Spotlight On Music Journalism: Shortlists And Speakers
The juries for the International Music Journalism Award 2018 have met and read, listened, and watched their way through roughly 200 German, English, and French submissions. We won’t be announcing the winners until the beginning of September, but today we want to present the German, English and French shortlists for the categories “Year's Best Work of Journalism 2018” (text, audio, multimedia, under 30) and “Music Journalist of the Year 2018”.
So here’s our big request and sincere recommendation: look through the shortlists and click through the links. You’ll find the crème de la crème of music journalism produced over the last twelve months. Really great contributions – truly worth a read, listen, and look – from really great contributors, including Sylvia Prahl, Liz Pelly, Valerie Lehoux, Jason Bentley, and Estell Caswell.
We’ll be presenting the awards on Friday afternoon, 21 September, at Reeperbahn Festival. So: save the date!
Before the awards ceremony we’ll discuss and debate the state of music journalism and talk about whether its new journalistic forms can lift it out of its crisis.
We’ll hear what some of the prize winners have to say and also get the views of, among others, Michael Lohrmann (Visions, DE), Charlotte Gunn (NME, GB), Daniel Koch (ex- Intro, DE) and Rembert Stiewe (WDR/Glitterhouse, DE).
Partner Festival NEXT18 Announces Speakers
After last year’s event, where ‘Digital Sucks’ was the theme, NEXT Conference is once again partnering up with the Reeperbahn Festival under the motto ‘Digital Fix – Fix Digital’.During Reeperbahn Festival on 20 – 21 September decision makers and experts in their field will discuss ways to fix the digital world before it fixes us, namely how to place humans back at the centre of digital development.
NEXT18 keynoters include Joseph Lubin (Blockchain), Amber Case (author of Calm Technology) & many more.
Go to their website to learn more about the NEXT18 programme.
International Sound Awards 2018: Shortlist Now Online
Meet sound experts from all parts of the world during Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg's Gruenspan on 20 September where the International Sound Awards are being awarded for the second time in different categories.Same as last year, Steve Blame, former MTV presenter and cult figure, will guide through the evening and announce the winners. Learn more about the ISA2018 nominees here.
To present some of the nominated projects to the public, the ISA Sessions will take place the day before on 19 September as part of the offical Reeperbahn Festival programme.
Get an impression of ISA2017 and watch the video trailer.
VIA - VUT Indie Awards Announces Nominees
The German Association of Independent Music Companies (VUT) celebrates independent excellence as part of its VUT Indie Days at Reeperbahn Festival once again.
Today the shortlist 2018 is announced:
- Best Newcomer: ÄTNA, Ilgen-Nur, Karl die Große, Noga Erez, Yeah But No
- Best Act: Kat Frankie, Kettcar, Leoniden
- Best Label: City Slang, Grand Hotel van Cleef, Staatsakt
- Best Album: Slowdive for „Slowdive”, Sophia Kennedy for „Sophia Kennedy”, Trettmann for „#DIY“
- Best Experiment: Atonal Festival – Festival für Experimente in Ton und Licht, We Make Waves, Wildes Herz
The VIA Awards are the independent music industry’s first and only critics’ awards and are given on the basis of quality and originality – regardless of commercial success. The main sponsor is the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
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