Music Week Awards 2024, Categories, Finalists and More

Celebrate excellence in the music industry at the Music Week Awards 2024. Recognizing sectors from record labels to live events, join us at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London on 2 May 2024.

Music Week Awards 2024

Held annually at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London, the Music Week Awards are the premier event celebrating excellence in the music business environment. Unlike any other UK music awards, they uniquely honor various aspects of the industry, including labels, publishing, live events, retail, A&R, radio, marketing and PR.

These awards carry enormous prestige as they are the only ones in the UK to recognize such a comprehensive range of music industry sectors. They are distinguished by the nature of peer voting and the impartial judgment of a panel consisting of specialist experts in the field.

The ceremony itself is a big affair, attended by thousands of leading figures from the entire music industry. It offers an elegant platform to honor the achievements of top professionals and teams within the music sector.

Since its inception, the Music Week Awards have played a key role in setting and maintaining high standards within the industry. Showcasing outstanding performance and innovative approaches, these awards have become synonymous with excellence in the music business, serving as a benchmark for aspiring professionals and established entities alike.

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Music Week Awards 2024 categories

Music Week Awards 2024 finalists

Accounting firm of the year:

• CC Youth
• Gelfand Rennert & Feldman
• Prager Metis

A&R Award (sponsored by SoundCloud):

• the Atlantic
• AWAL
• Colombia
• EGA Distro
• EMI
• island
• Ministry of Sound
• Polydor
• Sony Music Publishing
• Music by Warner Chappell
• Warner Records
• Universal Music Publishing

Artist marketing campaign (sponsored by OCC):

• Davido – Columbia
• Dua Lipa – Warner Records
• Gorillaz – Parlophone
• Hozier – Island
• J Hus – Black butter
• Kylie Minogue – BMG
• Lewis Capaldi – EMI
• Maisie Peters – Atlantic
• Miley Cyrus – RCA/Sony Music
• Mythical – Dead Oceans (Secretly Group)
• Potter Payper – 0207 Def Jam
• Raye – Orchard
• The Rolling Stones – Polydor

Catalog marketing campaign:

• De La Soul – Reservoir
• Evanescence – Craft Recordings, Concord Label Group
• Fela Kuti x Idris Elba – Partizan
• Haim – Polydor/Universal Music Recordings
• Madonna – Rhino UK/Warner Chappell Music UK
• Miguel – Sony Music Commercial Group
• The Endless Colored Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake (Aurora, Emeli Sandé, Self Esteem et al) – Chrysalis Records
• Pink Floyd – Warner Music/Pink Floyd Records
• Suede – music group Demon
• The Beatles – Universal Music Recordings
• The Kinks – BMG
• Wham! – Sony Music Commercial Group

Festival of the year:

• American Express presents BST Hyde Park
• Festival of Bearded Theory
• Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
• Forbidden Forest Festival
• Latitude
• Liverpool Sound City
• Reading & Leeds Festival
• Southbank Centre: Christine and the breakup of Queens
• Wireless

Grassroots Venue: Spirit of the Scene (supported by the Music Venue Trust):

• Barrow Underground Music Society, Barrow-In-Furness
• Cafe Koko, London
• Green Door Shop, Brighton
• Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
• Le Pub, Newport
• Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast
• Omeara, London
• Thekla, Bristol
• Lead Mill, Sheffield
• The Windmill, Brixton

Independent Publisher of the Year (sponsored by PRS for Music):

• Concord Music Publishing
• Broken music publishing
• Downtown Music Publishing
• Kassner Associated Publishers
• Differently worded music
• Tank
• Music group Sentric
• Stellar Songs/Tim & Danny Music
• Tileyard Music
• Ultra Music Publishing
• Wise Music Group
• Young songs

Independent Record Company of the Year (sponsor Downtown):

• Concord Label Group
• EGA Distro
• Dead oceans
• Defected
• Dirty shot
• Pain in the ear
• Modern Sky UK
• Neighborhood
• Other songs
• Partisan
• XL recordings
• Young Recordings

International Marketing Team of the Year (sponsored by Deezer):

• AWAL
• Partisan
• PIAS
• Sony Music UK
• Orchard
• Universal Music UK
• Warner Music UK

Publishing House/Artist Services Company:

• Absolutely
• ADA
• AWAL
• believe
• Vinyl for cooking
• Ditto Music
• EGA Distro
• FUGA
• IDOL
• [Integral] UK
• Orchard
• Virgin Music Group

Agency for live music:

• CAA
• Primary Talent International
• Purely represents
• TUESDAY
• Wasserman Music
• WME

Live music promoter (company):

• AEG represents Europe
• DF Concerts and events
• DHP family
• Kilimanjaro live
• Folk music live UK
• Metropolis Music
• Music Plus Sport
• Senbla
• SJM concerts

Manager of the Year:

