Rock Alternative Music Prize
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| Awarded for | Achievements in rock and alternative music |
| Location | Moscow |
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| Reward(s) | Gilded loudspeaker statuette |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Last awarded | 2009 |
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The Rock Alternative Music Prize (RAMP), known until 2007 as the Russian Alternative Music Prize, was an annual Russian music award in the field of rock music, presented by the television channel A-One.[1] [2] The winners were chosen mainly by audience voting.[1] The award was renamed in 2007, in connection with changes to the format of the A-One channel.[3]
The prize was awarded five times between 2005 and 2009, and has not been presented since 2010.[1]
Origins
A-One described itself as Russia's first alternative music television channel; it went on the air on 1 August 2005 and built its identity around a "no pop music" format.[2] [4] In 2005 the channel established its own award for rock and alternative music, RAMP.[2]
The idea of the prize traces back to the Moscow Alternative Music Awards (M.A.M.A.), first held on 22 March 2004. The concept of RAMP was initially offered to the producer of the NeoTV channel, and online and SMS voting for nominees was launched, but the closure of NeoTV prevented the first ceremony from taking place as planned.[5] In January 2005 the project was offered to the management of MTV Russia, with the participation of VJ Alexander Anatolyevich, but the channel declined to host it.[5] The former NeoTV team subsequently launched A-One, on which it was decided to hold RAMP annually.[5]
The award statuette took the form of a gilded loudspeaker mounted on a stable base, designed so that it could be held comfortably.[6]
Format
Nominees were drawn from artists whose videos were in rotation on A-One, and voting took place online in several rounds.[7] By 2008 the ceremony featured ten nominations, with voting carried out in three stages.[7] [6] Most categories were decided by the public, while certain categories, such as Concert of the Year, were judged by a panel.[8]
Ceremonies
2005
The first ceremony was held on 22 September 2005 at the Luzhniki Sports Palace in Moscow, with the American nu metal band Korn as headliner.[4] Russian alternative acts including Amatory, Psihea and Slot performed alongside the headliner.[4] Uliana "IF" Yelina, the vocalist of Slot, won the award for Vocals of the Year.[9]
2006
The 2006 ceremony took place on 18 October at Luzhniki.[10] Winners included Catharsis as Metal Group of the Year, Tracktor Bowling as Alternative Group of the Year, Tarakany as Punk Group of the Year, Hostile Breed for Album of the Year, Skafandr for Video of the Year, AmneZia as Discovery of the Year, Rashamba as Underground Act of the Year, Trivium as Foreign Group of the Year, and Slot, whose song "2 voyny" was named Hit of the Year.[11]
2007
The third ceremony was held at the B1 Maximum club in Moscow and was concluded by a concert from the British group UNKLE.[3] The Russian band Lumen received the award for best album.[3]
2008
The fourth ceremony took place on 11 October 2008 at the B1 Maximum club, the year Mikhail Kozyrev became the new general producer of A-One.[6] The winners were: Bzik (Discovery of the Year), In Flames (International Act of the Year), Slot for "Oni ubili Kenni" (Hit of the Year), Dolphin for "Bez nas" (Video of the Year), Korol i Shut (Respect RuNeta), Zemfira for her concert at the Olimpiysky on 1 April 2008 (Concert of the Year), Blansh (Underground Act of the Year), Lumen (Group of the Year), Zemfira for Spasibo (Album of the Year), and Tracktor Bowling for "Vremya" (Soundtrack of the Year).[8]
2009
The fifth and final ceremony was held on 28 October 2009 at the B1 club, with the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand as headliner.[12] The award for Group of the Year went to Lyapis Trubetskoy, while Franz Ferdinand received a special prize "for reviving the spirit of rock and roll", presented by critic Artemy Troitsky.[12]
Discontinuation
The fifth award, in 2009, proved to be the last, and the prize has not been presented since 2010 for financial reasons.[1] In 2015 an attempt was made to revive RAMP through the crowdfunding platform Planeta.ru, supported by artists such as Linda and Gleb Samoylov with the band The Matrixx.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "RAMP" (in русский). Farshmag. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "A-One" (in русский). Premiya Runeta. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Barabanov, Boris (November 1, 2007). "Альтернатива доказала, что существует" (in русский). Kommersant. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Альтернатива есть! Первый TV канал альтернативной музыки A-ONE и Российская альтернативная музыкальная премия RAMP-2005 под хедлайнерством KORN!" (in русский). Yoki.ru. September 15, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "RAMP" (in русский). Daymusic.ru. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Триумфаторами RAMP 2008 стали Земфира, Lumen и голая попа" (in русский). GuruKen Show. October 14, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Премия RAMP 2008 будет честной, как только сможет" (in русский). NEWSmusic.ru. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Много шума из ничего" (in русский). Lenta.ru. October 12, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Slot / Слот". Popkult. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ Gusakova, Polina (October 19, 2006). "RAMP-2006 собрал в "Лужниках" главных альтернативщиков страны" (in русский). InterMedia. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Победители RAMP 2006" (in русский). Special Radio. October 23, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Настоящий рок-н-ролл" (in русский). Lenta.ru. October 29, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Премия RAMP возвращается!" (in русский). Sub-Cult. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
External links
- "A-One channel profile (archived)" (in русский).
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