3VOOR12
3VOOR12 is a multimedia platform of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting VPRO for alternative pop.
3VOOR12 had 2 digital television channels, radio programs on 3FM, a website and a weekly live event. Also 3VOOR12 is present at several festivals. 3VOOR12 has been awarded several times. Among the awards are the UPC Digital Award, the Pritchett-award, the BNN Rookie-Award and the Gouden Pixel.
Similar in approach to the In a Van Sessions and the Take-Away Shows the platform presents live performances of many touring artists recorded in elevators and other small rooms in the Netherlands under the umbrella name Behind Closed Doors These videos are presented on their website as well as an official 3VOOR12 YouTube account.
Radio
On radio 3VOOR12 broadcasts almost every day between 21:00-24:00. The programs are: Club 3VOOR12, Whitenoise, both on Dutch radio station 3FM.Song of the Year ("Song van het Jaar")
Since 1985, the listeners of 3voor12 have voted for the Song van het Jaar every year. All listeners can vote on a longlist at the end of the year. The Song van het Jaar will then be awarded during a concert evening organized by 3voor12. The Song van het Jaar has had eight Dutch winners with Osdorp Posse, Krezip, Johan, Kyteman, Dotan, De Staat, Kensington and MEROL. Only Pixies, The Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead have won more than once.| Year | Artist | Track |
| 1985 | The Jesus and Mary Chain | "Just Like Honey" |
| 1986 | Elvis Costello | "I Want You" |
| 1987 | R.E.M. | "The One I Love" |
| 1988 | Pixies | "Gigantic" |
| 1989 | Pixies | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" |
| 1990 | Living Colour | "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" |
| 1991 | Nirvana | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
| 1992 | Pearl Jam | "Alive" |
| 1993 | The Smashing Pumpkins | "Disarm" |
| 1994 | dEUS | "Suds & Soda" |
| 1995 | The Smashing Pumpkins | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" |
| 1996 | Radiohead | "Street Spirit " |
| 1997 | Radiohead | "Paranoid Android" |
| 1998 | Osdorp Posse | "10 Jaar O.P." |
| 1999 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Scar Tissue" |
| 2000 | Krezip | "I Would Stay" |
| 2001 | Johan | "Tumble and Fall" |
| 2002 | Queens of the Stone Age | "No One Knows" |
| 2003 | The White Stripes | "Seven Nation Army" |
| 2004 | Franz Ferdinand | "Take Me Out" |
| 2005 | Kaiser Chiefs | "Oh My God" |
| 2006 | The Raconteurs | "Steady, As She Goes" |
| 2007 | Editors | "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" |
| 2008 | Kings of Leon | "Sex on Fire" |
| 2009 | Kyteman | "Sorry" |
| 2010 | Mumford & Sons | "The Cave" |
| 2011 | Gotye ft. Kimbra | "Somebody That I Used to Know" |
| 2012 | Ben Howard | "Keep Your Head Up" |
| 2013 | Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams | "Get Lucky" |
| 2014 | Dotan | "Home" |
| 2015 | Tame Impala | "Let It Happen" |
| 2016 | De Staat | "Make The Call, Leave It All" |
| 2017 | Arcade Fire | "Everything Now" |
| 2018 | Kensington | "Slicer" |
| 2019 | MEROL | "Hou Je Bek En Bef Me" |