“Golden microphone is a traditional Latvian music award ceremony. Unlike other awards, it is based on the evaluation of a professional jury,” admits jury chairman Jānis Žilde. The expert jury has already started evaluating the works, which will continue until mid-December. It will be announced on December 16 Golden microphone 2025 five nominees. Jānis Žilde states: “Three main ones Golden microphone evaluation criteria are originality, technical quality and content. The jury consists of up to 50 experts, and each nomination is evaluated by no less than 7 jury members.”
The works will be evaluated in 20 nominations, the number of which may change depending on the number of applications and the diversity of genres in the music albums released this year. The evaluation of the jury will be compiled by an independent audit firm Grant Thornton.
Entries can be submitted both physically and electronically, by searching for application forms and regulations on the website zeltamikrofons.lv.
Golden microphone 2025 the announcement of nominees will take place on December 16. music and education platforms Constellation premises at Tēraudlietuves Street 22, Riga, and will be complemented by a conference dedicated to the music industry, export and the creation of global niche products Music Lab.
The ceremony will take place on January 18, 2025 at the Latvian National Theatre, it will be broadcast live by TV3 and TV3 Life, and the nomination candidates will be announced in December.
Golden microphone 2025 hold Association of Latvian Sound Recording Producers, Publishers and Distributors (LaMPA), supported by the Ministry of Culture, Music Development Association/Latvijas Mūzikas eksports, SIA Green Belt, Rixwell Elefant Hotel (Riga), which will accommodate foreign guests. The Hemp Culture Center will host the ceremony afterparty will take place.
Source: www.diena.lv
