With Stromae, Orelsan and Angèle at the top of the nominations, the Victoires de la musique, high mass of French-speaking song crystallizes critics on "
a taste of deja-vu
".
Admittedly, Stromae (four nominations) marked a discographic break of nine years after a burn-out from which he recovered.
But the Belgian was the honorary president of the Victories last year and he already has five Victories.
Orelsan, who signed a hat-trick last year (9 Victories in total), has three nominations, as does Angèle (3 Victories already).
“
There is a taste of deja vu.
We have witnessed a season of resumption of live – after the health crisis – rich, intense, with a lot of new projects that we hardly find at Victoires
”, comments for AFP Antoine Dabrowski, antenna director of Internet radio Tsugi.
"
Despite the attempts to change the Victories, there is criticism against them
," continues this official whose media publishes his own nominations for the Victories.
Above all stay well between you and your little arrangements, we have never needed you to exist, and to be the only French music that is exported
Yuksek
"
The Victories persist, no specific prizes: the electro, rock, rap, world music categories ... have disappeared since 2019
", tackled on Twitter Émilie Mazoyer, host of the radio program
Décibels
on France Bleu.
“
Above all, stay well between you and your little arrangements, we never needed you to exist, and to be the only French music that is exported
“, pings on Twitter Yuksek, a figure of electro.
Only Jacques, representative of this current, is named in the revelations.
While DJ Snake officiates at the Super Bowl in the United States this weekend and the Ed Banger label, which released Justice, celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Rap, apart from Bigflo & Oli and OrelSan, is also under-represented in the queen categories with regard to the bubbling French-speaking scene and its hegemony.
Tiakola and Lujipeka are in the revelations and Ninho will receive a Male Artist Victory for the most streamed album.
The 38th Victories, which will take place on Friday at the Seine Musicale, at the gates of Paris, and will be broadcast on France 2 and France Inter from 9:10 p.m., have nevertheless tried to make efforts.
Three women, out of five nominated, claim for example the title of best album.
“Open other avenues”
“
The first thing to work on is the college of voters.
This year, we globally arrived at 50% of new voters and, instead of voting for an artist, we could give his top 3
”, enlightens AFP Stéphane Espinosa, president of the Victoires, arrived at the end of this mandate of only two years.
“
It's a long-term job.
I leave the presidency to others, it is up to them to continue to open up other avenues
, ”continues the leader.
The 800-voting college is dominated by music industry professionals.
Only the Song of the Year category is open to public voting.
This year, a vote by young audiences was encouraged by social networks and a partnership with Pass Culture and the National Music Centre.
Beyond the criticisms, two alternative ceremonies were organized.
The Joséphine prize was awarded for the first time to November Ultra - named for the revelations of Victories - in 2022 during an evening-concert in public at Radio France.
The jury included artists like Imany, Oxmo Puccino or L'Impératrice.
Les Flammes, musical prizes focused on rap and other affiliated currents, will hold their first edition on May 11 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
At the end of the day, 21 awards, i.e. double the Victories.
The organizers are media specializing in "
popular cultures
", such as YARD, Booska-P, not to mention Smile, a consulting agency, and the support of Spotify.
The "
vast majority of the Flames
" will be awarded "
via an equal mix
" of two panels of voters, professions related to the music industry and the general public, they promise.
The nominated artists will be revealed soon.
The artists and creations in the running in 2023
female artist
Angela
Izia
Apple
male artist
Bigflo & Oli
Grand Corps Malade, Ben Mazué and Gaël Faye
Stromae
album of the year
By your side,
by Jeanne Added
Consolation,
Apple
Éphémère,
by Grand Corps Malade, Ben Mazué and Gaël Faye
Multitude,
from Stromae
Ninety-five the suite,
by Angèle
Song
Flame,
by Juliette Armanet
Heart,
by Clara Luciani
Hell,
by Stromae
The Quest,
by Orelsan
One Day I Will Marry an Angel,
by Pierre de Maere
Audiovisual creation
Get old,
by Bigflo & Oli (with Julien Doré)
Sons of joy,
from Stromae
The Quest,
by Orelsan
Concert
Juliet Armanet
Clara Luciani
Orelsan
Female revelation
Lying
November Ultra
Emma Peters
Male revelation
Pierre de Maere
James
Lujipeka
Tiakola
