NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2026 MANHATTAN MUSIC AWARDS ARE OPEN — APPLY NOW
THE 2025 WINNERS ARE INVIEW WINNERS

Manhattan Music Awards

2026 Nominations Open

Award Categories

Discover the best ones in the industry of Music and Internet. Uncover the talent that defines the future of the music industry.

  • MUSIC
  • VIDEO
  • APPS
  • PODCASTS
  • GAMES

2026–27 Cycle

Key Dates

APPLY FOR 2026
  1. 01Nov 2, 2026Submissions open
  2. 02Dec 11, 2026Early-bird deadline
  3. 03Jan 29, 2027Regular deadline
  4. 04Feb 19, 2027Final deadline
  5. 05Mar 30, 2027Nominations announced
  6. 06May 20, 2027Winners & ceremony, NYC

Featured Categories

Artist

of The Year 2025

Doechii

Grammy winner for Best Rap Album

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Song

of The Year 2025

Kendrick Lamar & SZA — luther

13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100

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Record Label

of The Year 2025

Top Dawg Entertainment

Home of Doechii and SZA

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Distribution Company

of The Year 2025

EMPIRE

The blueprint for independent distribution

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2025 Winners

EMPIRE — Distribution Company
Distribution Company2025
TIDAL — Music Streaming Service
Music Streaming Service2025

Manhattan Music Awards

is an IAA Competition

25+
Categories
34k+
Entries
98
Countries
50+
Judges

The Manhattan Award program was established in 2012 in Manhattan, New York City. It consists of over 50 individuals from the music industry, each with more than 25 years of experience. The judges for the program are made up of senior music editors, record label executives, and celebrity artist producers, among others.

The Manhattan Music Awards is a prestigious music award program that has been in operation since 2012. It is recognized as a leading program in the United States for identifying and recognizing excellence in the music industry, including online music, music PR, music marketing, and talent booking agencies.

The Manhattan Award program is dedicated to honoring outstanding achievements in the fields of music PR and marketing. It celebrates hard work, creativity, strategic planning, and execution by recognizing top industry professionals.

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