Nominations have been unveiled for the 36th annual Pollstar Awards, honoring the top tours, venues, live music executives, agencies, production companies and more in over 40 categories.
Zach Bryan, Coldplay, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen are vying for the award for Major Tour of the Year.
Adele, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace/Neue Messe München; Billy Joel, Madison Square Garden; Dead & Company, Sphere; Eagles, Sphere; Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Ryman Auditorium; and U2, Sphere, have been nominated in the Residency of the Year category.
Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Fred again, Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter and Sleep Token have been nominated for the New Headliner of the Year award.
A new honor this year is the Maxie Solters Award – Touring Publicist of the Year, recognizing the highest achievement for a public relations executive in the live touring industry in tribute to the highly respected Scoop Marketing publicist Maxie Solters, who died on August 15 at the age of 37.
Nominations for those actively involved with live performance were submitted by the Pollstar Awards nominating committee made up of agents, promoters, managers, producers, production professionals, venues representatives, Pollstar Boxoffice reporters, and other touring professionals.
Pollstar subscribers can vote by logging into pages.pollstar.com/pollstar-awards. Voting is open now through December 6 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.
In addition to subscriber votes, data reporting and ticket sales will be weighted elements in the final results in some categories. Winners will be announced at the Pollstar Awards on February 19 during the three-day Pollstar Live! Conference.
Scheduled to be held during February 18-20 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, Pollstar Live! is the world’s largest gathering of live entertainment professionals and the flagship event for Pollstar magazine.
The conference – which includes panels with industry leaders, multiple networking opportunities – kicks off with Production Live!, the one-day companion conference that features insightful panels and discussions from industry professionals on all topics related to putting on live events including lighting, video, concert production and more.
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