The Anugerah Musik Indonesia ( 'Indonesian Music Awards'), also known as AMI or colloquially AMI Awards, is an annual

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award ceremony to recognize outstanding achievements in improving the quality and quantity of artists in the mainly Indonesian-language music industry. It has been compared to the American Grammy Awards and British

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. It provides recognition of the music industry similarly as other entertainment awards such as the

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(television) and

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(motion pictures).

History

The awards were formalized as the Indonesian Music Awards in 1997 as a joint project between ASIRI (Recording Industry Association of Indonesia), PAPPRI (Singers, Songwriters, and Music Record Producers Association of Indonesia), and KCI (Copyright Office of Indonesia).

Organization

Each of the three founding organizations originally contributed one board member, under the direction of Indonesian

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. Under this board was another, less powerful board. Afterwards, further divisions were added based on specialization, including Marketing, Communication, and Membership. In 2016, jazz musician Dwiki Dharmawan replaced Yahya as chairman.

Award categories

The Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards are issued in several categories, each of which isolates a specific contribution to music. Anugerah Musik Indonesia (AMI) categories have been added and removed over time. The 2010 awards had 35 categories, while the 2011 awards had 46. The categories increased to 49 in 2017. The general awards include several awards not restricted by musical genre: * "Best of the Best Newcomer" is awarded to a promising breakthrough performer. * "Best of the Best Album" is awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album. * "Best of the Best Production Work" is awarded to the writer(s)/composer(s) of a song and also the performer. Other awards are given to performances and production in different musical genres, as well as for other contributions such as artwork. The Anugerah Musik Indonesia also presents special awards given for longer-lasting contributions to the Indonesian music industry such as AMI Legend Award and Lifetime Achievement Award (which is not presented every year).

List of categories

As of 2018 ;General * Best Album * Best Production Work * Best Newcomer ;Pop * Best Pop Female Solo Artist * Best Pop Male Solo Artist * Best Pop Duo/Group/Vocal Group/Collaboration * Best Pop Songwriting * Best Pop Production * Best Pop Album ;Rock * Best Rock Female/Male/Instrumental Solo Artist * Best Rock Duo/Group/Vocal/Collaboration * Best Rock Album ;Jazz * Best Jazz Vocal Artist * Best Jazz Instrumental Artist * Best Jazz Album ;R&B * Best Male/Female Solo Artist * Best R&B Duo/Group/Vocal/Collaboration ;

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* Best Dangdut Male/Female Solo Artist * Best Contemporary Dangdut Male/Female Solo Artist * Best Dangdut Duo/Group/Dangdut/Dangdut Collaboration * Best Dangdut Songwriting * Best Dangdut Production ;Children's music * Best Children's Music Male/Female Solo Artist * Best Children's Music Duo/Group/Vocal/Collaboration * Best Children's Music Songwriting * Best Children's Music Production ;Production work * Best

Keroncong Kroncong (pronounced "kronchong"; id, Keroncong, nl, Krontjong) is the name of a ukulele-like instrument and an Indonesian musical style that typically makes use of the kroncong (the sound ' comes from this instrument, so the music is called ' ...

/Contemporary Keroncong/ Langgam/Stambul Production Work * Best Alternative Production Work * Best Metal/Hardcore Production Work * Best Rap/Hip-hop Production Work * Best Reggae/Ska/Rocksteady Production Work * Best Collaborative Production Work * Best Original Soundtrack Production Work * Best Vocal Group Production Work * Best Regional Language Song Production Work * Best

Islamic Music Islamic music may refer to religious music, as performed in Islamic public services or private devotions, or more generally to musical traditions of the Muslim world. The heartland of Islam is the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, W ...

Production Work * Best

Christian Music Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely aroun ...

Production Work * Best Instrumental Production Work * Best Dance Production Work * Best Electronica Production Work * Best Progressive Production Work * Best Folk/Country/Ballad Production Work * Best Urban Production Work * Best World Music Production Work ;Technical * Best Production Arrangement Work * Best Production Support Work * Best Graphic Album Design * Best Production Team

List of ceremonies

* 1st Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 2nd Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 3rd Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 4th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 5th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 6th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 7th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 8th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia *

9th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

* 10th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia *

11th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia 11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 (number), 10 and preceding 12 (number), 12. It is the first repdigit. In English, it is the smallest positive integer whose name has three syllables. Name "Eleven" derives from the Old English ', w ...

* 12th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 13th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia *

14th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia The 14th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia was held on July 6, 2011, at the Ballroom Central Park in Tanjung Duren Selatan, West Jakarta. The show was broadcast live on RCTI and was hosted by Okky Lukman, Raffi Ahmad and Pica Priscilla. The sho ...

* 15th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 16th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 17th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia *

18th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia The 18th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia was held on September 22, 2015, at the Ecovention in Pademangan, North Jakarta. The show was broadcast live on RCTI and was hosted by Arie Untung. The show was a collaboration between Anugerah Musik Indone ...

19th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full r ...

* 20th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 21st Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 22nd Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia * 23rd Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia

Reception

'' The Beat'' describes the AMIs as "

The Grammys The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

a la Indonesia".

References

External links

* {{official, ami-awards.com Awards established in 1997