The Amadeus Austrian Music Awards is the annual awards ceremony for excellence in the
Austrian music industry. It has been awarded to the most successful Austrian musicians since 2000, and has been held in the
Volkstheater
The Volkstheater in Vienna (roughly translated as "People's Theatre") was founded in 1889 by request of the citizens of Vienna, amongst them the dramatist Ludwig Anzengruber and the furniture manufacturer Gebrüder Thonet, Thonet, in order to off ...
in
Vienna each March since 2012. It is the Austrian equivalent to the
Grammys.
History
The awards ceremony was founded by
IFPI Austria in 2000, and was broadcast by the Austrian national broadcaster
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF).
Andi Knoll hosted the show. In 2008, the broadcasters
Puls 4 and
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
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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
The Volkstheater in Vienna (roughly translated as "People's Theatre") was founded in 1889 by request of the citizens of Vienna, amongst them the dramatist Ludwig Anzengruber and the furniture manufacturer Gebrüder Thonet, Thonet, in order to off ...
, after previously being held in
Gasometer B,
Kunsthalle Wien, and
Wiener Stadthalle. 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