2018 Brazilian Music Awards

2018 Brazilian Music Awards
2018 Brazilian Music Awards
Date	15 August 2018
Location	Theatro Municipal; Rio de Janeiro
Hosted by	Camila Pitanga; Débora Bloch
Website	premiodamusica.com.br
Television/radio coverage
Network	Canal Brasil; YouTube

The 2018 Brazilian Music Awards (Portuguese: Prêmio da Música Brasileira de 2018), the 29th edition of the ceremony, was held at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro on 15 August 2018.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by actresses Camila Pitanga and Débora Bloch, and was broadcast on Canal Brasil and YouTube.^[1] Luiz Melodia was honored at the ceremony.^[1]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on 17 July 2018.^[2] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[3]^[4]

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
João Bosco Dori Caymmi Zé Renato	Zélia Duncan Joyce Moreno Zizi Possi
Best Group	Best Album
Equale Ordinarius Quarteto do Rio	Caravanas – Chico Buarque Voz de Mágoa – Dori Caymmi Mano que Zuera – João Bosco

Classical Album	Electronic Album
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Sinfonias Nº 8, 9 e 11 – São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra Brahms – Nelson Freire Villa-Lobos, Quartetos e Cordas – Quarteto Bessler-Reis and Quarteto Amazônia	Sintetizamor – João Donato and Donatinho Frevotron – Spok, DJ Dolores and Yuri Queiroga
Children's Album	Album in Foreign Language
Deu Bicho na Casa – Sula Kossatz Música de Brinquedo 2 – Pato Fu Sem Você Não A – Tom Zé	Ay, amor! – Fabiana Cozza Lessons in Love – Indiana Nomma Walkin' in White Shoes – David Kerr and Canastra Trio
Special Project Album	Best DVD
Tatanaguê – Théo de Barros and Renato Braz O Auto do Reino do Sol – Barca dos Corações Partidos Jobim Orquestra e Convidados – Paulo Jobim and Mario Adnet	Jobim Orquestra e Convidados – Paulo Jobim and Mario Adnet Do Tamanho Certo Para o Meu Sorisso – Ao Vivo – Fafá de Belém Histórias e Canções – Bibi Ferreira
Best Music Video
"Culpa" – O Terno "Maracutaia" – Karol Conká "A Volta Pra Casa" – Rincon Sapiência

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Mestrinho Renato Teixeira Vitoru Kinjo	Mônica Salmaso Andrezza Formiga Lia Sophia
Best Group	Best Duo
Trio Nordestino Quinteto Violado Sertanilia	As Galvão Duo Balangulá Kleber Albuquerque & Rubi
Best Album
Caipira – Mônica Salmaso É Tempo de Viver – Mestrinho Terra dos Sonhos – Renato Teixeira and Orquestra do Estado do Mato Grosso

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Lulu Santos Almério Chico César	Gal Costa Simone Mazzer Tulipa Ruiz
Best Group	Best Album
Novos Baianos Nação Zumbi Tribalistas	Estado de Poesia (Ao Vivo) – Chico César Acabou Chorare – Novos Baianos Se Encontram – Novos Baianos Estratosférica Ao Vivo – Gal Costa

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Roberto Carlos Leo Russo Tibério Azul	Alcione Amelinha Angela Maria
Best Group	Best Duo
As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira Psirico Trio Parada Dura	Chitãozinho & Xororó Lourenço & Lourival Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano
Best Album
Bixa – As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira Ângela Maria e as Canções de Roberto & Erasmo – Angela Maria Coração – Johnny Hooker

Best Group	Soloist
Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo Alessandro Kramer Quarteto Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto	Yamandu Costa Hamilton de Holanda Hermeto Pascoal
Best Album
Quebranto – Yamandu Costa and Alessandro Penezzi Casa de Bituca – Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto No Mundo dos Sons – Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo

Best Male Singer	Best Female Singer
Criolo Diogo Nogueira Thiago Miranda	Leci Brandão Ana Costa Sandra Portella
Best Group	Best Album
Moacyr Luz e Samba do Trabalhador Épreta Tempero Carioca	Samba do Trabalhador (Ao Vivo no Bar Pirajá) – Moacyr Luz e Samba do Trabalhador Espiral de Ilusão – Criolo Munduê – Diogo Nogueira

Best Song	New Artist
"Tua Cantiga" – Cristovão Bastos and Chico Buarque "As Caravanas" – Chico Buarque "Massarandupió" – Chico Brown and Chico Buarque	Almério Pedro Franco Tim Bernardes
Visual Project	Arranger
Campos Neutrais – Vitor Ramil Tribalistas – Tribalistas Invento – Zélia Duncan and Jaques Morelenbaum	*Mario Adnet (Jobim Orquestra e Convidados* – Paulo Jobim and Mario Adnet)** Flávio Mendes (Danilo Caymmi Canta Tom Jobim – Danilo Caymmi) Mario Adnet (Saudade Maravilhosa – Mario Adnet)

^ ^a ^b ^c Rocha Lima, Irlam (15 August 2018). "Prêmio da Música Popular Brasileira celebra Luiz Melodia" [Brazilian Popular Music Award celebrates Luiz Melodia]. Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
^ Dias, Tiago (17 July 2018). "Chico Buarque concorre sozinho a melhor canção no Prêmio da Música Brasileira" [Chico Buarque competes alone for best song at the Brazilian Music Awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
^ Brito, Carlos; Serra Lima, Marcos (15 August 2018). "Veja a lista de vencedores do 29º Prêmio da Música Brasileira" [See the list of winners of the 29th Brazilian Music Awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
^ Oliveira, Luccas (16 August 2018). "Com números ovacionados, Prêmio da Música Brasileira celebra a obra de Luiz Melodia" [With acclaimed performances, Brazilian Music Awards celebrate the work of Luiz Melodia]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.