It’s the information the music trade has been ready for… After receiving yet one more record-breaking variety of entries, the finalists have been confirmed throughout 24 classes for the Music Week Awards 2023.
The most important evening within the music trade calendar returns to Evolution London in Battersea on Wednesday, Might 24. We’ll say this now: remember to e book tables here to keep away from lacking out on the vastly well-liked occasion – particularly because the 2022 version was our largest ever Music Week Awards up to now.
We’re excited to say that the BPI is that this yr’s headline sponsor of the Music Week Awards 2023. Including to the celebrations, the UK recorded music commerce physique can be marking its fiftieth anniversary this yr.
Talking in regards to the partnership, Sophie Jones, BPI Chief Technique Officer & Interim CEO, mentioned: “Our fiftieth anniversary is each a particular second after we can recognise the achievements of the BPI and our label members and an essential springboard to proceed our important work selling British music across the many thrilling alternatives that lie forward. On this landmark yr we’re notably delighted to sponsor the Music Week Awards – at all times an exquisite event when the music neighborhood comes collectively to have fun its phenomenal expertise and plenty of sensible successes.”
In addition to our class sponsors (see under), the drinks reception is sponsored by Clever Music and the branding sponsor is Blinding Expertise.
The Music Week Awards is the one ceremony that recognises achievement throughout the entire trade, together with labels, music publishers, reside, radio, advertising and PR. Every year, these prestigious awards are peer-voted and judged by an unbiased panel of specialist judges. In addition to the judged classes, The Strat is our particular award determined by the Music Week group.
The finalists revealed at the moment have arrange some fascinating contests on the evening throughout the hotly-contested classes. The entries characterize achievements throughout 2022 – you possibly can learn the complete checklist of finalists under.
An enormous one for the judges to think about can be File Firm, which sees 2022 victors Atlantic up towards former winners Polydor (triumphant in 2019-21) in addition to labels together with 0207 Def Jam, Columbia, Decca, EMI, Madness, Island, Ministry Of Sound, Parlophone, RCA and Warner Information.
New for 2023, the Worldwide Advertising Staff Of The Yr recognises the success of UK labels in rising the profile of acts in world territories. The class makes its bow this yr with a contest between BMG UK, Partisan, PIAS, Sony Music Leisure UK, Common Music UK and Warner Music UK.
The Unbiased File Firm class represents labels who’ve made an affect with acts throughout a spread of genres, together with Excellent Havoc, Defected, Partisan, Lifeless Oceans, Earache, Marshall, and extra.
Following the victory for Staff Adele at Columbia in 2022, the Artist Advertising Marketing campaign class sees recognition for celebrity acts together with Harry Kinds (Columbia), Stormzy (0207 Def Jam) and Taylor Swift (EMI), alongside rising stars similar to Unhealthy Boy Chiller Crew (Relentless), Rina Sawayama (Soiled Hit), Cat Burns (Since ‘93/RCA), Eliza Rose (Warner Information/One Home), Sam Ryder (Parlophone) and Yard Act (Island).
This yr’s ceremony additionally sees the return of well-liked class Pageant Of The Yr, with 2022 the primary full season of occasions since Covid. The class can be contested by occasions together with Bluedot, BST Hyde Park, Creamfields, Finish Of The Street, Liverpool Sound Metropolis, Studying & Leeds Pageant, Southbank Centre: Grace Jones’ Meltdown, Standon Calling, Tramlines, TRNSMT and Wi-fi Pageant.
As ever, Grassroots Venue: Spirit Of The Scene (supported by Music Venue Belief) can be determined by public vote which runs till 5pm on March 31 – click on here to participate within the voting.
Radio Station (sponsored by PPL) can be a contest between the BBC and business stations, together with BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, 6 Music, Absolute Radio, Capital Dance, Hits Radio Community and Reprezent Radio.
Good luck to all of this yr’s finalists, who’re listed under throughout the 24 classes.
