GEM-Tower ready for practical use: Wind turbine with solar panels to save festivals thousands on diesel
Almost all festivals in Europe use polluting diesel generators as their power supply. As a sustainable alternative, TU/e researchers and 9 companies, among which ESNS,…
ETEP summer update
ETEP SUMMER UPDATE: 30 ETEP festivals will take place over the next month, showcasing 56 acts from 16 countries to international audiences. Over the next…
BrETEP – Better Than Brexit
BrETEP – Better Than Brexit While the Brexit fiasco rumbles on in seemingly never ending fashion, ETEP continues to prove that collaboration works better than…
Q&A with Harry Jenner
Q&A With Harry Jenner The song “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish is an enormous hit, listening to the track, you can’t help clicking your fingers,…
200+ music organisations commit to Keychange 50/50 pledge
Keychange pledge now open to any music organisations who want to take positive action towards gender parity in music including conservatoires, orchestras, broadcasters, concert halls,…
VNPF roept Tweede Kamer op tot meer investeringen in podiumkunstenfestivals
Hoewel de podiumkunstenfestivals van de Raad voor Cultuur en van de Minister lof en waardering krijgen als vernieuwers van kunstensector en publiek, is er van…
ESNS19 Podcast: 50 jaar Pinkpop: Eric Corton interviewt Jan Smeets
“Die wethouder gaf mij toestemming voor het terrein, en die had echt gedacht, dat zei hij mij jaren later nog, die had echt gedacht dat…
Bands to Watch This Summer: Fontaines D.C., Black Midi and Flohio
37 new confirmations over the last month, causing some major shifts in the ETEP Artist Chart. Glastonbury and INmusic are the latest ETEP festivals to…
Rembert Stiewe – OBS with Attitude
Orange Blossom Special is one of those boutique festivals with a distinctive profile; having its own artistic DNA and unmistakeable identity when it comes to…
Interning at ESNS?
Are you looking for a challenging, diverse and exciting internship? If so, ESNS may be the perfect fit. We are looking for new interns to…
100 Music Festivals Sign up to Yourope Campaign #WeVoteForEurope
ETEP-partner Yourope has launched a campaign to mobilize and motivate the European music community to vote in the upcoming EU-Elections on May 23 -26. So…
ESNS confirms first speakers for 2020 conference
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has confirmed the first speakers for the ESNS 2020 conference. Cooking Vinyl founder Martin Goldschmidt will be doing a keynote interview in…
Fontaines D.C. ranking high in the ETEP artist charts with 16 confirmed festival shows
The new entries in the ETEP Artist Chart are Mavi Phoenix, Whispering Sons and girl in red, each with five confirmed shows. Fontaines D.C are…
Q&A with Adam Ryan – Booker of The Great Escape
With 500 bands from 30 countries on 90 stages: The 14th edition of The Great Escape in Brighton sets new levels. Shortly before the annual…
Artist applications for ESNS 2020 are now open
Artists are now able to submit their applications to play at ESNS 2020. ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the showcase festival with the very best emerging…
First ETEP 2019 Results! Already 10 confirmed ETEP festival slots for Fontaines D.C.
Fontaines D.C., Black Midi, Flohio, Pip Blom and Iris Gold are the ones to watch! Just two months after ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the first effects…
ESNS to focus on Switzerland in 2020 • Conference pre sale starts March 1st
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) highlights the very best emerging acts from a different country every year, showcasing the diversity of musical talent across Europe. In cooperation…
ESNS 2019 celebrates European successes with a bright look to the future
The thirty-third edition of ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) was successfully wrapped up on Saturday night at Groningen’s Oosterpoort with the Noorderslag festival. At the 2019 edition…
Ronnie Flex winnaar Popprijs 2018
Ronnie Flex heeft de Popprijs 2018 gewonnen. Ronnie Flex nam de meest prestigieuze prijs voor Nederlandse popmuziek, bestaande uit een geldbedrag van 10.000 euro en…
Fernando Halman winner Pop Media Awards
Radio maker Fernando Halman is the Pop Media Award winner of 2018. He received the award at ESNS 2019. The judges call Halman’s “authority and…
ESNS presents Music Moves Europe Talent Charts and ESNS chart
ESNS is proud to present two brand new charts! The European Border Breakers Charts now have a new name; the Music Moves Europe Talent Charts. We…
Caroline International presents: De Staat – Albumlaunch ‘Bubble Gum’
De Staat will launch will launch their album in style; VERA, Friday January 18 at 17.00 hrs. Wanna be there? You can! Doors: 16.00 hrs…
Europe’s live music business unites at ESNS to stop ticket touting
Europe’s leading live music professionals have come together at ESNS, to form a new non-profit organisation: the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT), to promote…
Aboutaleb will not join ESNS for debate
Ahmed Aboutaleb, mayor of Rotterdam, will not come to ESNS in Groningen for an intended debate with Dutch rappers. Last week, ESNS invited the mayor…
Live sessions at the Media Compound in the Martinikerk
The Martinikerk, the oldest and biggest church in Groningen, serves as the Media Compound for ESNS 2019. Beside a hub for the European press and…
Get the ESNS 2019 app!
