From August 16-20 the c/o pop Festival will bring international stars, celebrated newcomers and up-and-coming insiders to the musical stages of Cologne. Alongside AnnenMayKantereit & Freunde and the Berlin super group Moderat, who are the headliners this year, the festival is also looking … read more »
The 25 nominations for the sixth edition of “The New Austrian Sound of Music” (NASOM) for 2018/19 have now been made public. NASOM is a funding program for Austrian artists supported by the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA). … read more »
Things are going well for LEYYA right now. In April they won an Amadeus Award, in the summer they will be playing a lot of festivals. And in between there was a show at Primavera Sound, one of the most important festivals … read more »
In 2016 LEYYA released their debut album “Spanish Disco”. It brought them success well beyond the borders of Austria. The single “Superego” landed at the top of the FM4 charts and they reached the pinnacle of the alternative Olympus with the FM4 … read more »
At the beginning of June 2017, experimental/electronic-pop formation Leyya will be heading to New York City together with six other European bands and a host of representatives from the European music business as part of the Reeperbahn Festival’s NYC Edition. For the … read more »
Primavera Festival in Barcelona (31 May – 4 June, 2017) is a global meeting for the contemporary music scene. During the year it opens a window on the news and challenges of an industry that is in constant evolution, and during the … read more »
The award ceremony for the 17th annual AMADEUS AUSTRIAN MUSIC AWARDS took place last night on stage at the Volkstheater in Vienna. The happy winners, impressive show programme and an enthusiastic audience resulted in an opulent evening for the Austrian music scene. … read more »
International Women’s Day is a good reason to emphasise the contributions female musicians have made to the Austrian music scene. Here is a small overview that should illustrate something that a lot of people know, but many don’t want to admit. That … read more »
The Reeperbahn Festival is Germany’s largest club festival and since its debut 11 years ago has grown to become one of the most important meeting places for the music industry worldwide. On Wednesday, Sept 21, Austrian Music Export will be hosting a … read more »
Vienna (OTS) – “In recent years, Vienna’s Pop scene has caught up with those in comparable cities without losing the distinctive flavor of local music despite international commercialisation. This is proven by the track record of the Vienna Popfest here in the … read more »