Music – Berlin – Tocotronic and Beatsteaks awarded prizes – Culture
Berlin (dpa) – The indie pop singer Antje Schomaker, who lives in Hamburg, won the prize for pop culture in the category favorite artist. Schomaker (“I don’t have to do anything”) was honored on Tuesday evening in front of around 1,000 guests in Berlin’s Admiralspalast. In her songs, the songwriter also deals with a male-dominated music scene. “I have the feeling that we’re changing something,” she said after the award.
However, two prizes in certain categories promptly went to all-male bands. The Beatsteaks (“I don’t care as long as you sing”) from Berlin were honored as favorite band. The band Tocotronic, based in Hamburg and Berlin, was able to present their favorite album “Nie wieder Krieg”.
The prize for pop culture, organized for the sixth time, was awarded by a jury made up of around 900 members of the Association for the Promotion of Pop Culture. According to the association, the members come from all areas of the music industry and pop culture.
The Kraftklub frontman Felix Kummer, who recorded the hit “The Last Song (Everything will be fine)” with Fred Rabe as Kummer, delivered the favorite song. A Lifetime Achievement Award goes to singer Doro Pesch. The 58-year-old from Düsseldorf broke through the male-dominated phalanx of metal-rock as the “Queen of Metal” in the 90s with her band Warlock as a solo musician.
There was also money in the Most Hopeful Newcomer category. The Bremen punk band Team Scheische secured the prize, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. An award for living pop culture went to the presenter and comedian Carolin Kebekus. This year she is organizing the Dcksfestival in Cologne, a festival with women’s bands only.
Electropop singer Antonia Rug, who works as Novaa, was able to convince in the category Favorite Producer with her song “She’s A Star”. The jury saw Rammstein’s stage spectacle with lots of fire, light and effects as the most impressive live show. Manuel Bittorf, who works as Betterov, and the director Fares Hamade delivered the favorite video with “Bring me home”. The jury chose the “Audio Book of Sexualized Violence” by Blond, the band with Nina and Lotta Kummer, sisters of Kraftklub singer Felix Kummer, as the most beautiful story.
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