Rockol Awards: a special prize to remember Paolo Benvegnù

Paolo Benvegnù, a great singer -songwriter who died a few weeks ago, was also remembered inside the Rockol Awards. Benvegnù should have been on the stage of the Rockol Awards, because the editorial staff had decided to award them a special prize for the best album of 2024, “it is useless to talk about love”. Then things went differently, as unfortunately we know.

The prize wanted and wants to recognize the value of his reflective songs, but never self -referential, social, but never moralistic, love songs, never cloying. Because Benvegnù was simply one of the best artists we have had in Italy in the last thirty years.
However, the editorial staff decided to award the prize, which was collected by Marco Gallorini of Woodworm, Management and the artist’s record company. To deliver it, the editor in chief Gianni Sibilla, who recalled the last meeting with Paolo on the occasion of Milan Music Week for an interview on mental health in music, and thanked those who worked behind the scenes with him in this period: “Benvegnù He has always been on the margins of the Italian music scene, but his songs in another universe should have been hit. , for the strength of his songs, but also thanks to the work of those who supported him on his path.

The Rockol Awards 2024 are made in partnership with Clockbeats, Newimaie And SIAE.