26-848: The Grammis (sometimes referred to as the Swedish Grammy Awards ) are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in the United States. The awards ceremony is generally held each year in February in Stockholm . The awards were established in 1969 and awarded until 1972 when they were canceled, then revived in 1987. There are around 20 different award-categories, which have changed over
52-570: A platinum star, and was designed so that it could be lifted with one hand. Attling described her inspiration as "the Empire State Building meets the Hötorget buildings ". Album of the Year ( Årets album ) has been awarded since 1993. Artist of the Year ( Årets artist ) has been awarded since 1988 for a significant contribution such as an album, concert tour, or other musical achievement. For
78-400: A "(musical) hit". The roots of German schlager are old. Originally, the word meant a hit or a strike. The first use of the word applied to music, in its original meaning, was in an opening night critique in the newspaper Wiener Fremden-Blatt on 17 February 1867 about The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II . One ancestor of schlager music in its current meaning may be the operetta, which
104-424: A practice which sometimes continued into the 1990s and 2000s. It was previously separated into group and solo artist (male and female) categories, but has been one gender-neutral award since 2012. Song of the Year ( Årets låt ) has been awarded since 1990. Previously decided by the public, it is now chosen by a jury from the ten most popular songs of the year, based on sales, airplay, and streaming. Songwriter of
130-405: A songwriting team, usually in connection to an album. Music Video of the Year ( Årets musikvideo ) has been awarded since 1990 to the director of a music video that accompanies one song. The director must be a Swedish citizen or permanent resident . Voting for the category is done in two steps: first by a large jury, then by a specialized jury. In several years during the 2000s, the category
156-576: The Eurovision Song Contest and has been popular since the contest began in 1956, though it is gradually being replaced by other pop music styles. Schlager is a loanword from German (from schlagen , "to hit"). It also came into some other languages (such as Bulgarian , Danish , Norwegian , Swedish , Dutch , Czech , Croatian , Finnish , Hungarian , Lithuanian , Latvian , Estonian , Serbian , Turkish , Russian , Hebrew , and Romanian , for example), where it retained its meaning of
182-1057: 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
208-644: The 1960s (featuring Peter Alexander and Roy Black ) and the early 1970s. From the mid-1990s through the early 2000s, schlager also saw an extensive revival in Germany by, for example, Guildo Horn , Dieter Thomas Kuhn , Michelle , and Petra Perle . Dance clubs would play a stretch of schlager titles during the course of an evening, and numerous new bands were formed specialising in 1970s schlager cover versions and newer material. Some Germans view schlager as their country music, and American country and Tex-Mex music are both major elements in schlager culture. (" Is This
234-399: The 1988 ceremony, then called Dance of the Year ( Årets dans ). It has been renamed several times, sometimes including Schlager in its name, and is now called Dansband of the Year ( Årets dansband ), as of the 2010 ceremony. An award for electro and dance music was first presented at the 1993 ceremony, then called Modern Dance ( Modern dans ). It was later known as Club/Dance of
260-430: The 1993 ceremony; heavy metal music was included in the category starting with the 2012 ceremony. An award for a jazz album has been presented since the first ceremony in 1969. For the 2000–2002 ceremonies, the category also included blues . Lyricist of the Year ( Årets textförfattare ) was first awarded at the 1969 ceremony, and then annually since the 1989 ceremony. The award can be presented to an individual or
286-456: The 2008–2011 ceremonies, there were separate awards for Female Artist of the Year ( Årets kvinnliga artist ) and Male Artist of the Year ( Årets manliga artist ). An award for children's music has been presented since the start of the Grammis and has undergone numerous name changes over the years, the latest being Children's Album of the Year ( Årets barnalbum ) as of the 2002 ceremony. It
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#1733124920514312-419: The 2010s, Schlager fans still gathered annually by the hundreds of thousands, dressing in 1970s clothing for street parades called "Schlager Move". The Schlager Move designation is also used for a number of smaller schlager music parties in several major German cities throughout the year. (This revival is sometimes associated with kitsch and camp .) In the meantime, private radio has brought Schlager back to
338-451: The 2021 ceremony, there are 21 categories, not including special awards: Special awards include: Grammis were previously awarded in the following categories: The original Grammis trophy was a plaquette of stained pine and silver, designed by Claës Giertta [ sv ] and made to be hung on a wall. The trophy was redesigned in 2007 by Efva Attling and made by Orrefors . It weighs 2.2 kg (4.9 lb), made of glass with
364-630: The Way to Amarillo " is regularly played in schlager contexts, usually in the English-language original.) Popular schlager singers include Michael Holm , Roland Kaiser , Hansi Hinterseer , Jürgen Drews , Andrea Berg , Heintje Simons , Helene Fischer , Nicole , Claudia Jung , Andrea Jürgens , Michelle , Kristina Bach , Marianne Rosenberg , Simone Stelzer , Daniela Alfinito , Semino Rossi , Vicky Leandros , Leonard , DJ Ötzi , Andreas Gabalier and more recently, Beatrice Egli . In Hamburg in
