Draft:2015 Brazilian Music Awards

2015 Brazilian Music Awards
2015 Brazilian Music Awards
Date	10 June 2015
Location	Theatro Municipal; Rio de Janeiro
Website	premiodamusica.com.br

The 2015 Brazilian Music Awards (Portuguese: Prêmio da Música Brasileira de 2015), the 26th annual ceremony, was held at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro on 10 June 2015, to recognize the Brazilian music of 2014.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by actors Dira Paes and Alexandre Nero.^[1] Maria Bethânia was honored at the ceremony.^[1]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on 7 May 2015.^[2] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[3]^[4]

MPB

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Luiz Melodia Caetano Veloso Gilberto Gil	Mônica Salmaso Leny Andrade Nina Becker
Best Group	Best Album
ZR Trio Casuarina Clube do Balanço	Valencianas – Alceu Valença and Orquestra Ouro Preto Rodrigo Toffolo, producer Gilbertos Sambas – Gilberto Gil Bem Gil and Moreno Veloso, producers Corpo de Baile – Mônica Salmaso Teco Cardoso, producer

Special awards

Classical Album	Electronic Album
Villa-Lobos – Sinfonia N° 10, Ameríndia – OSESP Ulrich Schneider, producer Presença de Villa-Lobos – Hugo Pilger and Lúcia Barrenechea Carlos de Andrade, producer Prokofiev – Sinfonia N° 1, N° 2 e Sonhos – OSESP Ulrich Schneider, producer	Zambê – Donatinho Donatinho and Alex Moreira, producers Abaporu – Gui Boratto Gui Boratto, producer Mafagafo – Guga Machado Gabriel Triani and Renato Galozzi, producers
Children's Album	Album in Foreign Language
Zoró (Bichos Esquisitos) Vol. 1 – Zeca Baleiro Guilherme Kastrup, producer Banda Mirim 10 Anos – Primeira Cartilha e Segunda Cartilha – Banda Mirim Banda Mirim, producer No Ritmo da Emboladinha – Caju & Castanha Caju, Castanha and João Marcelo Bôscoli, producers	The Chico Buarque Experience – Various artists O.J. Castro, producer Edith – Fábio Jorge Bruno Pompeu, producer Mode Human – Far from Alaska Pedro Garcia, producer
Special Project Album	Best DVD
Dorival Caymmi Centenário – Various artists Dori Caymmi and Mario Adnet, producers Ballet de Azul e Vento – Alexandre Guerra Alexandre Guerra, producer De Nada Mais a Algo Além – Arrigo Barnabé, Luiz Tatit and Lívia Nestrovski Mario Manga, producer	Gilberto Sambas Ao Vivo – Gilberto Gil Andrucha Waddington, director Abraçaço – Caetano Veloso Paula Lavigne and Fernanda Young, directors Atento aos Sinais Vivo – Ney Matogrosso Felipe Nepomuceno, director

Regional

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Alceu Valença Luiz Caldas Mestrinho	Marlui Miranda Anastácia Dona Glorinha do Coco
Best Group	Best Duo
As Ganhadeiras de Itapuã Carlos Farias and Coral das Lavadeiras Quinteto Violado	Zé Mulato & Cassiano César Oliveira & Rogério Melo Tião Reis & Zé Mineiro
Best Album
As Ganhadeiras de Itapuã – As Ganhadeiras de Itapuã Alê Siqueira, producer Devoção – Carlos Farias and Coral das Lavadeiras Carlos Farias, producer Dona Glorinha do Coco – Dona Glorinha do Coco Isa Melo, producer

Pop/Rock/Reggae/Hip Hop/Funk

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Ney Matogrosso Erasmo Carlos Zeca Baleiro	Marisa Monte Alice Caymmi Juçara Marçal
Best Group	Best Album
Os Paralamas do Sucesso Nação Zumbi Skank	Atento aos Sinais - Ao Vivo – Ney Matogrosso João Mário Linhares and Sacha Amback, producers Multishow Ao Vivo: Os Paralamas do Sucesso 30 Anos – Os Paralamas do Sucesso Leo Garrido, producer Rainha dos Raios – Alice Caymmi Diogo Strausz, producer

Popular music

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Johnny Hooker José Augusto Luiz Caldas	Roberta Miranda Carla Gomes Fernanda Takai
Best Group	Best Duo
Saulo Duarte e a Unidade Mustache e os Apaches Radiolaria	Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano César Menotti & Fabiano Victor & Leo
Best Album
Na Medida do Impossível – Fernanda Takai John Ulhoa, producer Abstraia, Baby – Luciano Salvador Bahia Luciano Salvador Bahia, producer Matéria Estelar – Rhaissa Bittar Daniel Galli, producer

Instrumental

Soloist	Best Group
Hamilton de Holanda Lula Galvão Toninho Ferragutti	Maogani Hamilton de Holanda Trio Jaques Morelenbaum and Cello Samba Trio
Best Album
Hamilton de Holanda Trio – Hamilton de Holanda Hamilton de Holanda and Marcos Portinari, producers O Clássico Violão Popular Brasileiro – Duo Assad (Sérgio and Odair Assad) Sérgio Assad and Odair Assad, producers Roendopinho – Guinga Luiz Carlos Pavan and Peter Finger, producers

Samba

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Arlindo Cruz Martinho da Vila Monarco	Alcione Beth Carvalho Mariene de Castro
Best Group	Best Album
Grupo Semente Demônios da Garoa Fundo de Quintal	Passado de Glória: Monarco 80 Anos – Monarco Mauro Diniz, producer Beth Carvalho: Ao Vivo no Parque Madureira – Beth Carvalho Beth Carvalho and Afonso Carvalho, producers Grupo Semente – Grupo Semente Eduardo Neves and Grupo Semente, producers

Other awards

Best Song	New Artist
"Sedutora" – Mônica Salmaso Guinga and Paulo César Pinheiro, songwriters "Ano Bom" – Arrigo Barnabé, Luiz Tatit and Lívia Nestrovski Arrigo Barnabé and Luiz Tatit, songwriters "Alguma Voz" – Dori Caymmi Dori Caymmi and Paulo César Pinheiro, songwriters	Luiz Guilherme Pozzi As Ganhadeiras de Itapuã Jean Charnaux
Visual Project	Best Arranger
Na Medida do Impossível – Fernanda Takai Hardy Design, art director Gigante Gentil – Erasmo Carlos Carlos Crama Design Estratégico, art director Velocia – Skank Marcus Barão, art director	Francis Hime Navega Ilumina – Francis Hime Luca Raele Corpo de Baile – Mônica Salmaso Mario Adnet Dorival Caymmi Centenário – Various artists