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A music award is an award or prize given for skill or distinction in music. There are different awards in different countries, and different awards may focus on or exclude certain music. For example, some music awards are only for classical music and include no popular music. Some music awards are academic, some are commercial and created by the music industry.
History
[edit]Types
[edit]Regular music awards
[edit]Festivals and competitions
[edit]Halls of fame
[edit]Certificates
[edit]Winners selection
[edit]Based on sales and statistics
[edit]Based on jury voting
[edit]Based on public voting
[edit]Most-awarded musicians
[edit]American singers Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have broken records at various music award shows. Swift is the most-awarded artist of the American Music Awards (40), the Billboard Music Awards (49), the MTV Video Music Awards (30), the Teen Choice Awards (26) and the iHeartRadio Music Awards (25). Meanwhile, Beyoncé holds the record as the most-awarded artist of the Grammy Awards (32), the BET Awards (31), the NAACP Image Awards (24), and the Soul Train Music Awards (20). South Korean boy band BTS has also won at least 30 times on various award shows: MAMA Awards (49), Melon Music Awards (38), Circle Chart Music Awards (32), Golden Disc Awards (31), and Japan Gold Disc Awards (30).
Shakira and Enrique Iglesias are some of the most-awarded Latin music artists in history. Shakira's top-scoring accolades include 41 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 28 Premios Lo Nuestro, 26 BMI Latin Awards, 22 Premios Juventud, and 12 Premios MTV Latinoamérica. Iglesias is the most-awarded artist in the Billboard Latin Music Awards history with 48 trophies. He also won 23 Lo Nuestro Awards, 15 Premios Juventud, 14 ASCAP Latin Music Awards, and 14 Latin American Music Awards. Despite never making it into the global music market, Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza remains one of the most-awarded music artists, winning numerous awards at the national and regional level, including 42 Anugerah Industri Muzik, 28 Anugerah Planet Muzik, 25 Anugerah Bintang Popular, 21 Anugerah Juara Lagu, 13 Anugerah Era.