The nominees include Deichkind, Berq, Casper, Mine and many more this year.
The shortlist for the 2025 pop culture was officially published. In eleven categories, emerging newcomers have again: inside and established sizes the chance of the coveted award. The award ceremony will take place on April 23, 2025 in the Rheinterrasse Düsseldorf and at the same time marks the ceremonial start of the C/O POP 2025.
Since 2016, the price of pop culture has been committed to appreciating artistic vision, attitude and innovative strength. Especially for newcomers: inside, nomination or a profit can inspire your own career. This year too, an independent jury of music and media experts created the shortlist inside. The final decision is now in the hands of the members of the association to promote pop culture EV, which can vote until the award ceremony.
The nominated 2025 – who wins the price of pop culture?
Favorite artist: in /
- Apsilon
- Berq
- Dike child
- Paula Hartmann
- Shirin David
Most hopeful: r newcomer: in
- Berq – Berq (album)
- Paula Carolina – “Extra”
- Sofie – “Forever Spring”
- Uke Yara – “Yesterday I was in London” // “Homesick”
- Zartmann – I am free for that
Favorite producer: in
- Berky
- David Stoltzenberg
- Jochen Naaf
- Olaf Opal
- Sophia Butzinger
Favorite album
- Anna Erhard – Botanical Garden
- Berq – Berq
- Ennio – land of milk and honey
- Fastmusic – I Want to Love, and I Love
- Paula Hartmann – Little Fire
Favorite song
- EBOW – “Free”
- KIZ – “Peace”
- Paul Wetz – “Ode to the bass”
- Shirin David – “Belly, Legs, Po”
- Sofie – “Forever Spring”
Favorite video
- Almost Twins – “dolleteer”
- Etna – “Lucky Dancer”
- Deichkind – “Can you still?”
- Violence – “Trans”
- Mine – “I don’t know”
Most impressive live show
- Ayliva – in love (tour)
- Casper – live in Bielefeld
- Deichkind – Wuhlheide Berlin
- Nina Chuba – Glass (tour)
- Peter Fox – Love Songs (Tour)
Lived pop culture
- Bytefm
- A song is enough
- The Red Flags
- Unreleased Berlin
- Wacken Open Air
Favorite podcast
- 1 Live icon – Casper
- BBQ – The Black Brown Queere Podcast from Cosmo
- G Spot with Stefanie Giesinger
- Gretels inn | Songpoeten Podcast
- Reflector. The music podcast.
Most moving story
- Aria Nejati – Paula Hartmann in an interview about love, fame & privacy
- Real – our youth
- Konstantin Nowotny – The Doctors, Antelopen Gang, Suffie. Many songs against the right are too nice
- Marina Buzunashvilli – the boss
- Tahsim Durgun – Top 3 hiding places when you are deported
Outstanding social engagement
- Peace Merz – #metoo in jazz
- Keychange
- Malte ornament – a pigeon has changed my life
- Matthias Hornschuh
- Refuge Worldwide
The jury 2025 – a top -class body
The Association for the Promotion of Popkultur eV is committed to an innovative and various music landscape. Members have the opportunity to actively determine the winners: to be determined and get into the network of artists: inside and expert: to get inside. You will also receive access to the exclusive award ceremony and other events of the association.
The independent jury of experts is made up of an expert: inside the music and pop culture industry. The nominees were selected in a multi -stage procedure. Club members were able to submit suggestions before the jury determined the final shortlist in intensive sessions.
- Elke Kuhlen, festival manager C/O pop
- Josefine Nowack, 2nd Chair of the Pop Culture Association
- Katharina Köhler, music manager Deichkind
- Klaus Fiehe, moderator, DJ
- Marion Brasch, moderator
- Nadja Benaissa, singer – No Angels
- Nicki Kariuki, A&R Manager Sony Music
- Niklas Fischer, Content Creator
- Olaf Opal, music producer
Among other things, Marion Brasch participated in the jury: “It’s great that there is a price like this. For the nominees, whose work is valued and promoted. And for us – the audience – who can continue to hear, see and enjoy the fruits of their work. ”
For Klaus Fiehe, the jury work was also an exciting experience: “I was an honor for participating as a jury member in the price of pop culture 2025. And I enjoyed it. Competent jury, controversial views, none of the nominees were just waved through. I like the impartiality with which this price negotiates great names from a wide variety of genres with still unknown faces on an equal footing. This is probably his strength. German pop music has long since come loose from formerly Anglo -American models, it is colorful, her density is considerable. Can that be overlooked? I think this price is an actually conceivable way through the jungle. ”
Award ceremony on April 23, 2025 in Düsseldorf
On April 23, 2025, the winners will be chosen: Düsseldorf on the inside. The event takes place in cooperation with Music Düsseldorf and the C/O POP. The Award is supported by YouTube Music, Reservix and D.Live. There is more information here And on the association’s social media channels.