P3 Gold Awards
Swedish music awards
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The P3 Gold Awards (Swedish: P3 Guld) are annual music awards recognising contributions to Swedish popular music, presented by Sveriges Radio's P3 channel. First presented in 2003 in Växjö, nominees are selected by a jury and winners are determined by a public vote.[1][2][3] Subsequent ceremonies have been held in Gothenburg for the most part, though Partille and Stockholm have also hosted a handful of times.[4]
| P3 Gold Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Popular music in Sweden |
| Country | Sweden |
| Presented by | Sveriges Radio P3 |
| First award | 2003 |
| Website | sverigesradio |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Television[1] |
| Related | P3 Guld (Denmark) P3 Gull (Norway) |
The ceremony is generally held in January and aims to showcase performances from current Swedish artists.[5] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, there was no ceremony held in 2022.[6]
Categories
As of the 2024[update] ceremony, there are eight award categories.[3] All categories have five nominees, with the exception of Artist of the Future, which has eight nominees, and the P3 Icon award, whose recipient is selected by the year's jury.[3]
| Category | First awarded[7] | Basis[3] | Latest recipient(s) (2025)[8][9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist of the Year (Årets artist) |
2003 | artist's work produced during the nomination period | Benjamin Ingrosso |
| Group of the Year (Årets grupp) |
2003 | group's work produced during the nomination period | Swedish House Mafia |
| Song of the Year (Årets låt) |
2003 | song with a large impact during the nomination period | "Kite" by Benjamin Ingrosso |
| Song Quote of the Year (Årets låtcitat) |
2024 | song lyric (in any language) that makes a strong impression | "Alltid på väg någon annanstans / En flyttfågel ur balans" from "Regnblöta skor" by Miriam Bryant |
| Album of the Year (Årets album) |
2023 | release during the nomination period consisting of at least five tracks (compilation albums and live albums are not eligible) | Pink Velvet Theatre by Benjamin Ingrosso |
| Artist of the Future (Framtidens artist) |
2018 | artist believed to be headed for a breakthrough in the near future | Orkid |
| Golden Mic (Guldmicken) |
2003 | live performances during the nomination period | Benjamin Ingrosso |
| P3 Icon (P3 Ikon) |
2023 | artist with "iconic" and influential status in Swedish music, whose career spans at least a decade and continues to be relevant | Håkan Hellström |
Awards were previously handed out in the following categories:[7]
- Pop of the Year
- Hip Hop/R&B of the Year (previously Hip Hop/Soul of the Year)
- Rock/Metal of the Year
- Dance of the Year
- Newcomer of the Year
See also
- P3 Gull – a similar music award in Norway