ADE confirms 2021 event

ADE confirms its 25th anniversary edition in physical form with both conference and festival events set to take place from 13th – 17th October 2021. Additionally, the organisation supports music professionals during the re-opening of the live music industry by making its online B2B platform free-to-access on the road to ADE 2021. The Road to […]

Ikaros van Duppen leaves Buma Cultuur – Moving on as project developer in music and other artistic sectors

After 14 years, as of April 1, Ikaros van Duppen will be leaving Buma Cultuur. During these years Van Duppen was responsible for various Buma Cultuur projects. “Time to move on”, according to the genre manager. “A great loss”, says Buma Cultuur managing director Frank Helmink. Ikaros van Duppen developed many new projects for Buma […]

Online Edition ESNS Exceeds Ambitious Expectations

The first online edition of ESNS has exceeded all expectations; both the festival and conference platform have been visited en masse by music lovers and professionals worldwide with almost 4000 from 124 different countries.  In line with the current safety measures in The Netherlands, the thirty-fifth edition of ESNS took place digitally. Despite the acts, […]

ESNS 2021 gearing up for first digital conference and showcase festival this week

ESNS 2021 will be a fully digital event continuing its mission to promote new European music. From 13 till 16 January, the showcase festival and conference will be broadcast online. The festival will be streamed worldwide for free, while access to the conference is only €50,- for delegates. The website, www.esns.nl, will be the gateway […]

ESNS confirms Dua Lipa manager Wendy Ong for keynote interview

ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) announces keynote with successful manager and modern music executive Wendy Ong, US President of TaP Music and TaP Records, who will be interviewed by artist manager and board member of Music Managers Forum Netherlands, Lijne Kreupeling.  Wendy Ong is US President of TaP Music, the company behind the successful careers of Lana […]

ESNS 2021 presents festival timetable

ESNS presents the timetable for the first digital edition of the showcase festival, which will take place from 13 – 16 January 2021. The festival program starts daily at 8:00 PM, with showcases of a total of 189 acts from 36 countries, which will be streamed completely free. From Wednesday January 13 to Friday January […]

ESNS introduces European Music Week, starting Friday January 8

The first edition of the European Music Week will kick off on January 8, 2021. A campaign to celebrate European music across the world, the European Music Week will be a call to support and introduce new European talent and give artists centre stage. In the past year, due to the current pandemic, festivals have […]

ESNS confirms last 31 acts and completes 2021 line-up

ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has completed its line-up with the addition of 31 acts. Included in the list of new confirmations are nine acts of the Hit the North selection, which brings a total of 188 acts to the line-up for the upcoming edition ESNS, taking place from 13 – 16 January 2021. All newly confirmed […]

ESNS expands 2021 line-up; 52 new up-and-coming European acts confirmed

ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has added another 52 artists to the line-up for the upcoming edition, taking place from 13 – 16 January 2021, including two of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards nominees — Alyona Alyona (ua) and Lous And The Yakuza (be) — plus five acts selected in cooperation with the European Broadcasting Union […]