IPMA announces nominees and Daniela Ruah as host
The International Portuguese Music Awards organizers are proud to announce this year’s class of IPMA nominees for their 8th annual award show, presented by Tiverton Casino Hotel. IPMA will present their awards on April 25 at 6:30PM, at the majestic Zeiterion Theatre located in historic downtown New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Portuguese-American actress Daniela Ruah will host the 2020 IPMA Show. She is best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police series NCIS: Los Angeles for the past 11 seasons. Daniela has co-hosted the show "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" with Boomer Esiason and in 2019 co-hosted the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal.
Awards will be presented in thirteen different categories. This year’s nominee’s hail from eight different countries and five continents. In addition, two artists have been chosen as finalists in the “New Talent” category. They will compete by performing live at the awards show. The winner will be chosen by a panel of music professionals and announced during the event.
The nominees are as follows:
Music Video of the Year
"Holy, My Heart” by Nikita Afonso, Directed by Mitch Francis (USA)
“Every Day All Day” by Nelson Freitas, Directed by Paperclips Media (NETHERLANDS)
“1 Minuto” by The Code, Directed by Line Up Productions (PORTUGAL)
“Psycho” by Tyler & Ryan, Directed by Mitch Francis (USA)
Instrumental
“Prelude - Cello Suite N. 1 in G Major” by Rodrigo Serrão (PORTUGAL)
“Nollaig” by ZZmartins (PORTUGAL)
“Douro” by José Luis Iglesias (USA)
“Mister Machado” by Nelson Conceição (PORTUGAL)
World Music
“Luz Brando Di Bo Olhar” by Assol Garcia (USA)
“Devin” by Dan Tibério (FRANCE)
“Chega de Saudade” by Lindsey Camara (CANADA)
“Samba Português” by Fátima Fonseca (BRAZIL)
Traditional
“As Palmas” by Myrica Faya (PORTUGAL)
“Maria Faia” by Tony Gouveia (CANADA)
“Charolesca” by Nelson Conceição (PORTUGAL)
“Canção Açoreana” by Fátima Santos (USA)
Fado
“Quando Me Encontro” by Sarah Pacheco (USA)
“Meu é Amor Marinheiro” by Maura (PORTUGAL)
“A Rosa de Dores” by Cordeone (USA)
“Um Quarto Para as Duas” by Carlos Leitão (PORTUGAL)
Dance
“Waking Up” by Sabrina Alves (SOUTH AFRICA)
“Take It Or Leave It” by Sir Matty V (USA)
“Day Dreamer (ft. Moses Christopher)” by GAMIIX (PORTUGAL)
“Give Me The Sunshine” by Marcos Carnaval, Donny Marano & Paulo Jeveaux (USA)
Rap/Hip-Hop
“Now Ya Know” by The Craft (USA)
“Escuta o Teu Coração” by Andy Scotch (PORTUGAL)
“Been Sayan” by Jay Duende (CANADA)
“Patrões” by Xynna231 (PORTUGAL)
Rock
“All of My Love” by Lyia Meta (MALAYSIA)
“Cave Alien” by Audio Vex (USA)
“Firefly” by Black Suit Devil (CANADA)
“1 Minuto” by The Code (PORTUGAL)
Pop
“Filling Up” by Pedro Barbosa (SOUTH AFRICA)
“Gin” by Rebecca Correia (USA)
“Burning Memories” by Cristóvam (PORTUGAL)
“Shadows” by Sarah Pacheco (USA)
Musica Popular
“O Homem Português” by MOKIKA (PORTUGAL)
“Dá-me Um Sorriso” by Zé Duarte (USA)
“Coração Safado” by Pedro Cruz (PORTUGAL)
“Quero Dançar Contigo” by Edge (USA)
New Talent
João Moniz (PORTUGAL)
Capapparda (PORTUGAL)
Song of the Year
“Holy My Heart” by Nikita Afonso (CANADA), written by Nikita Afonso
“All of My Love” by Lyia Meta (MALAYSIA), written by Paul Michael Curtis
“Burning Memories” by Cristóvam (PORTUGAL), written by Flávio Cristóvam
“Devin” by Dan Tibério (FRANCE), written by Michel Handson
An additional category is the Azores Airlines People’s Choice category. This is the only category voted on by the general public via online votes on our web site. The voting process is expected to commence later this month. The public should stay tuned to our Facebook page for more information in the coming days.
The 2020 International Portuguese Music Awards includes performances by various prominent artists including, Portuguese recording artists GNR, Miguel Gameiro, Aurea, and Dino d’Santiago. For tickets visit https://ipmaawards.com/tickets.
Following the 2020 IPMA Awards Show, a spectacular After-Party will be held at the Kilburn Event Center.
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