Winners of Ukraine's YUNA Music Awards 2024 announced

The 13th annual YUNA Music Awards ceremony, celebrating the best in Ukrainian music, took place in Kyiv on May 23.

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The night's big winner was the band Antytila, which took home three awards: Best Video and Best Song for "Fortress Bakhmut," and Best Rock Band. The anticipated breakout artist of the year was the enigmatic performer Klavdia Petrivna.

YUNA 2024 Award winners

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• Best Album: Jamala — QIRIM

• Best Male Artist: Artem Pivovarov

• Best Duo or Collaboration: SHUMEI and Zlata Ognevich — Bureviyamy

• Best Female Artist: KOLA

• Best Music Video: Antytila — Fortress Bakhmut

• Best Pop Band: Latexfauna

• Breakthrough of the Year: Klavdia Petrivna

• Best Rock Band: Antytila

• Best Song: Antytila — Fortress Bakhmut

• Special Recognition: Kozak System for their charitable tour of military hospitals

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YUNA (Yearly Ukrainian National Awards) is an annual Ukrainian music award ceremony, established on 27 October 2011 by Pavlo Shilko and Mohammad Zahoor Nominees and winners are determined by a professional jury, and the accounting firm Deloitte regulates the final vote tally.

It is awarded for outstanding achievement in the music industry.

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The first YUNA ceremony, which took place on 8 February 2012 at Palace "Ukraine" in Kyiv, honored the best in Ukrainian music spanning the twenty years since the country's independence in 1991 and was later named "YUNA: The Best of 20 Years". The event didn't have a host; rather, awards were presented by different celebrities.

The event has been held every year since, and its hosts have included celebrities.

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