S.No.
Awards & Honours
Purpose/Objective
First Held in country/year
Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP Awards) awarded annually
It honors its top members in a series of annual awards shows in seven different music categories: pop, rhythm and soul, film and television, Latin, country, Christian and concert music.
1914
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Performance Rights Organization)
2
Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) awarded annually
Awarded for Excellence and innovation in all genres of Australian music.
1987
Presented by Australian Recording Industry Association
3
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards
Awarded for Excellence in Film, Television and Computer Gaming
1947
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
4
BET Awards
Awarded for Best in African American and other minorities music, acting, sports, and others
2001
Presented by Black Entertainment Television
5
Brit Awards
Awarded for Excellence in music
1977
Presented by British Phonographic Industry
6
Country Music Awards of Australia
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the Australian country music industry
1973
Presented by Country Music Association of Australia
7
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
It honors a composer, performer, or musicologist who has made a distinguished contribution to the world of music.
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Presented by Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
8
George Peabody Medal
It honours individuals who have made exceptional contributions to music in America.
1980
Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, America
9
Golden Melody Awards
Awarded for Best in music production
2011
Presented by Government Information Office
10
Grammy Award
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the music industry
1959
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
11
Grawemeyer Award
Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement by a living composer in a large musical genre: choral, orchestral, chamber, electronic, song-cycle, dance, opera, musical theater, extended solo work and more.
1985
The University of Louisville
12
Independent Music Awards
It honors top-ranked independent (indie) artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories.
2001
Presented by Music Resource Group
13
Ivor Novello Awards
Awarded for Honouring Excellence in Music Writing
1955
Presented by BASCA, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
14
Juno Award
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the record industry
1970
Presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
15
Léonie Sonning Music Prize (awarded annually)
is given annually to an international composer or musician
1959
The Léonie Sonning Music Foundation, Denmark
16
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica (Video Music Awards)
Awarded for Best in music
2002
Presented by MTV
17
MTV Africa Music Awards
Awarded for Best in music
2008
Presented by MTV
18
MTV Asia Awards
It gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music.
2002
Presented by MTV Asia
19
MTV Australia Awards
Awarded for Best in music
2005
Presented by MTV Australia
20
MTV Europe Music Awards
Awarded for Best in American Music
1994
Presented by MTV Europe
21
MTV Video Music Award
Awarded for Best in Music videos and pop culture
1984
Presented by MTV
22
Polar Music Prize
Awarded for Exceptional achievements in music
1992
Presented by Stig Anderson Music Award Foundation
23
Praemium Imperiale
Awarded for "Outstanding contributions to the development, promotion and progress of the arts.
1989
Presented by Japan Art Association
24
German Record Critics Award
To recognize the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement" in the field of recording.
1963
Independent charitable organization, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik e.V.