Bose Ogulu, Burna Boy, and Ayra Starr are among the nominees for the 2025 Music Week Awards, happening on May 8 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London.
The awards highlight the hard work of professionals and teams behind the scenes, from labels and publishing to live events, A&R, radio, marketing, and PR. It’s not just about the artists; it’s about the entire ecosystem that supports them. With 23 categories, they recognise teams across everything from frontline labels and music publishing to promoters, festivals, radio, and tech.
Bose Ogulu is up for Manager of the Year for her work with Spaceship Collective. It’s no surprise, considering how much she’s shaped Burna Boy’s career and helped him make waves globally.
Burna Boy is also nominated in the Music & Brand Partnership category for his campaign with G-Star and UTA. Ayra Starr is also in the Music & Brand Partnership category for her Honda Stage campaign with Saint Harison, Platoon, Honda, and Orci.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
Manager Of The Year
Alistair Goldsmith, Prof Jonathan Shalit OBE & Ade Shonubi – Chosen Music/FlyStr8
Bose Ogulu – Spaceship Collective
David Bianchi, Hannah Browne, Rebecca Dixon, Joseph Etchells, George Shepherd & Sheena
Welch – Various Artists Management
Neil Hughes & Charlotte Malecki – Tileyard Music
Paul McDonald and Ryan Lofthouse – Closer Artists
Peter Loraine, Adam Klein & Sarah Jackson – Fascination Management
Sam Eldridge, Roy Eldridge and Kate Hardwick – UROK Management
Sophie Kennard & Becci Abbott Black – Frame Artists
Tony Beard & Liv Plunket – Tap Music
Trenton Harrison-Lewis, Daniel Tuffin & Akosua Scantlebury – Ghetts
Twiggy Rowley & Sam Pringle – Project Gold
Wes Banton – D-Block Europe
Music & Brand Partnership
Anne-Marie x Teddy Swims x Pepsi Co/Rockstar x Live Nation UK x Truant London – Summer Of Music
Ayra Starr x Saint Harison x Platoon x Honda x Orci – Honda Stage
Black Sabbath x Adidas x Aston Villa FC x CAA – Kit Launch 2024/2025 Season
Burna Boy x G-Star x UTA – SS24 Global campaign
Cat Burns x New Balance x Wasserman x OKQ Agency – European Ambassador Partnership
Charli XCX x H&M x Warner Music – H&M Global Rebrand
Coldplay x Warner Music x FC Barcelona x Spotify – Moon Music FC Barcelona Partnership
Ezra Collective x Pale Waves x Maverick Sabre x Nova Twins x Metropolis Studios x Crack
Magazine – Jack Daniel’s Presents Live To Vinyl
Laufey x AWAL x Microsoft – Microsoft Live Performances
Olivia Dean x DHL x Globe, Universal Music Group – From Rio With Love
Raye x O2 x Live Nation x Wasserman – Priority Gig At O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Tom Grennan x Gillette x Various Artists Management x Sony/4th Floor Creative x Insanity – The
Best A Man Can Get
A&R Award (Sponsored by SoundCloud)
Atlantic
Columbia
Decca
EGA Distro
Island EMI Label Group
Ministry Of Sound
Polydor Label Group
RCA
Robots + Humans
Sony Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group
Warner Chappell Music UK
Warner Records/Parlophone Label Group
Artist Marketing Campaign (Sponsored by the Official Charts Company)
Aurora – Decca Records
Blossoms – Odd SK/The Orchard
Bring Me The Horizon – RCA
Charli XCX – Atlantic
Dua Lipa – Warner Records
Kneecap – Heavenly Recordings/[PIAS]
Nemzzz – ADA
Nia Archives – Island EMI Label Group
Nines – Zino Records/EGA Distro
Rachel Chinouriri – Parlophone
Robbie Williams – Columbia
The Cure – Polydor Label Group
Catalogue Marketing Campaign
Amy Winehouse – Universal Music Recordings
Bananarama – London Records
David Bowie – Rhino Records
George Harrison – Dark Horse/BMG
James Blunt – Atlantic
Mason & Princess Superstar – Armada Music UK
MF Doom – Rhymesayers/Secretly Distribution
Natasha Bedingfield – Sony Music Commercial Group
Oasis – Big Brother Recordings Ltd
Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Universal Music Recordings/Polydor Label Group
Suede – Demon Music Group
Wham! – Sony Music Commercial Group
Grassroots Venue: Spirit Of The Scene (Supported by Music Venue Trust)
Camden Assembly, London
Little Buildings, Ouseburn, Newcastle
The Leadmill, Sheffield
The Bodega, Nottingham
The Boileroom CIC, Guildford
The Bunkhouse Music Venue, Swansea
