Billboard Live Music Awards

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The Billboard Live Music Awards (previously known as the Billboard Touring Conference and Awards until 2018) is an annual meeting sponsored by Billboard magazine that honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals. Established in 2004, [1] it has thus been described as "part industry conference, part awards show". [2]

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The last such annual event appears to have been in 2019; it is unclear if the conference and awards have, or will, continue past that year.

Many of the awards are based on Billboard's Boxscore chart tracking concert, comedy and other live entertainment attendance and gate receipts, and on real box office performance. [3] As a result, the awards often equate to commercial success. [2] The "top tour" superlative award is also given on the basis of fan polls. The "Legend of Live" and Humanitarian awards are given to individuals for their ongoing contributions to the live entertainment touring industry. [3]

History

The conference and awards are held in November of each year, traditionally at the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan in New York City but, since 2016, at hotels in the Los Angeles area. The conference usually takes place over two days and is attended by figures from the music and concert industry. [4] Each year features a keynote speaker from the performance industry, who in the past have included the likes of Gene Simmons of Kiss [5] and 3 Doors Down. [4]

While recorded music has an established awards structure headed by the Grammy Awards and also featuring the American Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards, live performance music has not had the same. The Billboard Touring Awards are an attempt to fill that gap. Billboard previously attempted to enter the awards arena for recorded music with the charts-based Billboard Music Award, which lasted from 1990 through 2006, returning in 2011. Those awards featured two slots for Concert Venue Award and Touring Venue Award, but were not otherwise live-performance-based.

Award names and awards given themselves have varied somewhat each year, with for example the Top Comedy Tour and Concert Marketing and Promotion Awards being added in 2007 and the Fans Choice being added in 2008, both being determined by fan vote. [6] There are typically three nominees in each category. [7]

Repeat winners in the awards have been common, with country artist Kenny Chesney winning Top Package Tour six consecutive years through 2009 [8] and Bonnaroo Music Festival winning four times as well starting in 2004. [9]

Winners

2019

The sixteenth annual edition of the awards took place on November 5, 2019, at the Montage Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California. [10] [11]

2018

The fifteenth annual edition of the (newly named) awards took place on November 13, 2018, at the Montage Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California, in proceedings hosted by comedian Roy Wood Jr. [12]

2017

The fourteenth annual edition of the awards took place on November 15, 2017, at the Montage Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California, in proceedings hosted by Hasan Minhaj. [13]

2016

The thirteenth annual Billboard Touring Awards took place on a single day, November 9, 2016, this time at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. [15]

2015

The twelfth annual Billboard Touring Awards took place on a single day, November 19, 2015, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. [16]

2014

The eleventh annual Billboard Touring Awards took place on over two days in November 19–20, 2014, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. [17]

2013

The tenth annual Billboard Touring Awards took place on over two days in November 13 and 14, 2013, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. [18]

2012

The ninth annual Billboard Touring Awards again took place on over two days in November 2012 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, despite the aftereffects of Superstorm Sandy. [19] [20] [21] [22]

2011

The eighth annual Billboard Touring Awards took place on over two days in November 2011 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. [23]

2010

The seventh annual Billboard Touring Awards took place on November 3 and 4, 2010, at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City, NY. [24]

2009

The sixth annual Billboard Touring Awards took place November 4 and 5, 2009, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. [26] The winners were: [8]

2008

The fifth annual Billboard Touring Awards took place November 20, 2008 in New York City. [6] [9] [27]

2007

The 2007 awards were held on November 15, 2007. Awards were based on box office performance from January 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007. [28]

Top Tour
Top Draw
Top Package
Breakthrough Artist
Top Boxscore
Concert Marketing & Promotion Award
Top Arena
Top Amphitheatre
Top Club
Top Festival
Top Venue Under 10,000 Seats (Resident)
Top Venue Under 10,000 Seats (Non-Resident)
Top Comedy Tour
Top Agency
Top Promoter
Top Independent Promoter
Humanitarian Award
Legend of Live

2006

The 2006 awards were held on November 9, 2006, in New York City. [4]

Top Tour
Top Draw
Top Package
Top Boxscore
Breakthrough Act
Top Comedy Tour
Top Arena
Top Amphitheater
Top Small Venue (Resident)
Top Small Venue (Non-Resident)
Top Club
Top Festival
Top Manager
Top Agency
Top Promoter
Top Independent Promoter
Creative Content Award
Humanitarian Award
Legend of Live

2005

The 2005 awards were termed the Billboard Roadworks '05 Touring Awards. [7] [29]

Top Tour
Top Draw
Top Package
Top Small Venue Tour
Breakthrough Act
Top Boxscore
Top Arena
Top Amphitheater
Top Small Venue (non-resident booking)
Top Small Venue (resident booking)
Top Club
Top Festival
Top Manager
Top Promoter
Top Promoter
Top Agency
Humanitarian Award
Legend of Live Award

2004

The first annual Billboard Touring Awards were held November 8–9, 2004, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, [1] [30] as the culmination of the first Billboard Backstage Pass Conference. [31] The winners were announced in advance of the awards ceremony. [31] The awards were not well known or publicized much during this time.

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