ESNS 2019 is upon us. If you haven’t already, this would be a good time to get the ESNS 2019 app for Android and iOS.…
Peter Smidt steps down as creative director of ESNS
Peter Smidt will step down as creative director of ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag). Unfortunately, after 33 years, the founder of the European music platform will resign…
WUNDERBAR! Discover up-and-coming artists from Germany at Eurosonic and SXSW
EDITORIAL – WUNDERBAR! Discover up-and-coming artists from Germany at Eurosonic and SXSW. Presented by Initiative Musik – the German Music Export Office. Head to Initiative…
ESNS ART brings multidisciplinary art to Groningen
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) starts next week in the city of Groningen. Next to the conference, award shows and the latest emerging European artists, there is…
ESNS presents Dutch Roots at Noorderslag
A new generation of young musicians pay tribute to Americana and authentic roots music at Noorderslag. The Dawn Brothers play in an XL version of…
Indieplant is on a mission to empower indie artists and labels
ADVERTORIAL – Indieplant is on a mission to empower indie artists and labels to manage and develop their music careers, on a brand new platform.
LOUD returns to ESNS
Loud is returning to ESNS in 2019. Not only do we include the best up and coming loud acts in our line-up for you to…
Discover emerging Hungarian talents at Eurosonic
ADVERTORIAL – Discover emerging Hungarian talents at Eurosonic, brought to you by HOTS, the Hungarian music export office.
ESNS presents ESNS EXTRA
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) presents ESNS EXTRA at its 2019 edition. Apart from the festival and conference, check out showcases, exhibitions and after parties hosted by…
The Road to ESNS – discover all background stories
As Europe’s first borderless generation, everyone at Are We Europe believes that emerging European talent deserves more attention. That’s why they partnered up with ESNS and created…
The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy of Czech and Slovak acts at ESNS 2019
ESNS will focus on artists from the Czech Republic and Slovakia for its 33rd edition. From January 16th to January 19th the festival and conference visitors…
Faber proud audiovisual supplier of ESNS
ADVERTORIAL – Faber Audiovisuals leads the way in the dynamic world of LED displays and audiovisual productions. A world player in the audio-visual market with…
ESNS presents Platosonic
ESNS is bringing back its annual in-stores in Plato, Coffee-Company & House of Chambers. Wanna catch a glimpse of who’s playing at night? Join us…
MOJO for MUSIC – Benefietveiling | Tentoonstelling | Pop-up Shop at ESNS
At the upcoming edition of ESNS events promoter Mojo will organise an exhibition and charity auction. Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, Mojo will be opening a…
ESNS publishes schedules for 2019 edition
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has published the schedules for its 2019 edition. Next to the previously announced Music Moves Europe Talent Award winners blackwave. (be) and…
ESNS completes line-up with final confirmations
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) previously announced 290 emerging acts already. Another eight acts have been confirmed for Eurosonic, and twelve acts for Noorderslag are added today…
ESNS introduceert ESNS Academy
ESNS Academy is een programma speciaal ontwikkeld voor studenten en heeft als doel het inspireren van zowel Nederlandse als internationale studenten. Het biedt jonge muziekliefhebbers…
Keynote interview with Tom Windish (Paradigm Agency, US) by Greg Parmley (ILMC, IQ, IFF)
Agent Tom Windish has been confirmed as keynote speaker during ESNS 2019. The US based founder of The Windish Agency and now senior executive at…
ESNS adds fourteen emerging artists to Eurosonic line-up
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) previously announced 243 emerging acts already. Today, another 14 acts are confirmed to play Eurosonic in Groningen. Amilli (de), Annelie (nl), Belle…
ETEP Moves Europe: Looking back at 4.001 ETEP shows
With 483 shows by 161 acts at 122 festivals, ETEP has generated a record number of bookings for the fourth consecutive year. Top acts included…
Economische waarde en merkkracht ESNS stijgt spectaculair
De economische waarde van ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is in de periode 2011-2018 spectaculair gestegen, naar jaarlijks 4,7 miljoen euro. ESNS is uitgegroeid naar een topmerk…
