The Madrid awards “bring back the tradition of annual awards for Spanish music,” organizers say
The creation of the Odeón Awards was propelled by a surge in music sales and streaming in Spain over the last few years. In the first half of 2019, sales in the country went up 27%; income for subscription streaming services was up 41% over the same period in 2018, according to Spanish music industry association Promusicae.
The new awards are organized by AGEDI a Spanish rights management organization for labels and producers. The Odeóns replace Spain’s Amigo Awards, whose decline paralleled that of the country’s music industry. In 2002, the Amigos’ ceremony was canceled due to “the delicate situation the record industry is going through;” in 2007, those awards were shelved altogether.
“The Premios Odeón bring back the tradition of annual awards for Spanish music,” said an announcement about the awards. “These awards aspire to reclaim that lost audience, relaunching the importance of music in society and establishing itself as the annual reference point for our musical panorama.”
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