en 2023 Music Awards Ceremony

Music Awards Ceremony 2023
Music Awards Ceremony 2023
Date	25 and 26 January 2023
Location	Štark Arena
Hosted by	Jelena Gavrilović; Tonči Huljić; Voyage; Mimi Mercedez;
Most awards	Konstrakta; Saša Matić; Voyage; Devito (2);
Most nominations	Voyage (4);
Website	musicawardsceremony.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	Prva (Serbia and Montenegro); BHRT (B&H) ; CMC TV (Croatia) ; Kanal 5 (North Macedonia); Planet TV (Slovenia)
Runtime	Four hours
Produced by	Marija Nastasijević ; Bojan Živanović

Music Awards Ceremony (MAC) 2023, presented by Sky Music, was held on 25 and 26 January 2023 to recognize the best in the music of former Yugoslav countries.^[1] The ceremony took place at Štark Arena in Belgrade.^[2] Following a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third MAC was announced on 27 November 2022.^[1]^[3] The event for the first time included two nights, one focusing on pop, rock, folk, world, rap, and hip hop music, and the other for contemporary genres, like trap, drill, urban pop and pop-folk music.^[4] On January 20, Serbian actress Jelena Gavrilović and Croatian musician Tonči Huljić were announced as hosts for the first evening, and Serbian rappers Voyage and Mimi Mercedez as hosts for the second one.^[5]

Performances

List of main musical performances
Artist(s)	Song(s)
25 January
Tonči Huljić Jelena Gavrilović	"Marija Magdalena"
Sara Jo	"Divlja"
Riblja Čorba	"Kada padne noć"
Saša Matić Jelena Rozga	"Ti i ja"
Aco Pejović	"Ponoć"
Konstrakta and Zemlja Gruva	"In corpore sano"
Dženan Lončarević	"Laku noć"
Karolina Gočeva	"Ti si moj"
Joker Out	"Demoni"
Emina	"Slagaću vas sve"
Lexington Band	"Donesi" "Dobro da nije veće zlo" "Dugujem ti sebe"
Petar Grašo	"Je l' ti reka' ko"
26 January
Nucci Voyage	"Automati" "Crno oko" "Bella Hadid" "Tango" "La la la"
Zera	"Baraba" "Kalaši"
Crni Cerak	"CC #3"
Nikolija	"Dodole" "Gringo" "Prezime"
Mimi Mercedez	"Kleopatra"
Teodora Mahrina Devito	"Tresi tresi" "Aventador" "Vudu" "Nina"
Amna Albino	"Lagana" "Pođi sa mnom Bosnom" "Familija"
Coby Dejan Petrović Big Band	"Odakle sam ja" "Zlatno dete"
Crni Cerak Lacku 2Bona Sajfer Veraja	Tribute to Džej "Upalite za mnom sveće"
Milica Pavlović	"15ica" "Posesivna bivša" "Provereno"

List of musical performances during commercial breaks
Artist	Song
25 January
Filarri	"U tami"
26 January
Sergej Pajić	"Kabul"

Categories and nominees

Winners are listed first and are highlighted bold.^[6]^[7]

Public vote-based categories

The nominees for the public categories were announced from 20 December 2022. The award system for the categories below were based on the public vote through the official MAC website and YouTube channel.^[8] The second and final round of voting began on 23 January.^[9]

25 January; Pop, rock, folk, world music and rap/hip hop
Female Pop Song of the Year	Male Pop Song of the Year
Marija Mikić - Kombinacije Nina Badrić - Pamtim Domenica - Di si da se volimo Aleksandra Radović - Prošlo me je Manca Špik - Le enkrat se živi	Dženan Lončarević - Tišina Dino Merlin - Krive karti Boris Subotić - Vrati mi Saša Kovačević - Lažu te Lexington Band - Dugujem te sebe
Alternative Pop Song of the Year	Rock Song of the Year
Nika Turković - Dok nas nema Konstrakta - In corpore sano Luka Rajić - Ljubimo se Jyimenik - U tebi Sara Jo - Zar ne	Buč Kesidi - Idemo do hodnika Keni Nije Mrtav - 'Ajmo da plešemo Bair - Ona sanja Ice On Fire - Po tankom ledu Joker Out - Barve Oceana
Folk Song of the Year	World Music Song of the Year
Aleksandra Prijović - Zvuk tišine Barbara Bobak - Duplo gora Seka Aleksić - Rana Halid Bešlić - Sviće zora Mahir Mulalić - Đerdan	Zorja - Zorja Marko Louis - Dude S.A.R.S. - Hej, kafano Dubioza kolektiv - Može li Bilja Krstić & Bistrik orkestar - Niška Banja
Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year	Collaboration of the Year
Sajsi MC - Ringe jaja Prti Bee Gee - Avakari MIC MC - Invazija (UFO2021) Fox - Med i mleko Beogradski Sindikat - Ljubav u inat	Saša Matić ft. Jelena Rozga - Ti i ja Lena Kovačević ft. Gordan Kičić - Lepe laži Eni Jurišić ft. Matija Cvek - Trebaš li me Ines Erbus ft. David Amaro - Baš je glupo biti sam Tamara Milutinović ft. Uroš Živković - Nije realno