Ten acts added to Noorderslag line-up
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has added ten acts to the Noorderslag line-up. Kovacs, Fais, Willem, Frenna & 777 Band, The Visual, Van Common, TAPE TOY, $hirak,…
And the winners of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards 2019 are…
The wait is over. The jury has decided. We’re pleased to announce the winners of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards. The jury has selected…
Scott Cohen and Andy Farrow among latest conference additions
With just 2 months to go the conference program is taking shape quickly. ESNS 2019 will kick off at De Oosterpoort on Wednesday January 16th with…
NPO Radio 2 Soul & Jazz to host a stage at Noorderslag 2019
Once again, NPO2 Radio Soul & Jazz will host a stage at Noorderslag presenting up and coming Dutch soul & jazz talents. On Saturday you…
ESNS adds new round of emerging artists to 2019 line-up
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) previously announced 173 emerging acts already. Today, another 70 acts are confirmed to play Eurosonic in Groningen. Among the newly confirmed acts…
Thomas Azier, Sevdaliza en Jett Rebel nominated for Pop Stipendium
Thomas Azier, Sevdaliza or Jett Rebel. Those are the nominees for Cultuurfonds Pop Stipendium. The winner of the €10.000,- prize will be announced during ESNS,…
ESNS adds ten acts to Noorderslag line-up
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has added ten new names to the Noorderslag line-up. Thomas Azier, Famke Louise, Nielson, Ploegendienst, Latifah, Jarreau Vandal Live, Lewsberg, LYZZA, Sheila…
Meet the jury of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards
We are happy to announce the jury for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards. All jury members come from different countries and represent a distinct…
ESNS expands 2019 line-up with 123 confirmations
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has expanded the line-up for the 2019 edition with another 123 acts. Among the confirmations are 19 acts from Czech Republic and…
Tickets for ESNS 2019 now on sale
Tickets for ESNS 2019 are now available via our website. Tickets come in different formats, which are listed below. Head over to our tickets page…
Keynote Richard Jones & MOJO anniversary
Richard Jones, manager of Pixies, Agnes Obel, a.o., has been confirmed for a keynote for ESNS 2019. His keynote will focus on the importance of…
ESNS ticket pre-sale on Friday October 19
Tickets for ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) will go on sale Friday October 19 at 10:00 hrs via esns.nl. Eager to find out what ticket types are…
Entries open for the European Festival Awards 2018
Entries are now open for the 10th edition of the European Festival Awards, set to take place during ESNS on January 16th 2019 at De…
ESNS bevestigt eerste acts voor Noorderslag 2019
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) kondigt de eerste namen aan voor Noorderslag. Rondé, Jeangu Macrooy, Donna Blue, Feng Suave, Jiri11, Kita Menari, Marlene Bakker, Nona en Young…
Meet the nominees for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards
Today, the nominees for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards were announced at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany. This brand new annual music prize…
ESNS announces first acts for 2019 edition
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is announcing the first artists for its upcoming edition, taking place from January 16 – 19, 2019 in Groningen, The Netherlands. The…
ESNS verlengt samenwerking met Ticketmaster door inzet van ticketingplatform Universe
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), het Internationale vierdaags festival- en conferentieprogramma voor de muziekindustrie, heeft gekozen voor Universe als partner voor de ticketverkoop. Universe, een ticketingplatform waarmee…
Summer round up: Hot, hotter, hottest!
ETEP 2018: a record-breaking year! Although the ETEP season has not yet come to an end, we’d like to share some of this year’s highlights…
ESNS proudly introduces the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards, the European Union Prize for popular and contemporary music
The Music Moves Europe Talent Awards are the new European Union Prize for popular and contemporary music implemented by ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag). The prize is…
ETEP Summer Update: Bands to watch!
