Hipgnosis has been confirmed as sponsor of the prestigious Songwriter of the Year Award at this year’s MBUK Awards.
The Music Business UK Awards, presented by MBW in association with YouTube, will take place on the evening of Tuesday, November 4, at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London.
It will recognize the best examples of music industry success and talent support in the UK business over the past year.
Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis said: “I have said it many times before but as a great songwriter once said, ‘It bears repeating’: without the songwriter there is no music business.
“ALL YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE WOULD BE OUT OF WORK IF IT WASn’t FOR THE INCOMPARABLE WORK OF SPECIAL SONGWRITERS.”
Merck Mercuriadis, Hipgnosis
“All you wonderful people working at record labels, publishers, promoters, DSPs, merch companies et al would all be out of work if it wasn’t for the incomparable work of special songwriters so it’s a pleasure to once again support the MBUK Awards and the Songwriter Of The Year category.”
Other categories will celebrate achievement in fields including songwriting, production, A&R, legal, artist management, music publishing, and recorded music.
A clutch of extra-special moments will return, including the International Executive Of The Year prize, recognizing a non-British executive who has gone above and beyond for UK & Irish music in the previous 12 months.
Meanwhile, The Sir George Martin Award will celebrate an individual who has not only achieved global success in music, but also fostered a rare level of respect and friendship in the artist/songwriter community.
The finalists for this year’s awards will be announced later this month.Music Business Worldwide
