Swallow Music Awards

The 2017 Swallow awards were held at the Yerevan Opera Theatre in Yerevan on 25 March 2017. The artists could submit their applications from 1 to 28 February. Stephan Shakaryan was awarded a special prize for his outstanding contribution to Armenian composing art and Ralph Yirikian for always being on the side of culture. Levon Malkhasyan, Vache Sharafyan, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Hover Choir, Sibil, State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, Hayastan Fund&National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia also obtained special awards for their important music programs implemented in 2016.^[3]

• The Best Group – Harutyunyan Quartet
• The Best Musician/Performer – Gevorg Hakobyan
• The Best Album – Old and New Yerevan. 2798+

• The Best Group – Shoghakn
• The Best Musician/Performer – Kamo Seyranyan
• The Best Album – Mokac Mountains (Hayrik Muradyan)

• The Best (Fe)male singer – Marine Hakobyan (Marbi)
• The Best Rock Band – The Beautified Project
• The Best Pop Band – Detk boyband
• The Best Jazz Band/Performer – Mikayel Voskanyan and Friends
• The Best Album – Naghash
• The Hit of the Year – "LoveWave" (Iveta Mukuchyan)
• The Best Music Video – "A Letter to the Mother" (Նամակ մայրիկին) (Mihran Tsarukyan)

• The Best Music Program – Canticle of Canticles (AMPTV)

The 2018 edition of the awards were held at the same place on 31 March 2018.^[4] The hosts of the 2018 edition were Armenian presenters Avet Barseghyan and Nazeni Hovhannisyan.^[5] Iveta Mukuchyan was named the best female singer of the year, Erik was named the best male one. Nemra was named the best rock band of the year. ^{[6][7][5][8][9]}

• The Best Music Program – Angry Justice (Ահեղ դատաստան) (Yerevan Opera Theatre)
• The Best Group – Hover choir
• The Best Musician/Performer – Liparit Avetisyan
• The Best Album – Alexsandr Harutyunyan: Complete piano works (Hayk Melikyan)
• The Best Instrumental Musician/Performer – Diana Adamyan (violin)

• The Best Music Program – Duduk Tribute Celebration (Դուդուկի մեծարման երեկո) (Kamo Seyranyan)
• The Best Group – State Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Gyumri
• The Best Musician/Performer – Vardan Badalyan
• The Best Album – I am remembering you (State Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Gyumri)
• The Best Instrumental Musician/Performer – Norayr Gaphoyan (duduk)

• The Best Female singer – Iveta Mukuchyan
• The Best Male singer – Erik
• The Best Rock Band – Nemra
• The Best Pop Band – The Voices of Artsakh
• The Best Album – Amazing and unusual (Զարմանալի և անսովոր) (YellowStons)
• The Hit of the Year – Lusin (Garik Papoyan & Sona Rubenyan)
• The Best Concert Program – Eternal City of Love (Hayko)
• The Best Duet – Aram Mp3 and 3.33
• The Discovery of the Year – Hakob Hakobyan & Arman Hovhannisyan
• The Best Music Video – "Eternal City of Love" (Hayko)

• Sirusho
• Gaya Arzumanyan
• AMPTV
• Rita Sargsyan and Avet Barseghyan
• Artak Kirakosyan
• Artur Grigoryan

The rule that artists should submit their applications for some of the awards caused the dissatisfaction of several singers, such as Syuzanna Melqonyan, who stated "This is just offensive to the artist's musical career".^[10]