New research published: Beyond the Showcase Stage: How Music Moves Across Europe
SIGIC and Music Slovenia have contributed to a new European research study examining how artists and music professionals build international careers and how music circulates across borders through showcase festivals, professional networks, and support programs.
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Bucharest International Jazz Competition 2026 – Call for Applications
The 20th Bucharest International Jazz Competition will take place in Bucharest, Romania, from July 3–11, 2026. The competition is open to bands and vocalists of all nationalities, as well as individual musicians applying for the Jam Session category.
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Open Call for Budapest Rtimo 2026
Budapest Ritmo invites artists to apply for the World Music Daytime Showcase, taking place 9–11 April 2026 in Budapest. Application deadline: 4 January 2026. Don’t be shy — apply and take the next step toward the international stage!
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Slovenian moMENTs @ ESNS 2026
Two Slovenian forces are heading to ESNS 2026! Nejc Pipp arrives following a nomination from Slovenian national radio Val 202, while Etceteral impressed the bookers with their new album Kimatika (Glitterbeat, 2025). Both draw from jazz, yet each delivers a completely different musical universe. Not to be missed!
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UPBEAT Artist Mentoring Programme 2026
UPBEAT is closing a dynamic and successful 2025 and stepping into 2026 with renewed energy, growth, and new opportunities for emerging artists across Europe. Over the past year, the initiative awarded two prizes, concluded the first chapter of the project while launching the next phase, and—most importantly—supported hundreds of promising artists in developing their international careers.
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EMC Fellowship Programme 2026–2028: Apply Now
Applications are now open for the EMC Fellowship Programme 2026–2028, a two-year professional development programme designed for emerging professionals working in the music sector. The programme offers participants the opportunity to internationalise their careers, expand professional networks, and actively engage in European cultural policy discussions.
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Join the 2026 Transatlantic Stars Music Program
The Transatlantic Stars Music Program invites mid-career EU songwriters and performers to take part in a two-week immersion into the American music ecosystem. Selected artists will collaborate with U.S. musicians, write and perform new work together, and gain direct insight into how the American industry develops talent, supports creative production, and builds audiences.
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Applications to play SHIP 2026 are now open
Applications are now open for artists interested in taking part in the fourth edition of SHIP Festival, one of the most exciting showcase festivals in the region.
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Romani Music between Heritage and Politics
8th edition of the Summer Course in Musicology will take place in Budapest, from 29 June to 7 July 2026.
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