WME’s Lucy Dickins will receive the Music Industry Trusts Award for her immeasurable contributions to the music industry. She’ll receive the MITS award 11/6 at a gala ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel.
WME’s global head of Contemporary Music and Touring, Dickins’ roster includes Adele, Mumford & Sons, Stormzy, Little Simz, Bryan Ferry, Laura Marling, David Kushner and many others. Since joining WME four years ago, her impact on the company has been transformational, with several new key agent and executive hires, and having booked over 40k dates in 2022 alone.
Dickins began her career as a junior product manager for independent U.K. record label PWL before joining International Booking Talent, which her father, Barry, founded, as an assistant in the early 1990s.
“I’m truly humbled by this recognition and honored by the many colleagues and clients I’ve gotten to work with throughout my career and at WME,” Dickins said. “The live music industry has faced many challenges, but we always come back stronger because of the artists and their fans who are at the core of what we do. It’s been an opportunity of a lifetime to grow in this industry and serve our clients and their teams and I look forward to coming together to celebrate with the people who have been central to my journey.”
The co-chairs of the MITS Award committee, Toby Leighton-Pope and Dan Chalmers, had glowing things to say about Dickins.
Leighton-Pope said: “Lucy's track record speaks for itself... Adele, Olivia Rodrigo, Mumford and Sons, Laura Marling and so many others, all with whom she’s achieved extraordinary acclaim and success. That kind of impact on the industry is undeniable and her contributions continue to shape the industry landscape. I've known Lucy for more than 25 years…and she is above all else one of the nicest people you will ever meet.”
Chalmers added: “Lucy is a force to be reckoned with within our music industry. She has always had an innate ability to spot talent and nurture it, she was one of the first to meet an unknown Adele at the time and take her CD and we all know where that led. Lucy is extremely popular and it’s those strong industry relationships, unwavering dedication to her clients and fierce reputation that makes her one of the most sought-after agents of all time. It's clear that her clients trust her implicitly, she always goes above and beyond to ensure their success, and that’s why she is so deserving of her MITS Award.”
Celebrating its 32nd year, the Music Industry Trusts Award is one of the benchmarks of achievement in the U.K. music business. The MITS Award supports two important charities, the BRIT Trust and Nordoff & Robbins.
