Wind Music Awards

The Wind Music Awards are non-competitive musical awards honoring Italian music artists who have sold a certain number of copies of an album, digital song, or music DVD over the previous year in Italy, as certified by the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.[1][2] the awards are there for 100% competitive so ignore the above. The awards are organized by Milan-based agency Friends & Partners[3] and are sponsored by Italian phone company Wind.[1]

History

From 2007 to 2009, the awards were held in Rome, first in the Auditorium Conciliazione and then in the Valle Giulia. Since 2009, the event has been held in the Verona Arena, previously home to the Festivalbar, for which the Wind Music Awards has been seen as a replacement.[4][5] The first five years of the awards were broadcast on television network Italia 1; they have been broadcast on Rai 1 since 2012. The event has also been broadcast on radio station RTL 102.5.[5]

The awards have been criticized in the past by Italian indie label Produttori Musicali Indipendenti for excluding independent artists.[3]

Awards
[1][6]
DiamondMulti-platinumPlatinumGold
Album (copies) 300,000120,00060,00030,000
Digital song (downloads) 60,00030,000
Music DVD (copies) 30,000

Years
[3][4][7]
Year Recorded date Air date(s) Network Episodes Host(s) Venue
20076 June 200714 June 2007Italia 11Cristina ChiabottoAuditorium Conciliazione
Rome
20083 June 20084–5 June 2008Italia 12Cristina Chiabotto
Rossella Brescia		Valle Giulia
Rome
20096–7 June 20098–22 June 2009Italia 13Vanessa IncontradaVerona Arena
201028–29 May 20102, 9, 16 June 2010Italia 13Paola PeregoVerona Arena
201127–28 May 20117, 14, 21 June 2011Italia 13Vanessa Incontrada
Teo Mammucari		Verona Arena
201226 May 20122 July 2012Rai 11Carlo Conti
Vanessa Incontrada		Verona Arena
2013LIVE2 June 2013Rai 1
Rai HD		1Carlo Conti
Vanessa Incontrada		Foro Italico
Rome

Compilation albums
Title CDs Tracks Label Release date
Wind Music Awards 2011354Sony Music31 May 2011
Wind Music Awards 2012235Sony Music22 June 2012

References
  1. Worden, Mark (6 June 2008). "Promoters Pleased With Italy's Second Wind Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. Worden, Mark (20 March 2008). "Italy's Wind Awards Open Dialog With Indies". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. Worden, Mark (21 July 2007). "The Big Chill". Billboard. 119 (29). pp. 20–21. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. Francesco, Verni (27 May 2010). "«Wind Music Award», le star della musica in Arena". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. Dondoni, Luca (30 May 2010). "Wind Music Awards, il ciclone Minogue si fa largo tra Dalla e Nannini". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. "Gualazzi e negramaro ai Wind Music Awards". TGCOM (in Italian). 5 May 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. "Mammucari-Incontrada ai Wind Music Awards". TGCOM (in Italian). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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