MIL returns from October 8 to 11, 2025 in Lisbon. MIL focuses on the discovery, promotion, appreciation, and internationalization of contemporary popular music. In a showcase and convention format, MIL anticipates future trends and promotes debates on the topics that will shape the future … read more »
FM4 Soundpark Recommends: Kids don’t smoke

FM4 Soundpark is a web platform, community, and radio show for and with Austrian musicians. In an ongoing collaboration, FM4’s team recommends particular artists of the moment to amplify. Today, the honor goes to: Kids don’t smoke. In this edition, FM4 spotlights Austrian indie-pop newcomer Kids … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights: May 2025

Weather-wise, spring sprang, recoiled, and bounced back again with shy ambiguity. Luckily, however, that’s not the case for Austrian music: where the trajectory has been fast, furious and decidedly moving in an upward trend. Last weekend, Austria was awarded the highly-coveted Eurosonic … read more »
Call: Music Theatre NOW Award 2025

The Music Theatre NOW Awards 2025 are now open for applications. For this edition, an international jury of five renowned experts will select at least six outstanding productions. Applications can be submitted between May 19, 2025 and August 5, 2025. The Music … read more »
JJ wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for Austria
JJ sings his way into the hearts of Europe with “Wasted Love” and wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2025! With 258 points from the international juries and 178 points from the audience, he was crowned the winner ahead of Israel and Estonia … read more »
Jazzfestival Saalfelden wins the 14th EJN Award for Adventurous Programming
Europe Jazz Network (EJN) is delighted to announce that its 2025 Award for Adventurous Programming has been awarded to Jazzfestival Saalfelden in Austria. Jazzfestival Saalfelden was praised by the jury for continually reinventing itself throughout its history, exploring uncharted musical territories, and harmoniously … read more »
Call for artists: Classically Black 2025
Your moment to shine: Calling all rising classical musicians! Black Lives In Music is thrilled to announce an unmissable performance opportunity for rising classical musicians from underrepresented backgrounds. As part of our groundbreaking event, Classically Black, we are calling all rising talents … read more »
“Working on these tracks became a form of grieving for us” – SARVIN HAZIN & KIMIA HESABI (NEERA)
“Neera” (Innova Recordings) is a fascinating musical journey into a distant world, undertaken by the two Iranian-born artists Sarvin Hazin and Kimia Hesabi on their debut album. It is a return to their Persian roots, which they translate into music in a … read more »
Fm4 Soundpark Recommends: Filiah
FM4 Soundpark is a web platform, community, and radio show for and with Austrian musicians. In an ongoing collaboration, FM4’s team recommends particular artists of the moment to amplify. Today, the honor goes to: Filiah. Austrian singer-songwriter Filiah, featured in FM4’s “Pleased to meet you” series, opens … read more »
Ö1 Jazz: “5 Million Pesos” – X!XU
“5 Million Pesos” is a monthly concert and radio broadcast series of young jazz in and from Austria – presented by Radiokulturhaus Vienna and the Ö1 jazz department. In June, Valentin Goidinger and his trio X!XU, will be guests in the concert series. X!XU The … read more »