The International Portuguese Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as IPMA) is an annual music awards show that recognizes songs and music videos recorded and produced by artists of Portuguese descent residing in any country.
Ceremony locations
From the first edition in 2013 until 2019, the event was held at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic IPMA was held virtually from 2020 to 2021. When the in-person awards show returned in 2022, it found a new location at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Rhode Island, like Massachusetts, has a significant population of individuals from Portugal or of Portuguese descent. Portuguese is the third-most spoken language in Rhode Island.
Nomination and awarding process
Artists or their representatives submit their entries online via IPMA's official website. A confidential panel of judges located in different countries review and score the submissions. For the "New Talent" category, two finalists compete live at the show in front of a panel of judges so the winner can be selected based on their live performance.
The only category voted on by the public is the "IPMA People's Choice Award".
Categories
Active
Dance
Fado
Instrumental
Music Video of the Year
Música Popular
New Talent
People’s Choice
Pop
Rap/Hip-Hop
Rock
Song of the Year
Traditional
World Music
Lifetime Achievement Award
Some editions of the International Portuguese Music Awards also awarded the "IPMA Lifetime Achievement Award".
Roberto Leal (singer) (2013) Marco Paulo (2014) Pedro Abrunhosa (2015) Paulo Gonzo (2016) Daniela Mercury (2017) Xutos & Pontapés (2018) José Cid (2023)