The full winners of the have been confirmed.
The ceremony shines a light on the grassroots, celebrating some key people in British music who don’t often get a shout out.
This year the Youth Music Awards set their sights on Liverpool, taking place at the city’s historic St. George’s Hall.
Winners were chosen by an esteemed panel of judges including , , , , , and more.
Meanwhile, guests on the night included of The Wombats, , Youth Music Co-Chair , , , broadcasters , , and , as well as , President of Global Creative at EMPIRE, and PRS Foundation CEO .
Adam Joolia, CEO at Youth Music says: “The grassroots music ecosystem is more than just a talent pipeline. It’s about who gets to take part, empowerment, connection and joy. Grassroots music doesn’t start with a stage or a venue. It starts at the places we celebrate at the Youth Music Awards: the youth clubs, community centres and projects. These are the breeding grounds for new music genres, sounds and movements that shape and evolve UK music culture from the grassroots.
“It’s an honour to recognise so many inspiring young people at this year’s Awards. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!”
Check out the full list of winners below:
Rising Star Award (Industry) sponsored By Kickers
Rianne Lewis (Youth Music NextGen Fund – London)
Inspirational Music Leader sponsored By the MU
Abi Johnson (The Music Works – South West)
Young Leader Award sponsored By AQA
Ria Leah (The Spit Game UK – London)
Original Track Award (Group) supported by Arts Council England
Lyricist Award sponsored by PRS for Music
KOJ (LIMF Academy Launchpad – North West)
Award supported By Notion
Hillarynx (Youth Music NextGen Fund – London)
Outstanding Project Award sponsored by Rocksteady
Conscious Youth CIC, Elevation Music (Yorkshire and The Humber)
Original Track Award (Solo) sponsored by Skiddle
BEASTIE (Youth Music NextGen Fund – London)
Social Action Award sponsored by Hal Leonard, A Muse Group Company
Rising Star Award (Artist) sponsored By Empire
Righteous Reck (Youth Music NextGen Fund – London)