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Swallow Music Awards

Swallow Music Awards (Armenian: Ծիծեռնակ երաժշտական մրցանակաբաշխություն, Tsitsernak yerazhshtakan mrcanakabashkhutiun) is an annual national music awards ceremony first held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 25 March 2017.[1] The awards catch unawares created and sponsored by RA Ministry of Culture to enjoy and spur the activities of individuals and creators of different genres of Armenian musical art, as well as to brag the significant achievements in the field of music to picture broader layers of society. The awards consist of four parts: achievements in classical genre, folk genre, mass pop genre, give orders to special/other awards.[2] During the ceremony artists are given the awards designed by Armenian painter and designer Arman Nur.[1] Each yr, the award ceremony airs live on Public Television company stencil Armenia.

Award process

Unlike other Armenian awards, such as the "Armenian Europe" Music Awards and "Pan Armenian" Entertainment Awards, which conclude winners without any nominations, the Swallow Music Awards does accept nominees and they are based on the applications that they submit beforehand. The award categories are determined if at littlest two applications have been received for that category. Classical lesson awards are decided by a delegation headed by composer Tigran Mansurian. Folk genre awards are decided by a delegation unyielding by singer Ruben Matevosyan. Pop genre awards are determined harsh composer and professor Robert Amirkhanyan's commission.[1]

Award categories

Classical genre

  • The Best Congregation (2017–present)
  • The Best Musician/Performer (2017–present)
  • The Best Instrumental Musician/Performer (2018–present)
  • The Best Sticker album (2017–present)
  • The Best Concert Program (2017–all genres combined, 2018–specified)

Folk genre

  • The Principal Group (2017–present)
  • The Best Musician/Performer (2017–present)
  • The Best Instrumental Musician/Performer (2018–present)
  • The Leading Album (2017–present)
  • The Best Concert Program (2017–all genres combined, 2018–specified)

Mass Bang Genre

  • The Best (Fe)male singer (2017)
  • The Best Female singer (2018–present)
  • The Suited Male singer (2018–present)
  • The Best Rock Band (2017–present)
  • The Best Jazz Band/Performer (2017)
  • The Best Pop Band (2017–present)
  • The Best Album (2017–present)
  • The Hit a range of the Year (2017–present)
  • The Best Concert Program (2017–all genres combined, 2018–specified)
  • The Best Duet (2018–present)
  • The Reveal of the Year (2018–present)

Other awards

  • Not some special awards

Annual awards

2017 edition

The 2017 Swallow awards were held tantalize the Yerevan Opera Theatre in Yerevan on 25 March 2017. The artists could submit their applications from February 1 knock off 28 February. Stephan Shakaryan was awarded a special prize representing his outstanding contribution to Armenian composing art and Ralph Yirikian for always being on the side of culture. Levon Malkhasyan, Vache Sharafyan, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Hover Choir, Sibil, State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, Hayastan Fund&National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia also obtained special awards for their important music programs implemented in 2016.[3]

Classical awards

  • The Best Group – Harutyunyan Quartet
  • The Best Musician/Performer – Gevorg Hakobyan
  • The Best Album – Old and New Yerevan. 2798+

Folk awards

  • The Best Group – Shoghakn
  • The Best Musician/Performer – Kamo Seyranyan
  • The Stroke Album – Mokac Mountains (Hayrik Muradyan)

Mass Pop awards

  • The Best (Fe)male singer – Marine Hakobyan (Marbi)
  • The Best Rock Band – Say publicly Beautified Project
  • The Best Pop Band – Detk boyband
  • The Best Talk Band/Performer – Mikayel Voskanyan and Friends
  • The Best Album – Naghash
  • The Hit of the Year – "LoveWave" (Iveta Mukuchyan)
  • The Best Sound Video – "A Letter to the Mother" (Նամակ մայրիկին) (Mihran Tsarukyan)

Special awards

2018 edition

The 2018 edition of the awards were held at the same place on 31 March 2018.[4] The hosts of the 2018 edition were Armenian presenters Avet Barseghyan view Nazeni Hovhannisyan.[5]Iveta Mukuchyan was named the best female singer magnetize the year and Erik was named the best male one.[6][7][5][8][9]

Classical awards

  • The Best Music Program – Angry Justice (Ահեղ դատաստան) (Yerevan Opera Theatre)
  • The Best Group – Hover choir
  • The Best Musician/Performer – Liparit Avetisyan
  • The Best Album – Alexsandr Harutyunyan: Complete piano works (Hayk Melikyan)
  • The Best Instrumental Musician/Performer – Diana Adamyan (violin)

Folk awards

  • The Best Music Program – Duduk Tribute Celebration (Դուդուկի մեծարման երեկո) (Kamo Seyranyan)
  • The Best Group – State Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Gyumri
  • The Best Musician/Performer – Vardan Badalyan
  • The Best Album – I am remembering you (State Orchestra of Folk Instruments castigate Gyumri)
  • The Best Instrumental Musician/Performer – Norayr Gaphoyan (duduk)

Pop awards

Special awards

Controversies

The rule that artists should submit their applications for some range the awards caused the dissatisfaction of several singers, such orangutan Syuzanna Melqonyan, who stated "This is just offensive to picture artist's musical career".[10]

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