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GERMAN JAZZ PRIZE 2026:
Aki Takase to receive German Jazz Prize for Lifetime Achievement – a defining voice of contemporary jazz

German Jazz Prize 2026: After 1,200 submissions - Main Jury has selected award winners

134 festivals, strong regions: Third round of festival support fund announced

Initiative Musik supports 97 projects with over €840,000 – focus on sustainable professionalization and diversity

“Culture is not a luxury, but a necessity” – Götz Bühler in an interview about the German Jazz Prize 2026

Initiative Musik launches film music residency at Villa Aurora in Los Angeles starting in 2027 – first scholarship recipient: Freya Arde

Made in Germany, Played Worldwide – Music, Innovation & Creative Industries from Germany at SXSW

German Jazz Prize 2026: Advance ticket sales start today – new hosts and first live act announced

GERMAN JAZZ PRIZE 2026: Presentation of the expert and special jury – Award ceremony on April 25 in Bremen

40 years of Eurosonic Noorderslag – German Music Export by Initiative Musik presents 14 acts from Germany at ESNS 2026

GERMAN MUSIC EXPORT launches redesigned funding programmes in 2026 – more flexible, strategic and less bureaucratic

920,000 euros for up-and-coming music acts: Initiative Musik supports 104 talented artists from all over Germany

New funding programme for noise protection at clubs and festivals – live culture without noise complaints

Live music in all its diversity: Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Wolfram Weimer presents the APPLAUS Award 2025

APPLAUS AWARD 2025: Programme and highlights of the award ceremony in Munich

GERMANY AT WOMEX 2025:
Over 20 music companies from Germany represented at international music fair & showcase in Finland

GERMAN JAZZ PRIZE 2026: Application phase for the sixth edition begins on 15 October 2025

From punk to jazz: support for 109 acts from all over Germany

Festivals in focus: First cross-genre study highlights diversity and challenges of music festivals

APPLAUS AWARD 2025: Award ceremony on 17 November 2025 in Munich

APPLAUS-Award 2025: Meet the jury

Music needs funding - and it works: 102 projects on the way forward

German Jazz Prize 2025: 22 prizewinners honoured at the German Jazz Prize 2025

Pop culture in rural areas: Initiative Musik presents the results of its dialogue format

German Jazz Prize: Uschi Brüning receives the Lifetime Achievement Award - Partnership with the NUEJAZZ Festival Nuremberg

Music funding organisations present German acts at the ZEITGEIST Showcase at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton (UK)

APPLAUS Award 2025: Awards for outstanding live music programmes and venues - application phase begins

Initiative Musik launches new network for pop and jazz awards

German Jazz Prize: Selection of the winners by the main jury of the German Jazz Prize - Advance booking for the award ceremony starts on 3 April

From funding to the international stage: artists from Germany take off

German Jazz Prize: The nominees for the German Jazz Prize have been announced

GERMAN HAUS @ SXSW 2025: Germany presents itself at the US festival

German Jazz Prize: Introduction of the expert and special jury - Award ceremony on 13 June in Cologne

Festival Support Fund: Second round supports 127 festivals in Germany

Big stage for music from Germany - 17 acts performing at ESNS 2025

Artist grants as a career catalyst

Start of the dialogue series ‘Pop culture in rural areas’: Initiative Musik invites you to Bischofswerda in Lusatia

Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth presents the eleventh APPLAUS Award in Rostock

APPLAUS Award honours live music scene and club culture: The programme of the eleventh award ceremony on 20 November in Rostock

‘70% of life on earth is nocturnal’ - STADT NACH ACHT nightlife conference in Augsburg highlights the value of night culture

Music festivals in focus: study on challenges and cultural relevance

Musicians celebrate pop music at the second POLYTON Awards

The second POLYTON music award ceremony takes place on Wednesday, the supporting programme starts today

Focus on live music venues: The APPLAUS Award sets an example for live music and cultural diversity

German Jazz Prize 2025: Application phase for the fifth edition starts on 15 October 2024

Festival promotion fund enters the second round

Neustart Kultur: Initiative Musik concludes its pandemic programmes and draws conclusions

The nominations for the second edition of the German music prize POLYTON have been announced.

Ready to conquer the music world: Acts from the artist funding

Germany's largest nightlife conference STADT NACH ACHT cooperates with Augsburg's club scene and Initiative Musik to focus on nightlife culture in medium-sized towns and rural areas

APPLAUS 2024: This jury selects this year's award winners

Live 500: New funding round for music venues and event organisers

"GERMAN SHOWCASE": Successful cooperation brings acts from Germany to Waves Vienna!

German Jazz Prize 2025: Fifth edition with new categories and festive award ceremony in June 2025

Successfully funded: New talents are ready to take off

POLYTON pop prize to be awarded for the second time in Berlin on 23 October 2024

Financial support for music clubs to modernise their concert technology

Festivalförderfonds: First-time funding for 141 music festivals at federal level

The APPLAUS enters its eleventh round: application phase for the award starts on 25 April 2024

German Jazz Prize 2024: Happy award winners at the sold-out E-Werk

German Jazz Prize 2024: Alexander von Schlippenbach Honoured for Lifetime Achievement

POP Summit 2024 - Federal Conference on Pop Funding: The German pop music funding scene meets in Cologne on 24 April 2024

On the road to success: Initiative Musik's artist promotion programme provides sustainable support for up-and-coming talent

German Jazz Prize 2024: Jazz highlights in Cologne and Bremen

Play it again! - 19 acts from Germany at SXSW

More diversity: Initiative Musik promotes a gender-balanced music industry

German Jazz Prize: This Year’s Nominees Have Been Selected!

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