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UPBEAT glitters at WOMEX
All that glitters was UPBEAT at one of the industry’s biggest global get-togethers, WOMEX. Member of our platform, the worldwide music expo attracts the cream

Meet UPBEAT at WOMEX
The UPBEAT Team of Hangvető can’t wait to mingle at the industry’s annual gettogether, WOMEX in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain next week. Many exciting events

Future-proof heritage: IMATERIAL wins UPBEAT Future Festival Award
IMATERIAL of Évora, Portugal won European showcase platform UPBEAT’s Future Festival Award. Handed over at the sector’s global meetup WOMEX on 27 October 2023, the

Zarina Prvasevda won the UPBEAT Best New Talent Award 2023
UPBEAT announced the winner of the Best New Talent Award 2023 that directs the limelight to Europe’s best upcoming artists! Among the 10 shortlisted nominees

Setting sail for our shared future at SHIP
SHIP Showcase Festival & Conference set sail in the beautiful port town of Šibenik, Croatia. A newcomer on the showcase scene, launched by We Move

Celebrating UPBEAT’s first year at VIC
One of the early joiners to the UPBEAT community, Mercat de Música Viva de Vic held its annual gathering of cross-sector professionals in September. A

VOTE FOR UPBEAT’s Best New Talent
UPBEAT’s Best New Talent Award directs the limelight to Europe’s upcoming artists, the hidden pockets where heritage and new talent ferments, the uncharted musical landscapes

A to Jazz strikes UPBEAT chord
A to Jazz festival is setting out with an extended programme thanks to our platform. With Jazz as its main profile, it is only natural

Crossroads pampers delegates with great music and friendly vibes
The streets of the charming Czech city of Ostrava were quite literally filled with exciting musical treats and delegates from all over the world between

First UPBEAT Associated Partner is here, and it is So Alive
Here’s a pledge of genuine commitment – we mean it! As we opened up our circle and presented our network the UPBEAT Pledge, our first

Our Tallinn Music Week
Tallinn was a bliss. Our team had the chance to attend Tallinn Music Week, member of UPBEAT where more than 1000 professionals from the culture

UPBEAT so far
UPBEAT, an alliance of European showcase festivals, has already been active since 2022. So far we have supported 7 festivals, 75 bands, delegated 216 international

BUDAPEST RITMO x UPBEAT
Budapest Ritmo, the definitive showcase festival of the CEE region showed the benefits of UPBEAT in action: fresh talent on stage, dedicated professionals networking, new

UPBEAT Universe launch in TALLINN
Meet us in person as we launch the first public tool of UPBEAT, a free database of music professionals active and growing all year round!

JOIN the UPBEAT UNIVERSE
Do you want to connect to a global network of likeminded professionals, be the first to hear about and get invited to inspiring events; be



The very first beat
Méra world music festival just started, featuring the first UPBEAT-sponsored acts in the project’s history.