The Half Moon, Putney
The Sugarmill, Stoke
Tunbridge Wells Forum, Kent
The Sound Lounge, Sutton
Independent Publisher Of The Year (Sponsored by PRS)
Beggars Music
Concord Music Publishing
Defected Music
Dirty Hit
Downtown Music Publishing
Phrased Differently
Reservoir
Sentric
Stellar Songs/Tim & Danny Music
Tileyard Music Publishing
Ultra Music Publishing
Young Songs
Independent Record Company (Sponsored by Downtown)
Communion Records
Concord Label Group
Defected Records
Dirty Hit
EGA Distro
EMPIRE
Heavenly Recordings
Modern Sky UK
NQ Records
Partisan Records
The Other Songs Group
XL Recordings
International Marketing Team Of The Year (Sponsored by Deezer)
Partisan Records
[PIAS]
Sony Music
The Orchard
Universal Music UK
Warner Music UK
Label/Artist Services Company
Absolute Label Services
ADA
AWAL
Believe
Cooking Vinyl Limited
EGA Distro
FUGA
[Integral] UK
Secretly Distribution
SoundOn/TikTok
The Orchard
Virgin Music Group
Live Music Agency
ATC Live
CAA
Earth Agency
Mother Artists
Primary Talent International
Pure Represents
UTA
WME
Live Music Promoter (Company)
AEG Presents UK
Communion ONE
DHP Family
Kilimanjaro Live
Live Nation
Metropolis Music
Music Plus Sport
Senbla
SJM Concerts
TEG Live Europe
Festival Of The Year
American Express Presents BST Hyde Park
AVA Festival
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend
Bearded Theory
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
Latitude Festival
Liverpool Sound City
Planet Rockstock
Reading & Leeds
Wireless
Music Consumer Innovation
Apple Music – Manchester In Focus
Bring Me The Horizon x RCA x 4th Floor Creative – Post Human: Nex Gen NFC Card
J Hus x 4th Floor Creative/Sony Music UK x Picnic Studios x P4SD – Alien Girl Interactive Video & Tokenised Engagement
Meta x BRIT Awards – BRIT Awards 2024 Digital-first Partnership
Music Glue – Ticket Access Pass
Saarey Music – Saarey Music App
Serenade x Whynow x Rise Records – Sum 41 x RockSound Collaboration
TikTok – Add To Music App
Universal Music UK x Yoto – Yoto Cards
Vodafone x Glastonbury – The Official Glastonbury App
PR Campaign
Beabadoobee – Inside Out
Central Cee – Wired PR
Charli XCX – Huxley
Dua Lipa – DawBell
English Teacher – Super Cat PR
Ezra Collective – August Agency
Idles – MoKho PR
Jade – Simon Jones PR
Nia Archives – 9T9T
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – The Outside Organisation
Oasis – DawBell/Fear PR
Rachel Chinouriri – Chalk Press Agency
Promotions Team Of The Year (Sponsored by Radio Monitor)
Atlantic
Brace Yourself PR
Columbia
Got Your Back
Listen Up
Plugged In
RCA
Virgin Music Group
Warner Records & Parlophone Label Group
Your Army Ltd
Publisher Of The Year (Sponsored by PRS For Music)
BMG UK
Kobalt Music
Sony Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group
Warner Chappell Music UK
Radio Show
Ace – The KISS R&B Show, KISS
Dotty – The Dotty Show, Apple Music 1
Elton John – Rocket Hour, Apple Music 1
Jack Saunders – New Music Show, BBC Radio 1
Jamz Supernova – BBC Radio 6 Music
Jasmine Takhar – The Official British Asian Music Chart, BBC Asian Network
Jordan North, Chris Stark & Siân Welby – Capital Breakfast, Capital
Jo Whiley – BBC Radio 2
Remi Burgz – BBC Radio 1Xtra
Rickie, Melvin and Charlie – BBC Radio 1
Romesh Ranganathan – For The Love Of Hip Hop, BBC Radio 2/Sounds
Steve Lamacq – BBC Radio 6 Music
Radio Station (Sponsored by PPL)
BBC Asian Network
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 6 Music
Capital Dance
Capital Xtra
Heart
Hits Radio
Kerrang! Radio
KISS
Radio X
Record Company (Sponsored by Amazon Music)
Atlantic
Columbia
Decca
Island EMI Label Group
Ministry Of Sound
Polydor Label Group
RCA
Relentless
Robots + Humans
Warner Records Parlophone Label Group
Sales Team Of The Year
Believe UK
[Integral] UK
Lasgo Worldwide Media
Proper Music Group
Sony Music UK
The Orchard
Virgin Music Group
Universal
Sync Team Of The Year
Beggars Group
Believe UK
BMG
Concord Music Publishing
Kobalt Music Publishing
Sentric
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Publishing
Warner Chappell Music UK
Warner Music
Universal Music Group, Globe
Universal Music Publishing Group
Ticketing Company
AXS Europe
Dice
Gigantic Tickets
Music Glue
Ticketmaster
Ticketek UK
Tixel
Twickets Limited