With a record-breaking 19 ETEP festival bookings, indie-pop revelation Superorganism is the ETEP band to watch this year. Playing in 14 countries, they have the perfect European…
Artist applications for ESNS 2019 are now open
Acts wishing to play at ESNS19 are invited to send in their applications now. Applications can be submitted until September 1, 2018. Eurosonic Noorderslag is…
CHART ANALYSIS
This chart shows even tracks before their release! Exciting stuff this week: the highest new entry is not even officially released on streaming yet when…
ESNS to focus on Czech Republic and Slovakia in 2019
Every year ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) highlights the very best emerging acts from a different country, showcasing the diversity of musical talent across Europe. In close…
EUROSONIC NOORDERSLAG 2018 SUCCESSFULLY BREAKING BORDERS IN EUROPEAN MUSIC
Afgelopen nacht werd de tweeëndertigste editie van Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) in Groningen afgesloten. De Popprijs voor 2017 werd uitgereikt aan Kensington. Ook tijdens deze editie,…
POPPRIJS 2017 NAAR KENSINGTON
Kensington heeft de Popprijs 2017 gewonnen. Kensington nam de meest prestigieuze prijs voor Nederlandse popmuziek, bestaande uit een geldbedrag van 10.000 euro en een beeld…
KRISTIAN KOSTOV WINS PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD
The winners of the 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (the ‘EBBA’), the European music awards for emerging artists, were honoured this evening at the Eurosonic…
THIS IS HOW DENMARK BLOOMS! & HIGHLIGHT ON PHLAKE
An overview of Danish acts at ESNS 2018, brought to you by Casper Bach Hegstrup (P6 BEAT, DR) and Carsten Holm (Programmer, Digital Radio, DR)…
ETEP 2017: ANOTHER RECORD NUMBER OF BOOKINGS
In its 15th year, ESNS’s European Talent Exchange Programma (ETEP) has generated a record number of bookings for upcoming music talent at European festivals for…
EBBA17: SUMMER RECAP!
Last edition’s EBBA winners haven’t gone unnoticed this summer. In fact, it’s been a really hot summer for some of them. Dua Lipa’s ‘New Rules’…
SHAME GET RECORD NUMBER OF FESTIVAL BOOKINGS WITH ETEP
Here is your summer update on ETEP shows! UK band SHAME have a record breaking 16 performances, bringing their chaotic live show bursting at the seams with…
ESNS18 TO FOCUS ON DENMARK!
At this year’s SPOT Festival in Aarhus, Eurosonic Noorderslag presented Denmark as its focus for 2018. Booker Robert Meijerink comments, “We have been amazed by…
ETEP TAKES A MASSIVE LEAP FORWARD
The first two months of 2017 promise great things for the programme’s 15th year. With 130 shows by 77 artists from 20 countries, ETEP has…
EUROSONIC NOORDERSLAG AWARDED BEST DUTCH FESTIVAL
From Wednesday 11 until Saturday 14 January Groningen hosted Eurosonic Noorderslag for the 31st time. The conference attracted 4.200 delegates from all over the world.…
DUA LIPA WINS PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD
The winners of the 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (the ‘EBBA’), the European music awards for emerging artists, were honoured this evening at the Eurosonic…
FINAL ETEP RESULTS OF 2016: A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR!
This year, the European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) has generated a record-breaking number of shows by European artists on festivals across Europe. With 404 shows…
NEW ETEP RESULTS: BREAKOUT EUROSONIC ACTS AT A FESTIVAL NEAR YOU
This summer, Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora, UK act Blossoms, Belgian electronic artist Lost Frequencies and Dutch trio MyBaby are some of the biggest winners of this…
FINAL ETEP & CEETEP RESULTS 2015
We proudly present the final results of the European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) and the Central Eastern Europe Talent Exchange Programme (CEETEP) 2015. The results…
CEETEP AT EXIT FESTIVAL
Members of the Central Eastern Europe Talent Exchange Programme (CEETEP) will come together at this years EXIT Festival to mark the final year of the…
CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPEAN TALENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME SUCCESS
Launched in July 2011, CEETEP (Central Eastern European Talent Exchange Programme) is an expansion of the already successful European Talent Exchange Programme, which aims to…
FINAL ETEP AND CEETEP RESULTS FOR 2014
Proudly we present to you the final results of the European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) and the Central Eastern European Talent Exchange Programme (CEETEP) 2014.…
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