Dua Lipa, Stromae, Adele, girl in red, Oscar and the Wolf, Hozier, Christine and the Queens, Tove Lo, Years & Years, Disclosure, Icona Pop, Ralphie Choo, Zaho de Sagazan, Pip Blom, The Script, ROSALÍA, Sigrid, Hozier and Naaz all won a Music Moves Europe (MME) Award at the start of their career. Quite the list, if we may say so ourselves. Ready to be next in line? 

The Music Moves Europe Awards are organized by European showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) in partnership with Reeperbahn Festival and co-funded by the Creative Europe program. It gets the support of a unique alliance of music industry partners, who will all help you succeed in your career. 

Each year, 15 emerging artists are nominated and eligible to win an MME Award. As a nominee, you are given the opportunity to perform at the Eurosonic Festival (ESNS) in front of major festival bookers and industry professionals. PSYCHED! A selection of nominees and winners will also be invited to play at another showcase festival (Reeperbahn Festival) in Germany. There are three ways to win an Award. There's an MME Award, a Grand Jury Award and a Public Choice Award. 

2026 nominees are: 
Sofie Royer (at) 
Camille Yembe (be) 
Lunikk (bg) 
Della (cy) 
Ray Lozano (de) 
Fine (dk) 
DITTER (fr) 
Lia Kali (es) 
Melina (gr) 
GLAZYHAZE (ie) 
Might Delete Later (lv) 
Sarah Julia (nl) 
Anna Lille (no) 
Florence Road (ie) 
Carpetman (ua)