The third Youth Music Awards, in association with Hal Leonard Europe, took place on Wednesday 19 Oct 2022 at Troxy, London.

Once again, the Youth Music Awards celebrated the most forward-thinking projects and people making, learning and earning in music, from artists and entrepreneurs to grassroots projects and young leaders.

We asked everyone to Tune In to new sounds, new opinions and the new future music industries. 

Youth Music Awards 2022: Highlights

Lethal Bizzle, Vick Hope and Kwabs were amongst the hundreds of guests who attended the Youth Music Awards 2022.

Lyricist Award and Live Performance Award 2021 winner TEE opened the ceremony with two stellar songs, while NextGen Hosts Benny Jeee and Nieema Hassan chaired the night. 

NextGen Fund artists Amy Da Silva and Keanan lit up the stage with performances, as did Live Performance Award nominees Penny Blue, Megan Black, and The Spit Game. DJ Jordss spun tracks until late in the after party sponsored by Warner Music UK.

Winners:

  • Original Track Award (Solo) sponsored by TikTok: Amy Da Silva – Think Twice
  • Original Track Award (Group) sponsored by Marshall Amplification: Ava in the Dark - Manic
  • Rising Star Award (Artist) sponsored by Capitol Records: English Teacher  
  • Music Producer Award sponsored by Amazon Music: Jessie Marcella 
  • Young Leader Award sponsored by PPL: Kavyan Hajirostami 
  • Rising Star Award (Industry) sponsored by Dr. Martens: Lil Trubz 
  • Outstanding Project Award sponsored by Levi's: Girl Grind UK, SHE DON DID IT
  • Lyricist Award sponsored by Spotify: Namugga - Started Off As 
  • Social Action Award sponsored by Hal Leonard Europe: Pembe Tokluhan
  • Inspirational Music Leader Award sponsored by The MU: Raghad Haddad 
  • Live Performance Award sponsored by Ticketmaster: The Spit Game
  • Music Video Award sponsored by YouTube: Oceanside Records - Welcome To Torbay

Judges:

  • Alice Vaughan - A&R Director, EMI Records
  • Bicep - Electronic Duo & Youth Music Ambassadors
  • Bryan Wilson - Music Producer & Founder, Boom Dice Presents
  • Charlie Rout - Associate Creative Director, Warner Music X
  • Chris Daglish - Brand Programs Manager, Levi's
  • Chris Pattinson - Director of Music, Media Arts Lab
  • Ebi Sampson - Co-Founder, AUGUST
  • Ellie Prohan - DJ & Presenter
  • Holly Appleton - Head of Digital, DawBell
  • Iain McGoldrick - Head of Business Development, DJ Mag
  • Jake Gosling - Producer & Songwriter
  • James Giddings - Co-Founder, DeLaMouche
  • Jenna Knight - Founder, JK PR
  • Jordan Stephens - Creative, musician, writer & performer
  • Kevin Blair - Director, Asylum Records
  • Kieran Yeates - Content Projects Lead, Apple Music UK & Ireland
  • Kwabs - Singer-songwriter
  • Laura Davidson - Founder, AMIGAS
  • Linda Maitland - Senior Manager, Atlas Artists
  • Mahalia - Singer/songwriter
  • Martha Kinn - Artist Manager, YMU
  • Matt Hales - Songwriter, Producer & Recording Artist
  • Nadia Khan - Music Consultant & Founder, Women in CTRL
  • NAINA - DJ
  • Naomi Pohl - General Secretary, the MU
  • Nick Lewis - Head of Music, KOKO
  • Parris OH - Artist Partnerships, TikTok
  • Peter Capstick - Label Manager, Marshall Records
  • Rebecca Frank - Content Director, KISS Network
  • Rob Swaden - MD and Founder, 333 Management
  • Shauni Cabellero - Founder, Go2Agency
  • Sheniece Charway - Artist Partnerships, YouTube Music
  • Sian Eleri - Radio presenter
  • Simon Lyon - Brand Manager UK & Ireland, Ableton
  • Terry Appiasei - Artist Manager/A&R Consultant, Atlantic/Asylum Records UK
  • Tom Farncombe - Manager, Publishing Society Partnerships, YouTube
  • Whitney Wei - Editor-in-Chief, Resident Advisor
marshall logo
amazon music logo
mu logo
ppl logo
dr martens logo
ticketmaster logo
youtube logo
spotify logo
hal leonard europe logo
levis logo
tiktok logo
capitol records logo
marshall logo
amazon music logo
mu logo
ppl logo
dr martens logo
ticketmaster logo
youtube logo
spotify logo
hal leonard europe logo
levis logo
tiktok logo
capitol records logo
marshall logo
amazon music logo
mu logo
ppl logo
dr martens logo
ticketmaster logo
youtube logo
spotify logo
hal leonard europe logo
levis logo
tiktok logo
capitol records logo
youth music awards 2019 venue shot

Youth Music Awards 2019

The inaugural Youth Music Awards, in association with Hal Leonard Europe, shone a much needed spotlight on young people, focusing on the power of music and its capacity for creating change.

Read more
matt griffiths and YolanDa Brown present the youth music awards 2021

Youth Music Awards 2021

The second Youth Music Awards was a special coming together of the forward-thinking people and projects making, learning and earning in the grassroots UK music scene.

Read more