POPLÄND Award 2026

For the second time, the state of Baden-Württemberg is presenting the State Prize for Pop Culture. The 2026 recipients are the band ENGIN from Mannheim, the Kulturladen Konstanz, beatmaker and producer NMD-Beats, and the LIVEKultur Baden-Württemberg association.

An independent panel of experts selected the winners in four categories:

Live Act: ENGIN
Live Music Venue: Kulturladen Konstanz
Producing: NMD-Beats
Impact: LIVEKultur Baden-Württemberg

The prizes in the Live Act, Live Music Venue, and Producing categories are each worth 10,000 euros. In the Impäct category, which will be awarded for the first time in 2026, the prize money is 5,000 euros. The awards ceremony will take place on November 19, 2026, at the Alte Feuerwache in Mannheim. Click here to register.