Music Moves Europe Awards 2026: here are the winners
The winners of the MME Awards 2026, the EU prize for popular and contemporary music supported by Creative Europe, were revealed at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in the Netherlands.
The jury selected five winners for the Music Moves Europe (MME) Awards and the winner of the Grand Jury MME Award. Each year, the jury decides which artists stand out the most among the 15 nominees.
At the same time, fans across the world voted online for their favourite artist in the public choice winner category.
The 2026 MME Awards winners are
The Grand Jury Music Moves Europe Award 2026 went to
- Lia Kali (Spain)
The other winners of the 2026 MME Awards were
- Camille Yembe (Belgium)
- Carpetman (Ukraine)
- Della (Cyprus)
- Sarah Julia (Netherlands)
- Sofie Royer (Austria)
The MME Public Choice Award went to
- Lia Kali, from Spain
Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, who attended the opening of the festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026, congratulated all laureates and reminded the audience the importance and the role of the award:
Europe’s music scene continues to thrive through its diversity, creativity and bold artistic voices. The Music Moves Europe Awards celebrate the artists who are shaping the future sound of our continent and taking it beyond Europe’s borders. I warmly congratulate all the winners on this outstanding achievement. I am sure that their sounds will reverberate throughout Europe.
The public can discover these emerging talents as part of the showcase programme at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.
Supporting emerging talents in their international career
The 5 Music Moves Europe Award winners receive € 10 000 each.
The winner of the Grand Jury MME Award receives € 10 000 and a green touring voucher worth € 5 000.
The winner of the Public Choice Award also receives € 5 000.
Furthermore, all 15 nominees are invited for an education programme to get an insight into the music business and to learn from established professionals. Nominees are all invited to perform at ESNS Festival, and in September 2026 their fans will be able to see them live also at Reeperbahn Festival, the co-organiser of the Prize.
About the Music Moves Europe Awards
The Music Moves Europe Awards are co-funded by Creative Europe, the EU funding programme for the culture and audiovisual sectors and are implemented by Eurosonic Noorderslag and Reeperbahn Festival with the support of partners from the music industry.
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