The German Music Authors' Prize (German: Deutscher Musikautorenpreis) is a German music prize that has been awarded since 2009 by German collective rights association GEMA. It is awarded to composers and lyricists for their outstanding achievements. Under the motto "Authors honor authors" (Autoren ehren Autoren), the winners are chosen by an independent jury of composers, lyricists and producers from all genres. Amongst the ten categories awarded, only the Young Talents category comes with a monetary prize of 10,000 Euro.
The ceremony took place on 28 May 2009 in Berlin, at the "axica" conference center.
Composition Film music: Martin BöttcherComposition Pop/Rock: Peter FoxLyrics Pop/Rock: Judith HolofernesComposition Independent: Niels FrevertLyrics Hip-Hop: Die Fantastischen VierComposition Music Theatre: Detlev GlanertComposition Symphonic: Manfred TrojahnMost Successful Work of the Year: Annette HumpeYoung Talent Award: Kai-Uwe KolkhorstLifetime achievement: Peter ThomasThe ceremony took place on 22 April 2010 in Berlin, at the "axica" conference center.
Composition Dance: Alex ChristensenLyrics Schlager: Joachim Horn-BerngesComposition Pop/Rock: David Jost, Dave Roth, Pat BenznerLyrics Pop/Rock: Jan DelayComposition Jazz: Nils WogramComposition Instrumental music: Rebecca SaundersComposition Experimental music: Carola BauckholtMost Successful Work of the Year: SilbermondYoung Talent Award: Johannes KreidlerLifetime achievement: Michael KunzeThe ceremony took place on 14 April 2011 in Berlin, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Composition Instrumental music: York HöllerComposition Opera/Song: Aribert ReimannComposition Film music: Ulrich ReuterComposition Pop: Annette Humpe, Adel Tawil, Florian Fischer, Sebastian Kirchner (Ich + Ich)Composition Rock: Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)Lyrics Singer-songwriter/song: Reinhard MeyLyrics Schlager/Volkstümliche Musik: Jutta StaudenmayerMost Successful Work of the Year: Der Graf, Henning Verlage (Unheilig)Young Talent Award: Alin CoenLifetime achievement: Hans Werner HenzeThe ceremony took place on 24 May 2012 in Berlin, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Composition Film music: Ralf WengenmayrLyrics Children's song: Gerhard SchöneComposition Jazz: Tied & Tickled Trio (Markus Acher, Micha Acher, Johannes Enders)Composition Experimental music: Georg KatzerComposition Religious music: Dieter SchnebelLyrics Pop: Danny DziukComposition Rock: Cäthe (Catharina Sieland)Young Talent Award: Sarah NemtsovMost Successful Work of the Year: Dieter BohlenLifetime achievement: James LastThe ceremony took place on 25 April 2013 in Berlin, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Composition Rock/Pop: Die Toten HosenComposition Film music: Annette FocksLyrics Pop: Stefan StoppokLyrics Hip-Hop: DeichkindComposition Symphonic: Jörg WidmannComposition Art song: Rainer RubbertComposition Dance/Elektro: Yann Peifer & Manuel ReuterYoung Talent Award: Torsten Goods & Jan MiserreMost Successful Work of the Year: Die Toten Hosen – Tage wie dieseLifetime achievement: Klaus HuberThe ceremony took place on 8 May 2014 in Berlin, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Composition Jazz: Efrat AlonyComposition Film music: Martin TodsharowComposition Elektro: Robot KochComposition Solo concert: Isabel MundryLyrics Vernacular: KasallaComposition Contemporary choir music: Charlotte SeitherLyrics Pop/Rock: BosseYoung Talent Award: Marko NikodijevićMost Successful Work of the Year: Sportfreunde Stiller – Applaus, ApplausLifetime achievement: Udo JürgensThe ceremony took place on 21 May 2015 in Berlin, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Composition Pop: Tobias KuhnComposition Hip-Hop: FarhotComposition Music Theatre: Helmut OehringComposition Orchestra: Adriana HölszkyComposition Audiovisual media: Fabian RömerLyrics Pop/Rock: Wolfgang NiedeckenLyrics Schlager: Heike FranseckyYoung Talent Award: Sea + Air (Daniel Benjamin, Eleni Zafiriadou)Most Successful Work of the Year: Mark Forster, Sido, Ralf Christian Mayer, Daniel Nitt und Philipp Steinke – Au revoirLifetime achievement: Helmut LachenmannThe ceremony took place on 12 May 2016 in Berlin, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Composition Pop/Rock: Sonja GlassComposition Jazz/Crossover: Tini ThomsenLyrics Hip-Hop: Marten Laciny (Marteria/Marsimoto)Composition Ensemble Music: Enno PoppeComposition Music with voice: Samir Odeh-TamimiComposition Audiovisual media: Florian TessloffLyrics Singer-songwriter: Sven Regener (Element of Crime)Young Talent award: Jagoda SzmytkaMost Successful Work of the Year: Andreas Bourani, Simon Müller-Lerch, Paul Neumann, Marek Pompetzki, Cecil Remmler, Paul Würdig – AstronautLifetime achievement: Martin Böttcher