Silver Clef Award
The O2 Silver Clef Awards is an annual UK music awards lunch which has been running since 1976.[1]
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Awarded for | Outstanding contribution to UK music |
Location | United Kingdom |
Presented by | Nordoff Robbins |
Last awarded | 2018 |
Currently held by | Ed Sheeran |
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History
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]
Categories
- 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
- Silver Clef Award
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- Outstanding Achievement Award
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- Best Newcomer Award
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- International Award
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- Classical Award
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- Icon Award
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- Best Female Award
- 2015 Rita Ora
- 2016 Florence Welch
- 2017 Emeli Sande
- 2018 Ellie Goulding
- 2019 Dua Lipa[8]
- Best Male Award
- 2015 Jake Bugg
- 2016 Olly Murs
- 2018 George Ezra
- 2019 Sam Smith
- Best Group
- 2015 Kasabian
- 2016 Massive Attack
- 2017 Mumford & Sons
- 2018 Bastille
- 2019 Years and Years
- Innovation Award
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- Best Live Act (voted for by the public)
- 2011 Sir Paul McCartney
- 2012 McFly
- 2013 One Direction
- 2014 Justin Timberlake
- 2015 Arctic Monkeys
- 2017 Little Mix
- 2018 Harry Styles
- Ambassadors of Rock Award
- 2007 Bryan Ferry
- 2008 Bryan Adams
- 2009 Queen
- 2010 Slash
- 2011 Arcade Fire
- 2012 Manic Street Preachers
- 2013 Ray Davies
- 2014 Black Sabbath
- Best British Act Award
- 2006 Kaiser Chiefs
- 2007 Snow Patrol
- 2008 The Fratellis
- 2009 Stereophonics
- 2010 Scouting For Girls
- 2011 Biffy Clyro
- 2012 Jessie J
- 2013 Coldplay
- 2014 Paloma Faith
- World Peace Award
- 1997 John Lennon (posthumous)
- Special Achievement Award
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- Heart Record/ Artist of the Year Award
- 2003 Atomic Kitten
- 2004 Will Young
- 2005 Lemar (male)
- 2005 Natasha Bedingfield (female)
- 2006 Girls Aloud
- 2007 The Feeling
References
- "O2 Silver Clef Awards". Nordoff Robbins. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- Hanley, James (July 5, 2019). "O2 Silver Clef Awards 2019: The magic moments". Music Week. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- Hanley, James (October 30, 2019). "CAA's Emma Banks joins Nordoff Robbins' Board of Trustees". Music Week. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- Chuba, Kirtsen (May 24, 2018). "Katy Perry, Lorde Agent Emma Banks to Receive 2018 Music Industry Trusts Award". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- "Silver Clef Award Winners Archive". Nordoff Robbins. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- "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.
- "The Clash to receive honorary Silver Clef award". BBC. June 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- Green, Alex (June 14, 2019). "Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa among winners at Silver Clef Awards". Irish Independent. Retrieved November 13, 2019.