| Music Moves Europe Award | |
| Awarded For: | Award to stimulate cross border success of debuting European artists |
| Date: | January (Eurosonic Noorderslag opening night) |
| Country: | The Netherlands |
| Year: | 2004 |
The Music Moves Europe Award, also known as the MME Award, is an annual prize recognizing the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.[1] The prize was known as the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) until 2019,[2] [3] and the Music Moves Europe Talent Award (MMETA) until 2022.[4]
The EBBA Awards were launched by the European Commission[5] and are a European Union award.[6] Since 2009, the awards are organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag and the award is presented at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.[7]
The artists or groups nominated for the European Border Breakers Awards are selected on the basis of the following criteria:
Since 2010, an online vote takes place to choose which EBBA Award winner will receive the Public Choice Award, on top of the "regular" award.[11] The first winner was Belgian singer-songwriter Milow.[12] The German rock & roll band The Baseballs won in 2011.[13] Selah Sue from Belgium won the prize in 2012.[14]
Since 2009 the award ceremony takes place every year in January, during the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival, in the Dutch city of Groningen, presented by BBC host and musician Jools Holland.[11] EBBA Award winners perform live during the show, as well as during the festival itself. Winners from previous years are invited to perform as special guests. The ceremony is recorded by the public broadcaster NOS/NTR and broadcast through NPO 3.[15] The show is annually broadcast on several European television channels.
The EBBA Awards were initiated by the European Commission in 2004.[6] With the awards, the European Commission aims to stimulate the cross-border circulation of popular music repertoire and to highlight Europe's great musical diversity. The European Border Breakers Awards are supported through the Culture Programme of the European Union, which seeks to promote cross-border mobility of artists and culture professionals; to encourage the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic output; and to foster intercultural dialogue.[11]
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Some Things | ||
| Denmark | The Second You Sleep | ||
| France | Quelqu'un m'a dit | ||
| Germany | Masterplan | ||
| Ireland | So Much for the City | ||
| Italy | Rosso Relativo | ||
| Portugal | Fado Em Mim | ||
| Spain | Hijas del Tomate | ||
| United Kingdom | Permission to Land |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Chain Gang of Love | ||
| Finland | |||
| France | Parce qu'on vient de loin | ||
| Germany | Die Reklamation | ||
| Ireland | O | ||
| Italy | Hypnotica | ||
| Poland | Korova Milky Bar | ||
| Sweden | The Way I Am | ||
| United Kingdom | Call Off the Search |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Scream | ||
| Denmark | A Lifetime | ||
| France | Un jour d'été | ||
| Germany | Es ist Juli | ||
| Hungary | Get Out And Walk! | ||
| Ireland | Hal | ||
| Spain | Pafuera Telarañas | ||
| Sweden | "Boro Boro" | ||
| United Kingdom | Eye to the Telescope |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Ghostboy | ||
| France | Un monde parfait | ||
| Germany | Schrei | ||
| Greece | My Number One | ||
| Ireland | Celtic Woman | ||
| Italy | In the Hands of Love | ||
| Poland | LOL | ||
| Spain | Beatriz Luengo | ||
| Sweden | Veneer | ||
| United Kingdom | Corinne Bailey Rae |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | |||
| Denmark | |||
| Finland | On The Way To Wonderland | ||
| France | Joyful | ||
| Germany | Everytime We Touch | ||
| Ireland | Are You Listening? | ||
| Poland | |||
| Spain | M.A.M. | ||
| Sweden | LOL <(^^,)> | ||
| United Kingdom | Costello Music |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Alphabeat | ||
| Denmark | One | ||
| France | |||
| France | A Mouthful | ||
