2026 Brazilian Music Awards

2026 Brazilian Music Awards
Date10 June 2026
LocationTheatro Municipal
Rio de Janeiro
Hosted byDébora Bloch and Alice Wegmann
Most awardsJoão Gomes (3)
Most nominationsJoão Gomes and Luedji Luna (4 each)
Websitepremiodamusica.com.br
Television/radio coverage
NetworkYouTube

The 2026 Brazilian Music Awards (Brazilian Portuguese: Prêmio da Música Brasileira de 2026), the 33rd annual ceremony, was held at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro on 10 June 2026, to recognize the Brazilian music of 2025.[1] It was second edition with naming rights from BTG Pactual. The ceremony was hosted by actresses Débora Bloch and Alice Wegmann and was broadcast live on YouTube.[2] Cazuza was honored at the ceremony.[3] The nominees were announced in March 2026. João Gomes and Luedji Luna led with four nominations each. Gomes was the most awarded artist, with three wins.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on 25 March 2026, at the BTG Pactual Hall in São Paulo, by Fábio Porchat.[4][5] João Gomes and Luedji Luna received the most nominations with four each, followed by Baco Exu do Blues, BaianaSystem, Lenine, Mestrinho, Orquestra Malassombro and Xande de Pilares with three nominations each.[6] Gomes was the biggest winner, with three awards. Chitãozinho & Xororó, Djavan, Luedji Luna and Mestrinho won two awards each.[7]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[8]

Axé

Artist Release
  • Cirandaia – Daniela Mercury
    • Daniela Mercury, Juliano Valle and Gabriel Mercury, producers
  • O Verão Bateu em Minha Porta – Ivete Sangalo
    • Radamés Venâncio, producer
  • "Ramalhete de Flor" – Margareth Menezes
    • Tito Oliveira, Margareth Menezes and Manoel EL Xiri, producers
  • "Ginga Olodum" – Olodum and BaianaSystem
    • Lucas Di Fiori, Pugah, Seko Bass and Titoxossi, producers
  • "Fervo na Cidade" – Timbalada
    • Denny Denan and Reudes Nogueira, producers
Artist Release
  • Pé de Serrita – João Gomes
    • João Gomes, Daniel Mendes and Mestrinho, producers
  • "Vem, Love" – Felipe Cordeiro, Otto and Duda Brack
    • Cuper and Felipe Cordeiro, producers
  • "Lua dos Apaixonados (Ao Vivo)" – Joelma
    • Diego Ramos, producer
  • "Não Quero Te Querer" – Mariana Volker and Maria Gadú
  • Cantando Sua História 2 (Ao Vivo) – Simone Mendes
    • Eduardo Pepato, producer

Funk

Artist Release
  • Aí Dentu: Funk de Embolada e Hip Hop do Mato – Totonho e os Cabra
    • André Abujamra, Renato Oliveira, Marcelo Macedo, Furmiga Dub and Rica Amabis, producers
  • "Nós é Firme, Não é Creme" – Deize Tigrona
    • Mahal Pita, KD Soundsystem and DJ Chernobyl, producers
  • Músicas Para Marolar – King Saints
    • Pharfa, DMAX, Neno, Maux, Mulú, PB Campos, Papatinho, Five, DetonaCry, TH4i and Los Brasileiros, producers
  • "Jetski" – Pedro Sampaio, MC Meno K and Melody
    • Pedro Sampaio and Pedro Breder, producers
  • "Dilema" – Rico Dalasam
    • Pedro Lima, Pedro Lucas Ferraz and Rico Dalasam, producers

Instrumental

Artist Release
  • Baden – João Camarero
    • Alexandre Fontanetti, producer
  • Sonhos – Alessandro Penezzi
    • Alessandro Penezzi and Heloiza Manoel da Silva, producers
  • Obra viva de Hermeto Pascoal – Vol. 1: flautas – Andrea Ernest Dias, Aline Gonçalves, Eduardo Neves and Carlos Malta
    • Bernardo Ramos, producer
  • Carnaval – The Songs Were So Beautiful – Antonio Adolfo
    • Antonio Adolfo, producer
  • Hamilton de Holanda Trio – Live in NYC – Hamilton de Holanda
    • Hamilton de Holanda and Marcos Portinari, producers

