These are the winners of the MME Awards 2026!

15 Jan 2026

The results are in! The winners of the MME Awards 2026 were revealed at the awards ceremony hosted at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen.

This year, the prestigious Grand Jury Prize went to Spanish artist Lia Kali, who also captured the hearts of fans to take home the Public Choice Award.

The other winners were Sofie Royer from Austria, Camille Yembe from Belgium, Sarah Julia from the Netherlands, Della from Cyprus, and Carpetman from Ukraine.

About the MME Awards

The Music Moves Europe 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. Former winners include: Stromae, Alyona Alyona, Rosalia, Yamê, The Haunted Youth, Dua Lipa, Sans Soucis, Hozier, Meskerem Mees and Christine and the Queens.

Liveurope is a proud member of the MME Awards steering committee alongside Yourope, Live DMA, IMPALA, Digital Music Europe, ICMP-CIEM, International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) and European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE).

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These are the winners of the MME Awards 2026!

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