Márcio Arantes, DJ Gabriel do Borel, Tropkillaz, Brabo, Diplo, Julia Lewis and DJ GBR)

Caetano Veloso – La mer (Produced by: Caetano Veloso and Lucas Nunes)

IZA – Cry Me A River (Produced by: Nani Palmeira and Reno Duarte)

Silvia Machete – INVISIBLE WOMAN (Produced by: Lalo Brusco)

Scholarly category

Launch:

Alexandre Guerra, André Micheletti, Knut Andreas, Piracicaba Symphony Orchestra – Mystical concert for Cello and Orchestra (Produced by: Alexandre Guerra)

Ouro Preto Orchestra, conductor Rodrigo Toffolo, Tim Rescala – Auto da Compadecida, the opera (Produced by: Rodrigo Toffolo)

Petrobras Symphonic Orchestra, Heitor Villa Lobos, Felipe Prazeres – Practical Guide Songs Vol.2 (Produced by: Marcos Souza)

Brazilian Symphony Orchestra – Heitor Villa-Lobos: Brazilian Bachianas n.8 (live) (Produced by: Brazilian Symphony Orchestra)

Quintet Villa -Lobos – Always (Produced by: Quinteto Villa-Lobos)

Special Project category

Artist:

Luiz Melodia – Black Pearls – A tribute to Luiz Melodia (Producer by: Mahamund and Josefe)

Frevo Orchestra of the World, Pupillo, David Moraes – Moraes is frevo (Produced by: Pupillo, Davi Moraes)

Rita Lee, Roberto de Carvalho – Flying (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu) (produced by: Roberto de Carvalho)

Sabotage 50 (Produced by: Zegon and Tagus Damasceno)

Several interpreters – The Auto da Compadecida 2 (movie soundtrack) (Produced by: João Falcão, Ricco Viana and Carlinhos Borges)

Audiovisual Project category

Artist:

Dora Morelenbaum – The best output (Directed by: Maria Cau Levy and Caio Mazzilli)

EMICIDA – It’s over, but it has … (Directed by: Pedro Conti and Diego Maia)

Erasmo Carlos, Rubel, Emicida – Erasmo Esteves (Tijuca Maluca) (Directed by: Artur Miranda)

Rita Lee, Roberto de Carvalho – Flying (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu) (Directed by: Otávio Juliano and Luciana Ferraz)

The ft suit. Devendra Banhart & Shintaro Sakamoto – Around (Directed by: Tim Bernardes and Filipe Franco)

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