| Echo Music Prize | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the music industry |
| Country | Germany |
| Presented by | Deutsche Phono-Akademie |
| First awarded | 18 May 1992 |
| Last awarded | 12 April 2018 |
| Website | echopop |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Das Erste (2009–2016) VOX (2017–2018) |
Echo Music Prize (stylised as ECHO, German pronunciation: [ˈɛço]) was an accolade by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies of Germany to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The first ECHO Awards ceremony was held in 1992, and was set up to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1991, succeeding the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, which was awarded from 1963 to 2018. Each year's winner was determined by the previous year's sales. In April 2018, following controversy regarding that year's ceremony, the Bundesverband Musikindustrie announced the end of the award.[1][2]
- ^ "Der Echo wird abgeschafft". faz.net (in German). 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Germany to Discontinue ECHO Awards, the Country's Top Music Prize, After Anti-Semitic Lyric Backlash". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2018.