Glastonbury 2022 Emerging Talent Competition finalists revealed

6th April 2022

We’re very pleased to announce the finalists for our EMERGING TALENT COMPETITION 2022, which is supported by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation.

The acts, chosen from thousands of entries, are: Amahla, Crae Wolf, English Teacher, Lewis McLaughlin, Nia Wyn, Smoothboi Ezra, SOFY and Zola Courtney. Listen to them below!

This year’s invite-only final will take place on Saturday 30 April, 2022.

The winners of the free-to-enter competition will be given a slot on one of the main stages at Glastonbury 2022. They will also be awarded a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation to help take their songwriting and performing to the next level. Two runners-up will also each be awarded a £2,500 PRS Foundation Talent Development prize.

The eight acts were selected by Glastonbury judges from the longlist of 90 artists which was compiled by 30 of the UK’s best online music writers.