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It is again time to pay respect to all the musicians who managed to make us smile, cry, think or feel anything in yet another weird year. The past year was a stage for many bands who have returned to the studio to deliver new music to the thirsty Metal public. While COVID-19 retreated, the armies of Rock and Metal pushed forward as many stadiums, music halls, and arenas re-opened their doors back for the best fans in the world. And now, as the curtains of the 2021 scene are closing, it is time to call the best of these musicians on our figurative stage to honour them.
As our readers know, we are a bunch of feminist nerds on this website. And therefore, it is not physically possible for us to present these awards like normal people would, with our inner 90s kid screaming at us to dress the awards with a theme. And this year’s theme, to the delight of many fellow nerds, is Fantasy.
There have been two major changes in the direction of the awards this year. Previously, the awards used to be presented exclusively to new and underground bands. This year we have removed this exclusiveness and covered any Rock or Metal band that have released something over the last year. Oh, and when I say “last year”, I mean the period between the end of November 2020 to the end of November 2021. So if your favourite album that was or will be released in December is nowhere to be found down there, please take heed it is in the scope of next year’s FemMetal Awards before sending me angry messages on Instagram.
This change led to the addition of three new categories exclusive for breakthrough musicians. On the other hand, we merged the “Operatic” and “Clean” vocals awards into the “Best Vocals” (mainly because some people kept moaning about how certain singers aren’t “operatic”, even though “opera” is a form of theatre, not a type of singing, and we’ve coined this term to include singing in genres with dominantly story-telling elements, such as Symphonic Metal and Power Metal) and left the “Brutal Vocals” on its own. To catch up with the modern music market we also added a “Best Song” award to widen our scope to include bands who released singles without albums. In total, we now have ten awards with 8-12 nominees.
The other major change is related to who picks the nominees. Previously, we used to select a small group of people to draft names for possible nominees and then after the drafting period ends, vote for the number of required nominees. This year, we invited music professionals and influencers, such as journalists, musicians, social media personalities, and promoters, to draft names under each category. We then formed a sub-group from this community to vote for the final nominees for each category
Voting for the event will be through an online survey that will run from the 15th to the 22nd of December. There will be no live results, to avoid unhealthy competition.
So here we have it! Without further ado, here are the nominees for FemMetal Awards 2021!
Really disappointed that neither False Memories nor Rossella Moscatello is included in any of the categories
We can’t have everyone, unfortunately 🙁 But, there is always a next year 😉
I know you can’t have everyone but this was a very big year for False Memories with the release of their amazing “The Last Night of Fall” in May! No idea how the nominees are chosen but Rossella and the band are certainly more deserving than many of the nominees! 🤘🏽😁
Very surprising that they were overlooked!
The thing about music and art, in general, is that it’s not a science. There is a wide margin for opinion when it comes to who is more deserving or not. An artist you think is great, others might dislike and what others might like you might dislike. Therefore, to cover as many opinions as possible and at the same time avoid making the awards a popularity contest, we ask promoters, journalists, musicians and influencers to name musicians they have enjoyed throughout the year. Then a board is formed from a sub-group of said musicians to pick the final nominees. For more information about the nominees are picked, you can visit the link below:
https://femmetal.rocks/femmetal-awards-general-info/
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