More winners of Artist & Manager Awards announced

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The UK’s Featured Artists Coalition and Music Managers Forum have announced details of more of the people who will be honoured at their Artist & Manager Awards in London next month.Bose Ogulu, co-founder of Spaceship Collective and the long-term manager of Burna Boy, will be presented with the Manager Of The Year award; Carl Cox will get the Pioneer Award; Krept & Konan will be presented with the Entrepreneur Award; while the Innovation Award will go to the team behind the Abba Voyage shows.Commenting on this year’s Manager Of The Year winner, MMF CEO Annabella Coldrick says: “Bose’s boundary-breaking and artist-led approach to business has undoubtedly helped Burna Boy develop into a genuinely global talent, while Spaceship Collective and its ethos of empowerment epitomises her positive impact on a new generation of artists”.“It is an African success story, but with a major foot in the UK”, she goes on, “and we felt it important to recognise the success of such a prominent groundbreaking manager”.Meanwhile, FAC CEO David Martin adds: “I’m so happy we can celebrate such a wide-ranging and eclectic group of artists at the awards.

I’m particularly delighted that the FAC can pay tribute to Carl Cox’s achievements as a pioneer. His influence on bringing techno and electronic music to the world is simply staggering”.“Equally remarkable”, he continues, “is the sheer innovation behind ABBA Voyage and the entrepreneurial drive of Krept & Konan.

All demonstrate how artists continue to operate outside the box and thrive in exciting new areas”.The awards take place on 17 Nov in London..