PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards

PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards
Awarded forExcellence in music
Sponsored byVodafone
VenueColiseu dos Recreios, Lisbon
CountryPortugal
Hosted byFilomena Cautela
Inês Lopes Gonçalves
First awardedApril 9, 2019
Most awardsDino D'Santiago (3)
Most nominationsBlaya
ProfJam (4)
Websiteplaypremiosdamusicaportuguesa.pt
Television/radio coverage
NetworkRTP
Produced byPassMúsica

PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards (pt: PLAY - Prémios da Música Portuguesa) are annual awards for the Portuguese music scene, sponsored by Vodafone.[1][2]

The first edition took place at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 9 April 2019 and was broadcast by RTP, presented by Filomena Cautela and Inês Lopes Gonçalves.[3][4]

Editions

# Date Venue Presenters Broadcaster
1 April 9, 2019 Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon RTP
2 June 29, 2020
3 July 8, 2021
4 May 5, 2022
5 April 27, 2023
5 May 16, 2024

Categories

Active

  • Vodafone Best Song (2019–)
  • Best Female Artist (2020–)
  • Best Male Artist (2020–)
  • Best Group (2019–)
  • Best Album (2019–)
  • Best Fado Album (2019–)
  • Best Jazz Album (2020–)
  • Best Classical/Erudite Music Album (2020–)
  • Best Videoclip (2019–)
  • Revelation of the Year (2019–)
  • Lusophony Award (2019–)
  • Critics Award (2019–)
  • Career Award (2019–)

Extinct

  • Best Solo Artist (2019)
  • Best International Artist (2019)
  • Best International Song (2019)

Active categories winners

Vodafone Best Song

This award is voted by the public via internet and phonecalls.

Year Winner Nominees
Song title Artist(s) Song title Artist(s)
2019 "Estradas no Céu" Valas feat. Raquel Tavares "Devia Ir" Wet Bed Gang
"Água de Côco" ProfJam
"Faz Gostoso" Blaya
2020 "Amor, A Nossa Vida" Capitão Fausto "Bairro" Wet Bed Gang
"Bússola" Nenny
"Também Sonhar" Slow J feat. Sara Tavares
2021 "Louco" Piruka feat. Bluay “Sei lá” Bárbara Tinoco
“Kriolu” Dino D'Santiago feat. Julinho KSD
“Assobia Para O Lado” Carlão
“A Noite” Stereossauro X Marisa Liz X Carlão
“Tribunal” ProfJam, benji price
2022 “Onde Vais” Bárbara Bandeira feat.Carminho “Andorinhas” Ana Moura
“Borboletas” Gama
“Lote B” António Zambujo
“Love is on my Side” The Black Mamba
“Tequila” Nelly
2023 “Lua” Ivandro “Agarra em Mim” Ana Moura feat Pedro Mafama
“A Maior Traição” Carlão
“Quero é Viver” Sara Correia
“Saudade, Saudade” Maro
“Sorriso” Diogo Piçarra

Best Female Artist

Year Winner Nominees
2020 Lena D’Água
2021 Capicua
2022 Ana Moura
2023 Ana Moura

Best Male Artist

Year Winner Nominees
2020 Slow J
2021 Dino D’Santiago
2022 Dino D’Santiago
2023 Ivandro

Best Group

Year Winner Nominees
2019 Dead Combo
2020 Capitão Fausto
2021 Clã
2022 The Black Mamba
2023 Calema

Best Album

Year Winner Nominees
Album title Artist(s) Album title Artist(s)
2019 "Mundu Nôbu" Dino D'Santiago "Mariza" Mariza
"Do avesso" António Zambujo
"Odeon Hotel" Dead Combo
2020 "Aqui Está-se Sossegado" Camané & Mário Laginha "#FFFFFF" Profjam
"You are forgiven" Slow J
"A Invenção do Dia Claro" Capitão Fausto
2021 "Kriola" Dino D'Santiago "Madrepérola" Capicua
"Mais Antigo" Bispo
"Véspera" Clã
2022 "70 Voltas ao Sol" Jorge Palma "Aurora" Gisela João
"Badiu" Dino D'Santiago
"Recomeçar" Tony Carreira

