2021 Shortlists
It’s the news the industry has been waiting for! After receiving a record number of entries, we are delighted to reveal the category shortlists for the Music Week Awards 2021.
- BigStar
- CC Young & Co
- Gelfand Rennert And Feldman
- Harris & Trotter LLP
- Hentons
- MSE Business Management LLP
- Thomas St John
- Columbia Records
- Island Records
- Ministry Of Sound
- Partisan Records
- Polydor Records
- Transgressive Records
- Universal Music Publishing Group
- Virgin Music UK (formerly Caroline International)
- Warner Chappell Music UK
- Warner Records
- AC/DC, Columbia Records
- Michael Ball & Alfie Boe, Decca Records
- Dua Lipa, Warner Records
- Headie One, Relentless Records
- Gorillaz, Parlophone
- Joel Corry, Atlantic
- Kylie Minogue, BMG
- Little Mix, RCA
- Rina Sawayama, Dirty Hit
- Shygirl, Because Music
- Yungblud, Polydor
- Young T & Bugsey, Black Butter
- Bob Marley, UMC
- Donna Summer, Demon Music Group
- George Michael, Sony Music Commercial Group
- Mariah Carey, Sony Music Commercial Group
- Neil Diamond, EMI
- Oasis, Big Brother/Ignition
- Prince, Rhino
- The Rolling Stones, Polydor Records
- Shakin’ Stevens, BMG
- Broadcast, Glasgow
- Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
- Clapham Grand, London
- The Globe, Newcastle
- The Mill, Bradford
- The Sugarmill, Stoke
- Trinity Centre, Bristol
- Windmill Brixton, London
- Concord Music Publishing
- Peermusic
- Reservoir
- Sentric Music Group
- Warp Publishing
- Wise Music Group
- Young Songs
- Because Music
- Chess Club Records
- Dead Oceans
- Defected Records
- Dirty Hit
- Earache Records
- Modern Sky UK
- Partisan Records
- Stones Throw Records
- Transgressive Records
- Banquet Records, Kingston
- Crash Records, Leeds
- Drift, Totnes
- Eel Pie Records, Twickenham
- Resident Music, Brighton
- Wax And Beans, Bury
- Absolute Label Services
- ADA
- Believe
- Cooking Vinyl
- FUGA
- Ingrooves Music Group
- Integral UK
- The Orchard
- Virgin Music Artist & Label Services (formerly Caroline International)
- Hamlins LLP
- Harbottle & Lewis LLP
- Irwin Mitchell LLP
- Reed Smith LLP
- Simons Muirhead & Burton
- Van Straten Solicitors
- 1Xtra Live 2020, BBC Radio 1Xtra
- Back To Mine, Sony Music – 4th Floor Creative Group
- Defected Virtual Festival, Defected Records
- Independent Venue Love Series, Frank Turner/Xtra Mile Recordings
- Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill Carnival
- Homegrown, DHP Family
- Prime Day Live, Amazon
- Radio 2 Live At Home, BBC Radio 2
- Tap Music livestreams (Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding, Dermot Kennedy), Tap Music
- The Legacy Series: Fashion x Music, YouTube Music
- The Streets – None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Live Alive, Island Records/Mercury Studios/Magus Entertainment
- United We Stream, Live Nation
- Barclaycard Share The Stage
- Dice
- Driift
- Ents24
- LiveNow
- Liverpool Sound City (Guesthouse)
- Music Glue
- Moe Bah & Kilo Jalloh, 2K Management
- Allison Main & Polly Bhowmik, A&P Artist Management
- Peter Loraine, Fascination Management
- Michael Adex, NQ Management
- David Furnish & Rachael Paley, Rocket Entertainment
- Jada Pollock, Starboy Entertainment
- Amy Morgan, September Management
- Ben Mawson & Ed Millett, Tap Music
- Ashnikko x Beats By Dre – Parlophone / WMX / Various Artist Management / Beats By Dre
- Koffee x H& M Holiday 2020 – Columbia Records UK / 4th Floor Creative / Levels
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock/ASOS – RCA / 4th Floor Creative / Modest! Management
- Lewis Capaldi x Samsung Galazy S20 – Paradigm Agency / Universal Music / Samsung / Taylor Herring / BMG
- Loyle Carner x Eric Cantona x FIFA 21 – Universal Music Globe / Spindle / 160Over90 / EA Sports
- Mabel x Kangol & H&M – Universal Music Globe / Metallic Management
- Samm Henshaw x Samsung – BMG / Leland Music / Mother London / Kobalt / Warner Chappell / Jackie Davidson Management / AWAL
- Take That x Compare The Market – YM&U Group / Compare The Market / Attachment London / VCCP / Exposure / Nordoff Robbins / Wavemaker
- Amazon Music, Mindshower.ai x The 1975
- Deezer, Country Selector
- PIAS, Love Record Stores
- Spotify, Notting Hill Carnival Sounds
- TikTok, TikTok Music
- Vampr Inc., Vampr
- Arlo Parks, All Stripes
- Biffy Clyro, Warner Records UK
- Bring Me The Horizon, We Care A Lot PR
- Dua Lipa, Satellite414
- Gary Barlow, DawBell
- Haim, Polydor
- Hayley Williams, Atlantic Records
- Headie One, Outside
- KSI, Carver PR
- Kylie Minogue, Murray Chalmers PR (MCPR)
