Ireland Music Week - Artist Applications 2025

Now Open!

12th of February - 25th of March, 5pm.

 

Please review the full page carefully before applying.

How To Apply

  1. Make a Breaking Tunes Account & Log In.

  2. Click Apply on your Opportunities Tab.

  3. Build or Update your Breaking tunes profile.

  4. You can’t edit your application after submitting, so copy the questions and prep your answers first on a separate document, and work on your application.

  5. Fill in the Application.

  6. Hit Submit.

Application Questions

  1. Artist name 

  2. Profile 

  3. County

  4. Genre 

  5. Band members

  6. Contact name

  7. Contact role 

  8. Contact email 

  9. Phone 

  10. Website link

  11. Live Performance video link

  12. Biography 

  13. Plans

  14. Have you released a debut album in the past 5 years?

  15. Do you plan on releasing a debut album in the next 5 years?

  16. What artists have you played support for?

  17. Release

  18. Manager

  19. Label 

  20. Publishers 

  21. Agent 

  22. Sync agent 

  23. Newsletter sign up

 
 

Applications will open for 6 weeks: from 12th February to 26th March, 5pm. 50 Irish acts will have the chance to showcase in October, with the line-up being announced in June.


Around 90 international delegates will once again attend, with buyers and bookers from the likes of ESNS, The Great Escape, Primavera Pro, Pop Kultur, ATC, CAA and many more.

For artists of all levels, the conference at the festival will give them a chance to learn and develop their craft and create new opportunities with agents, labels, bookers, music supervisors and services from all over the world.

 
 
 


We ask all applicants to read this important information before applying:

  • You will need to apply for Ireland Music Week through Breaking Tunes. You will need to create a profile on Breaking Tunes (if you don't already have one). You will then find the application form in the 'Opportunities' section on your Dashboard.

  • Please make sure your most recent and most relevant tracks are on your Breaking Tunes profile (you can remove any unreleased tracks once the judging process is complete).

  • Please include all your social media links on your Breaking Tunes profile description (e.g. Spotify, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram). If there is no music on your Breaking Tunes profile, your judge will not be able to score you and you may be eliminated from selection.

  • We only accept applications from artists living in Ireland or Irish artists living overseas. We do not accept applications from international artists.

  • Applications will close on Wednesday March 26th 2025 at 5pm (P.S. Take your time with the application - there is no benefit in submitting it early).

  • All applicants, successful or otherwise, will be notified by email in late May 2025.

  • If you are selected to showcase, we will be in touch with you about your performance and preparation for showcasing at the festival. Ireland Music Week 2025 will pay showcasing artists expenses of €500 but we cannot offer payment for travel and accommodation for Irish artists who are living overseas.
    How are the applications judged?


A panel of national and international industry assess the applications and put forward their top artists. The panel includes festival bookers, labels, managers, music journalists, publishers, booking agents, and many more from across the global industry.

The judging criteria is split into 5 categories:

  • Songwriting, Arrangement & Lyrical Ability 

  • Quality of Recorded Material

  • Live Profile

  • Export-Readiness

  • Gut Feeling

Check out our FAQ section for more information and advice on your Ireland Music Week application process