The People’s Music Awards is the first global unsigned music awards. It was founded on 15 September 2008 by Managing Director Dylan Satow. The purpose of the awards is to get unsigned artists to be heard by industry professionals and people through the awards website. The winners of the awards are chosen by people and guest judges who vote and judge on the website. The winners of the awards are announced at a ceremony based in London.
Website
The People’s Music Awards website is free to sign up to either as a fan or artist. Those who sign up as a musician can enter a song in two of the following categories:
Each artist can upload one song, write a section about themselves, write a section on their influences and add videos. There are then two rounds where the people vote, and one round where music industry professionals judge the top ten songs from the first round. Guest judges at the awards include Mick Glossop, Alex Baker, Haydn Bendall, Ben Lovett and Howard Marks.
Winners 2009
Winners of the 2009 awards were High School Crush, Papercutz, Pamela Martin, Michael Hyman, The Future Shape Of Sound and Lavondyss. Kevin Lucas Orchestra also won under the Pop category, and have recently been nominated for five Grammys. North Of Ping Pong were winners of the 2008 awards under the Hip Hop category; they have recently been in talks with EMI.
Winners 2010
Winners of the 2010 awards were Emergency Blanket, Tara London, Queens English, Leigh de Vries, Emma Rugg, Acoustic Jim, Pekkanini, and The Storys. The 2010 awards were supported by Microsoft's Bing, Kopparberg and Tuborg, and were hosted by Stephen K Amos. Eddy Temple Morris's band the LOSERS also played the awards alongside previous winners North Of Ping Pong. Runners up were Entropik, Bev Lee Harling, Soulvibe, Neotropic, Tess, The Arkanes, Alice Heggie, and Beth Tysall.
Winners 2011
Winners of the 2011 awards were Isaac's Aircraft, Mr B. The Gentleman Rhymer, Brass Bastardz, Aurora J Young, Kirstenana, Ben Maggs, JC Harnell, Antonio Simone, and The Beatrix Players.
