The Amadeus Austrian Music Awards is the annual awards ceremony for excellence in the

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n music industry. It has been awarded to the most successful Austrian musicians since 2000, and has been held in the Volkstheater in

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each March since 2012. It is the Austrian equivalent to the

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History

The awards ceremony was founded by

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in 2000, and was broadcast by the Austrian national broadcaster

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(ORF).

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hosted the show. In 2008, the broadcasters

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and

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began hosting the ceremony together. Michael Ostrowski hosted the show from 2008 until 2010, and Manuel Rubey began hosting in 2012. Since 2012, the ceremony has been held in Volkstheater, after previously being held in Gasometer B,

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, and

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. The 2011 ceremony was canceled and later rescheduled as the 2012 event.

Awards

Awards can be awarded to any musician with Austrian citizenship or who have established their career in Austria. As of 2016, there are 19 categories.IFPI Austria
''And the Amadeus goes to…''
7 May 2014.

General

*Band of the Year *Male Artist of the Year *Female Artist of the Year *Album of the Year *Song of the Year *Live Act of the Year *Video of the Year *Songwriter of the Year *FM4 Award *Lifetime Achievement *Best Engineered Album

Genre

*Alternative Pop / Rock *Hard & Heavy *HipHop / Urban *Jazz / World / Blues *Electronic / Dance *Pop / Rock *Schlager *Folk music

References

External links

*{{Commons category-inline Annual television shows Awards established in 2000 2000 establishments in Austria Austrian music awards