PollStar 2024 Nominees

Nominations have been unveiled for the 35th annual Pollstar Awards, honoring the top tours, venues, live music executives, agencies, production companies and more in over 40 categories.

Beyoncé, Drake, Eagles, Ed Sheeran, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift are vying for the award for Major Tour of the Year.

Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Noah Kahan, Peso Pluma, Tyler Childers and Zach Bryan are the nominees for New Headliner of the Year.

See the full list of nominees below.

Pollstar subscribers can vote by logging into Pollstar.com to access your ballot. Voting is open now through Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET and winners will be announced at the Pollstar Awards on Feb. 7 in Los Angeles during the three-day Pollstar Live! Conference.

“For 35 years the most coveted and relevant recognition of achievement in the global live entertainment business, the Pollstar Awards stands alone as the only awards focused entirely on excellence in the realm of live performance, as determined by those who make their living in the business,” says Ray Waddell, president of OVG Media & Conferences, which produces Pollstar Live!, Production Live!, and the Pollstar Awards.

Waddell adds, “In a year marked by blockbuster tours, stunning performances, and rising superstars, Pollstar salutes the skill, work ethic and commitment to excellence of all the artists, events, venues, companies and touring professionals who continue to make the magic happen every night.”

Scheduled Feb. 6-8 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, Pollstar Live! is the world’s largest gathering of live entertainment professionals and the flagship event for Pollstar magazine. The conference – which includes panels with industry leaders, multiple networking opportunities and the Pollstar Awards – kicks off with Production Live!, the one-day companion conference that features insightful panels and discussions from industry professionals on all topics related to putting on live events including lighting, video, staging and stage management, sound technique, concert production, video, regulations, security and more.

For more information visit Pollstar.live or email vote@Pollstar.com.

INDEPENDENT BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR (GLOBAL)

Day After Day Productions

High Road Touring

IAG Talent

Paladin Artists

Sound Talent Group

TBA Agency

BOBBY BROOKS AWARD

AGENT OF THE YEAR

Adam Kornfeld, Independent Artist Group

Austin Neal, The Neal Agency

Brent Smith, Wasserman Music

Darryl Eaton, Creative Artists Agency

Kirk Sommer, William Morris Endeavor

Seth Shomes, Day After Day Productions

 

MAJOR TOUR OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé, Renaissance World Tour

Drake, It’s All A Blur Tour

Eagles, The Long Goodbye

Ed Sheeran, The Mathematics Tour

Luke Combs, Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour

Morgan Wallen, One Night At A Time World Tour

Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour


ROCK TOUR OF THE YEAR

blink-182, The World Tour 2023

Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 Tour

Dead & Company, The Final Tour

Foo Fighters, Everything or Nothing at All Tour

Metallica, M72 World Tour

Paramore, Paramore in North America

 

HIP-HOP TOUR OF THE YEAR

50 Cent, The Final Lap Tour 2023

Drake, It’s All A Blur Tour

Kendrick Lamar, The Big Steppers Tour

Post Malone, If Y’all Weren’t Here, I’d Be Crying Tour

SZA, The SOS North American Tour

Wu-Tang Clan/NAS/De La Soul, NY State of Mind Tour

 

R&B TOUR OF THE YEAR

Alicia Keys, Keys to the Summer Tour

Beyoncé, Renaissance World Tour

Janet Jackson, Together Again Tour

Lionel Richie/Earth Wind & Fire, Sing A Song All Night Long

New Edition, The Legacy Tour

SZA, The SOS North American Tour

The Weeknd, After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour

 

POP TOUR OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé, Renaissance World Tour

Coldplay, Music of the Spheres World Tour

Ed Sheeran, The Mathematics Tour

John Mayer, Solo Tour

Jonas Brothers, Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour

P!nk, Summer Carnival Tour

Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour

 

COUNTRY TOUR OF THE YEAR

Chris Stapleton, All-American Road Show

Luke Combs, Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour

Morgan Wallen, One Night At A Time Tour

Shania Twain, Queen of Me Tour

Tyler Childers, Send in the Hounds Tour

Zach Bryan, The Burn! Burn! Burn! Tour

 

LATIN TOUR OF THE YEAR

Carin Leon, Colmillo de Leche Tour

Enrique Iglesias / Ricky Martin / Pitbull, The Trilogy Tour

Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito Tour

MANÁ México Lindo y Querido

Peso Pluma, Doble P Tour

RBD, Soy Rebelde Tour

 

