The winners:
1. Prize for sustainable business
Objects Manufacturing
Objects Manufacturing is a Berlin-based record pressing plant that has been producing records since 2023 The focus is on supporting a strong local music industry
- Award for innovation in the music industry
Diasporic Arts Alliance
The Diasporic Arts Alliance (DAA) is a pioneering collective transforming the music industry through innovation, inclusion and social sustainability.
- Award for music journalism and podcasts
Tobias Wilinski, ThemaTakt – the hip-hop and music business podcast
He founded the music business podcast ThemaTakt in 2017. More than 130 episodes have now been released.4. Rolf Budde Award for Attitude in the Music Industry
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The collectively run techno club ://about at Berlin’s Ostkreuz has been around for 15 years. This club culture experiment of a dance club with a radical left-wing identity has made itself at home on the future route of the planned extension of the A100 city motorway. The club and the associated cultural centre have become a well-known and referenced bulwark against motorway plans, investor dreams and the logic of the capitalist exploitation of culture.
- LISTEN TO BERLIN: 2024 artist prize of the current compilation
Sorvina
Now firmly rooted in the vibrant hip-hop landscape, Sorvina has embraced her natural affinity for rhythm and rhyme, fusing her roots as a storyteller with the infectious beats and lyrical complexity of her new genre. With a sound that transcends mere performance, she invites audiences to immerse themselves in the boundless joy she brings to the stage.
- LISTEN TO BERLIN: YOUTH Prize
Emmo
Hi, I’m Emmo, 18 years old and I’m from Berlin. I’ve been singing and writing my own songs for a long time. I also often play cover songs and accompany myself with the guitar. A few months ago I started recording my own songs. I sing about very personal topics, like my depression, inner conflicts and how I often felt in my social environment. I make music because I love it and because it gives me meaning.
- Public prize for the best song of a Berlin artist
Malonda
The songwriter and singer has lived for music since her childhood. MALONDA celebrates her songs on stage with the grace of Hildegard Knef or Grace Jones. As an activist, she takes a stand on issues such as inclusive feminism, sexism and racism.
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Honorary prize of the Berlin Music Commission
Mahide Lein
On the occasion of her 75th birthday, the Berlin Music Commission honoured Mahide Lein with an honorary award for her decades of commitment and her incomparable influence on Berlin’s cultural and artistic landscape. Her tireless commitment to diversity and cultural exchange makes her an indispensable pillar of Berlin’s art and culture scene.
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