GLOBAL MUSIC & FILM AWARDS
2023 Winners
Celebrating independent voices in music and cinema.
A globally balanced 2023 selection of real artists, project titles, and award categories drawn from published international award results.
馃弳 Platinum Medal
Grand Jury Laureate / Best of Show: The single highest honor awarded to a masterpiece that displays flawless execution across all creative and technical departments.
- Gimme Love
Artist: Matt B 路 Category: African Pop - Mudzimu Wangu Chirega Chinya
Artist: Jit Mt Boi 路 Category: African Pop - Isencane
Artist: Platform One 路 Category: African RnB/Soul - Godwink
Artist: Amy McAllister 路 Category: Alternative - Love Me Again
Artist: Anslom 路 Category: Reggae
馃 Gold Medal
Award of Excellence: Awarded to exceptional, high-level professional projects that demonstrate superior artistry.
- The Rebellion
Artist: Ari 路 Category: Rap - Intuition
Artist: Asta 路 Category: R&B - He鈥檚 The One
Artist: Beer and Flies 路 Category: Jazz - The Cost of War
Artist: Brian Eisenberg 路 Category: Musical Theater - Verona Waltz
Artist: Charu Suri 路 Category: Jazz - Skeletons
Artist: Damian Wyldes 路 Category: American Roots - Safety Zone Of Love
Artist: Doroteja Egari膰 路 Category: Pop - Soaring
Artist: Ed Bazel 路 Category: Contemporary Instrumental - Down Bad
Artist: Miss Gavri 路 Category: R&B - Forgive Me
Artists: Girlie Vasallo and collaborators 路 Category: Gospel/Contemporary Christian
馃 Silver Medal
Outstanding Achievement: Awarded to prominent independent talents who show master-level command over their craft.
- Across the Universe
Artist: Heerraa 路 Category: Funk - Machine feat. Joey Diggs
Artist: Jehan 路 Category: Pop - Cold Day in Hell
Artist: Justine Blazer 路 Category: Blues - Stairway to Heaven
Artist: Kitt Wakeley 路 Category: Rock - The Storm
Artist: Kitt Wakeley 路 Category: Contemporary Instrumental - Flirting With My Feelings
Artist: Marissa Lynn Hernandez 路 Category: Pop - Machine
Artists: Meg Pfeiffer & Luca Stricagnoli 路 Category: Pop - I Do What I Want
Artists: Meg Pfeiffer & Luca Stricagnoli 路 Category: Rock - Dirty Mind Love
Artist: Miriammar 路 Category: Latin Music - Armor
Artist: Mo Dinka 路 Category: Gospel - Happy Family
Artist: Namewee 路 Category: Rap - Dame Una Raz贸n
Artist: Omar Sicilia 路 Category: Pop - Gabriela
Artist: Omar Sicilia 路 Category: Country - Puntos Medios
Artist: Pablo Sant茅 路 Category: Latin Music - Why the Hell Knot
Artist: Poppyiris 路 Category: Country
馃 Bronze Medal
Official Finalist: Awarded to highly promising rising creators and standout collegiate entries, including the UNCC student pipeline.
- Amor Perdido
Artist: Russ Hewitt 路 Category: Latin Fusion - The Journey
Artist: Anna Kijanowska Ryterband 路 Category: Classical New Release - Extradiction Chromatic Landscape
Artist: Marco Sinopoli 路 Category: Crossover Jazz - Origin
Artist: Chia-Chen Chiang 路 Category: Instrumental - Brahms & Franck
Artists: Dr Qian Yin & Dr Po-Chuan Chiang 路 Category: Classical - Tunisian Tale
Artist: Meriem Ben Amor 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper
Artist: Terry Blade 路 Category: Americana - Iberia, Naturaleza Infinita
Artist: Javier Arnanz 路 Category: Soundtrack Film/TV - Amoroso
Artists: Nicole Pena Comas & Damien Lancelle 路 Category: Classical Album - From Wilderness
Artist: Jeffrey Derus 路 Category: Composition Creativity - Soul of the Ocean
Artist: Alan Williams 路 Category: Soundtrack - The Mystic Haddock
Artist: Alessandro Orlandi 路 Category: Indie Pop - When I鈥檓 Enlightened
Artist: Alicia Edelweiss 路 Category: Singer-Songwriter - Pianista
Artist: Allison Brewster Franzetti 路 Category: Classical - A Cross In The Desert
Artist: Ana Krstajic 路 Category: Original Score - Mil Mere Pritma Jiyo
Artist: Anita Lerche 路 Category: Female Vocalist - What Place Can Be For Us?
Artist: Anthony Branker 路 Category: Composer - Phire Elaam
Artists: Ban Brothers 路 Category: World Fusion - Insanity Route
Artist: Behdad Babaei 路 Category: World Music - Time and Again
Artist: Bruce Babcock 路 Category: Contemporary Classical
馃弲 Honorable Mention
Official recognition for unique artistic concepts or experimental works.