MPB

Artist Release
  • Improviso – Djavan
    • Djavan, producer
  • Utopia – Dori Caymmi
    • Jorge Helder, producer
  • Mateus Aleluia – Mateus Aleluia
    • Mateus Aleluia, Tadeu Mascarenhas and Tenille Bezerra, producers
  • Minha Casa – Mônica Salmaso
    • Mônica Salmaso and Teco Cardoso, producers
  • Afim – Zé Ibarra
    • Zé Ibarra and Lucas Nunes, producers

Pop

Artist Release
  • Antes que a Terra Acabe – Luedji Luna
    • Fejuca, Kato Change, Zudizilla, Lucas Cirillo, Duda Raup, Iuri Rio Branco, Toty S'amed and Luedji Luna, producers
  • O Mundo dá Voltas – BaianaSystem
  • Eita – Lenine
    • Bruno Giorgi, producer
  • Pelos Olhos do Mar – Lia de Itamaracá and Daúde
    • Marcus Preto and Pupillo, producers
  • Um Mar Pra Cada Um – Luedji Luna
    • Zudizilla, Duda Raupp, Lucas Romero, Curumin, Kato Change and Luedji Luna, producers

Roots

Artist Release
  • Recife, Início, Meio e Fim – Orquestra Malassombro
    • Rafael Marques, producer
  • Frevo Macuca – Boi da Macuca and Henrique Albino
    • Henrique Albino, producer
  • "Quatro Contas" – Dona Onete
    • Marcos Sarrazin, producer
  • Macaco Sessions: Mestrinho (Ao Vivo) – Mestrinho
    • Mestrinho and Daniel Mendes, producers
  • Santanna "o Cantador" Canta Petrúcio Amorim – Santanna, o Cantador
    • José Milton, producer

Rap/Trap

Artist Release
  • Caro Vapor II – Qual a Forma de Pagamento? – Don L
    • Don L, Iuri Rio Branco and Nave, producers
  • Hasos – Baco Exu do Blues
    • Marcelo Delamare, Marcos Maurício, Dactes and JLZ, producers
  • Diamantes, Lágrimas e Rostos para Esquecer – BK'
    • BK', MEC Life ENT, Theo Zagrae, Victor Senedesi and Gabriel Andrade, producers
  • Emicida Racional VoL.2: Mesmas Cores e Mesmos Valores – Emicida
    • Emicida, Damien Seth and Fejuca, producers
  • Assaltos e Batidas – FBC

Reggae

Artist Release
  • Maneva
    • Alma Djem
    • Maskavo
    • Ponto de Equilíbrio
    • Sintonize
  • "O Seu Silêncio" – Bia Ferreira and Little Lion Sound
    • Little Lion Sound and Irie Yute, producers
  • Acústico Alma Djem (Ao Vivo) – Alma Djem
    • Sarpa, producer
  • "Saci" – Capilé and Chico César
    • Fernando Nunes, producer
  • "Além-Mar" – Maskavo
    • Maskavo and Alexandre Campos, producers
  • Original Brasileiro – Sintonize
    • Rafael Senegal, producer

Rock

Artist Release
  • Nenhuma Estrela – Terno Rei
    • Gustavo Schirmer, producer
  • "Seleção Natural" – Black Pantera
    • Rafael Ramos, producer
  • Y – Selvagens à Procura de Lei
    • Gabriel Aragão and Matheus Brasil, producers
  • Caranguejo (Parte 1) – Supercombo
    • Supercombo and Victor de Souza (Jotta), producers
  • Hasta la Bahia – Vivendo do Ócio
    • André T, producer

Samba

Artist Release
  • Pagode do Pericão (Ao Vivo em São Paulo) – Péricles
    • Izaías Marcelo, producer
  • Alcione – Alcione
    • Alexandre Menezes, producer
  • 20 Anos – Moacyr Luz e Samba do Trabalhador
    • Leandro Pereira, producer
  • Nos Braços do Povo Vol. 1 (Ao Vivo) – Xande de Pilares
    • João Carlos Filho, producer
  • "Empretecendo" – Xande de Pilares and Neguinho da Beija-Flor
    • Xande de Pilares and Luciano Broa, producers

