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15-554: The Ampex Golden Reel Award was an international music award for studio albums and singles that were recorded and mixed entirely on Ampex audio tape , and which subsequently sold enough units to achieve gold record status in its country of origin. In the United States, gold record status requires sales of 500,000 units, as verified by the Recording Industry Association of America . The Ampex Golden Reel Award
30-475: Is co-owned with Billboard , began producing the ceremony in 2014. On November 28, 2017, it was announced that the Billboard Music Awards would move from ABC to NBC beginning in 2018 under a multi-year contract. The 2020 ceremony, originally scheduled for April 29, was postponed indefinitely on March 17 due to coronavirus-related public assembly concerns. On August 14, 2020, it was announced that
45-498: Is held by Taylor Swift and Drake who have won 39 awards each. The record for most Billboard Music Awards won by a group is held by BTS who have won 12 awards. Most Wins in a single ceremony Since its inception (created by Rick Garson, Paul Flattery & Jim Yukich), the BMAs had been telecast on the Fox network; however due to contractual expirations and other unforeseen circumstances,
60-553: The Grammy Award , which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , the Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data and Next Big Sound . The 2018 awards were based on
75-1003: The music industry . The Big Four major music awards given each season are the American Music Awards (held in the Fall), the Grammy Award (held in the Winter), the Billboard Music Awards (held in the Spring), and the MTV Video Music Awards (held in the Summer). A fourth major award, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony , is held in the Fall and actually kicks off the Music Awards Season, and currently honors artists who have been in
90-473: The album had surged in 1986, owing to a telemarketing campaign orchestrated by her husband. Music award A music award is an award or prize given to honour skill or distinction in music . There are different awards in different countries, and awards may focus on or exclude certain music; for example, some awards are only for classical music and not focused on popular music . Some awards are academic, while others are commercial and created by
105-536: The amount of each donation was US$ 1,000. When the 1977 film soundtrack Saturday Night Fever won the Bee Gees their third Golden Reel Award, the band chose to give the money to the Bertha Abbess Children's Center. When Ampex awarded the 250th Golden Reel to US rock band Journey for their 1981 album Escape , the band's chosen charity was the T. J. Martell Leukemia Foundation. The 500th musical act to receive
120-491: The award was Kool & the Gang , for their 1984 album Emergency . Some other award recipients from the United States were Madonna , Jon Bon Jovi , ZZ Top , Stevie Wonder , Donna Summer , Kiss , Alabama , Crystal Gayle , Atlanta Rhythm Section , Evelyn "Champagne" King , Roberta Flack , Maze , Con Funk Shun , Instant Funk , The Isley Brothers , Kansas , Grover Washington Jr. , Midnight Star and others. A few of
135-491: The awards have been further renamed. Other awards, including both "crossover" awards (No. 1 Classical Crossover Artist and No. 1 Classical Crossover Album) were discontinued. As of 2024, there are three fan-voted categories. The general categories are Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song and Top New Artist. These categories highlighted in each award and other categories are divided by genre. The record for most Billboard Music Awards won by an artist
150-420: The awards were cancelled for 2007. Plans for a new version of the BMAs in 2008 (in association with AEG Live ) fell through and were not held until 2011. On February 17, 2011, Billboard announced that the BMAs would return to television, moving from its original home on Fox to its new network, ABC , on May 22. A new award statuette was created by New York firm Society Awards . Dick Clark Productions , which
165-497: The business at least 25 years since their first hit record. Among other mini-major music awards are the Glenn Gould Prize , and Pulitzer Prize for Music . Billboard Music Awards Taylor Swift The Billboard Music Awards are honors given out annually by Billboard , a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart . The Billboard Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with
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#1732884087852180-519: The exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was previously staged in December, but has been held in May since returning in 2011. On October 19, 2023, it was announced that the award ceremony will be reformatted as a digital-only show and move from broadcast television to its website and Billboard ' s social media pages, starting with the 2023 edition on November 19. Unlike other awards, such as
195-798: The recipients from other countries were ABBA in Sweden , Duran Duran and Phil Collins in the UK , Mylène Farmer in France , AC/DC in Australia , Alla Pugacheva in USSR , Charles D. Lewis in Barbados , Mango Groove in South Africa , Pink Lady in Japan and others. Only one gospel music album ever qualified for the award: Cristy Lane 's One Day at a Time (1981). Sales of
210-405: The reporting period of April 8, 2017 through March 31, 2018. Awards are given for the top album, artist and single in a number of different music genres . From 1990 to 2006, the show had the same categories and category names every year. In 2011, for the first time, all of the awards were renamed to "Top [award title]". The "of the year" portion of each category title no longer exists, and many of
225-485: Was one of the first international music awards to precede the World Music Awards . When an album or single won the award, one Golden Reel commemorative plaque was given to the musical group/artist, and another to the recording studio. Ampex also made a donation to a charity chosen by the group or artist who received the award. They presented the first Golden Reel in 1977, and the 500th in 1986. During that period,
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