Cannes welcomes the 24th NRJ Music Awards with TF1
On November 18th Cannes welcomes artists from all over the world for another edition of the NRJ Music Awards, live from the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.
Each year, the NRJ (pronounced energy in French) Music award ceremony gathers the most famous singers from France and abroad. During this unique night that quickly became a key musical event in Europe, the public votes for their favourite artists in each category.
With performances from Ava Max, Lizzo, Gayle, Aya Nakamura, Damso, Juliette Armanet, Slimane, Izia, Soolking, David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Rosalía, Yungblud, Orelsan, Angèle, Bigflo & Oli, Stromae, Clara Luciani, Soprano, Amir, Keen’V, Kenji Girac and M. Pokora, Cannes will be star-studded this weekend!
Similar to the MTV Music Awards in the US, the NRJ Music Awards celebrate popular music and music videos with winners are selected by fans. Voters will pick the Révélation Francphone, an award for the best new French artist, this year between Adé, Adèle Castillon, Lujipeka, Mentissa, Pierre de Maere and Yanns. As well as the Best French Song of 2022, which will be announced live on November 18th during the ceremony.
Nominees for international artists include The Weekend, Harry Styles, Lil Nas, David Guetta and Ed Sheeran for the men and Adele, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Lizzo and Shakira for the women. For best international song of the year, choose between The Black-Eyed Peas / Shakira / David Guetta for "Don't you worry", Harry Styles for "As it was", Gayle for "abcdefu", Imagine Dragons for "Bones" and several more! Who would you vote for??
New categories
TF1 and NRJ aspire to be ever-evolving with four new categories introduced at this year's ceremony: the best international music video is now separated from the best French music video - because everyone deserves an opportunity to shine, the social hit award highlighting emerging music trending on social media, adaptations to acknowledge the past and our music history, and finally an award for the best French tour of the year as live performances are at the very core of what TF1 and NRJ stand for.
Everyone is able to vote for their picks by going online to the NRJ website. Online votes will be closing at noon on November 18th for each of the categories. You can vote only once per day and find all the artists nominated on the NRJ website. Get involved and cast your votes!
The ceremony
The NRJ Music Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, 18 November at 9 pm in the Grand Auditorium at the Palais des Festivals et Congrès in Cannes. As with any special event in Cannes, Mayor David Lisnard makes sure that the local residents are included. A drawing for tickets for is being conducted on 16 and 17 November. The lucky winners get 2 tickets for the award show, allowing them to pass the photo call and montée les marches, or climb the famous steps to the Palais!
If you’re not lucky enough to win tickets from the city of Cannes, you can join the crowds of fans outside the Palais and the hotels putting up the stars, or you can watch the show live from the comfort of your own home on TF1.
Good luck to the winners!
For all the nominees and to cast your vote, click here.