The nominees for the Government’s 2024 Music Export Prize
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Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa will present the Government’s Music Export Prize for 2024 on 17 June. The nominees include internationally successful Swedish artists and songwriters.
Time:
Place:
Bankhallen, Malmtorgsgatan 3.
Practical information: Media entry 12.00, Jakobsgatan 24. Media representatives are welcome to attend the entire awards ceremony. See details of the programme below. Advance registration is required by 15.00 on Monday 16 April via email to Tomas Vanecek (see press contacts). Please provide your name, the name of your editorial office and the capacity in which you wish to attend (reporter or photographer). Please include your press credentials. Attendance is subject to available space. A maximum of two representatives from each editorial office may attend.
“I am proud to bring together representatives of the Swedish music industry to celebrate and honour artists, music creators and other actors who have made outstanding contributions to music exports in 2024. The nominees have helped strengthen Sweden’s brand and thereby created interest and opened new doors for our country,” says Mr Dousa.
The nominees are:
- Bladee
- Elvira Anderfjärd
- Ilya Salmanzadeh
- Mikael Karlsson
- Opeth
During the ceremony, Mr Dousa will also present the Government’s Special Prize for long-standing contributions to Swedish music exports and an Honourable Mention for achievements of particular importance to the internationalisation of Swedish music.
Programme
At 13.00: Doors open
At 13.30: Awards ceremony
Approx. 14.40: Interviews and questions from the media
The members of the Government’s Music Export Prize jury
- Boel Adler, music journalist at Radio P2
- Jesper Thorsson, CEO Export Music Sweden
- Johan Seidefors, former Head of Music Northern Europe Spotify
- Karolina Moberg, Marketing Director at Live Nation Sweden
- Linda Portnoff, CEO Tangy Market
- Ludvig Werner, CEO IFPI Sverige
- Per Sinding-Larsen, music journalist, Swedish Television
- Robert Sehlberg, Head of Music at Viaplay Group Radio
Press contact
Press Officer, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Phone +4676-1158012
email to Tomas Vanecek
Press Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Mobile +46 76 133 67 90
email to Linn Laurin
The Government’s Music Export Prize
The Government’s Music Export Prize was established in 1997. The Prize is awarded every year to an artist who has been internationally successful during the preceding year and contributed to Swedish musical export success and to a positive image of Sweden. A jury nominates and selects the winners of the various prizes.
