The Outstanding Artist Award for Music is given annually by the Federal Chancellery of Austria for achievements that influence the current art scene.[1] Creative people are honored who can already show a meaningful oeuvre and whose works are of artistic supraregional importance.[2] The prize is endowed with €10,000.[3] The award winners are selected by an independent expert jury.[3] The prize is awarded as a category of the Outstanding Artist Awards.[4] In total, the Outstanding Artists Awards are given in 14 categories.[2] The predecessor award State Prize for Music (Staatspreis für Musik) was given from 1950 to 1970.[4] In 2009, the award was named Outstanding Artist Award for Music.
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