On November 12, 2024, the LISTEN TO BERLIN: AWARDS will be presented for the ninth time to outstanding artists, personalities, initiatives and creative professionals with a connection to music and Berlin.

For the first time this year, the winners of the categories will receive prize money of €5,000, while the runners-up in each category will each receive €1,000. We would like to invite you to nominate your favorites in the following 5 categories:

✨ NEW: Award For Innovation In The Music Industry 

✨ NEW: Audience Award For The Best Song By A Berlin Act

✨ Award For Sustainable Management

✨ Award For Music Journalism And Podcasts

✨ Rolf Budde Award for Moral Approach In The Music Industry

You can submit nominations in one or more categories.

An expert jury will select the winners from the nominations in the categories Award For Innovation In The Music Industry, Award For Music Journalism And Podcasts, Award For Sustainable Business and Rolf Budde Award for Moral Approach in the Music Industry. A shortlist will be compiled from the nominees in the Audience Award category for the best song by a Berlin act, from which the audience will select their favorite. Nominations for the Artist Awards are made via the LISTEN TO BERLIN: COMPILATION.

Deadline for submission: 25.08.2024

LISTEN TO BERLIN is a project run by the Berlin Music Commission on behalf of the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises with funding from the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.