Italian Music Award
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the Italian music business
PresenterFederation of the Italian Music Industry
CountryItaly
Year2001
Year 22003

The Italian Music Awards were an accolade established in 2001 by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry to recognize the achievements in the Italian music business both by domestic and international artists.[1]

The awards were given by an academy composed of 400 people, including music publishers, journalists, deejays, music producers, managers, retailers and consumers.[2]

The first Italian Music Awards ceremony was held on 5 February 2001, to honor musical accomplishments for the period between 1 December 1999 and 30 November 2000,[3] while the fourth and last[4] awards ceremony was held on 15 December 2003.[5] The fifth edition of the awards was initially scheduled to be held in the end of 2004, but after being postponed in February 2004 and then in the Spring of 2004, it was canceled due to the lack of a broadcast agreement with the Italian TV networks.[4][6]

The gap left by the Italian Music Awards was later filled by the Wind Music Awards,[7] established in 2007.[8]

Winners and nominations

First edition

In the first edition of the Italian Music Awards, the biggest winner was the pop group Lùnapop, who received 4 awards, followed by Carmen Consoli with two awards.[9][10][11]

Best Italian Male Artist
Best Italian Female Artist
Italian Italian Revelation of the Year
Best Italian Dance Artist
Best Italian Group
Best Italian Tour
Best Italian Single
Best Italian Videoclip
  • "Parole di burro" — Carmen Consoli
    • "Una su 1.000.000" — Alex Britti
    • "File Not Found" — Jovanotti
    • "Qualcosa di grande" — Lùnapop
    • "Fuoco nel fuoco" — Eros Ramazzotti
Best Italian Album
Best International Female Artist
Best International Group
Best International Male Artist

Second edition

During the second edition of the Italian Music Awards, the number of categories was strongly increased.[13] The biggest winners were Vasco Rossi and Elisa, receiving three awards each.[14]

Best Italian Album
Best Italian Single
Best Italian Female Artist
Best Italian Male Artist
Best Italian Group
Best Italian Revelation of the Year
Best Italian Videoclip
Best Italian Tour
  • Vasco Rossi
    • Vinicio Capossela
    • Carmen Consoli
    • Pino Daniele
    • Eros Ramazzotti
Best Italian Dance Artist
Best Italian Arrangement
  • "La mia signorina" — Neffa
Best Italian Lyrics
Best Italian Composition
  • "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" — Elisa
Best Italian Producer
  • Manuel Agnelli (ex-aequo)
  • Enzo Miceli (ex-aequo)
Best Italian Graphical Project
  • Imaginaria — Almamegretta (ex-aequo)
  • Iperbole — Raf (ex-aequo)
Best Italian Dance Producer
  • Gigi D'Agostino
Best Italian Soundtrack
  • Le fate ignoranti
Best International Album
Best International Single
Best International Female Artist
Best International Male Artist
Best International Group

Third edition

The third Italian Music Awards ceremony was held on 2 December 2002, host by Piero Chiambretti. The biggest winner of the year was Daniele Silvestri, who received four awards.[15][16]

Best Italian Album
Best Italian Single
Best Italian Female Artist
Best Italian Male Artist
Best Italian Group
Best Italian Revelation of the Year
Best Italian Videoclip
  • "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
    • "Vivi davvero" — Giorgia
    • "Stupido hotel" — Vasco Rossi
    • "Nuvole rapide" — Subsonica
    • "Ahum" — Zucchero
Best Italian Tour
Best Italian Dance Artist
Best Italian Lyrics
  • "Quello che non c'è" — Afterhours (ex-aequo)
  • "Stupido hotel" — Vasco Rossi (ex-aequo)
Best Italian Arrangement
  • "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri (ex-aequo)
  • "Nuvole rapide" — Subsonica (ex-aequo)
Best Italian Composition
  • "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
Best Italian Producer
  • Enzo Miceli
Best Italian Graphical Project
  • Amorematico — Subsonica
Best Italian Soundtrack
Best Italian Dance Producer
  • Molella
Best Synchronization with a TV Spot
Best International Female Artist
Best International Male Artist
Best International Group
Best International Revelation of the Year
Classical Award
  • Schoenberg: Gurrelieder. Dir. Simon Rattler
Jazz Award
FIMI Special Award — Italian Artist in the World
  • Zucchero
FIMI Special Award — Lifetime Achievement Award
Alice Award — Web Artist of the Year
  • Lenny Kravitz (ex-aequo)
  • Francesco Renga (ex-aequo)
Alice Award — Extraordinary Emotion
  • Francesco Renga
RTL Award

Fourth edition

The fourth and last edition of the Italian Music Awards was held in December 2003. The biggest winners were Le Vibrazioni, Vasco Rossi and Eros Ramazzotti, receiving two awards each.[5][17][18]

Best Italian Female Artist
Best Italian Male Artist
Best Italian Group
Best Italian Dance Artist
Best Italian Album
  • 9 — Eros Ramazzotti
    • L'eccezione — Carmen Consoli
    • Le Vibrazioni — Le Vibrazioni
    • Tracks — Vasco Rossi
    • In continuo movimento — Tiromancino
Best Italian Single
  • "Gocce di memoria" — Giorgia
    • "Mary" — Gemelli Diversi
    • "Prima di partire per un lungo viaggio" — Irene Grandi
    • "Dedicato a te" — Le Vibrazioni
    • "Per me è importante" — Tiromancino
Best Italian Revelation of the Year
Best Italian Videoclip
Best Italian Tour
Best International Female Artist
Best International Male Artist
Best International Group
Best International Revelation of the Year
FIMI Special Award — Contribution to the Music Industry
FIMI Special Award — Ambassador of the Italian Music in the World
FIMI Special Award
  • Vasco Rossi
RTL 102.5 Special Award
  • Alex Britti
Cornetto Free Music Festival Live Special Award
  • Simple Mind

See also

Notes

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  2. ^ "A novembre gli Italian Music Awards". Rockol.it. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Italian Music Awards, parte la fase delle nomination: le osservazioni di Rockol". Rockol.it. 11 December 2000. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. ^ Mark Worden (21 July 2007). "The Big Chill". Billboard. p. 20. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  5. ^ Mario Luzzatto Fegiz (16 December 2011). "Oscar della musica italiana a Consoli, Eros e Vibrazioni" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Italian Music Awards, slitta ancora (in primavera) la quinta edizione?". Rockol.it. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  7. ^ Mark Worden (6 June 2008). "Promoters Pleased With Italy's Second Wind Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  8. ^ Marinella Venegoni (7 June 2007). "Grammy d'Italia, è qui il business" (in Italian). La Stampa. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  9. ^ Gloria Pozzi (6 February 2001). "Poker dei Lùnapop agli Oscar della musica italiana, vincono anche Consoli e Celentano" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Le nomination agli Italian Music Awards: quasi un plebiscito per i Lùnapop" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Le Nomination del 1° "Italian Music Awards"" (in Italian). www.dirittodautore.it. 12 January 2001. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Lùnapop – La biografia" (in Italian). RAI. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Italian Music Awards, annunciate le nomination" (in Italian). www.dirittodautore.it. 26 October 2001. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  14. ^ Gloria Pozzi (27 November 2001). "Oscar della musica a Vasco ed Elisa" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  15. ^ "Italian Music Awards, vincono Ligabue, Planet Funk e Silvestri" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  16. ^ Luca Benedetti (27 November 2002). "La notte della musica italiana" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  17. ^ "Comunicato Stampa: 'Italian Music Awads', le nomination". Rockol.it. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  18. ^ "Italian Music Awards". qn.quotidiano.net. 16 December 2003. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.