Annual award ceremony
TheScottish Music Awards (Scottish Gaelic :Duaisean Ciùil na h-Alba ) are an annual award ceremony held inScotland to commemorate outstanding musical contribution by musicians over the past year toScottish music and success on theScottish Singles and Albums Charts . As of 2020, the awards have been held annually for 22 years.[ 1] [ 2]
The 2020 ceremony was held on 28 November, dubbed as a "St. Andrew's Day celebration". Performances includedLewis Capaldi ,Biffy Clyro ,Texas ,Amy Macdonald ,Wet Wet Wet ,Dougie MacLean , GUN, Stephanie Cheape, HYYTS, kitti, Luke La Volpe, George Bowie and Graeme Park.[ 3]
Over the course of the awards tenure, the awards have honoured some of the Scotland's biggest international musicians, includingAnnie Lennox andSusan Boyle , whilst celebrating Scotland's best up and coming musical artists, through breakthrough awards awarded to musicians Be Charlotte,Tom Walker andLewis Capaldi .
The award ceremonies aim to raise funds for the UK's largest independent music therapy charity, Nordoff Robbins.[ 4]
The Scottish Music Awards celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023.[ 2]
The 26th Scottish Music Awards ceremony were held on 2 November 2024, again being held at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, and hosted by Edith Bowman. The following were recipients of awards during the 2024 ceremony of the awards:[ 5]
Performances from the ceremony includedTwin Atlantic ,Nina Nesbitt , andGun .[ 5]
Berkeley 2 Studios – Guitar Guitar Music Industry Award Beluga Lagoon – Barrowland Spotlight Award Blair Ferguson – Blur69 Sound of Scotland Calum Bowie – Beavertown's Breakthrough AwardCountry 2 Country – Ticketmaster's Tourmaster Award Eddi Reader – Special Recognition Award Sponsored by SpecsaversGun – Pizza Express Album of the YearHannah Laing – Go Radio Breakthrough Award Harri and Domenic – Ballantines and Subclub Electronic Music Award Kyle Falconer – King Tuts’ Song Writing AwardLulu – Scottish Icon Award sponsored by RoxNina Nesbitt – SWG3 Independent Icon AwardPhil Bowdery – OVO Hydro Promoter of the Year Award Soup Dragons – Raymond Weil Lifetime Achievement Award Travis – Outstanding Achievement Award sponsored by the Sir Reo Stakis FoundationTwin Atlantic – Disruptor Award sponsored by Hard Rock Cafe EdinburghPrevious ceremonies [ edit ] The 2023 ceremony was hosted on November 4, 2023, once again byEdith Bowman . The event will again return to theBarrowland Ballroom in Glasgow for the third consecutive time since 2021.[ 2]
The following artists were recipients of awards in 2023.
The 2022 Awards were held atBarrowland Ballroom inGlasgow on 5 November 2022. The ceremony was once again hosted byEdith Bowman .[ 7]
Performances includedThe View , Tamzene, Rianne Downey, Dylan John Thomas,Altered Images andRod Stewart .[ 8]
2022 Winners include:[ 9]
Clare Grogan (Altered Images ) – Winner of the Sir Reo Stakis Foundation Living Legend AwardCraig Logan – Winner of the Go Radio Music Industry Award Dylan John Thomas – Winner of the Dean Banks & Mond Vodka Breakthrough Artist Award Ewan McVicar – Winner of the Ballantine's / Sub Club Electronic Music AwardGerry Cinnamon – Winner of the King Tut's Songwriting AwardGun – Winner of the Hard Rock Cafe Rock Legend Award Lewis Capaldi – Winner of the Raymond Weil Global Artist of the Year AwardPaolo Nutini – Winner of the Guitar Guitar's Best Album Award AND Ticketmaster's Best Live Act AwardPeat & Diesel – Winner of the Royal Highland Centre Sound of Scotland Award Rianne Downey – Winner of the Tennent's Light Breakthrough Award Rod Stewart – Winner of the Specsavers Outstanding Achievement in Music AwardTamzene – Winner of the VEGA Rising Star Award The View – Winner of the Rox ‘Diamonds & Thrills’ Special Recognition AwardWet Leg – Winner of the SWG3's Best UK Artist AwardThe event was held on Saturday 13 November 2021 inBarrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, marking the first time in the events history that it has been held at the venue. The event was once again hosted by Edith Bowman, and marked the live return for the event following the virtual ceremony that took place in 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Scotland .[ 10]
The winners in the following categories are listed below:[ 11]
Performances were part of the event and featured performances from artists including:
The Bluebells Brooke Combe The Fratellis Nathan Evans Nina Nesbitt The 2020 ceremony was hosted byEdith Bowman in the west end of Glasgow. The event was held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions.[ 1] [ 12]
The following artists received awards during the 2020 ceremony.
