About the Awards.

The Listen to Berlin: Awards are intended to honour remarkable achievements in the Berlin music industry.

We award the prize independently of commercial considerations and instead focus on the broad diversity of our industry in Berlin. We highlight special people, artists and projects, and consider the Berlin Music Commission as a platform for them.

The award allows us to showcase the stars of Berlin’s music galaxy and, at the award ceremony, present them to the wider public.

The Listen to Berlin: Awards 2023 will take place on November 14, 2023 at the Kesselhaus der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin. The event is part of Most Wanted: Music Convention, also taking place at Kulturbrauerei from 14 to 16 November 2023.

The awards ceremony is also a platform for exchange, networking and cooperation between experienced industry representatives and committed young talents.

The Listen to Berlin: Awards are the music prizes of the Federal State of Berlin and is awarded to Berlin’s participants in the music industry.

Award categories.

LISTEN TO BERLIN – ARTIST AWARD

The prize is awarded for outstanding artistic achievement in the current Listen to Berlin: Compilation.

LISTEN TO BERLIN – YOUTH AWARD

The prize is awarded for outstanding artistic achievement from the applications for the current Listen to Berlin: Compilation by people under 18.

AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BERLIN MUSIC SCENE

The prize is awarded to a person or a project that has made a special contribution to the advancement of the Berlin music scene.

AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

The prize is awarded to a company, an individual or an initiative that sets an example for a sustainable Berlin music industry by operating in a particularly ecologically, economically or socially sustainable manner.

AWARD FOR MUSIC JOURNALISM

The prize is awarded to an individual, company or initiative that has rendered outstanding services to the Berlin music scene or the development of the wider music industry through journalistic or publishing work.

AWARD FOR THE MOST CREATIVE MUSIC VIDEO

The prize is awarded to an outstanding music video that set new creative, aesthetic or conceptual standards, was made by musicians and video artists from Berlin, and was released between September 2022 and August 2023.

THE ROLF BUDDE AWARD FOR MORAL APPROACH IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

The prize is awarded to a person, company or initiative that has rendered outstanding services to society or has shown civil courage in the Berlin music industry. The prize honours those who showed exemplary effort in creating an open society and advocated for diversity, tolerance, and integration of people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the Berlin music industry.

HONOUR PRIZE OF THE BERLIN MUSIC COMMISSION

The prize is awarded to an outstanding artist, entrepreneur or initiative whose work exemplifies the unique character of the Berlin music scene in a special way.

The Selection Process.

the Submissions

From June 26 to September 01, 2023, the public can nominate people and initiatives from Berlin’s music industry in five of eight categories.

Submissions that have no connection to Berlin or to music, or that have racist and/or discriminatory intent or content, will not be considered. Neither the jury members of this year’s award, nor the board of directors or employees of the BMC office, can be considered for nomination.

The nomination for the Listen to Berlin – Artist Award and Listen to Berlin – Youth Award takes place via the Listen to Berlin: Compilation. The nomination for the Honorary Award of the Berlin Music Commission is up to the jury.

The Decision

The Listen to Berlin: Awards Jury 2023 will review and evaluate all entries for the shortlist.

Each jury member can select three favourites per category. In the jury’s group selection session, the highest-rated proposals will be discussed. Criteria such as diversity, gender balance, and social or political commitment can be taken into account during this decision-making process.

The jury is given a great deal of leeway when making these decisions, in order to be able to react to current situations and give the award ceremony a unique feel.

From this jury selection process, three nominees and one winner in each category will be chosen.

The jury of Listen to Berlin: Compilation will decide on the shortlist and the winners of the two artist awards.

Jury 2023.

@Sven Gottschall

About the Awards.

Award categories.

LISTEN TO BERLIN – ARTIST AWARD

LISTEN TO BERLIN – YOUTH AWARD

AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BERLIN MUSIC SCENE

AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

AWARD FOR MUSIC JOURNALISM

AWARD FOR THE MOST CREATIVE MUSIC VIDEO

THE ROLF BUDDE AWARD FOR MORAL APPROACH IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

HONOUR PRIZE OF THE BERLIN MUSIC COMMISSION

The Selection Process.

the Submissions

The Decision

Jury 2023.

Award ceremony

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About the Awards.

Award categories.

LISTEN TO BERLIN – ARTIST AWARD

LISTEN TO BERLIN – YOUTH AWARD

AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BERLIN MUSIC SCENE

AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

AWARD FOR MUSIC JOURNALISM

AWARD FOR THE MOST CREATIVE MUSIC VIDEO

THE ROLF BUDDE AWARD FOR MORAL APPROACH IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

HONOUR PRIZE OF THE BERLIN MUSIC COMMISSION

The Selection Process.

Jury 2023.

Award ceremony

Contact & Press Release

Imprint

About us

Run by

Part of

Funded by

Presented by

Part of

Supported by

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