The shortlist highlights the final contenders, as the Music Week Awards looks to recognise excellence in the industry encompassing retail, live, broadcasting, digital, marketing, promotions and PR.
 
In addition, to the categories shortlisted below a string of other awards, including recognition for the top publisher and independent publisher, record company and independent record company, concert promoter, manager, as well as the A&R award and the Strat Award for outstanding contribution to the music business, will be presented on the night.

We have had an excellent response from the industry again this year, and along with this and the rigorous entry and judging system, it really is a great achievement to be shortlisted.

Our congratulations goes out to:


Regional Promotions Team of the Year

• Columbia Records
• EMI Music
• Mercury Records
• Polydor Records
• RCA Label Group

National Promotions Team of the Year

• Atlantic Promotions
• Columbia Records
• Hungry & Woods
• Polydor
• RCA Label Group

Regional Radio Station of the Year

• 102.5 Clyde 1
• 97.4 Rock FM
• BBC Radio Kent
• London's Heart Radio
• Radio City 96.7

National Radio Station of the Year

• BBC 6 Music
• BBC Radio 2
• BBC Radio 1
• Classic FM
• Planet Rock

Music Venue of the Year

• The O2
• O2 Academy Brixton
• O2 Academy Leeds
• O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
• Roundhouse

PR Campaign of the Year

• Barbara Charone from MBC PR for Duffy: The Rise of Little Big Voice
• Richard Dawes from Polydor Records for Take That Album Launch 2008
• Ben Harris from Run Music forNeon Neon
• Duncan Jordon from Bella Union for Fleet Foxes
• Sophie Williams from Some Friendly for Ladyhawke

Artist Marketing Campaign of the Year

• Sarah Boorman & Warul Islam from Universal Island Records for Paul Weller ‘22 Dreams’
• Matthew Reynolds, Darina Connolly, Steve Milbourne & Phil Clandillon from Sony Music Entertainment AC/DC 'Black Ice'
• Dan Duncombe & Claire O’Brien from Parlophone for Coldplay ‘Viva La Vida’
• Liz Goodwin from Polydor for Elbow 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
• Ben Townley from Sony Music Entertainment for ‘The Script’

Catalogue Marketing Campaign of the Year

• Sue Armstrong & Andy Street from Universal Music for ‘Paul Weller At The BBC’
• Stephen Kersley from Proper Music Distribution for ‘That's Proper Folk’
• Will Nicol and Haydn Williams from Sony Music for Michael Jackson at 50
• Rachael Paley from Mercury Records for ‘Decade In The Sun: Best Of Stereophonics’
• Elyse Taylor from simplyred.com for ‘Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits’

Music Sales Force of the Year

• [PIAS] UK
• Proper Music Distribution
• Sony Music
• Universal Music UK

Distributor of the Year

• arvato Bertelsmann
• Consolidated Independent
• Music Box Leisure (MBL)
• Proper Music Distribution
• Sony DADC

Music Retail Brand of the Year

• Amazon.co.uk
• HMV
• Play.com
• Rough Trade

Music Retail Store of the Year

• Avalanche, Edinburgh
• Fopp, Covent Garden, London
• Rough Trade East, London

Digital Achievement of the Year

• Bacardi Online Music Influencers – Espionage
• Lost Tunes – Universal Music Catalogue
• Nokia Comes With Music – www.music.nokia.com
• Omnifone
• Songkick.com

Music & Brand Partnership of the Year

• Bacardi & Groove Armada – KLP
• The Nokia Green Room – Whizz Kid Entertainment
• Orange RockCorps
• RoAR (Rock Against Racism) – Bauer Media
• The Secret World of Sam King – Universal Music & Bebo
• Vodafone TBA & Vodafone Live Music Awards

Music Sync of the Year

• Barclaycard Waterslide – ‘Let Your Love Flow’, Larry E. Williams, Minder Music Ltd./Music Supervisor, Leap Music 
• John Lewis Christmas 2008 Campaign – Sony/ATV Music Publishing
• Boots – ‘Girls’, Sugababes, Universal Music
• Rexona Upside Down – Gabriella Cilmi ‘Sweet About Me’, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing