Raw Power Management To Be Recognised At The 2026 Artist & Manager Awards
The annual celebration returns to London’s Bloomsbury Big Top on Wednesday 18th November.
The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and the Music Managers Forum (MMF) are delighted to reveal that our annual Artist & Manager Awards ceremony returns to London’s Bloomsbury Big Top on Wednesday 18th November 2026.
Early bird tickets are available here with further discounts for MMF and FAC members.
The annual event celebrates and shines a light on the unique partnership between artists and managers that powers the modern music business, and we are delighted to announce Raw Power Management as our first recipients for 2026.
Recognising the company’s 20th anniversary, founder Craig Jennings and co-CEOs Matt Ash and Don Jenkins will receive our Managers’ Manager Award.
Raw Power is widely recognised as one of the UK’s preeminent artist management businesses, with a roster that includes some of the world’s biggest and most iconic rock bands – including Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet for My Valentine, Don Broco, The Damned, At The Drive-In and Refused – as well as an eclectic range of new talent, notably Jordan Adetunji, Heartworms and Tooth.
Their roots in alternative music run deep. Breaking into management in the mid-1980s with Baalam & The Angel, Craig went on to establish Chapter 22 Records – releasing albums for artists such as The Mission, Pop Will Eat Itself, Loop and Suicide, before taking the label to Sanctuary in 2001.
Returning to management in 2006 under the current, Iggy & The Stooges-inspired moniker, he hasn’t looked back since – building Raw Power from the ground up, and bringing Matt and Don onboard in 2008 and 2012 respectively. In 2024, the company became part of ATC Music Group.
Raw Power’s association with Sheffield superstars Bring Me The Horizon is characteristic of Craig, Matt and Don’s attitude to long-term artist development and audience-building.
Working with the band since their second album, Suicide Season, they have overseen their evolution into a genuine global phenomenon – selling more than 7.2m albums and performing headline shows in more than 50 countries.
Now with a BRIT Award under their belt, Bring Me The Horizon headlined the Reading & Leeds Festivals in 2025. This year, following recent exclusive performances at Outbreak Fest, they go on to play Hungary’s Sziget Festival, Rock In Rio and a string of Canadian and US arena dates.
Other Raw Power successes in 2026 include The Damned’s sold-out 50th anniversary show at the OVO Arena Wembley, a fourth successive Top Ten album for Don Broco, and a new forthcoming album from The Mars Volta.
All are a true testament to Craig, Matt and Don’s global approach to management and – fundamentally – their love and passion for music.
Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, Music Managers Forum:
It’s always exciting to announce the return of Artist & Manager Awards, and especially so when we can help celebrate 20 years of Raw Power Management. To the wider MMF community, Craig, Matt and Don are a real inspiration – passionately representing their artists, and demonstrating a real faith in long-term investment and development. Behind the scenes, they’ve also helped bring so many younger managers through the ranks, and remain incredibly generous with their time and insights. They are worthy recipients of our Managers’ Manager Award.
Early bird tickets and table sales for the Artist & Manager Awards are available now.
As well as full access to the awards ceremony, admission includes a red carpet drinks reception, a two-course dinner, live performances and entry to the official after-party.
The FAC and MMF are also encouraging nominations from members and associates. Full details can be found here.
Now in its 16th edition, the Artist & Manager Awards remains a unique event in the music industry calendar, celebrating both the excellence of artists who release recordings and perform live and their entrepreneurial partners who help them build businesses.
At last year’s sell-out ceremony, the FAC and MMF were delighted to recognise the enduringly successful partnership between Pulp and their long-term manager Jeannette Lee, who collected our PPL-sponsored Artist & Manager Partnership Award.
The full list of 2025 winners was as follows:
Artist & Manager Partnership (sponsored by PPL)
Pulp & Jeannette Lee (Rough Trade Management)
Artist of the Year (sponsored by Tixel)
JADE
Manager of the Year
Wez Banton
Managers’ Manager
Stephen Taverner (East City Management)
Entrepreneur (sponsored by Sound Royalties)
Craig Logan (Logan Media Entertainment)
Pioneer (sponsored by PRS for Music)
Soul II Soul
Breakthrough Artist (sponsored by Symphonic)
Jim Legxacy
Breakthrough Manager (sponsored by Amazon Music)
Hamish Fingland (Bounse MGMT)
Secret Weapon
Jackie Joseph (Blue Raincoat Music)
Writer / Producer Manager (sponsored by Concord)
Oli Isaacs & Luke Williams (This Is Music)
Artist Champion
DJ AG, Fiona Ramsay & Zeon Richards
Earth Action
NATURE the artist & EarthPercent
The 600+ attendees were also treated to exclusive live performances from Ellie Dixon & Mellina Tay – both awardees of the FAC’s Step Up Fund, powered by Amazon Music.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities or tickets, please contact Gary Reid or Jonathan Robinson – gary@thefac.org / – jonathan@themmf.net.