The Artist & Manager Awards return on Wednesday 18th November 2026
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 – please contact info@themmf.net for your Super Early Bird Ticket access code, unlocking an extra 40% off.
The annual event celebrates and shines a light on the unique partnership that powers the modern music business – we’re delighted to announce that our first award winner will be revealed very soon.
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.