Sertanejo

Artist Release
  • "Meninos de Roça" – Chitãozinho & Xororó
    • Cláudio Paladini, producer
  • Let's Go Rodeo – Ana Castela
    • Ender Thomas, Antony Albert Guajardo "Zsurround" and Eduardo Godoy, producers
  • Improvável (Live) – Bruna Viola
    • Flávio Guimarães, producer
  • Raiz BH (Ao Vivo) – Lauana Prado
    • Lauana Prado and William Santos, producers
  • Eu, Yasmin Santos (Ao Vivo) – Yasmin Santos
    • Gabriel Pascoal, producer

Other categories

New Artist Electronic Release
  • Fitti
    • Joaquim
    • Orquestra Malassombro
    • Pedro Emílio
    • Zaynara
  • Cabaça – Africanoise
    • Africanoise, producer
  • "Rabecada" – Afterclapp and Furmiga Dub
    • Afterclapp and Furmiga Dub, producers
  • Cuteboyz – Badsista
    • Entropia, producer
  • "Saudade" – DJ Memê
    • DJ Memê, producer
  • Just Like Heaven EP – Zopelar
    • Zopelar, producer
Classical Release Foreign Language Release
  • Gunûncho – Gabriele Leite
    • Erika Ribeiro, producer
  • Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos – Guido Sant'Anna, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo and Thierry Fischer
    • Ulrich Schneider, producer
  • Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla & Mehmari: Orchestral Works – Orquestra Ouro Preto
    • Maestro Rodrigo Toffolo, producer
  • "Abertura Brasil 2014 (Ao Vivo)" – Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira and Cláudio Cruz
    • Fundação Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, producer
  • Sinfonia em Sol Menor (Ao Vivo) – Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira and Cláudio Cruz
    • Fundação Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, producer
  • Rhonda's Boots & Legs (Live) – Silvia Machete
    • Lalo Brusco, producer
  • "Habana" – Francisca Barreto
    • Victor Kroner abd Francisca Barreto, producers
  • Guga Stroeter e Orquestra HB Apresentam: Elas Cantam Chet (br) – Guga Stroeter
    • Guga Stroeter, producer
  • Mercedes Sosa: A Voz dos Sem Voz – Volume II – Indiana Nomma and André Pinto Siqueira
    • Indiana Nomma, producer
  • "Alfonsina Y El Mar" – João Fênix and Virgínia Rodrigues
    • Jorge Helder, producer
Audiovisual Project Special Project
  • Rock Doido – Gaby Amarantos
    • Guilherme Takshy, Naré and Gaby Amarantos, directors
  • "O que a Julia Vai Ser?" – Ajuliacosta
    • Fernanda Correrua, director
  • "Que Eu Sofra" – Baco Exu do Blues and Zeca Veloso
    • Og Cruz, director
  • Eita – Lenine
    • Lenine, Kabé Pinheiro and Laís Branco, directors
  • "Apocalipse" – Luedji Luna, Seu Jorge and Arthur Verocai
    • Barbara Magri, Lucas Teixeira and Pedro Moura, directors

References

  1. ↑ "Prêmio BTG Pactual da Música Brasileira revela artistas indicados à edição 2026" [BTG Pactual Brazilian Music Awards reveals 2026 nominees]. Billboard Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Zequim, Luiza (2 June 2026). "Prêmio da Música Brasileira 2026: saiba tudo sobre o evento" [2026 Brazilian Music Awards: everything you need to know about the event] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CNN Brasil. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Cazuza será o homenageado no Prêmio da Música Brasileira em 2026" [Cazuza to be honored at the 2026 Brazilian Music Awards]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 June 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Prêmio BTG Pactual da Música Brasileira 2026: confira a lista de indicados" [2026 BTG Pactual Brazilian Music Awards: see the full list of nominees]. Veja São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Prêmio BTG Pactual da Música Brasileira divulga indicados com João Gomes" [BTG Pactual Brazilian Music Awards announces nominees with João Gomes]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Marques, Jovi (26 March 2026). "Luedji Luna e João Gomes são os mais indicados ao Prêmio BTG Pactual da Música Brasileira" [Luedji Luna and João Gomes lead the nominations at the BTG Pactual Brazilian Music Awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Papelpop. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Prêmio da Música Brasileira 2026 consagra João Gomes; veja a lista de vencedores" [2026 Brazilian Music Awards crowns João Gomes; see the list of winners]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "João Gomes, Luedji Luna e Djavan estão entre os vencedores do 33º Prêmio da Música Brasileira; veja lista" [João Gomes, Luedji Luna and Djavan among the winners of the 33rd Brazilian Music Awards; see list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.