From March 5 to 8, 2026, the Elevate Festival returns to Graz for its 22nd edition. Under the theme “Vital Signs”, the festival explores contemporary states of cultural, social, and artistic vitality—what is still resonating, what is exhausted, and what new forms … read more »
2025 kept the pace up: festivals and conferences, newfound partnerships and a constant flow of releases and live shows— both domestically, and far beyond Austria. Across genres and formats, Austrian artists showed up on international stages and platforms with real consistency, powered … read more »
June: A month of celebrations and tribute, from Pride Month to Juneteenth, to Father’s Day and a stunningly rare Strawberry Moon. Simultaneously, with tragedies surrounding us, from the horrific school shooting in Graz on June 10 to the devastating wars raging in … read more »
The winners of the Music Moves Europe Awards 2025 have been revealed, celebrating the extraordinary musical diversity within Europe. Out of 15 nominees from all over Europe, 6 winners were awarded with 7 awards during the annual ceremony at ESNS festival in … read more »
Each January, Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) showcases 350 emerging European artists to over 40,000 visitors. The festival and conference attract over 4,000 music industry professionals, including 400 international festivals. By day, the front-running conference hosts over 150 panel discussions, interviews, keynotes and more … read more »
The highly anticipated Music Moves Europe Awards (MME) is thrilled to unveil the fifteen remarkable artists who have been nominated for these prestigious awards. Celebrating the extraordinary talents emerging from the European music landscape, these nominees are set to take center stage … read more »
For most people, including a lot of musicians, August is what they call the Sommerloch in German, a black hole into which people happily disappear for a couple weeks. But not everyone! We’ve done some digging and turned up a few stellar … read more »
May! A month on the cusp of spring and summer, where the mornings are still cool and the year still seems full of promise (even though we’re already coming up on the halfway point). The headline this month is a slew (from … read more »
The 21-year-old Upper Austria native has just released her debut EP, “Golden Days”, and is on the fast track to becoming a star of the domestic music industry: Uche Yara is the FM4 Soundpark act of the month. Some people are just … read more »
It seems impossible that it’s been months since we were sweating at Popfest Wien or watching bands and discussing hot topics at Waves Vienna…but here we are: “daytime” consists of a period of twilight from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., after which … read more »