The singer received awards in categories related to the Portuguese language. The album Caju was chosen as the best contemporary pop album and best urban performance.
She was also honored for the song “Veludo Marrom”, selected as the best song in Portuguese. Upon receiving the best song award, Liniker spoke about the difficulties of being a trans woman in Brazil.
“I have been writing since I was 16 years old. Writing and poetry have been my greatest form of existence. It’s where I find myself and where I celebrate the many things I experience. Being a travesti composer in a Brazil that kills us is extremely difficult. So, may our story be told and celebrated more and more, as it is today,” she stated.
Award Winners
Among the Brazilian winners are João Gomes, Mestrinho and Jota.pê, with the album Dominguinhos, chosen as the best Roots Music album in Portuguese, and singer Luedji Luna – best Brazilian Popular Music/Brazilian Afro-Portuguese Music album, with the work titled Um Mar Pra Cada Um (A Sea for Everyone).
The group BaianaSystem was awarded in the best rock or alternative music album in Portuguese category, with the work O Mundo Dá Voltas. Eli Soares was the winner in the Christian music category (also in Portuguese), with the album Memóri4s (Ao Vivo).
In the best sertaneja music album category, the winner was the duo Chitãozinho & Xororó, with the album José & Durval. In the samba/pagode category, the group Sorriso Maroto won the award with the album Sorriso Eu Gosto No Pagode Vol. 3 – Homenagem Ao Fundo De Quintal, recorded in London.
In the international Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album category, two artists shared the award. One of them, Brazilian mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda, with the trio’s work Live in NYC. The award was shared with Cuban musician Chuco Valdés, with the album Cuba and Beyond.
Source: brasil247.com