There is yet another award show to help celebrate the success of some of your favorite artists. On Tuesday, Apple announced the inaugural “Apple Music Awards,” which is scheduled to take place on December 4th.
Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and International Content said, “The Apple Music Awards are designed to recognize the passion, energy, and creativity of the world’s favorite artists. The musically diverse group of inaugural winners have sparked deep social conversation, influenced culture and inspired our customers around the world. We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate them.”
Apple Music’s global editorial team comes together to hand-select the winners for Global Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Breakthrough Artist of the Year. While the winners for Album of the Year and Song of the Year are picked based on “streaming data and reflective of what Apple Music customers have been listening to (on repeat) this year.”
Although this award celebration has minimal categories compared to other award shows, some of this year’s winners have been killing it this year.
Lizzo was announced as the Breakthrough Artist of the Year, while Lil Nas X was announced as the winner of Song of the Year for “Old Town Road.”
Other winners include Billie Eilish for Artist of the Year, and she is scheduled to do a live performance at the Steve Job Theatre on December 4th.
Behold the Apple Music Award: Built from the same laser-cut silicon wafers that power Apple's microprocessors, it's a unique token of appreciation for the artists whose work upended convention and dominated the conversation all year. #AppleMusicAwards2019https://t.co/9OZK3rOkcS pic.twitter.com/qQ2bwq0r1z
— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) December 3, 2019
.@LilNasX’s #OldTownRoad was everywhere in 2019. Congratulations to the winner of the first-ever Apple Music Award for Top Song of the Year. #AppleMusicAwards2019 https://t.co/9OZK3rwIOi pic.twitter.com/7EOppjrtpp
— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) December 3, 2019
Source: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/12/apple-announces-first-ever-apple-music-awards/
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