| Germany | Final Attraction | ||
| Ireland | The Script | ||
| Netherlands | |||
| Sweden | Youth Novels | ||
| United Kingdom | 19 | ||
| United Kingdom | We Started Nothing |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Lovetune for Vacuum | ||
| Belgium | |||
| Estonia | Love Is Dead | ||
| France | Paint Your Face | ||
| Germany | Stadtaffe | ||
| Italy | Gaetana | ||
| Netherlands | Outta Here | ||
| Portugal | Black Diamond | ||
| Sweden | Hardships! | ||
| United Kingdom | Hobo |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Saint Lu | ||
| Belgium | Cheese | ||
| Denmark | Columbine | ||
| France | ZAZ | ||
| Germany | Strike! | ||
| Netherlands | Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor | ||
| Norway | Caught in a Life | ||
| Romania | Hot | ||
| Sweden | Miike Snow | ||
| United Kingdom | Sigh No More |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Elektro Guzzi | ||
| Belgium | Selah Sue | ||
| Denmark | Philharmonics | ||
| France | |||
| Germany | Mutual Friends | ||
| Ireland | Early in the Morning | ||
| Netherlands | Lost and Found | ||
| Romania | Saxobeats | ||
| Sweden | Until One | ||
| United Kingdom | Anna Calvi |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | More Cracks | ||
| Estonia | Good Man Down | ||
| Finland | Imaginary Future | ||
| France | Tetra | ||
| Iceland | My Head Is an Animal | ||
| Netherlands | Branded | ||
| Portugal | |||
| Spain | High Ceilings & Collarbones | ||
| Sweden | Instinct | ||
| United Kingdom | Our Version of Events |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Anima(L) | ||
| Denmark | Lukas Graham | ||
| France | The Golden Age | ||
| Germany | Clarity | ||
| Iceland | Dýrð í dauðaþögn | ||
| Ireland | In a Perfect World | ||
| Netherlands | |||
| Norway | The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces | ||
| Sweden | This Is... Icona Pop | ||
| United Kingdom | Settle |
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Netzwerk | ||
| Belgium | No Deal | ||
| Denmark | No Mythologies to Follow | ||
| France | Mini World | ||
| Germany | Sadnecessary | ||
| Ireland | Hozier | ||
| Netherlands | The Common Linnets | ||
| Norway | It's Album Time | ||
| Sweden | Queen of the Clouds | ||
| United Kingdom | Tribute |
Best festival act award (awarded for the first time at this edition): Jungle[16]
| Country | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | |||
| France | Chaleur humaine | ||
| Germany | |||
| Ireland | Before We Forgot How to Dream | ||
| Latvia | No Clouds Allowed | ||
| Netherlands | |||
| Norway | All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend | ||
| Spain | Eterno Agosto | ||
| Sweden | Pretend | ||
| United Kingdom | Communion |
| Country | Artist[18] | |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Era Istrefi | |
| Austria | Filous | |
| Finland | Jaakko Eino Kalevi | |
| France | Jain | |
| Germany | Namika | |
| Ireland | Walking on Cars | |
| Netherlands | Natalie La Rose | |
| Norway | Alan Walker | |
| Spain | Hinds | |
| United Kingdom | Dua Lipa |
Public Choice Award: Dua Lipa
| Country | Artist[19] | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Blanche | |
| Bulgaria | Kristian Kostov | |
| Denmark | Off Bloom | |
| France | The Blaze | |
| Finland | Alma | |
| Germany | Alice Merton | |
| Norway | Sigrid | |
| Portugal | Salvador Sobral | |
| Sweden | Skott | |
| United Kingdom | Youngr |
Public Choice Award: Kristian Kostov
| Pop | Bishop Briggs | United Kingdom |
| Lxandra | Finland | |
| Rock | Pale Waves | United Kingdom |
| Pip Blom | Netherlands | |
| Electronic | Smerz | Norway |
| Stelartronic | Austria | |
| RnB/Urban | Rosalía | Spain |
| Aya Nakamura | France | |
| Hip-Hop/Rap | Blackwave | Belgium |
| Reykjavíkurdætur | Iceland | |
| Singer-songwriter | Avec | Austria |
| Albin Lee Meldau | Sweden |
Public Choice Award: Naaz (Netherlands)[21]
Public Choice Award: Alyona Alyona (Ukraine)[22]
The list of 2022 winners:[23]
The list of 2023 winners:[24]
The list of 2024 winners:[25]