# 2023 Music Awards Ceremony

Music Awards Ceremony (MAC) 2023, presented by Sky Music, was held on 25 and 26 January 2023 to recognize the best in the music of former Yugoslav countries. The ceremony took place at Štark Arena in Belgrade. Following a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third MAC was announced on 27 November 2022. The event for the first time included two nights, one focusing on pop, rock, folk, world, rap, and hip hop music, and the other for contemporary genres, like trap, drill, urban pop and pop-folk music. On January 20, Serbian actress Jelena Gavrilović and Croatian musician Tonči Huljić were announced as hosts for the first evening, and Serbian rappers Voyage and Mimi Mercedez as hosts for the second one.

## Performances

List of main musical performances :
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| 25 January ||
| Tonči Huljić Jelena Gavrilović | "Marija Magdalena" |
| Sara Jo | "Divlja" |
| Riblja Čorba | "Kada padne noć" |
| Saša Matić Jelena Rozga | "Ti i ja" |
| Aco Pejović | "Ponoć" |
| Konstrakta and Zemlja Gruva | "In corpore sano" |
| Dženan Lončarević | "Laku noć" |
| Karolina Gočeva | "Ti si moj" |
| Joker Out | "Demoni" |
| Emina | "Slagaću vas sve" |
| Lexington Band | "Donesi" "Dobro da nije veće zlo" "Dugujem ti sebe" |
| Petar Grašo | "Je l' ti reka' ko" |
| 26 January ||
| Nucci Voyage | "Automati" "Crno oko" "Bella Hadid" "Tango" "La la la" |
| Zera | "Baraba" "Kalaši" |
| Crni Cerak | "CC #3" |
| Nikolija | "Dodole" "Gringo" "Prezime" |
| Mimi Mercedez | "Kleopatra" |
| Teodora Mahrina Devito | "Tresi tresi" "Aventador" "Vudu" "Nina" |
| Amna Albino | "Lagana" "Pođi sa mnom Bosnom" "Familija" |
| Coby Dejan Petrović Big Band | "Odakle sam ja" "Zlatno dete" |
| Crni Cerak Lacku 2Bona Sajfer Veraja | Tribute to Džej "Upalite za mnom sveće" |
| Milica Pavlović | "15ica" "Posesivna bivša" "Provereno" |
List of musical performances during commercial breaks :
| Artist | Song |
| 25 January ||
| Filarri | "U tami" |
| 26 January ||
| Sergej Pajić | "Kabul" |

## Categories and nominees

Winners are listed first and are highlighted bold.

### Public vote-based categories

The nominees for the public categories were announced from 20 December 2022. The award system for the categories below were based on the public vote through the official MAC website and YouTube channel. The second and final round of voting began on 23 January.
25 January; Pop, rock, folk, world music and rap/hip hop :
| Female Pop Song of the Year | Male Pop Song of the Year |
| Marija Mikić - Kombinacije Nina Badrić - Pamtim Domenica - Di si da se volimo Aleksandra Radović - Prošlo me je Manca Špik - Le enkrat se živi | Dženan Lončarević - Tišina Dino Merlin - Krive karti Boris Subotić - Vrati mi Saša Kovačević - Lažu te Lexington Band - Dugujem te sebe |
| Alternative Pop Song of the Year | Rock Song of the Year |
| Nika Turković - Dok nas nema Konstrakta - In corpore sano Luka Rajić - Ljubimo se Jyimenik - U tebi Sara Jo - Zar ne | Buč Kesidi - Idemo do hodnika Keni Nije Mrtav - 'Ajmo da plešemo Bair - Ona sanja Ice On Fire - Po tankom ledu Joker Out - Barve Oceana |
| Folk Song of the Year | World Music Song of the Year |
| Aleksandra Prijović - Zvuk tišine Barbara Bobak - Duplo gora Seka Aleksić - Rana Halid Bešlić - Sviće zora Mahir Mulalić - Đerdan | Zorja - Zorja Marko Louis - Dude S.A.R.S. - Hej, kafano Dubioza kolektiv - Može li Bilja Krstić & Bistrik orkestar - Niška Banja |
| Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year | Collaboration of the Year |
| Sajsi MC - Ringe jaja Prti Bee Gee - Avakari MIC MC - Invazija (UFO2021) Fox - Med i mleko Beogradski Sindikat - Ljubav u inat | Saša Matić ft. Jelena Rozga - Ti i ja Lena Kovačević ft. Gordan Kičić - Lepe laži Eni Jurišić ft. Matija Cvek - Trebaš li me Ines Erbus ft. David Amaro - Baš je glupo biti sam Tamara Milutinović ft. Uroš Živković - Nije realno |
26 January; Trap, Balkan trap, urban pop, drill and pop-folk :
| Male Trap Song of the Year | Female Trap Song of the Year |
| Devito - Marina Voyage - Detinjstvo Gazda Paja - Fila & AirMax Inas - NYOKOSUZI Sajfer - Karneval | Nikolija - Pilot Ermina - Bebi, ja to ne bi Antonia Gigovska - Oko moje Tara - Zlato, dijamanti Senidah - Fama |
| Balkan Trap Song of the Year | Urban Pop Song of the Year |
| Coby - Kada svane Nikolija - Dodole Nucci - Crno oko Zera - Baraba Henny - Martini | Angellina - Oko moje Teodora - Most na Adi Sara Jo - Muškarčina Senidah - Behute Mia Guček - Independiente |
| Drill Song of the Year | Pop-Folk Song of the Year |
| Crni Cerak - CC #2 Voyage - Euforija Devito - Leden 2Bona - Zeus Kane - U krug | Hurricane - Ajde bre Milica Pavlović - Provereno Tea Tairović - Dva i dva Sanja Vučić - Omađijan Seki - Alen Delon |
| New Age Collaboration of the Year |
| Voyage feat. Nucci - Gad Teodora feat. Hurricane - Kontroverzne Devito feat. Relja - Omađijala Seksi feat. Lacku - Pare, pare Relja Torino feat. Popovska - Haos, lom |
Genre-non specific categories :
| Concert of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Petar Grašo - Arena Zagreb (March 2022) | Milica Pavlović - Posesivna |
| Viral Song of the Year | Music Video of the Year |
| Voyage - Tango Voyage feat. Nucci - Gad Milica Pavlović feat. Albino - Šećeru Senidah - Behute Crni Cerak- CC #2 | Sara Jo - Divlja Teodora - Magije Nucci - Crno oko Zera - Baraba Crni Cerak- CC #3 |
| Music Festival of the Year |
| Belgrade Music Week Pesma za Evroviziju Dora Skale Ohrid Music Festival |

### Other awards

| Career Achievement | Artist of the Year |
| Bora Đorđević | Aco Pejović |
| Contribution to Regional Music | Contribution to International Music |
| Saša Matić Teodora and Devito | Konstrakta KOI KOI Band |
| Golden MAC for Authenticity | Master of Ceremony |
| Konstrakta | Coby |