| WME Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | Contributions to the Brazilian music industry by women |
| Country | Brazil |
| Presented by | Woman's Music Event |
| First awarded | 28 November 2017 |
| Website | premio |
The Woman's Music Event Awards, or simply WME Awards, is an annual award show to recognize women in music in Brazil.
The Woman's Music Event (WME), founded by Claudia Assef and Monique Dardenne in 2016, is a platform dedicated to music, business, and technology, with "the aim of becoming the central hub for events focused on the growing female music scene in Brazil." [1] To recognize, Assef, Dardenne, and Fátima Pissarra teamed up to create the WME Awards, the first Brazilian music award dedicated to women. [1] The first edition, promoted by Vevo Brasil, took place on 28 November 2017, in São Paulo. [2] From 2018 to 2022, the ceremony was promoted by Music2!, a company founded by Pissarra. [3] [4] In 2023, the ceremony began to be promoted by magazine Billboard Brasil . [5]
| # | Date | Venue | City | Host(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 28 November 2017 | Cine Joia | São Paulo | Preta Gil | [6] |
| 2nd | 4 December 2018 | [7] | |||
| 3rd | 3 December 2019 | Audio | [8] | ||
| 4th | 8 December 2020 | Ibirapuera Auditorium | Preta Gil and Karol Conká | [9] | |
| 5th | 16 December 2021 | B32 Theater | Preta Gil | [10] | |
| 6th | 21 December 2022 | Audio | [11] | ||
| 7th | 14 December 2023 | Sérgio Cardoso Theater | [12] | ||
| 8th | 17 December 2024 | Renault Theater | Luísa Sonza, Karol Conká and Paula Lima | [13] |
Winners of the following categories are chosen by fan votes. [14]
The winners of the following categories are chosen by the WME Awards ambassadors. [14]
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