• Moe Bah/Kilo Jalloh/Michael Adane/Patrick Lubega, 2K Management
• Wesley Banton
• Bella
• Emily Braham, Yo&Co Management
• Chris Dempsey & Emma Powell, YMU group
• Victoria De Juniac, management Victoria BDJ
• Amy Frenchum, Blue Raincoat Artists
• Sophie Kennard, Frame Artists
• Ben Mawson & Ed Millett, TaP Music
• Jamie Oborne, All On Red Management
• Benny Scarrs & Jack Foster, The Neighborhood

Music and product partnership:

• Anitta x Burna Boy x Alesso x Pepsi x Fuse – UEFA Champions League Final 2023 Kick Off Pepsi®
• Central Cee x Joy Crookes x JD Sports x Sony Music UK/4th Floor Creative – JD Sports Forever Forward: Christmas 2023.
• Dave x EA Sports x WME x Uncommon – EA Sports FC
• Ed Sheeran x The Kraft Heinz Company x Warner Music Artist & Brand Partners, WMX – Tingly Ted’s
• Girli x Bluebella x Believe x WMA – Bluebella Pride campaign
• Jorja Smith x Audi x CAA – Driven by progress
• Lewis Capaldi x Peloton Studios x Wasserman – Peloton Classes
• Little Simz & Dave Meyers x AWAL x BMW x Microsoft – Gorilla Video x BMW XM Series x Microsoft Cloud
• Shygirl x H&M x Mugler x UTA – H&M x Mugler campaign
• Stormzy x Rockstar Energy x Universal Globe x 0207 Def Jam – Press Play
• The Rolling Stones x Spotify x FC Barcelona – FC Barcelona Takeover/Hackney Diamonds

Innovation of music consumers:

• Amazon Music x Metropolis Studios x Sony Music UK x Columbia Records UK – George Ezra: Gold Rush Kid (Amazon Music Live)
• Meta – Meta loves music London
• Musical glue – Venndr
• Planet Fans – Planet Fans platform
• Spotify – Launching a DJ
• TikTok & European Broadcasting Union – Eurosong Contest 2023
• Group Vinyl – Spin your sound
• Yoto x Universal Music UK – Yoto cards

PR campaign:

• Boygenius, Toast Press
• Davido, Colombia
• Hak Baker, Artists’ Way
• Kylie Minogue, MCPR
• Lewis Capaldi, MBC PR/DawBell/APB PR
• Maisie Peters, Warner Music UK
• Olivia Dean, InsideOut
• Pink, RCA UK
• Potter Payper, Wired PR
• The Beatles, DawBell
• The Last Supper, Chalk Press agency
• Rita Ora, Stoked PR

Promotional team of the year (sponsor Radiomonitor):

• the Atlantic
• Get ready to PR
• Colombia
• EMI
• I’ve got your back
• Island records
• Listen
• PR included
• Polydor
• RCA
• Warner-Parlophone
• Your army

Publisher of the year (sponsored by PRS for Music):

• Kobalt music publishing house
• Sony Music Publishing
• Universal Music Publishing Group
• Warner Chappell

Radio show:

• Anton Powers, KISS
• The BBC presents Jasmine Takhar, BBC Asia Network
• DJ Ace, BBC 1xtra R&B show
• Rocket Hour by Elton John, Apple Music 1
• Future Artists with Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1
• Future Pop with Mollie King, 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
• Dotty Show, Apple Music 1
• The Front Porch with Baylen Leonard, Absolute Radio Country

Radio station:

• Absolute radio
• BBC Asia Network
• BBC Radio 1
• BBC Radio 2
• BBC Radio 3
• BBC Radio 6 Music
• Capital Dance
• Big Xtra
• Radio with the greatest hits
• Kerrang! Radio
• KISS
• Radio X

Record company:

• the Atlantic
• Colombia
• Children
• EMI
• Madness
• island
• Ministry of Sound
• Polydor
• RCA
• Merciless
• Warner Records – Parlophone

Sales Team of the Year:

• AWAL
• Trust the UK
• [Integral] UK
• Lasgo Worldwide Media
• A proper musical group
• Sony Music UK
• Orchard
• Virgin Music Group
• Warner Music UK

Sync Team of the Year:

• Music group Beggars
• BMG
• Hipgnosis Song Management
• Kobalt music publishing house
• Centric
• Sony Music
• Sony Music Publishing
• Universal Music Publishing
• Universal Music Records (globe)
• Warner Chappell Music UK
• Warner Music UK
• Wise Music Creative

Ticket Company of the Year:

• AXS Europe
• Dice
• Giant tickets
• Musical glue
• Ticketmaster UK
• Twickets

Strategy:

The Strat is awarded to a deserving winner by the Music Week team.

Music Week Awards 2024 Entry Guidelines

• Applications for the awards open on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
• Tickets for the event go on sale Thursday, January 11, 2024.
• The deadline for submissions was initially set at 6pm on Wednesday 31 January 2024. However, please note that there is a different deadline for the ‘Accounting Firm of the Year’ category, which is 6pm on Monday 19 February 2024.
• The shortlist of nominees will be announced at the end of February 2024.
• The winners will be announced at the Music Week awards ceremony on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

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