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For an outstanding live performance by an artist or group from a Youth Music-funded project. This can either be from an in-person or virtual gig.
WINNER
EVA
AudioActive/Youth Music NextGen Fund, South East
EVA’s single ‘How Many Times?’ was first performed at the Youth Music Give a Gig Week show at Amazing Grace. Shortly after, EVA was shortlisted for the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition, where she performed the track for Michael and Emily Eavis during the live finals of the competition. A crowd favourite in all three of EVA’s Glastonbury sets, she labels the track as ‘financial funk’ due to taking inspiration form the 70’s disco genre alongside the iconic 2007 Lloyds Bank advert theme music.
ALT BLK ERA
Inspire Youth Arts/Youth Music NextGen Fund, East Midlands
ALT BLK ERA performed 'Obsession: SOLAR' and 'Freakshow' at Metronome for BBC Introducing East Midlands. Their nominator shared the following bio: “Two young Black women (sisters), home-educated and fiercely independent. They started writing alternative music and claiming to be outsiders and celebrating being 'weird' and not in the mainstream. They developed dynamic trap metal tunes and shook the local music scene to its core. Expressing themselves has clearly worked, as the sisters have gained a loyal following in a short amount of time. By refusing to box themselves into a single category, and by taking swings that have never been taken before, they’ve found that a growing audience are connecting with their fearlessness and authenticity.
Kindelan
Music:Leeds, Yorkshire & The Humber
Kindelan is an independent artist, songwriter and guitarist from Yorkshire. She grew up gigging in York's local music scene, working and collaborating with promoters and other artists, from the age of 13, giving her a deep-seated love for independent artistry and grassroots venues, which has strengthened since experiencing the Leeds scene. She says, “A huge highlight of the last year was a self-produced demo of mine being played on BBC Radio One's Introducing show with Gemma Bradley. I've also had the pleasure of supporting amazing artists such as B-ahwe and Lovescene, and performing at We Out Here festival."