Just one week after the finalists list for The A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios was announced, the event has completely sold out.
That’s completely sold out.
Not ‘this might drum up a few more cheeky table sales’ sold out.
Not ‘it’s basically all shifted so let’s say “sold out” to look good’ sold out.
Sold out. Maxed out. Full.
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The event takes place on the evening of Wednesday, November 2 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel Piccadilly (‘The Park Lane Hotel’).
It will be hosted by comedian Doc Brown – recently seen on the big screen playing Dom Johnson in box office hit David Brent: Life On The Road.
There will be awards handed out for labels, publishers, managers, producers, songwriters, individual executives and artists – all judged by senior expert figures from across the global music business.
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In addition to Artist Loyalty and A&R Icon gongs, the event – presented by Music Business Worldwide – will feature an extra special award dedicated to the late Sir George Martin.
The Sir George Martin Award will recognise an A&R executive with a track record of fostering meaningful artist and songwriter relationships, who has helped push artists to fresh heights of success – and who continues to play a key role in contemporary hit-making today.
The award cannot be pitched for, with the recipient decided by MBW in conjunction with the Sir George Martin estate.
Watch out for more announcements about The A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios next week – including the winner of the A&R Icon Award, and news regarding some big league supporters of the ceremony.
A very small number of sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please email Diane@theAandRawards.com for more information.
Check out the finalist shortlist in full below.
The Breaking Artist Award (label in brackets)
- Anne-Marie (Atlantic Records)
- Blossoms (Virgin EMI)
- Dua Lipa (Warner Bros)
- Gavin James (Good Soldier)
- JONES (37 Adventures)
- JP Cooper (Island)
- Lapsley (XL)
- NAO (RCA)
- Stormzy (independent)
- Walking On Cars (Virgin EMI)
The Breakthrough Artist Award (label in brackets)
- Catfish & The Bottlemen (Island)
- Jess Glynne (Atlantic)
- Laura Mvula (RCA)
- Michael Kiwanuka (Polydor)
- The 1975 (Dirty Hit/Polydor)
- The Shires (Decca)
- Sigala (Ministry Of Sound)
- Snakehips (Columbia)
- Tom Odell (Columbia)
- Years & Years (Polydor)
Producer Of The Year
- Levi Lennox
- MNEK
- Mike Crossey
- Mark Ralph
- Paul Epworth
Songwriter Of The Year
- Camille Purcell
- Cass Lowe
- Nick Gale (aka Digital Farm Animals)
- Levi Lennox
- Jonny Coffer
A&R Administrator
- Ashley Forbes – Virgin EMI
- Karen Lynch – Island
- Nicola Doherty – Parlophone
- Sarah Vaughan – Sony Music UK
- Paul Mitchell – Sony Music UK
A&R Of The Year: Electronic/Dance
- Daniel Miller – Mute
- David Dollimore & Dipesh Parmar – Ministry Of Sound
- Elias Christidis – FFRR Records
- Jason Ellis – Positiva/Virgin
- Mike Pickering & Julian Palmer – Columbia Records
- Simon Dunmore – Defected
A&R Of The Year – Hip-Hop/Grime
- Amber Davis – Warner/Chappell
- Buck & Trent (and Giggs) – SN1 Records
- Caroline SM – XL Recordings
- DJ Semtex – Sony Music
- Richard Thomas (and Kano) – Bigger Picture Music
- Twin B – Atlantic Records
- Veronna James & Kane Mousah – Bugzy Malone
- Zeon Richards – Polydor/Renowned
A&R Of The Year: Pop/R&B
- Anya Jones & Guy Langley – Syco Music
- Ben Mortimer – Polydor
- Briony Turner – Atlantic
- Daniel Lloyd Jones – Sony/ATV
- Danny D & Tim Blacksmith – Stellar Songs
- Hiten Bharadia – Phrased Differently
A&R Of The Year: Rock/Alternative
- Ben Mortimer – Polydor
- Christian Tattersfield & Alex Gilbert – Good Soldier
- Korda Marshall & Thomas Haimovici – BMG
- Nick Burgess – Virgin/EMI
- Jamie Oborne – Dirty Hit
- Tim Dellow & Toby L – Transgressive
Management Company
- First Access Entertainment
- JEM Artists
- Machine Management
- Raw Power Management
- September Management
- Three Six Zero Group
- Tileyard Music
Publisher Of The Year
- BMG
- Kobalt
- Sony/ATV
- UMPG
- Warner/Chappell
Publisher Of The Year
- Bucks Music
- Downtown Music Publishing
- Spirit B-Unique
- Good Soldier Songs
- Imagem Music UK
- Stellar Songs
Major Label Of The Year
- Atlantic
- Black Butter
- Columbia
- Island
- Parlophone
- Polydor
- Virgin EMI
Independent Label Of The Year
- Because Music
- Bella Union
- Boy Better Know
- Cooking Vinyl
- Dirty Hit
- Transgressive
- XL Recordings
Music Business Worldwide