The names of 15 outstanding artists were announced at the MaMa Music Convention and Festival in Paris. Music fans across Europe are now invited to vote for their favourite artist on the Music Moves Europe Awards website. The nominee with the most votes will win the Public Choice Award.

Out of the 15 nominees, an international jury will select five artists for the Music Moves Europe Awards and one artist for the Grand Jury Prize. The name of the winners will be revealed at the Music Moves Europe Awards ceremony on Thursday 19 January 2023 at the Eurosonic festival (ESNS) in Groningen in the Netherlands. Each winner will receive €10,000. On top of that, the Grand Jury Prize winner gets a green touring voucher worth €5,000 and the winner of the Public Choice Award will receive €5,000.

The Music Moves Europe Awards are the European Union’s prize for emerging artists representing the sound of today and tomorrow. The aim of the awards is to celebrate upcoming European artists and support them in developing their international careers. The Music Moves Europe Awards is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme.