Now in their 12th year, the awards celebrate the remarkable range of musical talent from around the world covered in Songlines magazine throughout 2019.

All the nominees in the geographical categories were chosen by our ace team of contributors based around the world and the Best Artist and Best Group nominees were voted by you, the Songlines readers. The winners of these categories will be announced in the June issue (#158, out May 15) and the Newcomer and World Pioneer award winners will be announced at a Songlines Music Awards event later this year. More details about this to be announced.

Songlines Music Awards 2020 nominees - full list >>

The Songlines Music Awards 2020 playlist featuring tracks from all the nominees is now available >>