The A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios: It’s a sell out!
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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.

George Martin

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

Publisher Of The Year

  • BMG
  • Kobalt
  • Sony/ATV
  • UMPG
  • Warner/Chappell

Publisher Of The Year

Major Label Of The Year

  • Atlantic
  • Black Butter
  • Columbia
  • Island
  • Parlophone
  • Polydor
  • Virgin EMI

Independent Label Of The Year

Music Business Worldwide

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