PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards (pt: PLAY - Prémios da Música Portuguesa) are annual awards for the Portuguese music scene, sponsored by Vodafone.
The first edition took place at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 9 April 2019 and was broadcast by RTP, presented by Filomena Cautela and Inês Lopes Gonçalves.
Editions +#DateVenuePresentersBroadcaster1 April 9, 2019Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon Filomena Cautela Inês Lopes GonçalvesRTP 2 June 29, 2020 3 July 8, 2021 4 May 5, 2022 5 April 27, 2023 5 May 16, 2024
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Vodafone Best Song (2019–) Best Female Artist (2020–) Best Male Artist (2020–) Best Group (2019–) Best Album (2019–) Best Fado Album (2019–) Best Jazz Album (2020–) Best Classical/Erudite Music Album (2020–) Best Music Video (2019–) Revelation of the Year (2019–) Lusophony Award (2019–) Lusophony Award (2019–) Best Popular Music Award (2019–) Career Award (2019–)
Extinct
Best Solo Artist (2019) Best International Artist (2019) Best International Song (2019)
Active categories winners
Vodafone Best Song This award is voted by the public via internet and phonecalls. YearWinnerNomineesSong titleArtist(s)Song titleArtist(s)2019"Estradas no Céu"Valas feat. Raquel Tavares"Devia Ir"Wet Bed Gang"Água de Coco"ProfJam"Faz Gostoso"Blaya2020"Amor, A Nossa Vida"Capitão Fausto"Bairro"Wet Bed Gang"Bússola"Nenny"Também Sonhar"Slow J feat. Sara Tavares 2021"Louco"Piruka feat. Bluay“Sei lá”Bárbara Tinoco“Kriolu” Dino D'Santiago feat. Julinho KSD“Assobia Para O Lado”Carlão“A Noite”Stereossauro X Marisa Liz X Carlão“Tribunal”ProfJam, benji price2022“Onde Vais” Bárbara Bandeira feat. Carminho“Andorinhas”Ana Moura“Borboletas” Gama“Lote B” António Zambujo“Love is on my Side” The Black Mamba“Tequila”Nenny2023“Lua”Ivandro“Agarra em Mim”Ana Moura feat Pedro Mafama“A Maior Traição”Carlão“Quero é Viver”Sara Correia“Saudade, Saudade”Maro“Sorriso”Diogo Piçarra
Best Female Artist YearWinner Nominees2020Lena D’Água Aldina Duarte Ana Bacalhau Blaya2021Capicua Bárbara Tinoco
Carolina Deslandes Mariza2022Ana Moura Bárbara Tinoco Gisela João Nenny2023Ana Moura Aldina Duarte Maro Nena
Best Male Artist YearWinnerNominees2020Slow J Diogo Piçarra Fernando Daniel Salvador Sobral2021Dino D’Santiago Carlão Samuel Úria Sérgio Godinho2022Dino D’Santiago António Zambujo Camané Tony Carreira2023Ivandro Carlão Mário Laginha T-Rex
Best Group YearWinnerNominees2019Dead ComboWet Bed Gang Linda Martini Diabo na Cruz2020Capitão FaustoThe Gift Expensive Soul Mão Morta2021Clã HMB Os Quatro e Meia Wet Bed Gang2022The Black Mamba Moonspell Os Quatro e Meia Wet Bed Gang2023Calema Capitão Fausto Linda Martini Wet Bed Gang
Best Album YearWinnerNomineesAlbum titleArtist(s)Album titleArtist(s)2019"Mundu Nôbu"Dino D'Santiago"Mariza"Mariza"Do avesso"António Zambujo"Odeon Hotel"Dead Combo2020"Aqui Está-se Sossegado"Camané & Mário Laginha"#FFFFFF" Profjam"You are forgiven"Slow J"A Invenção do Dia Claro" Capitão Fausto2021"Kriola"Dino D'Santiago"Madrepérola" Capicua"Mais Antigo"Bispo"Véspera" Clã2022"70 Voltas ao Sol"Jorge Palma"Aurora" Gisela João"Badiu"Dino D'Santiago"Recomeçar" Tony Carreira
Best Fado Album YearWinnerNomineesAlbum titleArtist(s)Album titleArtist(s)2019"Maria" Carminho "Sempre"Katia Guerreiro "Sara"Sara Correia "Branco"Cristina Branco2020"Aqui Está-se Sossegado"Camané & Mário Laginha"Roubados" Aldina Duarte"Um Fado ao Contrário" Pedro Moutinho"Puro"Matilde Cid
Best Jazz Album YearWinnerNomineesAlbum titleArtist(s)Album titleArtist(s)2020TBDTBD
Best Classical/Erudite Music Album YearWinnerNomineesAlbum titleArtist(s)Album titleArtist(s)2020TBDTBD
Best Music Video YearWinnerNominees ArtistSong titleArtistSong title2019Pedro Abrunhosa"Amor em tempo de muros"ProfJam"Água de Coco"Boss AC "Queque foi"Blaya "Eu avisei"2020Branko, Sango, Cosima, ProfJam"Hear from You"The Gift"Verão"António Zambujo"Catavento da Sé"Lena D’Água"Grande Festa"
Revelation of the Year YearWinner Nominees 2019Conan Osíris Papillon Sara Correia Selma Uamusse2020Bárbara TinocoNenny Murta Tiago Nacarato
Lusophony Award YearWinnerNomineesArtistSong titleArtistSong title2019 Matias Damásio"Nada Mudou" C4 Pedro"Se Eu Soubesse" Ludmilla“Din Din Din” Nelson Freitas"Nubian Queen"2020 Tainá"Sonhos" Anitta & Kevinho"Terremoto" Giulia Be"Menina Solta" Silva e Ludmilla"Um Pôr do Sol na Praia"2021 Emicida part. Gilberto Gil“É Tudo pra ontem” MC Kevinho“Te gusta” Giulia Be, Luan Santana“Inesquecível” Esperança (Paulo Flores & Prodígio)“Nzambi”2022 Paulo Flores“Jeito Alegre de Chorar” Mario Lucio“Hino à Gratidão” Luísa Sonza, Anitta & Pabllo Vittar“Modo Turbo” C4 Pedro“Nossas Coisas”2023 Pedro Sampaio & MC Pedrinho“Dançarina” Anitta & Pedro Sampaio“No Chão Novinha” Matias Damásio“Como Antes” Batida & Mayra Andrade“Bom Bom”
Critics Award YearWinner2019Dino d'Santiago2020Lena D'Água2021Dino d'Santiago20222023Ana Moura
Career Award YearWinner2019Carlos do Carmo2020Xutos & Pontapés2022Simone de Oliveira2023Sérgio Godinho2024António Victorino de Almeida2025José Cid
Extinct categories winners
Best Solo Artist YearWinnerNominees2019Dino d'SantiagoDiogo Piçarra Blaya António Zambujo
Best International Artist YearWinnerNominees2019 Kendrick Lamar Ariana Grande Drake Cardi B
Best International Song YearWinner (Song title)Nominees (Song title)2019 Kendrick Lamar - "All The Stars" Drake - "God's Plan" Ariana Grande - "No Tears Left To Cry" Shawn Mendes - "In My Blood"
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