Italian Music Awards
The Italian Music Awards were an accolade established in 2001 by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry to recognize the achievements in the Italian music business both by domestic and international artists.
The awards were given by an academy composed of 400 people, including music publishers, journalists, deejays, music producers, managers, retailers and consumers.
The first Italian Music Awards ceremony was held on 5 February 2001, to honor musical accomplishments for the period between 1 December 1999 and 30 November 2000, while the fourth and last awards ceremony was held on 15 December 2003.
The fifth edition of the awards was initially scheduled to be held in the end of 2004, but after being postponed in February 2004 and then in the Spring of 2004, it was canceled due to the lack of a broadcast agreement with the Italian TV networks.
The gap left by the Italian Music Awards was later filled by the Wind Music Awards, established in 2007.
Winners and nominations
First edition
In the first edition of the Italian Music Awards, the biggest winner was the pop group Lùnapop, who received 4 awards, followed by Carmen Consoli with two awards.;Best Italian Male Artist
;Best Italian Female Artist
;Italian Italian Revelation of the Year
;Best Italian Dance Artist
- Eiffel 65
- * Alexia
- * Gigi D'Agostino
- * Prezioso
- * Spiller
;Best Italian Tour
- Luciano Ligabue
- * Claudio Baglioni
- * Carmen Consoli
- * Jovanotti
- * Lùnapop
- "Qualcosa di grande" — Lùnapop
- * "Parole di burro" — Carmen Consoli
- * "Un giorno migliore" — Lùnapop
- * "Vamos [a bailar (Esta vida nueva)]" — Paola e Chiara
- * "Io sono Francesco" — Tricarico
- "Parole di burro" — Carmen Consoli
- * "Una su 1.000.000" — Alex Britti
- * "File Not Found" — Jovanotti
- * "Qualcosa di grande" — Lùnapop
- * "Fuoco nel fuoco" — Eros Ramazzotti
- ...Squérez? — Lùnapop
- * Canzoni a manovella — Vinicio Capossela
- * Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno — Adriano Celentano
- * Stato di necessità — Carmen Consoli
- * Stilelibero — Eros Ramazzotti
- * Microchip emozionale — Subsonica
;Best International Group
;Best International Male Artist
- Carlos Santana
- * Craig David
- * Eminem
- * Lenny Kravitz
- * Moby
Second edition
;Best Italian Album
- Stupido hotel — Vasco Rossi
- * Canzoni a manovella — Vinicio Capossela
- * Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno — Adriano Celentano
- * Iperbole — Raf
- * La descrizione di un attimo — Tiromancino
- "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" — Elisa
- * "Infinito" — Raf
- * "Tre parole" — Valeria Rossi
- * "Due destini" — Tiromancino
- * "Io sono Francesco" — Tricarico
;Best Italian Male Artist
;Best Italian Group
;Best Italian Revelation of the Year
- Valeria Rossi
- * Tiziano Ferro
- * Neffa
- * Tiromancino
- * Velvet
- "L'ultimo bacio" — Carmen Consoli
- * "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" — Elisa
- * "Infinito" — Raf
- * "Siamo soli" — Vasco Rossi
- * "Baila" — Zucchero
- Vasco Rossi
- * Vinicio Capossela
- * Carmen Consoli
- * Pino Daniele
- * Eros Ramazzotti
;Best Italian Arrangement
- "La mia signorina" — Neffa
- "Il cuoco di Salò" — Francesco De Gregori
- "Luce " — Elisa
- Manuel Agnelli
- Enzo Miceli
- Imaginaria — Almamegretta
- Iperbole — Raf
;Best Italian Soundtrack
- Le fate ignoranti
- All That You [Can't Leave Behind] — U2
- * Born to Do It — Craig David
- * No Angel — Dido
- * Music — Madonna
- * Reveal — R.E.M.