Ambassadors of Rock Award sponsored by Hard Rock Cafe –Gun Best Album Award sponsored by Guitar Guitar –Biffy Clyro Best Breakthrough Award sponsored by Notion Magazine – Luke La Volpe (Male) and kitti (Female) Best Pop Act Award sponsored by Bose – HYYTS Best UK Award sponsored by SSE –Lewis Capaldi Icons Award sponsored by Raymond Weil –Texas Innovation Award sponsored by SSE – Graeme Park – Hacienda Classics Nordoff Robbins Legend Award – George Bowie Outstanding Contribution Award sponsored by Specsavers –Wet Wet Wet Special Recognition Award sponsored by Sir Reo Stakis Foundation –Dougie MacLean Women in Music Award sponsored by Rox –Amy Macdonald The 2019 nominations for the award ceremony were:[ 13]
The nominations for the 2018 ceremony were:[ 14]
Susan Boyle : Scottish Music Hall of Fame Award sponsored by The Royal Highland CentreÉclair Fifi: Electronic Music Award sponsored by Sub Club Kyle Falconer : Best Album Award sponsored by Hard Rock CafeSWG3: Evolution Award sponsored by The Sunday Mail The Snuts: Breakthrough Artist Award sponsored by Rekorderlig Annie Lennox : Scottish Music Hall of Fame Award sponsored by The Royal Highland CentreSnow Patrol : Artist of the Year Award sponsored by SSEMark Knopfler: Living Legend Award sponsored by Raymond Weil World Pipe Band Championships: Glasgow UNESCO City of Music, Best Live Event Award Kevin Bridges : Ticketmaster Tourmaster AwardGary Clark: Music Business Award sponsored by The Sir Reo Stakis Foundation Frightened Rabbit : The King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Songwriting AwardThe Script : Best International Artist Award sponsored by SpecsaversTom Grennan: Best UK Artist Award sponsored by ROX – Diamonds and Thrills The winners of the 2017 ceremony were:[ 15]
‘Song Writing Award’ Sponsored by King Tut's Wah Wah Hut –Emeli Sandé ‘Best Rock Band Award’ Sponsored by Hard Rock Heals –The Temperance Movement ‘Electronic Music Award’ Sponsored by Sub Club – Denis Sulta ‘Exceptional Contribution’ Sponsored by Sub Club – SLAM 'Best Breakthrough Artist Award’ Sponsored by Jack Daniel's –Lewis Capaldi Scottish Music Hall of Fame Award’ Sponsored by The Royal Highland Centre –Ian Stewart ‘Music Ambassador Award’ Sponsored by Sir Reo Stakis Foundation –Horse McDonald Unesco City of Music Best Live Event Award – Regular Summer of Nights Ticketmaster Tourmaster Award –Texas ‘Evolution Award’ Sponsored by Coors Light –Nina Nesbitt ‘Music Business Award’ Sponsored by Sunday Mail –Glasgow Jazz Festival ‘Best UK Newcomer’ Sponsored by Hampden Cars –Tom Walker ‘Best International Artist Award’ Sponsored by Chisholm Hunter –Alice Cooper ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ Sponsored by SSE –The Waterboys The winners of the 2013 ceremony were:[ 16]
New Boss Award sponsored by DWF Biggart Baillie –Rose Moon Special Recognition Award sponsored by People Make Glasgow –Admiral Fallow Songwriting Award sponsored by King Tuts –Camera Obscura Best Breakthrough Act sponsored by goNorth –Twin Atlantic Best Emerging Artist sponsored by Braehead Arena –Nina Nesbitt Living Legend Award sponsored by Sunday Mail –John McLaughlin Best Live Act sponsored by Ticketmaster –Mogwai Fans Choice Award sponsored by Nordoff- Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland –Susan Boyle Innovation Award sponsored by Sir Reo Stakis Foundation –Shirley Manson The winners of the 2011 ceremony were:[ 17]
‘Nordoff-Robbins Special Recognition Award supported by Glasgow City Council’ Karen Mathieson,
Creative Scotland Big Apple Award’ Song of Return
Guitar Guitar Musical Instrument Award’ Jim Dunlop, Dunlop Manufacturing Inc
Silverburn Most Stylish New Artist Award’ Kassidy goNORTH Emerging Business Award’ CK Events
Sir Reo Stakis Foundation Legend Award’ The Rezillos
Sunday Mail Industry Award’ Richard Park, executive director of Global Radio
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Best Live Band Award’ Frightened Rabbit Capital FM Breakthrough Artist Award’ Emeli Sandé
Ticketmaster UK Pride of Scotland Award’ Big Country
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