The Youth Music Awards 2023 in association with Hal Leonard Europe saw stars such as Chicken Shop Date presenter and youth music advocate, Amelia Dimoldenberg; BBC Radio 1 presenter Clara Amfo; and hip-hop, neo-soul artist, Kojey Radical attend a star-studded ceremony at London’s iconic Troxy.
Categories included Lyricist Award, Original Track Award , Music Producer Award and Original Track Award , with the winners of these awards faced with another surprise as Clara Amfo, Kojey Radical, BICEP and MNEK stepped on to the stage to present their awards. UK rapper and singer, Kojey Radical, said: “It’s an absolute honour, the Youth Music Awards are so important. I wish I had something like this when I was coming up. Looking around seeing so many familiar faces, it’s nice to know so many of my peers also support the Youth Music Awards.”
· Owain Elidir Williams, Rising Star Award sponsored by Songkick produced the first and only bilingual music publication in Wales, Klust; giving a platform to Welsh artists. Past winners have achieved significant success since the awards, including Leeds band English Teacher, who won the Rising Star Award and recently released a new single with Island Records and secured a slot at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. In addition, artist, songwriter and producer Sans Soucis, 2021 winner, has since gone on to sign a deal with Decca Records, and open for Rina Sawayama.