2023 Music Awards Ceremony
| Music Awards Ceremony 2023 | |
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| Date | 25 and 26 January 2023 |
| Location | Štark Arena |
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| Website | musicawardsceremony |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Prva (Serbia and Montenegro) BHRT (B&H) CMC TV (Croatia) Kanal 5 (North Macedonia) Planet TV (Slovenia) |
| Runtime | Four hours |
| Produced by | Marija Nastasijević Bojan Živanović |
Music Awards Ceremony (MAC) 2023, presented by Sky Music, was held on 25 and 26 January 2023 to recognize the best in the music of former Yugoslav countries.[1] The ceremony took place at Štark Arena in Belgrade.[2] Following a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third MAC was announced on 27 November 2022.[1][3] The event for the first time included two nights, one focusing on pop, rock, folk, world, rap, and hip hop music, and the other for contemporary genres, like trap, drill, urban pop and pop-folk music.[4] On January 20, Serbian actress Jelena Gavrilović and Croatian musician Tonči Huljić were announced as hosts for the first evening, and Serbian rappers Voyage and Mimi Mercedez as hosts for the second one.[5]
Performances
[edit]| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| 25 January | |
| Tonči Huljić Jelena Gavrilović |
"Marija Magdalena" |
| Sara Jo | "Divlja" |
| Riblja Čorba | "Kada padne noć" |
| Saša Matić Jelena Rozga |
"Ti i ja" |
| Aco Pejović | "Ponoć" |
| Konstrakta and Zemlja Gruva | "In corpore sano" |
| Dženan Lončarević | "Laku noć" |
| Karolina Gočeva | "Ti si moj" |
| Joker Out | "Demoni" |
| Emina | "Slagaću vas sve" |
| Lexington Band | "Donesi" "Dobro da nije veće zlo" "Dugujem ti sebe" |
| Petar Grašo | "Je l' ti reka' ko" |
| 26 January | |
| Nucci Voyage |
"Automati" "Crno oko" "Bella Hadid" "Tango" "La la la" |
| Zera | "Baraba" "Kalaši" |
| Crni Cerak | "CC #3" |
| Nikolija | "Dodole" "Gringo" "Prezime" |
| Mimi Mercedez | "Kleopatra" |
| Teodora Mahrina Devito |
"Tresi tresi" "Aventador" "Vudu" "Nina" |
| Amna Albino |
"Lagana" "Pođi sa mnom Bosnom" "Familija" |
| Coby Dejan Petrović Big Band |
"Odakle sam ja" "Zlatno dete" |
| Crni Cerak Lacku 2Bona Sajfer Veraja |
Tribute to Džej "Upalite za mnom sveće" |
| Milica Pavlović | "15ica" "Posesivna bivša" "Provereno" |
| Artist | Song |
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| 25 January | |
| Filarri | "U tami" |
| 26 January | |
| Sergej Pajić | "Kabul" |
Categories and nominees
[edit]Winners are listed first and are highlighted bold.[6][7]
Public vote-based categories
[edit]The nominees for the public categories were announced from 20 December 2022. The award system for the categories below were based on the public vote through the official MAC website and YouTube channel.[8] The second and final round of voting began on 23 January.[9]
| Female Pop Song of the Year | Male Pop Song of the Year |
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| Alternative Pop Song of the Year | Rock Song of the Year |
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| Folk Song of the Year | World Music Song of the Year |
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| Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year | Collaboration of the Year |
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| Male Trap Song of the Year | Female Trap Song of the Year |
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| Balkan Trap Song of the Year | Urban Pop Song of the Year |
| Drill Song of the Year | Pop-Folk Song of the Year |
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| New Age Collaboration of the Year | |
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| Concert of the Year | Album of the Year |
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| Viral Song of the Year | Music Video of the Year |
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| Music Festival of the Year | |
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Other awards
[edit]| Career Achievement | Artist of the Year |
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| Contribution to Regional Music | Contribution to International Music |
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| Golden MAC for Authenticity | Master of Ceremony |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Vujčić, N. (28 November 2022). "MAC se vraća na velika vrata: Evo kada i gde će se održati najprestižniji muzički događaj godine". 24sedam.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "MAC nagrade okupile zvezde: Konstrakta i trudnički stomak Sajsi MC privukli pažnju". B92.net (in Serbian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Stigla i zvanična potvrda: Na ovaj „comeback" smo čekali dve godine!". Blic (in Serbian). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Mišić, V. (16 December 2022). "Ko je ovo mogao da pretpostavi? Poznati prvi nastupi na Music Awards Ceremony (MAC)". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Otkriveno ko su voditelji MAC-a!". Grand.nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Savić, M. (25 January 2023). "Music Awards Ceremony nagradila najbolje: Ovi muzičari su dobili specijalna priznanja". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Vasiljević, N. (26 January 2023). "Music Awards Ceremony dodeljuje nagrade: Ovi muzičari su večeras dobili prestižna priznanja". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Savić, M. (10 January 2023). "Počelo glasanje za MAC putem zvaničnog sajta manifestacije – za samo nekoliko sati stiglo više od pola miliona glasova". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Krkeljić, B. "Počeo drugi krug glasanja za pobednike MAC 2023". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.