The Muz-TV Award is an annual event significant for the world of show business. The ceremony, which took place on June 1, 2012, brought awards to worthy representatives of the Russian music scene and beyond.
The Muz-TV 2012 Prize was a jubilee - this time it was held for the tenth time. In connection with the round date, the organizers have prepared a special show with many surprises for the audience. Guests of the ceremony were such famous figures of show business as Ani Lorak, Fir-tree, Timur Rodriguez, Nyusha, Bi-2, Timati and many other Russian pop stars.
The awards were handed out at the Olimpiysky, and one of the main ones, Best Artist, was handed over to Dima Bilan. In this nomination, he competed with such artists as Philip Kirkorov, Grigory Leps, Dan Balan and his longtime rival Sergey Lazarev.
"The best performer" was the singer Elka, who bypassed Vera Brezhnev, Ani Lorak, Nyusha and even Zemfira.
The two most important awards, which the guests were waiting for the most, were not overshadowed by thirteen other singers, singers and musical groups, who also received silver plates.
In the nomination "Best Song", Nyusha became the winner with her composition "Higher". The plate for "Best Album" went to the group "Degrees".
The "Best Pop Group" at the jubilee tenth award of Muz-TV was the "Vintage" group, and the Beasts received a plate for the "Best Rock Group". For the seventh time in the nomination "Best Rock Band" they have been named the winner, and so there has been no sharp struggle among the other applicants.
Muz-TV covers many musical directions. After pop and rock, the jury switched to hip-hop, the band "Band'Eros" became the winner in the nomination "Best Hip-Hop Project".
Young artists who have not yet received universal recognition, but have attracted attention to their persona and creativity, competed for first place in the Breakthrough of the Year nomination. She got Max Barsky.
Not only songs were evaluated, but also their video accompaniment. The nomination "Best Clip" gave victory to the composition "Snow" by Philip Kirkorov, directed by Alan Badoev.
“The best duet” was the collaboration of the Disco Crash group and Kristina Orbakaite, which resulted in the creation of the song “Weather Forecast”.
Viewers of the Muz-TV channel called the concert of Philip Kirkorov under the name "DruGow", held at the State Kremlin Palace, as the "Best Concert Show".
The main concert venue in 2012 was the Olimpiysky Sports Complex, which for the tenth time accepted the Muz-TV Prize on its stage.
Event organizers took care of special prizes. So, “For contribution to the development of the music industry, ” Igor Krutoy received a plate. Handed it to Emanuel Vitorgan and Joseph Kobzon. This award was the first from the Muz-TV channel for Cool.
“For contribution to life” the plate went to Mikhail Gorbachev. She was received by his granddaughter Ksenia from the hands of Vyacheslav Fetisov and Svetlana Zakharova.
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