This year, for the tenth time, the Association of Independent Music Entrepreneurs (VUT) honored outstanding talent in the independent music industry. In 2022, the award ceremony again was the highlight of the VUT Indie Days, which took place as part of Reeperbahn Festival from September 21 to 24, 2022 in Hamburg. The winners of the VIA were announced on the evening of September 22, 2022 at Schmidts Tivoli in Hamburg.

These are the VIA – VUT Indie Award Winners 2022

Best Newcomer: Nashi44
Best Act: Perera Elsewhere
Best Album: Sophia Kennedy – „Monsters“
Best Label: Bureau B
Best Experiment: Messer – „Avatar-Konzert“
Best New Music Business: Black Artist Database
VIA Special Price: Musiker ohne Grenzen e.V.

For more information on the VIA Awards and all nominees, visit www.viaawards.de. Photo material of the award ceremony can be found here. The playlist for the shortlist on Deezer.