Artist & Manager Awards 2018 recognise the diversity of UK talent

15 November 2018 - Press release

Performances by Alison Moyet, MNEK and Alexis FFrench celebrate Modest! Management's Peter Grant Award for Lifetime Achievement

Mabel announced as 2018's Breakthrough Artist. Hunger Management's Jazz Sherman (Anne-Marie) wins Breakthrough Manager Award

Natalie Wade, founder of Small Green Shoots, picks up Unsung Hero Award

Guy Garvey, Dua Lipa, Closer Artists, Kano, Jamie Oborne, Kilimanjaro Live, DHP Family and Carol Crabtree all awarded at last night's ceremony


The seventh annual Artist & Manager Awards (A&MAs) took place last night (November 14th) at the Bloomsbury Big Top, with live performances from Alison Moyet, MNEK and Alexis FFrench celebrating Modest! Management's Peter Grant Award for Lifetime Achievement.

The award, sponsored by SJM Concerts, was picked up by partners Richard Griffiths, Harry Magee and Will Bloomfield on behalf of the entire Modest! staff, and preceded by a video featuring Little Mix, Spice Girls, Olly Murs, Katherine Jenkins, Niall Horan and James Corden.

Hosted by the Music Managers Forum (MMF) and Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), the A&MAs celebrates achievements in the UK's artist and music management community.

Also awarded were Guy Garvey, Dua Lipa, Closer Artists, Kano - who received his award from Damon Albarn - Jamie Oborne, Kilimanjaro Live & DHP Family and Carol Crabtree.

Recipients of three awards were revealed on the night, with Mabel picking up the Breakthrough Artist Award in association with Spotify, and Hunger Management's Jazz Sherman (Anne-Marie) winning Breakthrough Manager.

Natalie Wade, founder of music charity Small Green Shoots, was named Unsung Hero - with Small Green Shoots benefitting from proceeds of a silent auction, including prizes donated by Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Nick Mason, Arctic Monkeys and Mark Knopfler.


The full list of winners for the Artist & Manager Awards 2018 is as follows.

Modest! Management – Peter Grant Award For Lifetime Achievement, in association with SJM Concerts

Guy Garvey – Artists' Artist Award

Dua Lipa – Artist of the Year, in association with Deezer

Closer Artists – Manager of the Year, in association with YouTube Music

Kano - Pioneer Award

Jamie Oborne, All On Red – Entrepreneur Award

Kilimanjaro Live & DHP Family – FanFair Alliance Outstanding Contribution To Live Music

Carol Crabtree, Solar Management - Writer / Producer Manager, in association with Songtrust

Mabel - Breakthrough Artist of the Year, in association with Spotify

Jazz Sherman, Hunger Management - Breakthrough Manager of the Year

Natalie Wade, Small Green Shoots - Unsung Hero Award