390-406: The Year ( Årets debutpopulärproduktion ) in 1970 and 1971. Producer of the Year ( Årets producent ) was first awarded at the 1969 ceremony and next awarded in 1988 as Best Producer ( Bästa producent ); it has since been awarded annually. Awards for rock music on their own have been presented since the 1990 ceremony. Prior to this, awards in combined Pop/Rock categories have been presented,
416-454: The Year ( Årets klubb/dans ) and as Electro/Dance of the Year ( Årets elektro/dans ) as of the 2001 ceremony. For several years, the category was merged with the one for hip hop and soul. To be eligible, nominees must have released at least two singles or an album. Group of the Year ( Årets grupp ) was first awarded at the 1969 ceremony, and subsequently during several other years. An award for hard rock music has been presented since
442-561: The Year ( Årets kompositör ) was first awarded at the 1969 ceremony, and then annually since the 1989 ceremony. The award can be presented to an individual or a songwriting team. 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
468-489: The band's next record was cancelled. Following the 2011 ceremony, the separate categories of Best Female Artist and Best Male Artist were abolished and one Best Artist award was instead awarded. Following the 2019 ceremony, the award for Children's Music of the Year was cut, with the IFPI citing low submissions to the category and the challenge of having an adult jury decide on an award for children. The decision received criticism and
494-1048: 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 . Schlager Schlager ( German: [ˈʃlaːɡɐ] , " hit(s) ") is a style of European popular music and radio format generally defined by catchy instrumental accompaniments to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, easygoing, and often sentimental lyrics. Schlager tracks are typically light pop tunes or sweet, sentimental ballads with simple, catchy melodies. Their lyrics typically center on love, relationships, and feelings. The northern variant of schlager (notably in Finland) has taken elements from Finnic, Nordic, Slavic, and Eastern European folk songs , with lyrics tending toward melancholic and elegiac themes. Musically, schlager bears similarities to styles such as easy listening . The style has been frequently represented at
520-498: The radio. Schlager Radio is a station that broadcasts its program terrestrially in Germany via transmission towers on both FM and DAB+. Stylistically, schlager continues to influence German "party pop" or "party-schlager" (e.g. " Layla ", 2022): that is, music most often heard in après-ski bars and Majorcan mass discos . In the English-speaking world, the most popular group to have included elements of schlager in their style
546-495: The years. Swedish artists and foreign artists who live in Sweden are eligible, as are artists in other countries if their music is produced in Sweden and targets a Swedish audience. The awards are presented by IFPI Sverige , along with the newspaper Expressen . The first Grammis were presented on 25 September 1969 at Berns salonger in Stockholm. They were presented annually until 1972, after which they were discontinued. This
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#1733124920514572-468: Was attributed the influence of music critics on the awards, especially after the win of unidentified group Philemon Arthur and the Dung at the 1972 ceremony. The Grammis were reinstated in 1987, fifteen years later. During an acceptance speech at the 1993 ceremony, Popsicle guitarist Fredrik Norberg wished that the members of Arvingarna would die in a bus accident. This incident caused a scandal in Sweden and
598-470: Was highly popular in the early 20th century. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Comedian Harmonists and Rudi Schuricke laid the foundations for this new music. Well-known schlager singers of the 1950s and early 1960s include Lale Andersen , Freddy Quinn , Ivo Robić , Gerhard Wendland, Caterina Valente , Margot Eskens and Conny Froboess . Schlager reached a peak of popularity in Germany and Austria in
624-411: Was not presented at the 2020 ceremony. Awards for classical music have been presented since the inaugural ceremony (with a gap in the 1990s), then referring to "serious music" ( seriös musik ). Classical of the Year ( Årets klassiska ) can be awarded to an ensemble or a soloist; it has previously been presented as two separate categories. An award in the dansband category has been presented since
650-439: Was presented with MTV Sweden . Newcomer of the Year ( Årets nykomling ) has been awarded since 1988 to an artist at the beginning of their musical career. Nominees must have released at least two songs or a debut album and must not have previously submitted for nomination. A group can be eligible if fewer than 50% of its members have previously released albums. The category was previously presented as Debut Popular Production of
676-497: Was reinstated for the 2021 ceremony. The 2021 ceremony was postponed from its usual February date to June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden . Since the 1988 ceremony, the Grammis have been held at the beginning of the year to recognize music from the preceding year. With the exception of the 1970 ceremony held in Lidingö , every ceremony has taken place at venues in Stockholm . As of
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