Tonight they are opening Most Wanted: Music 2023, Berlin's festival for the music industry, with the Listen to Berlin: Awards 2023. Tomorrow the conference programme starts: they are looking forward to 130 speakers and 60 sessions on topics such as new technologies, sustainability and diversity. Get your ticket for MW:M23 now and experience a packed conference programme, exciting satellite events and our showcase event MW:M Live.

For the eighth time now, inspiring players of Berlin's music industry will be honoured for their outstanding achievements and special commitment at the Listen to Berlin: Awards 2023 in the Kesselhaus of Kulturbrauerei. Once again, we received many exciting nominations. You want to know who has the chance to take home one of the coveted prizes? Click here for the shortlist of nominees.

Multi-faceted rapper, singer and songwriter Nomé will kick off our conference programme on Wednesday at 10am in the Kesselhaus, followed by exciting sessions – including the keynotes "Humanize! What would a 'humanised' music and tech market look like in 5 to 10 years?" with Hazel Savage (SoundCloud), "Changing the realities of working backstage with Pembe Tokluhan" with Pembe Tokluhan and "Decolonial technology: Cyborgs in Hip Hop" with Mushiva.

Conference Day 2 on Thursday will provide, amongst others, exciting Tech Expert Sessions and our decentralized Satellite Events, spread all over Berlin. Check out the full conference programme here.

Can't make it to this year's festival? Then watch the Listen to Berlin: Awards ceremony, snippets of our MW:M23 conference programme and the MW:M Live showcase concerts in our livestreams on YouTube or Facebook!