The Pop Media Award (called the Pop Press Award until 2007) is an award which aims to encourage Dutch pop journalism. [1] Since 2004 the Pop Media Award is awarded on an annual basis during the European music conference and showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen. [2] The Pop Media Award is awarded for the entire oeuvre of a pop journalist, mainly taking into account the achievements of the past year. The award includes a gift of 2500 euro’s. [1] The Pop Media Award is presented by Music Centre The Netherlands. [1]
Anouk Schemmekes, professionally known by the mononym Anouk, is a Dutch singer and songwriter. After her 1997 breakthrough rock single "Nobody's Wife", she had additional hit records in the Dutch and Belgian charts. Many of her albums topped the Dutch album charts, most of them going Platinum and several debuting in the number 1 position. Her most famous singles include "R U Kiddin' Me", "Michel", "Girl", "Lost", "Modern World", "Three Days in a Row", "Birds", and "Woman".
The Crystal Film is a film award recognising domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. The Crystal Film is awarded to documentary films from the Netherlands once they have sold 10,000 tickets.
The European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) was an annual prize awarded to recognise the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year. Winners of a European Border Breakers Award include Adele, Dolores O'Riordan, MØ, Tiziano Ferro, Lykke Li, Katie Melua, Damien Rice, Mumford and Sons and Dua Lipa. In 2019 the prize was renamed as the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards (MMETA).
3voor12 is a multimedia platform for alternative pop music of the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.
Music Center the Netherlands (MCN) is an organization that promotes and archives Dutch professional music. It aims to strengthens the position of Dutch music and music culture in the Netherlands and abroad. It organizes events and informative meetings, workshops, courses; publishes promotional CDs; and attends international music fairs and conventions. It is financially supported by the Dutch government.
Claw Boys Claw are a Dutch band, formed in Amsterdam. The core members of the band are Peter te Bos (vocals) and John Cameron (guitar). After some years of inactivity, the band started playing live again in 2007.
Dutch rock is a form of rock music produced in the Netherlands, primarily in the English language as well as in Dutch.
Kensington is a Dutch rock band from Utrecht that was formed in 2005. The band has since released two EPs and five studio albums: Borders (2010), Vultures (2012), Rivals (2014), Control (2016) and Time (2019). The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Casper Starreveld, bassist Jan Haker and drummer Niles Vandenberg.
Eurosonic Noorderslag is an annual four-day music showcase festival and conference held in January in Groningen, Netherlands. The first three days of the festival (Eurosonic) feature artists from all over Europe, the last day of the festival (Noorderslag) features only Dutch artists. The conference is held during all four days of the event. Several awards are presented during Eurosonic Noorderslag: the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards, the European Festivals Awards, the Buma Cultuur Pop Award (Popprijs), the Pop Media Award, The Feather, the "Iron Venue and Festival Animals" and the Buma Music Meets Tech Award.
The Buma Cultuur Pop Award(De Popprijs) is presented each January to a person or artist for making the most important contribution to Dutch pop music during the past year. The winner is appointed by a professional jury.
The Interactive Awards are awarded to artists, bands and music organizations that use the internet in an inventive way to market (their) music. Since 2008 the Interactive Awards are presented on an annual basis during The European Music Conference and Showcase Festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in the Dutch city of Groningen. The award aims to encourage European talent and highlight artists and bands that inspire others in an interactive field. Two awards are presented at the Interactive Awards, namely the Company Award and the Artist Award. The Artist Award aims to highlight artists or bands with special online initiatives. The prize includes a gift of 5000 euros. The Company Award was introduced to support online (music) portals and was added to the Interactive Awards in 2010. The Interactive Awards are an initiative of internet agency theFactor.e and Dutch Music rights Foundation Buma/Stemra. The Interactive Awards are hosted by Eurosonic Noorderslag.
The Feather is an award for a person within the Dutch music industry who has made an outstanding contribution to the Dutch music product in the past year. The Feather is awarded on an annual basis during the European music conference and showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen.
The European Festival Awards were initiated in 2010 by the European festival association Yourope and the festival website Virtual Festivals Europe. The awards are presented annually in January of the following year at the European music conference and showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, The Netherlands. The European Festival Awards are aimed at European Festivals and their organizations, who make an important contribution to society. There are awards in 13 categories such as “Best big European festival” and “Best European festival line-up”.
The Lex van Rossen Award was an award aiming to encourage young European music photographers. Since 2008 the award was presented on an annual basis during the European music conference and showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in the Dutch city of Groningen. The Award was named after pop photographer Lex van Rossen, who died on February 24, 2007, at the age of 57. The Award included a gift of 2500 euro's. The Lex van Rossen Award was initiated by Popview and ceased to exist in 2011.
Guido van der Werve is a Dutch filmmaker and visual artist.
Jelte Steven Tuinstra, known professionally as Jett Rebel,is a Dutch singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and recording artist. The moniker Jett Rebel refers to a solo artist who performs live in different band formations in the Dutch music scene.
Jan-Bart "JB" Meijers is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, singer and studio engineer. He is currently a member of the Dutch-American band The Common Linnets.
Haevn is an indie pop–ambient band from Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2015 by singer-songwriter Marijn van der Meer and film soundtrack composer Jorrit Kleijnen, who began writing music together in their studio in Amsterdam. The band currently also includes guitarist Bram Doreleijers, bass player Mart Jeninga, and drummer David Broeders.
Super Pop is the sixth studio album by Dutch singer and multi-instrumentalist Jett Rebel and the final piece of the last triptych that Rebel released within 12 months. The launch of Super Pop was on January 13, 2017 during Eurosonic Noorderslag. Rebel gave a special midnight performance in the record store Plato of Groningen. Fans could buy the first Super Pop album in a limited edition of pink pressed vinyl.
Ruben Cornelis Lucas Moolhuizen, known by his stage name as Ruben Annink, is a Dutch singer-songwriter.