Eska Music Awards festival is a great festival of Radio ESKA, which takes place every year in Lodz. Every year there are awards given to the artists of the greatest popularity amongst Radio ESKA listeners.
The Eska Music Awards commission gives the nomination to few artists of different sections of music and listeners vote to their favorites. The ones with the biggest umber of votes obtain the prize.
The Eska party becomes more and more popular every year. The first awards, granted in 2002, were given to Brainstorm and Blue bands.
In 2003, there were 5 winners
Band of the year: Myslowitz
Male artist of the year: Krzysztof Krawczyk
Female artist of the year: Kasia Kowalska
Song of the year: 'Baska' of Wilki
Event of the year: a Russian girls band TATU

Last year the statue of Eska Music Awards Festival was given the present shape. Its author is talented Pawel Guba with the co-operation of Michal Korol. The festival itself also changed its formula and became a great concert of Polish and worldwide music stars.

Eska Music Awards 2004 traditionally took place in Lodz and were transmitted by TV4 television. Its finalists are:
Female Artist of the year from Poland: Ewelina Flinta
Male artist of the year from Poland: Marcin Rozynek
Band of a year from Poland: Jeden Osiem L
Hit of the year from Poland: 'Jak zapomniec' of Jeden Osiem L
Album of the year from Poland: 'Mezokracja' of Mezo
Hit of the year from the world: Groove Coverage
Album of the year from the world: The Rasmus
Event of the year: Michal Wisniewski
Special Prize: 3 Doors Down

By the end of the year 2004 the festivals organizer - Radio ESKA signed a contract with the authorities of city Lodz, according to which the festival is to take place in Lodz for the following 3 years.

Polish Phonographic Academy Award 'Fryderyk' has been granted since 1995. Since 1999 it is an award granted by Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. The Phonographic Academy unites over 700 Polish artists, music journalists and professionals of the Polish phonographic industry.
'Fryderyk' award is being granted after a voting which takes place twice. The first round is a chose of five nominations in every category from all the candidates sent by different phonographic companies. Then, in the second round, every member of the Academy votes again but now for only one nomination of every category. Both votings are secret and anonymous. The wards are granted every year in March and the winners obtain a 'Fryderyk' statuette made by Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich. Its name refers to the name of the most remarkable Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin.
'Fryderyk' award gained the reputation of the most prestigious Polish music award.

Some of the 'Fryderyk' winners are: Grzegorz Ciechowski, KAYAH, MYSLOVITZ, Kazik Staszewski, Grzegorz Turnau, National Philharmonic Symphonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Jerzy Maksymiuk and Tomasz Stanko.