WME Awards
Brazilian music award for women
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The Woman's Music Event Awards, or simply WME Awards, is an annual award show to recognize women in music in Brazil.
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| Awarded for | Contributions to the Brazilian music industry by women |
| Country | Brazil |
| Presented by | Woman's Music Event |
| First award | 28 November 2017 |
| Website | premio |
History
The Woman's Music Event (WME), founded by Claudia Assef and Monique Dardenne in 2016, is a platform dedicated to music, business, and technology, with "the aim of becoming the central hub for events focused on the growing female music scene in Brazil."[1] To recognize, Assef, Dardenne, and Fátima Pissarra teamed up to create the WME Awards, the first Brazilian music award dedicated to women.[1] The first edition, promoted by Vevo Brasil, took place on 28 November 2017, in São Paulo.[2] From 2018 to 2022, the ceremony was promoted by Music2!, a company founded by Pissarra.[3][4] In 2023, the ceremony began to be promoted by magazine Billboard Brasil.[5]
Ceremonies
| # | Date | Venue | City | Host(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 28 November 2017 | Cine Joia | São Paulo | Preta Gil | [6] |
| 2nd | 4 December 2018 | [7] | |||
| 3rd | 3 December 2019 | Audio | [8] | ||
| 4th | 8 December 2020 | Ibirapuera Auditorium | Preta Gil and Karol Conká | [9] | |
| 5th | 16 December 2021 | B32 Theater | Preta Gil | [10] | |
| 6th | 21 December 2022 | Audio | [11] | ||
| 7th | 14 December 2023 | Sérgio Cardoso Theater | Preta Gil and Larissa Luz | [12] | |
| 8th | 17 December 2024 | Renault Theater | Luísa Sonza, Karol Conká and Paula Lima | [13] | |
| 9th | 17 December 2025 | BTG Pactual Hall | Sarah Oliveira, Teresa Cristina and Karol Conká | [14] |
Categories
Votable categories
Winners of the following categories are chosen by fan votes.[15]
- Album
- Singer
- DJ
- Alternative Song
- Latin-American Song
- Mainstream Song
- New Artist
- Show
- Music Video
Professional categories
The winners of the following categories are chosen by the WME Awards ambassadors.[15]
- Songwriter
- Music Video Director
- Music Entrepreneur
- Instrumentalist
- Music Journalist
- Music Producer
- Radio Presenter
Special awards
- Artist of the Year: Ana Castela (2024)[16]
Discontinued categories
- Best Song
- Popular Song
- Listen to the Girls
- Musical Live
- Innovation on the Web
- Girls for Reels!
Honorees
- 2017: Rita Lee and Helena Meirelles[17]
- 2018: Elza Soares and Dona Ivone Lara[18]
- 2019: Gal Costa and Beth Carvalho[19]
- 2020: Alcione and Elis Regina[20]
- 2021: Sandra de Sá and Cássia Eller[21]
- 2022: Elza Soares and Margareth Menezes[22]
- 2023: Dona Onete and Rita Lee[5]
- 2024: Lia de Itamaracá and Nara Leão[23]
- 2025: Preta Gil[24]
