Swallow Music Awards / Ծիծեռնակ երաժշտական մրցանակաբաշխություն | |
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Awarded for | Excellence and outstanding achievement |
Location | Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan |
Country | Armenia |
Presented by | Ministry of Culture of Armenia |
First awarded | 2017 |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | AMPTV |
Swallow Music Awards (Armenian: Ծիծեռնակ երաժշտական մրցանակաբաշխություն, Tsitsernak yerazhshtakan mrcanakabashkhutiun) is an annual national music awards ceremony first held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 25 March 2017.[1] The awards are created and sponsored by RA Ministry of Culture to appreciate and spur the activities of individuals and creators of various genres of Armenian musical art, as well as to display the significant achievements in the field of music to the broader layers of society. The awards consist of four parts: achievements in classical genre, folk genre, mass pop genre, and special/other awards.[2] During the ceremony artists are given the awards designed by Armenian painter and designer Arman Nur.[1] Each year, the award ceremony airs live on Public Television company of Armenia.