Accountancy Agency Of The Yr
CC Younger & Co
Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman
Harris & Trotter LLP
Hentons
Prager Metis Worldwide
A&R Award (sponsored by BPI)
Atlantic Information
Columbia Information
EMI Information
Island Information
Kobalt Music Publishing
Parlophone Information
Polydor Information
RCA Label Group/Since ‘93
Sony Music Publishing
Common Music Publishing Group
Warner Chappell Music UK
Warner Information
Artist Advertising Marketing campaign
Andrea, Matteo & Virginia Bocelli, Decca
Unhealthy Boy Chiller Crew, Relentless
Cat Burns, Since ‘93/RCA
Charli XCX, Atlantic
Eliza Rose, Warner Information / One Home
Florence + The Machine, Polydor
Harry Kinds, Columbia
Rina Sawayama, Soiled Hit
Sam Ryder, Parlophone
Stormzy, 0207 Def Jam
Taylor Swift, EMI
Yard Act, Island
Catalogue Advertising Marketing campaign
ABBA, Common Music Recordings/Polar Music
The Beatles, Common Music Recordings
David Bowie, Rhino/Warner Music
Coldplay, Warner World Catalogue/Parlophone
George Michael, Sony Music CG
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, BMG/Trojan Information
Life Strikes Fairly Quick: The John Hughes Mixtapes, Demon
Music Group
Steps – Platinum Assortment, Sony Music
Pageant Of The Yr
Bluedot
BST Hyde Park
Creamfields
Finish Of The Street
Liverpool Sound Metropolis
Studying & Leeds Pageant
Southbank Centre: Grace Jones’ Meltdown
Standon Calling
Tramlines
TRNSMT Pageant
Wi-fi Pageant
Grassroots Venue: Spirit Of The Scene – public voted (supported by Music Venue Belief)
Boileroom, Guildford
Brudenell Social Membership, Leeds
Dubrek Studios, Derby
The Globe, Newcastle
King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Leadmill, Sheffield
Le Pub, Newport
Evening & Day Café, Manchester
Trinity Centre, Bristol
Windmill, Brixton
Unbiased Writer Of The Yr (sponsored by PRS)
Harmony Music Publishing
Defected
Downtown
Manners McDade
Peermusic
Phrased In a different way
Reservoir
Sentric Music Group
Stellar Songs/Tim & Danny Music
Tileyard Music
Clever Music Group
Unbiased File Firm
As a result of Music
Harmony Label Group
Lifeless Oceans
Defected
Soiled Hit
Domino
Earache
Marshall
Trendy Sky
Partisan
Excellent Havoc
Play it Once more Sam
Worldwide Advertising Staff Of The Yr
BMG UK
Partisan
PIAS
Sony Music Leisure UK
Common Music UK
Warner Music UK
Label/Artist Companies
Absolute Label Companies
ADA UK
AWAL
Imagine
Cooking Vinyl
Ditto Music
FUGA
Ingrooves Music Group
[Integral] UK
The Orchard
Virgin Music
Dwell Music Company
ATC Dwell
CAA
Mom Artists
Major Expertise Worldwide
Pure Represents
UTA
Wasserman Music
WME
X-Ray Touring
Dwell Music Promoter
AEG Presents UK
DHP Household
FKP Scorpio
Kilimanjaro Dwell
Dwell Nation Music UK
Senbla
SJM Concert events
Supervisor Of The Yr
Michael Adex, NQ
Emma Greengrass/Ian McAndrew, Wildlife Leisure
Ben Mawson/Ed Millett, TaP Music
David Furnish/Rachael Paley, Rocket Leisure
Rob Harrison, Pay attention Generously
Ryan Lofthouse, Nearer Artists
Sandy Abuah/Dion Honest Lizzy/Markhenry Nwachukwu, TruTribe
Kate Hardwick/Sam Eldridge/Roy Eldridge, UROK Administration
David Might, Fifteen 04
Whitney Asomani/Matt Johnson
Jamie Oborne, All On Pink Administration
Music & Model Partnership
The Absolut Choir x Olly Alexander x Absolut x M&C Saatchi Sport & Leisure – Absolut Born to Combine
ArmonieJay, Denzel Chain, Kyle Reppa & Unhappy Alex/TikTok x Common Music Group x Republic Information x Syco Leisure x Samsung – StemDrop
Aitch x Relentless x Kingdom Collective x Common Music Globe – Aitch-S2
Amaria BB, Bellah, Sha Simone & Le Juiice x Puma UK x JD x Sony Music Leisure UK/4th Ground Inventive Group – Puma Mayze Stack
Becky Hill x Stefflon Don x Extremely Naté x Pepsi MAX – UEFA Girls’s EURO 2022 Closing Present
Burna Boy x Burberry x UTA – Festive Marketing campaign
