Rossana De Pace won the sixteenth edition of Music For Change. The final of the Award, among the most prestigious at national and European level, entirely focused on civil issues and organized byMusic Against Mafia Associationtook place at the Rendano Theater in Cosenza
The song Goosebumps it is available, together with the other finalist songs, in the compilation STAY or GO ALBUM #25 (Musa Factory / Music against the mafias/Believe).
Special mentions were also awarded:
- Special mention on the recommendation of the Club Tenco: Alice Caronna
- Special mention on the recommendation of Music against the mafias: NO DADA
and special prizes:
- Milan Music Week Award to Rossana De Pace who will be able to perform in the highly anticipated Milan music week
- 1MNext Award to Giulia Leone who will have direct access to the final pre-selections of the contest leading to the May Day stage in Rome
- Doc Network Award to Alice Caronna who will receive a year of editorial, tax, legal and social security consultancy with the professionals of the Doc Network
- Acep/Unemia Scholarship/Production Award to Alice Caronna
- Musa Factory Award to Giulia Leone
Paola Iezziguest of the final, received the Music For Change Special Award for his commitment to civil rights.
Rossana De Paceas the winner of the Music For Change Awardwas awarded an important prize pool and numerous opportunities:
10 thousand euros to carry out a Tour, the opening of the concert ofA Free and Thinking May of Taranto 2025a mini tour in the partner festivals of Music for Change: Drinking Music (Brescia), Bindi Award (Genoa), Fabrizio De Andrè Award (Rome), Bianca D'Aponte Award (Caserta), Puedes Festival (Ferrara), Sicily Music Conference (Palermo/Catania), BeAlternative Festival (Cosenza), Mo'Summer (Foggia), Plots Festival (Catanzaro), returning next year as main guest in2026 edition of Music for Changeexhibition a Sanremo house on the main stage during the week of the Festival to receive the work created by the master goldsmith Michele Affidato (the goldsmith of the Italian Song Festival awards).
Music For Change – Stay or Go Album #25
The collective and shared album contains the songs of the 6 finalists of Music for Change 16th award. The songs were created, composed and produced within the residency Sound Village (an Academy that merged e-learning and live phases) on specific and social themes.
The artists were followed by 5 teams: Content Team, Music Production Team, Vocal Team, Pitch Team and Promotion Team.
Tracklist Music For Change – Stay or Go Album #25
Rossana De Pace – Goosebumps (Crossroads – Cultures, contaminations, roots)
Giulia Leone – The World is on Fire (Eco Mood – Sustainability, environment, respect)
No Dada – Ctrl+C (Offline/online – networking, connections, risks)
Alice Caronna – There is no time (Workspace – Commitment, dignity, opportunity)
Dimaggio – Controversy (Amplify Democracy – Participation, citizenship, change)
The Walnut – Lucy (Equality – identity, freedom, belonging)
With the publication of the album a new challenge also begins: the Stream Believe Award.
From the moment of launch until November 21, 2025, ratings on all digital stores will decide the winner. The ranking will be updated every 12 days and will take into account not only the number of streams, but also unique listeners: an approach that enhances the real ability of each artist to engage. The song that receives the most plays will receive:
- an artist distribution contract with Believe Music and promotional support on the main digital stores.
- three days of study at MAST in Milan,
- the possibility of participating in Casa Sanremo 2026 during the 76th Italian Song Festival.
