Josh came out on top in Pop/Rock this year, the Graz band Granada won in the Alternative category, and RAF Camora won in the Hip-Hop/Urban category. With “Blaues Licht” and “Zukunft” the rapper is also in the running for the song and album of the year.
Posthumous Award for Resetarits
The Molden/Resetarits/Soyka/Wirth quartet secured the Jazz/World/Blues trophy. Thus, the exceptional artist Willi Resetarits, who died at the weekend, received another Amadeus Award.
Melissa Naschenweng was convincing in Schlager/Folk Music, and the band Turbobier, who was also nominated as Live Act of the Year, in Hard & Heavy. The winners in the Electronic/Dance, Klangkarussell category are also in the running for Song of the Year with “Home”.
The album “Honeymoon Phase” by Oska received the Best Sound recording studio prize, and the musician also has a chance of winning the award for Live Act of the Year.
Boris Bukowski receives the Amadeus Award for his life’s work. The musician, born in 1946, celebrated success with the band Magic 69 and delivered solo hits like “Kokain” from 1970.