Posted June 16, 201411 yr Taken from DigitalSpy: The BBC have announced a brand new awards event for later this year. The BBC Music Awards will be hosted by Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton, and will take place at Earls Court on Thursday, December 11. The ceremony will feature live performances to look back at the past 12 months, and will include the categories British Artist of the Year, International Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. It will air live on BBC One, and will receive coverage on Radio 1, Radio 2 and The One Show. BBC One controller Charlotte Moore said: "I think this is a fantastic opportunity for BBC One to collaborate with Radio 1 and Radio 2 and host this unique celebration of music in the UK. The BBC has always been a destination for new and established musical talent, and by bringing the two together the BBC Music Awards promises to give viewers and listeners an unforgettable night." The ceremony was announced as the BBC launched the corporation's new BBC Music strategy today (June 16). BBC Music will be about "putting music right at the heart of the BBC & supporting young British talent in new & surprising ways", director-general Tony Hall said. The strategy aims to broaden the BBC's coverage of music broadcasting and commissioning, while promoting the UK's musical output across the world. Tony Hall said: "Today's the start of something very special for everyone who loves music. BBC Music is a celebration of the brilliant musical talent across our country. "We'll be joining up music on television, radio, iPlayer and online like never before. There'll be new shows, new partnerships, and whole new ways to enjoy music on the BBC." BBC Music director Bob Shennan said: "From the BBC Proms to Glastonbury, music on the BBC already creates a range of amazing experiences that our audiences love. Under BBC Music and in partnership with the UK music industry, we will set a new benchmark for quality and scale, with bigger events and more world-class programming delivered in new ways." Hall explained that BBC Playlister will be adding iTunes to its service from today (Monday, June 16). A number of television documentaries and specials were also announced, including shows featuring the reuniting of Genesis, and Reginald D Hunter delving into the legacy of New Orleans. Lauren Laverne announced that the National Skills Academy and the Performing Rights Society are to work with BBC Introducing to help support and inspire new musical talents. BBC Introducing will work with Academy students to produce on-air content for BBC radio shows and sessions. Classical music will be represented with the new service Ten Pieces, which aims to inspire primary school children to learn about the genre through events and online resources. In the autumn months, children from schools around the country will be invited to respond creatively to ten pieces of classical music, through dance, art, animations or their own compositions. A collection of the children's submissions will be broadcast across the BBC in 2015. Laura Mvula, George Ezra and pianist Martin James Bartlett also performed live at the launch, which took place at the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House. Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a57...P#ixzz34nqHHrJJ Follow us: @digitalspy on Twitter | digitalspyuk on FacebookInteresting and about time we had another music awards show. Although this year seems more predictable than Emeli winning everything at the Brits. Just give them all to Sam Smith now, eh?
June 16, 201411 yr I love how the BBC claim they have to make all these budget cuts, making their presenters redundant and yet they can afford to waste money on stuff like this......and sending Radio 1 to Ibiza for the week in August., Complete waste of money which could be better spent imo! :angry:
June 16, 201411 yr Author I don't see the problem? :lol: It's another platform for music acts to get their stuff noticed, yeah it'll be more of a celebration of the years biggest hits, but so are the Brits. I'm happy with it tbh. Especially with Fearne at the helm *.*
June 16, 201411 yr They should have made them 100% democratic otherwise there's no difference to the BRITs.
June 16, 201411 yr What on earth is the point of this? Surely there already more than enough "awards" within the music industry
June 16, 201411 yr They should have made them 100% democratic otherwise there's no difference to the BRITs. Might as well just hand them all to 1D then.
June 16, 201411 yr This seems like an uninspired move to boost sales in Q4 and for that reason... I'm in favour of it. Pointless as an awards show but not as an opportunity to promote music.
June 16, 201411 yr Surely Q4 is the one time we aren't particularly in need of such a boost? First two weeks of January would be better.
June 17, 201411 yr A ridiculous move when they're being forced to make cuts. It's presumably seen as some way of helping make a better connection between TV and Radio but it's an uninspiring, tired and, almost certainly, non-inclusive idea. They should be putting more money into promoting underground music and giving more choice, rather than awarding the lowest common denominator yet again. Whoever commissioned shows such as Snub TV and Dance Energy (Janet Street Porter?) had the right idea with the Def II strand. There's simply no alternative any more.
June 17, 201411 yr This seems like an uninspired move to boost sales in Q4 and for that reason... I'm in favour of it. Pointless as an awards show but not as an opportunity to promote music. This, people always slag the Brits off but at least it's nice to have a big music event/show on TV with entertaining performances and big names. I'm all for it. :) It is quite gonna clash with the Brits though. Aren't the Brits nominations announced in December? Edited June 17, 201411 yr by Hayzayy
June 17, 201411 yr It is quite gonna clash with the Brits though. Aren't the Brits nominations announced in December? It doesn't really matter. It'll just be seen as 'Awards season' - All the Film award shows are around the same time every year, too.
June 17, 201411 yr I don't see why the BBC Music Awards can't co-exist with the BRITs. After all, the US have the Grammys, the American Music Awards and then the MTV Music Awards (let's face it, the winners aren't exactly chosen based on their videos). I think this will be a good opportunity to capitalise on Xmas sales and to not just rely on The X Factor final for a boost in the Christmas chart. Hopefully the BBCMA will make the Xmas chart more unpredictable this year. Usually we find out who's performing on the XF final to get a clue as to who will dominate during that week. Having said that, I'd prefer an awards ceremony or a music promotional platform show to air in the late Summer just to even out the sales climate throughout the year.
June 17, 201411 yr I wish they'd spend the money on producing a new TOTP style show instead. exactly what I was thinking. Would it really hurt to do a half hour music chart related show every week? For example if they did a show based on last week's chart, they could have easily fitted in a Rik Mayall tribute for 'Noble England', played the video for 'Wasted' (unless they can get Matthew Koma in) and have an Ella Henderson performance plus interview, and some other stuff too to fill up time. It would also be nice if they gave some artist near the bottom of the chart some airtime too (Raleigh Ritchie?) I just worry that if they did, it could be a Fearne & Reggie hosted half-arsed effort though.
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