Multishow Brazilian Music Award

The Multishow Brazilian Music Award (Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira), or simply known as the Multishow Award (Brazilian Portuguese: Prêmio Multishow), is an award show presented by the Brazilian channel Multishow. Established to honor the best in Brazilian music, the award was originally called the TVZ Award (Brazilian Portuguese: Prêmio TVZ). It is regarded as the largest music award in Brazil. The first ceremony was held in 1994.

History
The first award ceremony was held as TVZ Award in 1994, with five categories. In 1998, the award changed its name to Multishow Brazilian Music Award. From 1999, the winners, who were previously chosen by phone, were selected via the internet. Since 2011, the award has had a specialized jury members of the music industry experts who determine the winners in the technical categories.

Voted categories

 * TVZ Music Video of the Year
 * Voice of the Year
 * Concert of the Year
 * Hit of the Year
 * Brazil Category

Professional categories

 * Artist of the Year
 * Hit of the Year
 * New Artist
 * Album of the Year
 * DJ of the Year
 * Funk of the Year
 * Pop of the Year
 * Sertanejo of the Year
 * Rock of the Year
 * Forró and Piseiro of the Year
 * Axé and Padodão of the Year
 * MPB of the Year
 * Hip Hop of the Year
 * Samba and Pagode of the Year
 * Christian of the Year
 * Brega and Arrocha of the Year
 * Production of the Year
 * Instrumentalist of the Year
 * Album Cover of the Year

Past award categories

 * Female Singer of the Year
 * Male Singer of the Year
 * Performance of the Year
 * Experimente
 * Música Chiclete
 * Live Performance of the Year
 * Best Web Cover
 * Best DVD
 * Best Music Video
 * Best Sertanejo Artist
 * Best Instrumentalist
 * Solo Revelation
 * Group Revelation