Now it’s your turn to shape history. Vote for the image that defined music in 2024 - the photograph that captured a moment, a mood, a movement. From screaming fans to sold-out arenas, these images tell the stories that will echo for generations.
The MPA continues to champion undiscovered, emerging and established photographers, ensuring their work is not just seen, but celebrated.
The Music Moment of the Year category remains a cultural pulse check, capturing not just sound, but the defining stories and images of music. Your vote helps define which moment will stand as the ultimate visual legacy of 2024.
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"Charli xcx performing in the rain during her Brat tour at The O2 Arena in London on November 28, 2024. The entire set showcased the artist at the peak of her career. After more than a decade of shaping the sound of modern pop, this moment embodied the recognition she has long deserved."
Photographer: Pupat Chenaksara
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"Pulp at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, September, 2024. This was the first of four sold out dates I covered for Rough Trade on Pulp’s first American tour since 2012. The stunning art deco venue was the perfect backdrop for the decadent production, so I’d planned to incorporate architectural details into my shots while capturing the vibe of the night. At the end of the show as a spotlight hit Jarvis Cocker, I caught a line of strobes mid-flash, momentarily uniting the stage, audience and architecture in sharp focus."
Photographer: Lauren Krohn
3/5
"2024 was the year of the Midwest Princess. If there was ever any doubt, Chappell Roan’s record-breaking performance at Lollapalooza was when we all knew. I wanted a shot that would show the scale of this moment, so I took a gamble and planted myself at the start of the stage’s runway. The bet paid off soon after Chappell sprinted down the platform for the first time. She suddenly spun back around and leapt into the air with all of Chicago as her backdrop. The photo shows an artist in complete control of the biggest moment of her career."
Photographer: Josh Druding
4/5
"Burna Boy’s historic performance to over 60,000 fans at London Stadium captures Afrobeats’ rise from local sound to global phenomenon."
Photographer: Michael Tubes
5/5
"Lana Del Rey riding on the back of a motorcycle through the photo pit during her grand entrance of her headlining set at Coachella 2024."
Photographer: Kirby Gladstein