- "Trouble" — Coldplay
- * "Crying at the Discoteque" — Alcazar
- * "Clint Eastwood" — Gorillaz
- * "Don't [Tell Me (Madonna song)|Don't Tell Me]" — Madonna
- * "Me Gustas Tú" — Manu Chao
;Best International Male Artist
;Best International Group
- U2
- * Coldplay
- * Gorillaz
- * Jamiroquai
- * R.E.M.
Third edition
;Best Italian Album
- Fuori come va? — Luciano Ligabue
- * Then Comes the Sun — Elisa
- * Rosso relativo — Tiziano Ferro
- * Amorematico — Subsonica
- * Shake — Zucchero
- "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
- * "Rosso relativo" — Tiziano Ferro
- * "Vivi davvero" — Giorgia
- * "Eri bellissima" — Luciano Ligabue
- * "La rondine" — Mango
- Carmen Consoli
- * Alexia
- * Elisa
- * Giorgia
- * Laura Pausini
- Luciano Ligabue
- * Tiziano Ferro
- * Mango
- * Francesco Renga
- * Daniele Silvestri
- * Zucchero
;Best Italian Revelation of the Year
- Planet Funk
- * Gabin
- * Valentina Giovagnini
- * Moony
- * Yu Yu
- "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
- * "Vivi davvero" — Giorgia
- * "Stupido hotel" — Vasco Rossi
- * "Nuvole rapide" — Subsonica
- * "Ahum" — Zucchero
- Luciano Ligabue
- * Francesco De Gregori
- * Ron
- * Pino Daniele
- * Fiorella Mannoia
- * Elisa
- * Subsonica
- * Zucchero
;Best Italian Lyrics
- "Quello che non c'è" — Afterhours
- "Stupido hotel" — Vasco Rossi
- "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
- "Nuvole rapide" — Subsonica
- "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
- Enzo Miceli
- Amorematico — Subsonica
- Luce dei miei occhi — Ludovico Einaudi
- Molella
- Any Other Name — Thomas Newman and the BMW 3 Series spot
;Best International Male Artist
;Best International Group
;Best International Revelation of the Year
- Norah Jones
- * Alicia Keys
- * Las Ketchup
- * Noir Désir
- * Shakira
- Schoenberg: Gurrelieder. Dir. Simon Rattler
;FIMI Special Award — Italian Artist in the World
- Zucchero
;Alice Award — Web Artist of the Year
;Alice Award — Extraordinary Emotion
- Francesco Renga
- Mark Knopfler
Fourth edition
;Best Italian Female Artist
;Best Italian Male Artist
;Best Italian Group
;Best Italian Dance Artist
;Best Italian Album
- 9 — Eros Ramazzotti
- * L'eccezione — Carmen Consoli
- * Le Vibrazioni — Le Vibrazioni
- * Tracks — Vasco Rossi
- * In continuo movimento — Tiromancino
- "Gocce di memoria" — Giorgia
- * "Mary" — Gemelli Diversi
- * "Prima di partire per un lungo viaggio" — Irene Grandi
- * "Dedicato a te" — Le Vibrazioni
- * "Per me è importante" — Tiromancino
- Le Vibrazioni
- * Roberto Angelini
- * Sergio Cammariere
- * Dj Francesco
- * Morgan
- "Shpalman®" — Elio e le Storie Tese
- * "Gocce di memoria" — Giorgia
- * "Dedicato a te" — Le Vibrazioni
- * "Un'emozione per sempre" — Eros Ramazzotti
- * "Per me è importante" — Tiromancino
- Vasco Rossi
- * Claudio Baglioni
- * Alex Britti
- * Carmen Consoli
- * Giorgia
;Best International Male Artist
;Best International Group
;Best International Revelation of the Year
- Tribalistas
- * 50 Cent
- * Evanescence
- * Sean Paul
- * Will Young
;FIMI Special Award — Ambassador of the Italian Music in the World
;FIMI Special Award
- Vasco Rossi
- Alex Britti
- Simple Mind