The Music Moves Europe Awards will close its 2026 edition at Reeperbahn Festival on September 18, with a showcase at Hamburg’s 25 Club featuring performances by 2026 winner Della and nominees Glazyhaze and Ditter. The event will be hosted by FluxFM radio presenter Diona Bathily, with European Commissioner Glenn Micallef attending as a special guest.
The Music Moves Europe Awards are the European Union’s annual prize recognizing emerging European artists, organized by ESNS and Reeperbahn Festival with backing from several European music industry organizations including IMPALA, Liveurope and Yourope. Past winners and nominees include Zaho de Sagazan, Stromae, Rosalía, Dua Lipa, girl in red and Hozier, according to the organizers.
The next round of nominees, for the 2027 awards, will be announced November 4 during Riga Music Week in Latvia, with winners to be revealed January 14, 2027 at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, the Netherlands.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Nikki McNeill, globalpublicity.co.uk.