Spellemannprisen is a Norwegian award ceremony for Norwegian musicians who have distinguished themselves in a positive way during the previous year. The award was established at the initiative of the Norwegian IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) and was first awarded in 1973 for the recording year 1972, and has been awarded every year since. It is the most significant award that a group or artist can receive in Norwegian music. The award ceremony is organized by the Spellemann Committee, which is appointed by IFPI Norge and FONO.
Juries and scoring
The number of awards given varies somewhat from year to year. According to the regulations for the 2022 awards, awards are given in a total of 28 categories. Of these, there are 17 genre-specific categories, three awards for the author (Composer, Lyricist and Songwriter), seven additional categories (Spellemann of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Producer of the Year, International Success of the Year, and Release of the Year) and the Honorary Prize.
For each of the genre-specific classes as well as the author classes and additional classes, with the exception of Spellemann of the Year, the Honorary Prize and the Release of the Year, a professional jury is appointed. The professional juries decide by means of two rounds of scoring which of the registered artists and albums will be nominated in the various classes. Between three and five artists are nominated in each class. The professional jury then votes for a winner who receives a bronze statuette and diploma. For the Children's Music class, a children's jury is also used to select the winner. In the song of the year class, the winner is selected by the professional jury in combination with an audience vote. An audience vote has also been used in the past to select the winner of the Music Video class. For the Release of the Year class, a grand jury composed of all members of the professional jury is used. For the classes Spellemann of the Year and the Honorary Prize, a special jury nominates artists and selects the winner on an open basis. No nominations for Spellemann of the Year and the honorary prize are announced in advance.
Newcomer Award
Starting in 2007, the winner of the Newcomer of the Year award takes home a prize of 200,000 kroner. The scholarship is awarded by Gramo, a Norwegian music industry funding agency.
Leading winners
Broadcast channels
In 2011, the live award show returned to NRK for the first time since 2001, and remained on the same channel until 2023. From 2002 to 2010, the show was broadcast on TV 2. Since 2024, the ceremony has been broadcast by online newspaper Nettavisen.
List of ceremonies
References
External links
- Official website
