The Woman's Music Event Awards, or simply WME Awards, is an annual award show to recognize women in music in Brazil.
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." To recognize, Assef, Dardenne, and Fátima Pissarra teamed up to create the WME Awards, the first Brazilian music award dedicated to women. The first edition, promoted by Vevo Brasil, took place on 28 November 2017, in São Paulo. From 2018 to 2022, the ceremony was promoted by Music2!, a company founded by Pissarra. In 2023, the ceremony began to be promoted by magazine Billboard Brasil.
Ceremonies # Date Venue City Host(s) Ref. 1st 28 November 2017 Cine Joia São Paulo Preta Gil 2nd 4 December 2018 3rd 3 December 2019 Audio 4th 8 December 2020 Ibirapuera Auditorium Preta Gil and Karol Conká 5th 16 December 2021 B32 Theater Preta Gil 6th 21 December 2022 Audio 7th 14 December 2023 Sérgio Cardoso Theater Preta Gil and Larissa Luz 8th 17 December 2024 Renault Theater Luísa Sonza, Karol Conká and Paula Lima 9th 17 December 2025 BTG Pactual Hall Sarah Oliveira, Teresa Cristina and Karol Conká 10th 15 December 2026
Categories Votable categories Winners of the following categories are chosen by fan votes. 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. Songwriter Music Video Director Music Entrepreneur Instrumentalist Music Journalist Music Producer Radio Presenter
Special awards Artist of the Year: Ana Castela (2024)
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 2018: Elza Soares and Dona Ivone Lara 2019: Gal Costa and Beth Carvalho 2020: Alcione and Elis Regina 2021: Sandra de Sá and Cássia Eller 2022: Elza Soares and Margareth Menezes 2023: Dona Onete and Rita Lee 2024: Lia de Itamaracá and Nara Leão 2025: Preta Gil 2026: Alaíde Costa
See also
Billboard Women in Music
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