# Music Awards Ceremony

The Music Awards Ceremony (often simply called the MAC) are annual popular music awards for Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro presented by Skymedia Group. The awards were first held on 29 January 2019 at the Belgrade Arena. The MAC is broadcast on several regional television networks, as well as via YouTube. It consists of up to 20 different categories, which are based on public votes, and other special awards, whose winners are determined by the organizers. MAC is recognized as one of the highest profile music awards ceremony in the western Balkans.
Music Awards Ceremony has received international critical acclaim. In August 2022, it was also declared the manifestations of special importance for the City of Belgrade.

## Ceremonies

| Event | Date | Venue | Host(s) | Artist of the Year winner(s) | Golden MAC for Authenticity Winner | Master of Ceremony Winner |
| 1st | 29 January 2019 | Belgrade Arena | Aida Jokanović Ida Prester Zvonimir Đukić | Tony Cetinski Marija Šerifović | Stjepan Hauser | None |
| 2nd | 27 January 2020 | Belgrade Arena | Galeb Nikačević Tamara Todevska Ana Radišić | Saša Matić Nina Badrić | Senidah | None |
| 3rd | 25 January 2023 | Belgrade Arena | Jelena Gavrilović Tonči Huljić | Aco Pejović | Konstrakta | Coby |
| 3rd | 26 January 2023 | Belgrade Arena | Mimi Mercedez Voyage | Aco Pejović | Konstrakta | Coby |

## Categories
### Current

The 2023 MAC announced the following seventeen award categories based on the public vote.
* Male Pop Song of the Year (2019-present)
* Female Pop Song of the Year (2019-present)
* Alternative Pop Song Year (2019-present)
* Pop-Folk Song of the Year (2020-present)
* Folk Song of the Year (2019-present)
* World Music Song of the Year (2019-present)
* Rock Song of the Year (2019-present)
* Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year (2019-present)
* Collaboration of the Year (2020-present)
* Male Trap Song of the Year (2023-present)
* Female Trap Song of the Year (2023-present)
* Balkan Trap Song of the Year (2023-present)
* Urban Pop Song of the Year (2023-present)
* Drill Song of the Year (2023-present)
* New Age Collaboration of the Year (2020-present)
* Concert of the Year (2019-present)
* Music Festival of the Year (2023-present)
* Album of the Year (2023-present)
* Music Video of the Year (2019-present)
* Viral Song of the Year (2023-present)

### Defunct

* Band Pop Song of the Year (2019-2020)
* Pop Collaboration of the Year (2020)
* Pop-Rock Song of the Year (2020)
* Modern Dance Song of the Year (2019)
* Breakthrough Artist (2019-2020)
* Cover Song of the Year (2020)
* YouTube Star of the Year (2020)

### Special awards

* Artist of the year
* Contribution to Music
* Career Achievement
* Golden MAC for Authenticity; given to acts for their "outstanding uniqueness"
* Master of Ceremony; given to new age and contemporary artist for their "remarkable success"
Contribution to Music Winners :
| Year | Recipient | Award |
| 2019 | EXIT | Contribution to Music |
| 2020 | Lepa Brena | Contribution to Regional Music |
| 2020 | Šaban Šaulić | Contribution to Folk Music |
| 2020 | Jala Brat and Buba Corelli | Regional Music Impact |
| 2023 | Saša Matić | Contribution to Regional Music |
| 2023 | Teodora and Devito | Contribution to Regional Music |
| 2023 | Konstrakta | Contribution to International Music |
| 2023 | KOIKOI | Contribution to International Music |

## Most successful acts

Artists who have received most awards :
| Wins | Act | Awards |
| 3 | Senidah | 2019 Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year 2020 Trap Song of the Year 2020 Golden MAC for Authenticity |
| 3 | Petar Grašo | 2019 Male Pop Song of the Year 2020 Male Pop Song of the Year 2023 Concert of the Year |
| 3 | Saša Matić | 2020 Male Artist of the Year 2023 Collaboration of the Year 2023 Contribution to Regional Music |
| 3 | Voyage | 2020 YouTube Star 2023 New Age Collaboration of the Year 2023 Viral Song of the Year |

## Performances

| Year | Performers |
| 2019 | Marija Šerifović, Jelena Rozga, Željko Joksimović, Petar Grašo, Nataša Bekvalac, Bajaga i Instruktori, Rasta, Van Gogh, Tony Cetinski, Massimo, Aca Lukas, Jelena Karleuša and Gazda Paja, Plavi orkestar, Stjepan Hauser, Emina Jahović, Sergej Ćetković, Tonči Huljić, Letu Štuke, Karolina, Lollobrigida Girls, Viva Vox |
| 2020 | Magnifico, Nina Badrić, Oliver Mandić, Senidah, Lepa Brena, Tribute to Gru (various), Lepa Brena, Jelena Rozga, Jala Brat and Buba Corelli, Who See, Kaliopi, S.A.R.S., Tribute to Šaban Šaulić (Ilda Šaulić), Nevena Božović, Balkanopolis, Tonči Huljić, Sara Jo, Aleksandra Radović |
| 2023 | Tonči Huljić and Jelena Gavrilović, Sara Jo, Riblja Čorba, Saša Matić and Jelena Rozga, Aco Pejović, Konstrakta & Zemlja Gruva, Dženan Lončarević, Karolina, Joker Out, Emina Jahović, Lexington Band, Petar Grašo |
| 2023 | Nucci and Voyage, Zera, Crni Cerak, Nikolija, Mimi Mercedez, Teodora, Mahrina and Devito, Amna and Albino, Coby and Dejan Petrović Big Band, Tribute to Džej (Crni Cerak, Lacku, 2Bona, Sajfer and Veraja), Milica Pavlović |

## Broadcasts

| Country | Channel | Premiere date |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Federalna TV (2019–2020), RTRS (2020), RTBH (2023) | 2019 |
| Croatia | RTL (2019-2020), CMC TV (2023) | 2019 |
| Montenegro | RTCG | 2020 |
| North Macedonia | Sitel (2019-2020), Kanal 5 (2023) | 2019 |
| Serbia | Prva (2019, 2023), RTV Pink (2020) | 2019 |
| Slovenia | TV3 Slovenia (2020), Planet TV (2023) | 2020 |