The People Have Spoken!

THE PEOPLES MUSIC AWARDS inaugural live award ceremony went off in London last week to the acclaim of music industry professionals and the winners, who received awards, praise and recognition from the voting public. The first music awards of its type, The Peoples Music Awards have rocketed to notoriety since their launch online last September, as the first ever-online music network, chart and awards platform for unsigned artists.
Presenting the Indie/Rock/Metal/Punk category was Kerrang radio DJ and presenter of the Unsigned show Alex Baker who announced hotly tipped hardcore band Lavondyss as the winners to the rapturous audience. As the the awards continued they were praised by the likes of XFM radio DJ and guest judge Eddy Temple-Morris (who presented the ‘Dance/Electronica’ award) as “a beautiful and important awards ceremony, that unlike the Brits (Brit Awards) actually means something to everyone in the room” the inaugural awards have clearly shown their impact on the world of established music. Eddy went onto say “I’m truly honored to be here to present (this) award” before crowning Swindon based dance duo High School Crush the best Dance/Electronic act.
Following the awards the 12 finalists took to the stage to play live with guest judges and presenters soon joining in with the evening’s host of music talent as the after party moved into the early hours with DJ sets from Kid Kanevil, Eddy Temple-Morris and Slyde.
Talking about their success TPMA director Dylan Satow said, “what makes the awards so special is the people decide who wins! The awards are dedicated to the promotion and development of new and unsigned bands and unlike other unsigned music competitions it’s completely free to take part as a contestant, judge, fan, or all round music lover. We are already gearing up for the next awards which are going to be even bigger and better, and are truly excited by the calibre of music that is being entered from all over the world – from Icelandic Hip Hop to Electro Pop from Athens, the site is a real melting pot for new and exciting emerging talent”.

Winners:
Best Indie/Rock/Metal/Punk: Lavondyss
Best Funk/Soul/R&B: The Future Shape of Sound
Best Pop: Kevin Lucas Orchestra
Best Folk/Jazz/Lounge/Blue: Pamela Martin
Best Male solo artist: Michael Hyman
Best Female solo artist: Pamela Martin
Best Hip Hop/Rap/Trip Hop: North of Ping Pong
Best Dance/Electronica: High School Crush
Selector Award: North of Ping Pong