COMEDY TOUR OF THE YEAR

Adam Sandler, The I Missed You Tour

Bert Kreischer, Tops Off World Tour

Dave Chappelle, It’s a Celebration Tour

Kevin Hart, The Reality Check Tour

Matt Rife, ProbleMATTic World Tour

Nate Bargatze, The Be Funny Tour

 

SUPPORT/SPECIAL GUEST OF THE YEAR

21 Savage, Drake

Bailey Zimmerman, Morgan Wallen

Brandi Carlile, P!nk

Lainey Wilson, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Hardy

Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift

Steely Dan, Eagles

Turnstile, blink-182

 

RESIDENCY OF THE YEAR

Adele, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace

Billy Joel, Madison Square Garden

Katy Perry, The Theater at Resorts World

Lady Gaga, Dolby Live at Park MGM Las Vegas

U2, Sphere

Usher, Dolby Live at Park MGM Las Vegas

 

FAMILY, EVENT OR NON-MUSIC TOUR OF THE YEAR

Blippi: The Musical

Cirque du Soleil – Corteo

Disney On Ice

Dude Perfect

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live!

Kidz Bop Live

Monster Jam

 

NEW HEADLINER OF THE YEAR

Jelly Roll

Lainey Wilson

Noah Kahan

Peso Pluma

Tyler Childers

Zach Bryan

 

MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR (GLOBAL; OVER 30K ATTENDANCE)

Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin, TX

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, TN

Bourbon & Beyond, Louisville, KY

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA

Lollapalooza Festival, Chicago, Il

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA

Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival, Indio, CA

 

MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR (GLOBAL; UNDER 30K ATTENDANCE)

Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN

Cruel World, Pasadena, CA

Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI

The Ohana Festival , Dana Point, CA

Railbird Music Festival, Lexington, KY

Two Step Inn, Georgetown, TX

 

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

British Summertime Hyde Park, London, UK

Corona Capital Festival, Mexico City, MX

Download Festival, Donington Park, UK

Glastonbury Music Festival, Somerset, UK

Hellfest, Clisson, France

Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain

Tomorrowland Festival, Boom, Belgium

 

NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR

9:30 Club, Washington, DC

Bootsy Bellows at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY

First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

Irving Plaza, New York, NY

The Paramount, Huntington, NY

 

THEATRE OF THE YEAR

Altria Theater, Richmond, VA

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY

Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA

Hard Rock Live Hollywood, Hollywood, FL

Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN

YouTube Theater, Inglewood, CA


ARENA OF THE YEAR

Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert, CA

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Moody Center, Austin, TX

 

RED ROCKS AWARD

OUTDOOR CONCERT VENUE OF THE YEAR

Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN

Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY

The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA

Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA

The Rooftop at Pier 17, New York, NY

 

STADIUM OF THE YEAR

Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Fenway Park, Boston, MA

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN

Petco Park, San Diego, CA

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

 

CASINO/RESORT VENUE OF THE YEAR

Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT

The Show at Agua Caliente Resort Spa Casino, Rancho Mirage, CA

The Theatre at Resorts World, Las Vegas, NV

The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CA

Yaamava’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino, Highland, CA

 

NEW CONCERT VENUE OF THE YEAR (OVER 5,000 CAPACITY)

Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert, CA

CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD

F&M Bank Arena, Clarksville, TN

Granary Live, Salt Lake City, UT

Hero Arena at Mountain America Center, Idaho Falls, ID

Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

 

NEW CONCERT VENUE OF THE YEAR (UNDER 5,000 CAPACITY)

The Atlantis, Washington, DC

The Bellwether, Los Angeles, CA

The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL

Steelhouse Omaha, Omaha, NE

The Sound, Del Mar, CA

The Venue at Thunder Valley, Lincoln, CA

 

INTERNATIONAL VENUE OF THE YEAR

The O2 Arena, London, UK

Foro Sol, Mexico City, MX

Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Royal Albert Hall, London, UK

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON

Wembley Stadium, London, UK

WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain

 

VENUE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Becky Colwell, Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA

Brian Sipe, Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY

Christy Castillo Butcher, SoFi Stadium, YouTube Theater & Hollywood Park,

Inglewood, CA

David Kells, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Jeff Nickler, Moody Center, Austin, TX

Randy Fibiger, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Sean Saadeh, Prudential Center, Newark NJ

 

TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR

Amy Corbin, C3 Presents

Del Williams, Danny Wimmer Presents

Don Strasburg, AEG Presents Rocky Mountains

Hans Schafer, Live Nation

Jenn Yacoubian, Goldenvoice

Stacie George, Live Nation

 

SMALL VENUE TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR (UNDER 10,000 CAPACITY)

Allen Scott, Another Planet Entertainment

Billy Brill, Danny Wimmer Presents

Donna Busch, Goldenvoice

Drew Dixon, Yaamava’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino

Joe Ferree, Live Nation

Phil Kosch, Live Nation

Rikki Aston, Live Nation

 

BILL GRAHAM AWARD

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

Arthur Fogel, Live Nation Global Touring

Brad Wavra, Live Nation

Jared Braverman, Live Nation

Lesley Olenik, Live Nation

Louis Messina, Messina Touring Group

Omar Al-Joulani, Live Nation

 

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

Arthur Fogel, Live Nation Global Touring

Barrie Marshall, Marshall Arts

Jason Miller, Eventim Live

Kelly Chappel, Live Nation

Ricardo Gomez, OCESA

Simon Moran, SJM

 

BOBBY BROOKS AWARD

AGENT OF THE YEAR

Adam Kornfeld, Independent Artist Group

Austin Neal, The Neal Agency

Brent Smith, Wasserman Music

Darryl Eaton, Creative Artists Agency

Kirk Sommer, William Morris Endeavor

Seth Shomes, Day After Day Productions

 

INTERNATIONAL BOOKING AGENT OF THE YEAR

Bex Majors, Sound Talent Group

Christopher Dalston, Creative Artists Agency

Emma Banks, Creative Artists Agency

John Jackson, K2 Agency

Josh Javor, William Morris Endeavor

Mike Greek, Creative Artist Agency

Tom Schroeder, Wasserman Music

 

BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Creative Artists Agency

High Road Touring

Independent Artist Group

United Talent Agency

Wasserman Music

William Morris Endeavor

 

INDEPENDENT BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR (GLOBAL)

Day After Day Productions

High Road Touring

IAG Talent

Paladin Artists

Sound Talent Group

TBA Agency

 

RISING STAR AWARD

Dominick Prieto, Live Nation

Gilbert Paz, Loud And Live

Gretchen Claffey, ASM Global

Molly Warren, Live Nation

Shirin Nury, Creative Artists Agency

Trevor Chesler, Rupp Arena

Victor Sanchez, Hard Rock International & Seminole Gaming

 

PERSONAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Chris Kappy, Make Wake Artists

Coran Capshaw, Red Light Management

Irving Azoff, Full Stop Management

Jeffrey Azoff, Full Stop Management

John Silva, Silva Artist Management

Robert Allen, 13 Management

 

ROAD WARRIOR OF THE YEAR

Angie Warner, Post Malone, Suga

George Travis, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band

Jerome Crooks, Tool, Duran Duran, Billie Eilish

Malcolm Weldon, P!nk

Marc Robbins, Eagles

Marguerite Nguyen, Coldplay, BTS, Janet Jackson

Marty Hom, Beyoncé, Stevie Nicks

 

TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Pioneer Coach

Rock-It Cargo

Shomotion

SOS Global Express

Truck ‘N Roll

Upstaging


CONCERT VISUALS COMPANY
 OF THE YEAR

Bandit Lites

Brown Note Productions

Moo TV

PRG

ScreenWorks

Upstaging

 

CONCERT SOUND COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Brown Note Productions

Clair Global

Eighth Day Sound

Meyer Sound Laboratories

PRG

Rat Sound Systems

Sound Image

 

TOUR SERVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Advanced World Production Services

Cast & Crew Live Entertainment

Dega Catering

Eventric Master Tour

SGPS/ShowRig

TaDa! Events

 

BRAND PARTNERSHIP/ LIVE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

AMC, Taylor Swift Eras Tour Theatrical Exhibition

AMEX, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, Ed Sheeran, Black Pink

CFG Bank, Arena naming rights

Citibank, Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden

Lexus, Beyoncé – Renaissance World Tour

Sprite, Drake – It’s All A Blur Tour

 

MARKETING/PR EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Allison McGregor, Creative Artists Agency

Kate Girotti, ASM Global

Michele Bernstein, Michi B Inc.

Mikyl Cordova, MSG Entertainment

Sara Winter, Messina Touring Group

Vanessa Kromer, SoFi Stadium, YouTube Theater & Hollywood Park