Silver Clef Award

O2 Silver Clef Awards
Awarded forOutstanding contribution to UK music
LocationUnited Kingdom
Presented byNordoff Robbins
Last awarded2024
Currently held byBlur (band)
Website[1]

The O2 Silver Clef Awards is an annual UK music awards lunch which has been running since 1976.[1]

History

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The Silver Clef fundraising committee was founded in 1976 by musicians and managers from across the British music industry, who wanted to honour and award music artists whilst raising funds for Nordoff Robbins. The event went on to become the annual Silver Clef Awards and Lunch, an important date in the social and business calendar of the music industry, with even members of the Royal Family attending as guests of honour. The Silver Clef initiative eventually expanded to the USA, where members of the music community there arranged the first American Silver Clef Award Dinner and Auction in 1989. The funds from that event benefited the Nordoff Robbins Centre for Music Therapy based at New York University.

The 44th annual event was held in July 2019 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring music greats including Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Dua Lipa, and raised £835,000.[2]

Personnel

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  • Committee Chair: Emma Banks[3][4]

Categories

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  • Silver Clef Award (for outstanding contribution to UK music)[5]
  • Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Icon Award
  • International Award
  • Best Newcomer Award
  • Best Group Award
  • Best Female Award
  • Best Male Award
  • Classical Award
  • Innovation Award
  • Best Live Act

List of winners

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Minogue with the 25th Anniversary O2 Silver Clef Award in June 2012
Silver Clef Award
Outstanding Achievement Award
Best Newcomer Award
International Award
Classical Award
Icon Award
Best Female Award
Best Male Award
Best Group
Innovation Award
Best Live Act (voted for by the public)
Ambassadors of Rock Award
Best British Act Award
World Peace Award
Special Achievement Award
Heart Record/ Artist of the Year Award

See also

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Knebworth Festival (1990 Silver Clef Award Winners show)

References

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  1. ^ "O2 Silver Clef Awards". Nordoff Robbins. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Hanley, James (July 5, 2019). "O2 Silver Clef Awards 2019: The magic moments". Music Week. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Hanley, James (October 30, 2019). "CAA's Emma Banks joins Nordoff Robbins' Board of Trustees". Music Week. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Chuba, Kirtsen (May 24, 2018). "Katy Perry, Lorde Agent Emma Banks to Receive 2018 Music Industry Trusts Award". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Silver Clef Award Winners Archive". Nordoff Robbins. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kylie Minogue picks up a top Silver Clef award and looks forward to a 'surreal' reunion with Jason Donovan". ITV. June 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Clash to receive honorary Silver Clef award". BBC. June 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Chaka Khan declares music 'really does heal' as she picks up Silver Clef honour". Yahoo. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Green, Alex (June 14, 2019). "Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa among winners at Silver Clef Awards". Irish Independent. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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