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List of awards and nominations received by Avicii

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Avicii awards and nominations

Avicii in 2011
Totals
Wins 14
Nominations 25

This is a list of awards and nominations received by Swedish DJ and producer, Avicii (1989–2018).

American Music Awards

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The American Music Awards is an annual American music awards show created by Dick Clark in 1973, which airs on ABC. Avicii received three nominations and won one.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013[1] Avicii Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist Won
2014[2] Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist Nominated
2019 Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

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The Billboard Music Awards are an annual awards show from Billboard Magazine, Avicii received six nominations and won once.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014[3] "Wake Me Up" Top Radio Song Nominated
Top Dance/Electronic Song Won
True Top Dance/Electronic Album Nominated
Avicii Top Dance/Electronic Artist Nominated
2015[4] Avicii Top Dance/Electronic Artist Nominated
2018 Avīci (01) Top Dance/Electronic Album Nominated
2020 Avicii Top Dance/Electronic Artist Nominated
Tim Top Dance/Electronic Album Nominated

DJ Magazine top 100 DJs

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Year Position Notes Ref.
2010 39 New Entry [5]
2011 6
2012 3
2013 3
2014 6
2015 7
2016 11
2017 28
2018 15

Echo Music Awards

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The Echo Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony presented by Deutsche Phono-Akademie in Germany. Avicii won two awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014[6] Avicii Electronic Dance Music National/International Won
Hit des Jahres

GAFFA Awards

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Denmark GAFFA Awards

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Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2013 Himself Best Foreign New Act Won [7]

Sweden GAFFA Awards

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Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014 True: Avicii by Avicii Best Dance Won [8]

Grammis Awards

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The Grammis are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards, they were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in the United States.

Year Category Work Outcome Ref.
2012 Best Electro/Dance "Levels"/"Fade into Darkness" Nominated [9]
Best Innovator Won
Best Song "Levels" Won
Best International Success Nominated
2013 Best Electro/Dance "Silhouettes"/"Superlove" Nominated [10]
2014 Best Album True Nominated [11]
Best Artist Won
Best Electro/Dance True Nominated
Best Song "Wake Me Up" Nominated
Best Producer Nominated
Best Innovator Nominated
2015 Best Electro/Dance "The Days"/"The Nights" Nominated [12]
Best Song "The Days" Nominated
2016 Best Electro/Dance Stories Nominated [13]
Best Song "Waiting for Love" Nominated
2018 Best Electro/Dance Avīci (01) Nominated [14]
Best Song "Without You" Nominated
2020 Best Electro/Dance TIM Won [15]
Best Electro/Dance "SOS" Won
Best Composer Nominated

Grammy Awards

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The Grammy Awards are awarded by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Avicii received no awards from two nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012[16] "Sunshine" (David Guetta & Avicii) Best Dance Recording Nominated
2013 "Levels" Best Dance Recording Nominated

iHeartRadio Music Awards

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The iHeartRadio Music Awards is an awards show created by iHeartRadio. Avicii received two nominations and won an award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 "Wake Me Up" Best Lyrics Nominated
EDM Song of the Year Won

International Dance Music Awards

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The International Dance Music Awards are held annually as part of the Winter Music Conference. Avicii has received four nominations and won one.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013[17] Avicii Best Artist (Solo) Won
Best European DJ Nominated
Best Remixer
Levels Podcast Best Podcast
2020[18] TIM Best Album Won

MTV Europe Music Awards

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The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe, Avicii received seven nominations and won three.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Avicii Best Electronic Nominated
Best Swedish Act Nominated
2013 Best Electronic Won
Best Swedish Act Won
Best Northern European Act Nominated
2015 Best Electronic Nominated
Best Swedish Act Nominated
2018 Best Swedish Act Won
2019 Best Swedish Act Won

MTV Video Music Awards

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The MTV Video Music Awards are presented annually by MTV and honor accomplishments in the music video medium. Avicii has received six nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012[19] "Levels" Best Electronic Dance Music Video Nominated
Best Choreography
2014[20] "Wake Me Up" Best Pop Video
"Hey Brother" Best Video with a Social Message
2018[21] "Lonely Together" (feat. Rita Ora) Best Dance Video Won
Best Visual Effects Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

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The Teen Choice Awards is an annual award ceremony to honour the year's biggest achievements in entertainment and is voted by teen viewers. Avicii has won an award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014[22] "Wake Me Up" Choice EDM Song Won

World Music Awards

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The World Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that honors best selling artists in the record industry. Avicii received eight nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 "Wake Me Up" World's Best Song Nominated
World's Best Video Nominated
True World's Best Album Nominated
Avicii World's Best Male Nominated
World's Best Live Act Nominated
World's Best Electronic Dance Artist Won
World's Best Entertainer of the Year Nominated
World's Best Swedish Act Won

References

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  2. ^ USA TODAY (23 November 2014). "List of winners: 2014 American Music Awards". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2014: Full Winners List". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Taylor Swift is big winner at 2015 Billboard music awards". The Guardian. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Poll 2017: Avicii".
  6. ^ "Echo Pop: Künstlerin Rock / Pop International". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  7. ^ "GAFFA Prize - And the winners are ..." GAFFA (in Danish). Denmark. September 1, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "GAFFA-Priset 2014 – här är alla vinnarna". GAFFA (in Swedish). Sweden. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "2012 Archives". Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  10. ^ "2013 Archives". Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  11. ^ "2014 Archives". Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  12. ^ "2015 Archives". Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  13. ^ "2016 Archives". Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  14. ^ "2018 Archives". Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  15. ^ "2020 Archives". Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  16. ^ Smirke, Richard. "Flying High." Billboard – The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment 28 January 2012: 46. ProQuest. Web. 4 October 2015 .
  17. ^ 28th Annual International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) 2013 winners Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine. Houseplanet.dj. 22 March 2013
  18. ^ "IDMA 2020 winners announced: Avicii's 'Tim' named as the best album". April 2020.
  19. ^ "VMAs 2012: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  20. ^ "VMAs Winners List: Updating Video Music Awards Winners List – Variety". Variety. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  21. ^ "Cardi B, Beyonce, Jay-Z Lead 2018 MTV VMA Nominations". Variety. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  22. ^ "2014 Teen Choice Awards Winners and Nominees – complete list". HitFix. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.