Global Awards
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The Global Awards are held by Global Media & Entertainment and reward music played on the British radio stations which are part of the Global network, including Capital, Capital XTRA, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, LBC and Gold, with the awards categories reflecting the songs, artists, programmes and news aired on each station.
List of ceremonies
| Year | Date | Venue | Broadcast | Sponsor | Hosts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 March 2018 | Hammersmith Apollo | Capital FM Capital TV Heart TV | —N/a | Roman Kemp | Rochelle Humes | Myleene Klass |
| 2019 | 7 March 2019 | Very.co.uk | |||||
| 2020 | 5 March 2020 | Kate Garraway | |||||
| 2021 | 3 May 2021 | — | Global website | —N/a | No host | ||
| 2022 | 15 April 2022 | — | —N/a | ||||
| 2023 | 31 March 2023 | — | —N/a | ||||
| 2024 | 22 March 2024 | — | —N/a |
2018
The Global Awards 2018 ceremony was held on Thursday 1 March 2018 at London's Eventim Apollo.
It started at 7:30 pm and was shown live on Capital TV and Heart TV. It was also available to watch on the Capital FM Website, on all the socials and on the radio. The Capital FM Global Awards radio schedule was as follows: Backstage on Capital Drive Time from 4pm GMT until 7pm GMT and then JJ, live from backstage from 7pm GMT chatting to the guests.
Performances and special appearances from Sam Smith, Rita Ora, Kasabian, Martin Garrix, Andrea Bocelli and Liam Payne.
Roman Kemp, Rochelle Humes and Myleene Klass hosted the ceremony.
2019
The Global Awards 2019 was held at London’s Eventim Apollo on 7 March 2019. There were performances and guest appearances from Little Mix, Lang Lang, Blossoms, Anne-Marie, Mark Ronson and Mabel. Roman Kemp, Rochelle Humes and Myleene Klass returned to host the ceremony.
2020
The Global Awards 2020 was held at London's Eventim Apollo on 5 March 2020. There were performances and guest appearances from Ellie Goulding, Camila Cabello, Aitch, Stereophonics, Tones and I, Aled Jones and Russell Watson. Roman Kemp and Myleene Klass returned to host and were joined by new co-host Kate Garraway who replaced Rochelle Humes.
2021
The Global Awards 2021 was not held in a physical location due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The awards ceremony did not publish a list of nominees as in previous editions, announcing the winners through the company's official website and on socialnetwork pages. The list of winners is below:
- Best Female – Dua Lipa
- Best Male – Harry Styles
- Best Group – Little Mix
- Best British Act – Dua Lipa
- Best Classical Artist – The Kanneh-Masons
- Best Hip-Hop or R&B – Cardi B
- Best Indie Act – Nothing but Thieves
- Rising Star Award – Joel Corry
- Best Podcast – ‘Hunting Ghislaine’
- Most Played Song – "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa
2022
The Global Awards 2022 was not held in a physical location due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Winners were announced through the company's official website and on social network pages on 14 April 2022.
2023
As with the two previous ceremonies, the Global Awards 2023 was not held in a physical location. Winners were announced live on-air through the Global radio stations Capital FM, Capital XTRA, Heart FM, Radio X and Smooth Radio and the company's official website and on social network pages on 31 March 2023.
2024
The 2024 Global Awards ceremony was held on Friday 22 March 2024 live on-air through the Global radio stations Capital FM, Capital XTRA, Heart FM, Radio X and Smooth Radio.
Categories
Public vote Jury vote Not awarded
| Timeline Awards Categories | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards Category | Global Awards Ceremony | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Best Song | ||||||
| Best Group | ||||||
| Best Male | ||||||
| Best Female | ||||||
| Best British Artist or Group | ||||||
| The LBC Award | ||||||
| Rising Star Award | ||||||
| Best Classical Artist | ||||||
| Most Played Song | ||||||
| Mass Appeal Award | ||||||
| Social Media Superstar | ||||||
| Best Podcast | ||||||
| Best RnB, Hip Hop or Grime | ||||||
| Best Dance | ||||||
| Best Pop | ||||||
| Best Rock or Indie | ||||||
| Global Legend | ||||||
| Best Fans |
The Global Special Award
Special Award for Creativity
Best News Interview, Moment or Debate
- First Responders (2018)
The Very Award
- Joshua Hill (2019)
- Andy Smith (co-founder of Regenerate Charity) (2020)
Most nominated and awarded acts
Most nominated
| Artist | Nominations (as of 2024) |
|---|---|
| Ed Sheeran | 18 |
| Anne-Marie | 12 |
| Lewis Capaldi | |
| Raye | |
| Little Mix | 10 |
| Dua Lipa | 9 |
| Stormzy | |
| Calvin Harris | 8 |
| Dave | |
| Aitch | 7 |
| Beyoncé | |
| Coldplay | |
| Doja Cat | |
| Harry Styles | |
| Shawn Mendes | |
| Taylor Swift |
Most wins
| Artist | Awards (as of 2024) |
|---|---|
| Little Mix | 6 |
| Dua Lipa | 5 |
| Ed Sheeran | |
| Harry Styles | |
| RAYE | 4 |
| Lewis Capaldi | 3 |
| Stormzy | |
| Calvin Harris | |
| Anne-Marie | 2 |
| Camila Cabello | |
| Coldplay | |
| Mark Ronson | |
| Stereophonics |
Voting procedure
According to the Global Awards website, the voters used a secure online website to vote in 2018. Each voter was allowed to vote up to 5 times. To date, categories are judged by music industry representatives.