Best Fado Album

Year Winner Nominees
Album title Artist(s) Album title Artist(s)
2019 "Maria" Carminho "Sempre" Katia Guerreiro
"Sara" Sara Correia
"Branco" Cristina Branco
2020 "Aqui Está-se Sossegado" Camané & Mário Laginha
"Roubados" Aldina Duarte
"Um Fado ao Contrário" Pedro Moutinho
"Puro" Matilde Cid

Best Jazz Album

Year Winner Nominees
Album title Artist(s) Album title Artist(s)
2020 TBD TBD

Best Classical/Erudite Music Album

Year Winner Nominees
Album title Artist(s) Album title Artist(s)
2020 TBD TBD

Best Videoclip

Year Winner Nominees
Artist Song title Artist Song title
2019 Pedro Abrunhosa "Amor em tempo de muros" ProfJam "Água de Côco"
Boss AC "Queque foi"
Blaya "Eu avisei"
2020 Branko, Sango, Cosima, ProfJam "Hear from You" The Gift "Verão"
António Zambujo "Catavento da Sé"
Lena D’Água "Grande Festa"

Revelation of the Year

Year Winner Nominees
2019 Conan Osíris
  • Papillon
  • Sara Correia
  • Mozambique Selma Uamusse
2020 Bárbara Tinoco

Lusophony Award

Year Winner Nominees
Artist Song title Artist Song title
2019 Angola Matias Damásio "Nada Mudou" Angola C4 Pedro "Se Eu Soubesse"
Brazil Ludmilla “Din Din Din”
Cape Verde Nelson Freitas "Nubian Queen"
2020 Brazil Tainá "Sonhos" Brazil Anitta & Kevinho "Terremoto"
Brazil Giulia Be "Menina Solta"
Brazil Silva e Ludmilla "Um Pôr do Sol na Praia"
2021 Brazil Emicida part. Gilberto Gil “É Tudo pra ontem” Brazil MC Kevinho “Te gusta”
Brazil Giulia Be, Luan Santana “Inesquecível”
Angola Esperança (Paulo Flores & Prodígio) “Nzambi”
2022 Angola Paulo Flores “Jeito Alegre de Chorar” Cape Verde Mario Lucio “Hino à Gratidão”
Brazil Luísa Sonza, Anitta & Pabllo Vittar “Modo Turbo”
Angola C4 Pedro “Nossas Coisas”
2023 Brazil Pedro Sampaio & MC Pedrinho “Dançarina” Brazil Anitta & Pedro Sampaio “No Chão Novinha”
Angola Matias Damásio “Como Antes”
Cape Verde Batida & Mayra Andrade “Bom Bom”

Critics Award

Year Winner
2019 Dino d'Santiago
2020 Lena D'Água
2021 Dino d'Santiago
2022
2023 Ana Moura

Career Award

Year Winner
2019 Carlos do Carmo
2020 Xutos & Pontapés
2021
2022 Simone de Oliveira
2023 Sérgio Godinho

Extinct categories winners

Best Solo Artist

Year Winner Nominees
2019 Dino d'Santiago
2020 Extinct

Best International Artist

Year Winner Nominees
2019 United States Kendrick Lamar
2020 Extinct

Best International Song

Year Winner (Song title) Nominees (Song title)
2019 Kendrick Lamar - "All The Stars"
2020 Extinct

References

  1. ^ "Play Prémios da Música Portuguesa - Premiamos e celebramos a música portuguesa". Play - Prémios da Música Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  2. ^ Clemente, Sónia (2019-03-14). "Play – Prémios da Música Portuguesa: primeira edição em abril". Record FM (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  3. ^ "Prémios da Música Portuguesa são entregues hoje". www.jn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  4. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Play – Prémios da Música Portuguesa são entregues hoje em cerimónia em Lisboa". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-09.