Eurovision Young Musicians 2024

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2024 is the upcoming 21st edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It is set to take place in the Stormen Concert Hall in Bodø, Norway, on 17 August 2024 at 19:00 CEST. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) alongside host broadcaster the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The Norwegian Radio Orchestra will accompany all competing performers at the event with conduction by Eivind Aadland.

Location
On 11 July 2023, the European Broadcasting Union announced on its official website that the contest would take place in the city of Bodø, Norway, during the city's role as European Capital of Culture. On Twitter, the organisation confirmed that Stormen Concert Hall has been chosen as the venue in which the competition will take place. This will be the second edition organised in Norway since the first one in 2000, when it was held in Bergen.

Format
On 6 April 2024, during the final of their selection Virtuos (music contest), NRK revealed that presenter Silje Nordnes and dancer Mona Berntsen would be the hosts of the twenty-first Eurovision Young Musicians on home soil. On 30 May 2024, they also confirmed that the Norwegian Radio Orchestra would perform live alongside the contestants, conducted by Eivind Aadland.

Jury members
The jurors of the competition were announced on 11 July 2024 in a new press release by NRK. They are:
 * Andreas Sundén, clarinetist
 * Marianna Shirinyan, classical pianist
 * Martin Grubinger, multi-percussionist, who was a finalist in, presenter in and interval act at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
 * Tabita Berglund, conductor and cellist

Participating countries
Eleven countries will participate in the contest. Armenia and Switzerland return to the contest after having last participated in, and , respectively. On their Facebook post in July 2023, the European Broadcasting Union announced there were ten participation slots available for broadcasters who wished to take part in the contest. However on 10 January 2024, the EBU's official representative for the Eurovision Young Musicians Amelie Rossignol announced that a maximum of eleven countries may participate in 2024. There would be ten broadcasters from other countries alongside the host country's broadcaster.

On 29 February 2024, Swiss broadcaster SRF revealed that twelve countries would take part in the contest, however, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported on 3 April 2024 that eleven countries will compete at the contest: Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland, with Serbia returning to the contest for the first time since its only appearance in. The list excludes Slovenia, which confirmed its intention on returning to the contest in June 2023. On 5 April 2024, Norwegian broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting officially revealed that eleven countries will participate, the same eleven countries that ORF reported two days prior.

Other countries
Active EBU member broadcasters in Bulgaria, Georgia, the Netherlands, Spain and Wales confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU. On 30 November 2023, Croatia confirmed its withdrawal from the contest with no reason provided. In late-December 2023, the BBC announced that the United Kingdom has no plans to return to the 2024 competition, as the BBC Young Musician contest is being held at the same time as the final of the Eurovision Young Musicians.
 * – In mid-September 2023, Macedonian broadcaster MRT published its budget plan for the 2023/2024 season, which allocates money towards participation in the 2024 editions of both ESC and JESC, but makes no mention of EYM. While it was later clarified that the plan was still awaiting the approval of the government, its approval would likely rule out a return of the country. However, on 5 December 2023 they did not appear on the list of participants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 to which they later explained that it was due to the anniversary of the broadcaster, which leaves participation in uncertainty unless a budget is released. They did not appear on the final list of participants. North Macedonia last took part in.
 * – Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO confirmed in June 2023 its intention on returning to the contest, but did not appear on the final list of participants. Slovenia last took part in.

Broadcasts
All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience.