Music is in the blood for Years & Years manager Martha Kinn – her grandfather, Maurice Kinn, founded the NME – but it’s her eye for talent that has truly set her apart from her peers.

Inspired by her proud family history, Kinn held aspirations of breaking into music journalism before being persuaded to follow the A&R route since she was “always out and about at gigs”.

Starting out as an assistant at ATC Management, Kinn scouted for Parlophone straight ...