15 OUTSTANDING ARTISTS NOMINATED FOR THE MUSIC MOVES

EUROPE AWARDS 2025

Dublin, Groningen, Brno, Sofia, October 2nd, 2024

The highly anticipated Music Moves Europe Awards 2025 is thrilled to unveil the fifteen remarkable artists who have been nominated for these prestigious awards. Celebrating the extraordinary talents emerging from the European music landscape, these nominees are set to take centre stage and captivate audiences worldwide.

Announced at Ireland Music Week (Dublin), and simultaneously at the SoAlive Music Conference (Sofia) and Reconnect (Brno), on Wednesday, October 2nd, we proudly present the fifteen nominees for the Music Moves Europe Awards 2025; Boko Yout (SE), Daniela Pes (IT), HILLARI (NO), Joalin (FI), Judeline (ES), Kingfishr (IE), Loverman (BE), Maella (CZ), Mina Okabe (DK), Naomi Sharon (NL), Night Tapes (EE), UCHE YARA (AT),
Woomb (BG), Yamê (FR) and Zimmer90 (DE).

European Union Prize 
The Music Moves Europe Awards (MME Awards) is the European Union Prize celebrating the emerging artists who represent the European sound of today and tomorrow. The MME Awards are designed to accelerate the international careers of upcoming European artists.

Public Choice Award
Music fans across Europe can now vote to choose the winner of the MME Public Choice Award 2025 through the MME Awards website: https://mmeawards.eu.

Prize package
Five artists will be selected as winners by an international jury and one artist will be chosen for the Grand Jury Prize. All winners will be revealed at the MME Awards ceremony on Thursday 16 January, 2025 at ESNS in Groningen, the Netherlands. Each winner will receive €10.000. The winner of the Grand Jury Award will receive an additional green touring voucher worth €5.000. The winner of the MME Public Choice Award 2025 will receive €5.000.

Live at ESNS
All fifteen nominees are invited to play at ESNS Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands and also to join the MME education program, with best practices in the music industry, organised by ESNS and the partners of the MME Awards: Liveurope, Yourope, Live DMA, IMPALA, Digital Music Europe, ICMP-CIEM, International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) and European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE).

The MME Awards is a key component of the European Union’s efforts to support and promote the European music sector. It aims to empower emerging artists and professionals in the industry while fostering a united and diverse European music scene.

 

About IMPALA

IMPALA was established in 2000 and now represents over 6000 independent music companies in Europe. 99% of Europe’s music companies are small, micro and medium businesses and self-releasing artists. Known as the independents, they are world leaders in terms of innovation and discovering new music and artists – they produce more than 80% of all new releases and account for 80% of the sector’s jobs. IMPALA’s mission is to grow the independent music sector sustainably, return more value to artists, promote diversity and entrepreneurship, improve political access, inspire change, and increase access to finance. IMPALA works on a range of key issues for its members, runs various award schemes and has a programme aimed at businesses who want to develop a strategic relationship with the European independent sector – Friends of IMPALA.

IMPALA – Independent Music Companies Association

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