Best in business recognised at Music Week Awards 2008

23:00 | Thursday April 3, 2008

The Play.com’s Helen Marquis and David Rimmer were the first on stage to pick up the award for Online Store of the Year and were followed swiftly by Rough Trade’s Spencer Hickman who picked up the award for High Street Retail Store of the Year for Rough Trade East.

A special Recognition of Services to Music Retail award was handed over to Paul Quirk, of Quirk Records, for his contribution to the independent music retail sector.

Other winners last night included Now Play It for Digital Achievement of Year, Radio Two for National Radio Station of the Year and PIAS UK for Sales Force of the Year.

Complete list of winners

Recognition of Services To Music Retail-Paul Quirk
Distributor of the Year-Universal Music
Regional Radio Station of the Year-102.5, Clyde 1
National Radio Station of the Year-Radio Two
Regional Promotions Team of the Year-Polydor Regional
National Promotions Team of the Year-Island Record national promotions
High Street retailer of the Year-Rough Trade East
Digital Achievement of the Year-Now Play It
Sales Force of the Year-PIAS
Online Store of the Year-Play.com
Concert Promoter-Simon Moran
Venue of the Year-The O2
Publisher of the Year-EMI Publishing
Producer of the Year-James Ford
The A&R – Island Records Group
Music And Brand Partnership of the Year –The O2 and AEG Europe
Music Sync of the Year – EMI Music Publishing, EMI Records and I10Q
PR Campaign of the Year – Stuart Bell at The Outside Organisation for Paul McCartney’s Memory Almost Full
Catalogue Marketing Campaign of the Year – Hik Sasaki at Warner Music for Led Zeppelin
Artist Marketing Campaign of the Year – Ted Cockle and Tom March for Mika’s Life In Cartoon Motion
Independent Record Company Label of the Year – Ministry Of Sound
Record Label of the Year – RCA
Manager of the Year – Raye Cosbert
The Strat – Tony Wadsworth