At Motel Mozaïque, artists aren’t just the heart of what we do, they’re the reason we exist. That’s why we’re committed to using our platform to champion fairer, more transparent ways of supporting the people who make the music we love. Lately, though, we’ve shared the growing unease many artists and fans feel about the direction of mainstream streaming platforms. From low artist payouts, to algorithms that decide what and who gets recommended, to investments with revenue made off artists’ work.

That’s why we’re happy to announce our partnership with Qobuz as the official streaming partner of MOMO Festival 2026. Qobuz is a platform built on ethical practices, fair compensation, and a deep respect for both artists and listeners.

What this means in practice

Artists earn more – Qobuz pays out up to five times more in royalties than other major platforms, ensuring creators are fairly compensated for their work.
Fans can support directly – Beyond streaming, Qobuz lets you buy music outright—allowing you to directly support the artists you love.
Quality matters – Qobuz offers hi-fi streaming, so you can experience your favorite tracks in the highest possible definition.

MOMO playlists on Qobuz

As part of this collaboration, we’ll be sharing our festival playlists and streaming links to Qobuz. And to make your own transition easy, Qobuz offers a free migration service, so you can bring all your beloved playlists with you in just a few clicks.

Exclusive offer for MOMO friends

Qobuz is giving MOMO friends an exclusive 2-month free trial. Stay tuned to our newsletter for details – we’ll share the link as soon as it’s live.

This partnership is about choosing a music industry that values fairness, transparency, and the people who make it all possible. We’re excited to take this step, and we hope you’ll join us.

We’re excited to announce that NÉNÉ will be this year’s Black Box Resident at MOMO Festival 2026.

The Black Box Residency is an annual program of MOMO Festival. Each year, we invite an artist to take over a space for three days: the Black Box. It’s an empty room, ready to be filled entirely according to the artist’s own vision. We provide the physical and financial space to research, experiment, and develop new work. The creative process becomes visible and accessible to the public, who are invited to experience the work as it unfolds.

“With the Black Box residency, we create space for artists who want to experiment, deepen their practice and take risks beyond the pressure of a finished product. I’m incredibly excited about what NÉNÉ will create. Her perspective on the world, her choice of collaborations and her work are deeply inspiring.”
– Enoma Amayo (Head of Program, Motel Mozaïque)

NÉNÉ is an artist based in Rotterdam. Her paintings, installations, and spatial explorations are inspired by her interest in Afrofuturism. This philosophy and art movement offer her new perspectives on how African history emerged before the colonial past and continues to flow through the present.

In her work, NÉNÉ is interested in how people move within structures. She reflects on how present-day questions are shaped by colonial systems. Systems that are so layered and normalized that they often become invisible and block our vision. Within her practice, she explores whether and how it is possible to step out of these structures, to move freely, and when that freedom is not accessible, how we can still communicate, connect, and coexist within those same structures.

During her Black Box residency at MOMO, NÉNÉ explores current developments surrounding anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in parts of Africa. This research is rooted in her time in Ghana, where she traveled to engage with textile practices and symbols as living forms of knowledge, storytelling, and resistance. From this place, she works in close collaboration with visual and fashion artists from Ghana, Neal and Kwasi, to create a wearable artwork that allows self-expression and resistance through hidden codes embedded in textiles. These garments become a language; holding stories, identities, and gestures of protest that can exist, move, and connect within restrictive systems.

Visit NÉNÉ’s Black Box during MOMO Festival 2026, April 16-18. Location to be announced.

Big one: we’ve added 22 new names to the line-up for MOMO Festival 2026!

Obongjayar // Zimmer90 // 15 15 // Adult DVD // anaiis // CHARLOT // CUSK // Femke Gyselinck / GRIP & Lander Gyselinck // KABEAUSHÉ // Khadija El Kharraz Alami & Reda Senhaji (Cheb Runner) // Lubiana // Mehdi Dahkan // My First Time // Naima Bock // Nell Mescal // Olive Jones // Romy Liz Rose // Sarah Julia // The Orchestra (For Now) // Touki Delphine // Truman Sinclair // waterbaby

& many more to come

line-up

These artists join the line-up alongside Weval, Mandy, Indiana, Tyler Ballgame and many more. And guess what? We’re not even done yet. More names coming soon.

New phase of tickets: Day tickets (Early Bird) and Passe-partetout (Regular) are now on sale. Grab your tickets and explore the full line-up now!

Here we go! The first line-up announcement for MOMO Festival 2026 is here:

BCUC // BINA. // Boko Yout // Djuwa Mroivili // Emma Hessels // Jana Jacuka // Joshua Idehen // Keo // Mandy, Indiana // Nep // Rival Consoles / thredd // Tyler Ballgame // Weval

& many more to come

line-up

This first reveal gives a taste of what’s waiting for you at this year’s MOMO Festival with a mix of music and performance – and there’s much more to come, including artist residencies, exciting art installations, our MOMO tours – and, of course, loads more music and performances.

Ticket alert: Early Bird passe-partout tickets are now available! Grab your tickets and join us from 16 – 18 April in Rotterdam.