The 2020 PolarMusicPrize ceremony has been postponed until next year
ceremony and banquet, scheduled for June 9 in Stockholm, has been postponed to May 22, 2021. Like many other events all over the world, the 2020 Prize is moving to next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.were named the Laureates for the 2020 Polar Music Prize at an early morning announcement at Stockholm City Hall on Feb. 11. Both women will now be honored at the 2021 event.
In a statement issued today, the Polar Music Prize Organization wrote, “The most important consideration for us, and the top priority, is the safety and well-being of the Polar Music Prize Laureates, the Swedish Royal Family, artists, musicians, guests and all the staff involved. We look forward to an extra special event in 2021.”, “I really want to thank our Laureates Diane Warren and Anna Netrebko, who both gave us really quick answers about available dates in 2021.
The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by Stig"Stikkan" Anderson, the manager and music publisher of ABBA. A well-known lyricist, he also was the co-writer on many of their early hits. The prize was first presented in 1992. This is the first time in the history of the Polar Music Prize that the ceremony will skip a year.
The prestigious prize carries individual cash awards of one million Swedish kronor . Previous winners of the Polar Music Prize include Sting, Elton John, Ravi Shankar, Metallica, Ennio Morricone, Led Zeppelin, Renée Fleming, Grandmaster Flash, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Isaac Stern, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Sonny Rollins, Gilberto Gil, B.B. King, Emmylou Harris, Yo-Yo Ma, Miriam Makeba, Björk, Wayne Shorter, Patti Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, Youssou N’Dour and Chuck Berry.
The prize is traditionally given to one person from the pop world and one from the classical or jazz genre.I feel like we are living the movie that I've written the theme songs for
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