Bury Tomorrow x Cradle Of Filth x Witch Fever x Activision Blizzard x Sony Music UK 4th Ground Inventive/Music For Nations – Diablo Immortal
Central Cee x Jacquemus x UTA – Jacquemus’ Winter Line
Pleasure Crookes x Lexus x Sony Music UK 4th Ground Inventive/Madness Information – Lexus UX
Kylie Minogue x Peggy Gou x Magnum x Warner Music Artist & Model Companions, WMX – Magnum #ClassicsRemixed
Lewis Capaldi x Activision x Common Music Group for Manufacturers – Name Of Obligation: Trendy Warfare II
Liam Gallagher x Clarks x Warner Music Artist & Model Companions, WMX – Clarks Originals
Music Client Innovation
Amazon Music UK x +44 x Stormzy – This Is What I Imply Marketing campaign
Amazon Music UK x AWAL x Minecraft x Alfie Templeman – Mellow Moon Digital Pageant
Elton John x Rocket Leisure x Vodafone – BST AR Expertise
EMI x Bastille – Give Me The Future Marketing campaign
Metropolis Studios – 5G Pageant
Music Venue Belief/The Nationwide Lottery – Revive Dwell
Polydor & BRITs Digital Committee – BRIT Awards 2022 Digital Marketing campaign
Serenade x Warner Information x Muse – Will Of The Folks Digital Urgent
Spotify, Rap UK Day 1 Membership
Vevo, Vevo TV App
Virgin Music x Amazons – Digital Field Set NFT
YouTube, YouTube Shorts
PR Marketing campaign
Beabadoobee, Inside/Out
Bob Vylan, Good As Gold
Denzel Curry, August
FLO, Artists’ Means
Foals, MoKho PR
Nia Archives, Triple Menace
Nova Twins, Public Metropolis
Rema, Emerald East
Rosalía, Columbia
Sam Ryder, DawBell
Stormzy, Wired PR
Moist Leg, Domino
Promotions Staff (sponsored by Radiomonitor)
0207 Def Jam
Atlantic Information
Columbia Information
EMI
Island Information
Pay attention Up
Parlophone
Polydor
Plugged In PR
RCA
Warner Information
Your Military
Writer Of The Yr (sponsored by PRS)
Kobalt Music Publishing
Sony Music Publishing
Common Music Publishing Group
Warner Chappell Music UK
Radio Present
BBC Introducing With Jasmine Takhar, BBC Asian Community
Elton John’s Rocket Hour, Apple Music 1
Ellie Prohan, KISS Nights Specialist Present, KISS
Future Artists With Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1
Future Sounds With Clara Amfo, BBC Radio 1
Jamz Supernova, BBC Radio 6 Music
Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 2
Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 Music
Rickie, Melvin & Charlie, BBC Radio 1
Romesh Ranganathan, For The Love Of Hip-Hop, BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 2
The Dotty Present, Apple Music 1
The Pores and skin Present, Absolute Radio
Radio Station (sponsored by PPL)
Absolute Radio
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 6 Music
Capital Dance
Capital Xtra
Hits Radio Community
Kerrang! Radio
KISS
Radio X
Reprezent Radio
Scala
File Firm (sponsored by Confetti Media)
0207 Def Jam
Atlantic Information
Columbia
Decca Information
EMI Information
Madness Information
Island Information
Ministry Of Sound
Parlophone Information
Polydor Information
RCA Information
Warner Information UK
Gross sales Staff of the yr (sponsored by OCC)
[Integral] UK
Lasgo Chrysalis Ltd
The Orchard
Correct Music Group
Republic Of Music
Sony Music UK
Virgin Music UK
Warner Music UK
Sync Staff Of The Yr
AWAL
Beggars Group Media
BMG
Hipgnosis Music Administration
Sentric
Sony Music Leisure
Sony Music Publishing
Common Music Publishing Group
Common Music Information (Globe)
Warner Chappell Music UK
Warner Music UK
Clever Music Group
Ticketing Firm
AXS Europe
Cube
Eventim UK
Gigantic Tickets
Shoobs
Ticketmaster UK
Tixel
Twickets
Sponsors and companions up to now confirmed for the 2023 Music Week Awards embody the BPI, Clever Music, Confetti Media, PRS For Music, PPL, RadioMonitor, Official Charts Firm, Blinding Expertise and Music Venue Belief.
For desk & ticket reserving queries, please contact: Kate Smith, kate.smith@futurenet.com
Closing name for 2023 sponsorship alternatives, please contact: Lara Jaggon, lara.jaggon@futurenet.com