- Pa Salieu, August
- Unknown T, Imran Malik Publicity
- Atlantic Records
- Columbia Records
- Decca Records
- EMI Records
- Island Records
- Listen Up
- Plugged In PR
- Polydor Records
- RCA Records
- Virgin Music UK (formerly Caroline International)
- Warner Records
- Your Army
- Downtown Music UK
- Kobalt Music Publishing
- Sony Music Publishing
- Universal Music Publishing Group
- Warner Chappell Music
- Capital Xtra Breakfast with Yinka and Shayna Marie, Capital Xtra
- Capital Xtra - Homegrown with Robert Bruce, Capital Xtra
- Clara Amfo, BBC Radio 1
- Danny Howard, BBC Radio 1
- Future Sounds With Annie Mac, BBC Radio 1
- Introducing In Kent With Abbie McCarthy, BBC Radio Kent
- Kerrang! Radio Breakfast Sophie K, Kerrang! Radio
- Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 Music
- Steve Lamacq Show, BBC 6 Music
- The Matt Wilkinson Show, Apple Radio
- The Skin Show, Absolute Radio
- Absolute Radio
- BBC Radio 1
- BBC Radio 2
- BBC Radio 6 Music
- Capital Xtra
- Kerrang! Radio
- KISS FM
- Planet Rock
- Atlantic Records
- Black Butter
- Columbia Records
- Decca Records
- EMI Records
- Island Records
- Ministry Of Sound
- Polydor Records
- RCA Records
- Warner Records
- [Integral] UK
- Lasgo Chrysalis Ltd
- Proper Music Group
- Republic Of Music
- Sony Music UK
- The Orchard
- Virgin Music UK (formerly Caroline International)
- Warner Music UK
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Celeste – A Little Love
Featured In: John Lewis Christmas Campaign
(Label: Polydor / Publisher: Warner Chappell Music UK/Reservoir / Agency: Adam&Eve DDB / Music Supervisor: Leland Music)
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Dreya Mac – Singin' In The Rain
Featured In: Burberry Festive
(Label: Dreya Mac/ Twenty Below Music Ltd / Publisher: Sony Music Publishing/ Agency: Burberry/ Music Supervisor: Twenty Below Music)
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Griff – Love Is A Compass
Featured In: Disney Christmas Advert 2020
(Label: Warner Music Group / Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group / Agency: Disney)
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Kojey Radical – Time For A New Season
Featured In: Time For A New Season/BT Sport
(Label: Warner Music Group / Publisher: BMG / Agency: BT Sport / Music Supervisor: Pete Kelly)
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Michael Kiwanuka – Light
Featured In: O2, You're Our Headline Act
(Label: Polydor/Universal Music Globe / Publisher: Kobalt Publishing / Agency: VCCP / Music Supervisor: Mr Pape)
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Ray BLK – Warrior
Featured In: Rocks
(Label: Island/Universal Music Globe / Publisher: BMG / Director: Sarah Gavron / Music Supervisor: Thinksync)
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Roots Manuva – Witness (1 Hope)
Featured In: Ikea, The Hare
(Label: Ninja Tune / Publisher: BMG / Agency: Mother / Music Supervisor: Theodore Music)
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Ry X – Berlin
Featured In: Normal People
(Label: Magnus Bohman Holding AB under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd / Publisher: BMG / Agency: Silverstream)
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Stevie Nicks – Edge Of Seventeen
Featured In: The Crown
(Label: Warner Records/ Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing / Agency: Netflix / Music Supervisor: Sarah Bridge)
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Stormzy – Rainfall
Featured In: Ubisoft Partnership - Watch Dogs: Legion, Official Music Video
(Label: Atlantic Records / Publisher: Warner Chappell Music UK / Agency: Ubisoft)
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The Who – Baba O’Riley
Featured In: PlayStation The Edge
(Label: Universal / Publisher: Fabulous Music Ltd / Agency: Adam&Eve DDB/ Music Supervisor: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe)
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Tom Odell – Another Love
Featured In: Marie Curie
(Label: Sony Music/Columbia / Publisher: Warner Chappell Music UK / Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi)
- Beggars Group Media
- BMG
- BT Sport Music
- Kobalt Music Publishing
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Sony Music Publishing
- Universal Music Publishing Group
- Universal Music Records (Globe)
- Warner Chappell Music UK
- Warner Music UK
- CAA
- MBA Live
- Primary Talent International, an ICM Partners Company
- UTA
- WME
The Strat is bestowed upon a deserving winner by the Music Week
team.