The massive night time is lower than 5 weeks away, the thrill is constructing, the finalists have been introduced – and YouTube Shorts has been confirmed as sponsor of the Supervisor of the 12 months class.
Offered by Music Enterprise Worldwide, the A&R Awards is the UK music trade’s most pleasant night time out of the yr.
This yr’s occasion takes place at its conventional residence, London’s Grand Connaught Rooms, on the night of Tuesday November seventh. It’s going to rejoice probably the most profitable execs, managers, producers and songwriters of the final 12 months – and there will probably be a sprinkling of particular recognition awards for some legends of the sport.
Dan Chalmers, YouTube’s Head of Music, EMEA, mentioned: “The worlds of A&R and administration have by no means been extra intently aligned than they’re in the fashionable music enterprise, and so we’re delighted to again a class devoted to celebrating the managers who’ve performed pivotal and inventive roles in creating artists, breaking new music and reaching success.”
Different classes on the occasion will embody Producer of The 12 months; A&R of the 12 months: Grownup Up to date; A&R of The 12 months: Up to date Black Music, A&R Of The 12 months: Digital/Dance (sponsored by SoundCloud); Track of the 12 months and Songwriter of the yr (each sponsored by Hipgnosis); Writer of the 12 months (sponsored by Milk & Honey), Main Label of The 12 months, Impartial Label of The 12 months, and Administration Firm of the 12 months – in addition to show-stopping particular displays such because the A&R Icon and the Sir George Martin Award.
The headline sponsor of the A&R Awards is, as all the time, Abbey Street Studios.
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