Queen guitarist Brian Could and report producer Robin Millar high the listing of music business professionals acknowledged within the King’s 2023 New Yr Honours Listing, an annual custom celebrating the achievements and repair of outstanding people from throughout the UK.
Brian Could, who co-founded British rock band Queen in 1970 and continues to tour and report with the group, receives a knighthood for companies to music and his charity work. Could was beforehand made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2005.
Changing into a knight or a dame is likely one of the highest-ranking awards within the British honours system, adopted by CBE, after which Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). A knighthood or damehood entitles recipients to make use of the title of sir or dame if they need to take action.
Report producer and businessman Millar can also be made a knight for companies to music and charity in King Charles’ first New Yr Honours Listing, introduced Friday (Dec. 30).
Greatest identified for his work with Sade, Millar produced and organized the band’s multi-million promoting 1984 debut Diamond Life and its acclaimed follow-up Promise, which topped the Billboard 200 upon its launch in 1985. Different artists that Millar has produced embrace Randy Crawford, All the pieces However The Lady, Tremendous Younger Cannibals and Huge Nation.
In 2014, Millar and Jeremy Lascelles co-founded Blue Raincoat Music, an artist administration firm, music publishing firm and report label that runs places of work in London, New York and Los Angeles. Blue Raincoat bought Chrysalis Information in 2016, relaunching the imprint as a frontline label 4 years later.
Millar, who has been registered blind because the age of 16 and is chair of U.Okay. incapacity charity Scope, serves as govt group chairman and chief inventive officer of Blue Raincoat Chrysalis Group.
Different music professionals acknowledged within the 2023 New Yr Honours Listing embrace Geoff Taylor, outgoing chief govt of U.Okay. labels commerce physique BPI, and BPI chair Yolanda Brown.
Taylor, who exits the London-based group Saturday (Dec. 31) after 15 years as chief govt, is awarded an MBE in recognition of his companies to music. In a press release Taylor mentioned the honour “means a fantastic deal to me” and devoted the award to the “complete BPI crew, who work day by day to guard and worth music.”
Brown, who was appointed BPI chair in July, has been awarded an OBE for companies to music, music training and broadcasting.
The identical title is bestowed upon Peter Leathem, CEO of U.Okay. accumulating society PPL since 2012. In a press release, Leathem referred to as being awarded an OBE for his companies to the music business “an unlimited honour.”
Different music honourees embrace composer George Fenton, who receives a CBE award.
In whole, 1,107 persons are acknowledged on the 2023 New Yr Honours Listing, spanning all walks of life. The awarding of honours is overseen by the U.Okay. Cupboard Workplace with nominations submitted by both authorities departments or members of the general public. A range committee then produces an inventory of honourees, which is submitted to the British monarch, King Charles, for approval.
