There are several internationally acclaimed prestigious music awards to recognize talented musicians from across the world.
The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) were established by MTV Network Europe as an alternative to the American MTV video music awards. But over the years the EMA has grown in popularity and offers awards to those whom their viewers choose as winners.
There are several Christian Music Awards and Australian Gospel Music Awards are one of the better known awards. The awards are given for songs, achievement (sales and airplay), music videos and lifetime recognition.
The Academy of Country Music awards(ACM) was founded in 1964 and located at Los Angeles. The academy has instituted two most prestigious awards - ‘The Artist of the Decade’ and the ‘Entertainer of the Year’. There are also a number of other country music award to recognize male and female vocalists, albums, videos, songs and musicians.
The MTV Music Award, originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards, now holds a respected pop culture awards show in its own right.
The American Music Awards, like the Grammy Awards, holds their annual glittering music awards show. While the Grammys are awarded based on votes by members of the entertainment industry, the AMAs are determined by a poll of music buyers.
Apart from these regular world music awards, there are several other awards which have music as one of the categories. The most popular of them are Oscar awards and Golden Globe awards and one can definitely not forget the american music and Grammy Awards.
