Kral Turkey Music Awards (previously known as Kral TV Video Music Awards between 1995–2009, Kral Music Awards between 2009–12, and Turkey Music Awards between 2013–16) were the annual music awards in
Turkey
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. The first awards were given in 1995. Award ceremony was held in
Haliç Congress Center in last two years.
History
"Kral TV Video Music Awards" were first awarded in 1995. Until the mid 2000s it is considered one of the most prestigious awards of music in Turkey. After the mid 2000s it lost its popularity. In 2006 new categories announced such as Best poem or Best myth song for such attempt. But they were awarded one year only. In 2007 awards lost their prestige when news emerged about some of the winners changed in favor of some others.
After Kral group has been sold to
Doğuş Media Group
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From 2009 to 201 ...
in 2008, the awards have gone under some refreshments. In 2009, its name was changed to "Kral Music Awards" and 7th
Mü-yap Mü-Yap, (officially Bağlantılı Hak Sahibi Fonogram Yapımcıları Meslek Birliği, Turkish: ''Turkish Phonographic Industry Society'') is the major organization representing the recording industry of Turkey. Mü-Yap is also an IFPI member. As o ...
Music Awards,
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1 ...
Turkish branch, were given together. Starting from 2009 award categories changed to be more work-based like songs or albums, in the past years awards were mostly artist-specific. Such that 10 awards were awarded for songs or albums in 2013 while only 5 were awarded to artists or groups, In 1995 this was 12 artist/group awards and only 3 song/album awards.
In 2013 the awards changed as "Turkey Music Awards".
Categories
* Best album
* Best song
* Best male artist
* Best female artist
* Best group
* Best music video
* Best project
* Best remix song
* Best new artist
* Best TV series song
* Best film song
* Best duet
* Best instrumental album
* Best single
* Best cover
Special awards:
* Yekta Okur Award
* Jury special award
* Kral TV special award
* Kral FM special award
Past awards:
* In the past, there were categories for female/male artists for genres as
Pop,
Arabesque
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,
THM,
TSM,
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
and
protest
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. Now only Female/Male artists are awarded.
* Best lyrics
* Best compose
* Best poem
References
External links
*
Kral TV
Turkish music awards
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