Universal Music International top man Lucian Grainge will be presented with the Music Industry Trusts' Award later this year, which is nice. For him. He will be presented with the gong, past winners of which include industry types like George Martin, Harvey Goldsmith and the late Atlantic Records boss Ahmet Ertegun, at London's Grosvenor House on 3 Nov.
David Munns, who heads up the Awards Committee, said yesterday: "In an era when the music business is under so much pressure, it is a joy to give this award to someone who is on top of his game. Lucian has been responsible for bringing so many new artists to the fore, and he is proof of the creativity, determination and fidelity to music which are at the heart of our industry".
Grainge himself told CMU: "This recognition is an honour, and one for me to share with the many artists, colleagues and friends who have been at the centre of my professional and personal life for the past 30 years. I'm proud that music is the only industry I have ever worked in. Music has given me opportunity and fulfilment beyond measure, and I'm grateful for that".
The Music Industry Trusts' Award is a charity event designed to support Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and the BRIT Trust.