These are the winners of the Music Moves Europe (MME) Awards 2026

15.01.26

Curious to know if the one you voted for became an MME Award winner? We’ve got 6 winners all ready for you to introduce themselves to you. 6? Yes, one of the winners even won TWICE. Scroll down to find out if it’s your favourite.

Photo: Emma Pot

The Music Moves Europe Awards are organised by ESNS and Reeperbahn Festival, supported by Liveurope, Yourope, Live DMA, IMPALA, Digital Music Europe, ICMP-CIEM, International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) and European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE).

Drumroll... The winners:

Sofie Royer (Austria), Camille Yembe (Belgium), Sarah Julia (Netherlands), Della (Cyprus) and Carpetman (Ukraine) are the winners of an MME Award. The prestigious Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Lia Kali (Spain). Lia Kali received the most votes from her fans, so she also took home the Public Choice Award.

Notes from the jury

"REALLY impressed with this artist! Lots of raw emotion in the delivery, both on recorded track and live performance. A really strong sense of identity when it comes to her image. Oozes confidence with the demeanor on stage or in front of a camera. Raps and sings and dances and plays guitar - quadruple threat." - Camille Yembe

"BEAUTY piano player which took me by surprise as she has more of an alt pop feel to her recorded music. Classically trained on the violin too! A very well rounded and talented artist.The tour dates further support her live music ability!" - Sofie Royer

"Loving their vintage and folky feel to their music and look. Would definitely say for fans of Phoebe Bridgers! Live - their harmonies are beautifully in sync, and they are very emotive in their delivery which I love!" - Sarah Julia

"I love the dark grungey edge that Della has to her aesthetic and music. The intensity to her performance is layered with soft and heavier moments. Everything from the use of her breath in performance, the synergy with her band, her husky but powerful, left leaning vocal, and hypnotic relationship she has with her audience are all things I am a big fan of!" - Della

"WHAT an unbelievable vocal range! An incredibly striking image to match the name. I love the dance moves to match the performance. The mix of styles in vocal from spoken, vocoder? And his soul is so impressive. I love the flow of his music mixed with some epic production. Very unique." - Carpetman

"Really striking and strong sense of personality and presence. Powerful delivery in her music. My favorite artist here! the one that's coming out of the blue. Love how she speaks about her personal stories (hard sometimes) in her music and still make it perfectly executed." - Lia Kali

Prize package

Out of 15 nominees, five Music Moves Europe Award winners will receive €10,000 each. The winner of the Grand Jury Award will receive €10.000 and a green touring voucher worth €5,000. The winner of the Public Choice Award will receive €5,000, and a Spotify session in Stockholm. All fifteen nominees were invited for the education programme, with best practices in the music industry to strengthen their knowledge for their careers.

Meet the jury

The independent jury of the MME Awards 2026 consists of five people who earned their reputation in the music industry and are well respected tastemakers: Jess Iszatt (BBC Introducing), Filip Košťálek (Colours of Ostrava), Kenza Naaïmi-El Fezzazi (FIP) and Annika Walsh (Spotify). In addition, each year, the MME Public Choice Award winner of the previous year joins the jury. This year this seat is taken by Judeline from Spain.