The nominees for the Government’s 2025 Music Export Prize
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On 23 April, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa will present the Government’s Music Export Prize for 2025. The nominees include internationally successful Swedish artists and songwriters.
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Place:
Guldfoajén (The Golden Foyer), Royal Swedish Opera, Gustav Adolfs torg 2
Practical information: Practical information: Media are welcome during the entire awards ceremony. See the programme below. Advance registration is required by 15.00 on Monday 20 April via email to Camilla Bjelkås (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 as well. Attendance is subject to available space. A maximum of two representatives from each editorial office may attend.
Media are welcome to enter from 15.00. Door closes at 15.30.
“Sweden is the world’s second-largest net exporter of music. I’m extremely proud to bring together representatives of the Swedish music industry to celebrate and congratulate the artists and music creators who made an exceptional international impact last year. The nominees demonstrate the broad range and high quality that characterise Swedish music and contribute to increased exports, visibility and new opportunities for Sweden,” says Mr Dousa.
The nominees are:
- Yung Lean
- Ghost
- Christina Nilsson
- Ludwig Göransson
- Zara Larsson
During the ceremony, which will take place this year in the Guldfoajén of the Royal Swedish Opera, 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
15.00: Doors open
15.30: Awards ceremony
Approximately 16.35: Interviews and questions from the media
Members of the Government’s Music Export Prize Jury
- Boel Adler, music journalist, Radio P2
- Jesper Thorsson, CEO of Export Music Sweden
- Johan Seidefors, founder of Stockholm Music Week
- Karolina Moberg, Marketing Director at Live Nation Sweden
- Linda Portnoff, CEO of Tangy Market
- Ludvig Werner, CEO of IFPI Sverige
- Per Sinding-Larsen, music journalist, Swedish Television
- Robert Sehlberg, Head of Music at Viaplay Group Radio
- Emma Vikström, Editorial Lead for the Nordics, Spotify
- Michelle Kadir, Head of YouTube Sweden
Press contact
Press Officer, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mobile +46 70-304 42 88
email to Camilla Bjelkås
Press Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Mobile +46 76 764 06 21
email to Lukas Zeiler
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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 had international success 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 various awards.
The presentation of the Music Export Prize for 2025 will take place in partnership with Stockholm Music Week – a new international meeting place for the music industry and other actors.