26 January; Trap, Balkan trap, urban pop, drill and pop-folk
Male Trap Song of the Year	Female Trap Song of the Year
Devito - Marina Voyage - Detinjstvo Gazda Paja - Fila & AirMax Inas - NYOKOSUZI Sajfer - Karneval	Nikolija - Pilot Ermina - Bebi, ja to ne bi Antonia Gigovska - Oko moje Tara - Zlato, dijamanti Senidah - Fama
Balkan Trap Song of the Year	Urban Pop Song of the Year
Coby - Kada svane Nikolija - Dodole Nucci - Crno oko Zera - Baraba Henny - Martini	Angellina - Oko moje Teodora - Most na Adi Sara Jo - Muškarčina Senidah - Behute Mia Guček - Independiente
Drill Song of the Year	Pop-Folk Song of the Year
Crni Cerak - CC #2 Voyage - Euforija Devito - Leden 2Bona - Zeus Kane - U krug	Hurricane - Ajde bre Milica Pavlović - Provereno Tea Tairović - Dva i dva Sanja Vučić - Omađijan Seki - Alen Delon
New Age Collaboration of the Year
Voyage feat. Nucci - Gad Teodora feat. Hurricane - Kontroverzne Devito feat. Relja - Omađijala Seksi feat. Lacku - Pare, pare Relja Torino feat. Popovska - Haos, lom

Genre-non specific categories
Concert of the Year	Album of the Year
Petar Grašo - Arena Zagreb (March 2022)	Milica Pavlović - Posesivna
Viral Song of the Year	Music Video of the Year
Voyage - Tango Voyage feat. Nucci - Gad Milica Pavlović feat. Albino - Šećeru Senidah - Behute Crni Cerak- CC #2	Sara Jo - Divlja Teodora - Magije Nucci - Crno oko Zera - Baraba Crni Cerak- CC #3
Music Festival of the Year
Belgrade Music Week Pesma za Evroviziju Dora Skale Ohrid Music Festival

Other awards

Career Achievement	Artist of the Year
Bora Đorđević	Aco Pejović
Contribution to Regional Music	Contribution to International Music
Saša Matić Teodora and Devito	Konstrakta KOI KOI Band
Golden MAC for Authenticity	Master of Ceremony
Konstrakta	Coby

References

^ ^a ^b Vujčić, N. (28 November 2022). "MAC se vraća na velika vrata: Evo kada i gde će se održati najprestižniji muzički događaj godine". 24sedam.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "MAC nagrade okupile zvezde: Konstrakta i trudnički stomak Sajsi MC privukli pažnju". B92.net (in Serbian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "Stigla i zvanična potvrda: Na ovaj „comeback" smo čekali dve godine!". Blic (in Serbian). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ Mišić, V. (16 December 2022). "Ko je ovo mogao da pretpostavi? Poznati prvi nastupi na Music Awards Ceremony (MAC)". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "Otkriveno ko su voditelji MAC-a!". Grand.nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^ Savić, M. (25 January 2023). "Music Awards Ceremony nagradila najbolje: Ovi muzičari su dobili specijalna priznanja". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ Vasiljević, N. (26 January 2023). "Music Awards Ceremony dodeljuje nagrade: Ovi muzičari su večeras dobili prestižna priznanja". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ Savić, M. (10 January 2023). "Počelo glasanje za MAC putem zvaničnog sajta manifestacije – za samo nekoliko sati stiglo više od pola miliona glasova". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ Krkeljić, B. "Počeo drugi krug glasanja za pobednike MAC 2023". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[:1-1] Vujčić, N. (28 November 2022). "MAC se vraća na velika vrata: Evo kada i gde će se održati najprestižniji muzički događaj godine". 24sedam.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[2] "MAC nagrade okupile zvezde: Konstrakta i trudnički stomak Sajsi MC privukli pažnju". B92.net (in Serbian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[3] "Stigla i zvanična potvrda: Na ovaj „comeback" smo čekali dve godine!". Blic (in Serbian). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[4] Mišić, V. (16 December 2022). "Ko je ovo mogao da pretpostavi? Poznati prvi nastupi na Music Awards Ceremony (MAC)". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[5] "Otkriveno ko su voditelji MAC-a!". Grand.nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 January 2023.

[6] Savić, M. (25 January 2023). "Music Awards Ceremony nagradila najbolje: Ovi muzičari su dobili specijalna priznanja". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[7] Vasiljević, N. (26 January 2023). "Music Awards Ceremony dodeljuje nagrade: Ovi muzičari su večeras dobili prestižna priznanja". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[8] Savić, M. (10 January 2023). "Počelo glasanje za MAC putem zvaničnog sajta manifestacije – za samo nekoliko sati stiglo više od pola miliona glasova". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[9] Krkeljić, B. "Počeo drugi krug glasanja za pobednike MAC 2023". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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