Queen guitarist Brian Could and file producer Robin Millar high the listing of music trade professionals acknowledged within the 2023 New 12 months Honours Record, 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 file with the group, receives a knighthood for providers to music and his charity work. Could was beforehand made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2005.
Turning into a knight or a dame is without doubt one of the highest-ranking awards within the British honours system, adopted by CBE, the 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. The Honours Record awardees are offered by the reigning monarch, presently King Charles III.
File producer and businessman Millar can also be made a knight for providers to music and charity in King Charles’ first New 12 months Honours Record, introduced Friday (Dec. 30).
Greatest recognized 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 for 2 weeks in February 1986. Different artists that Millar has produced embrace Randy Crawford, Every little thing However The Woman, Positive Younger Cannibals and Large Nation.
In 2014, Millar and Jeremy Lascelles co-founded Blue Raincoat Music, an artist administration firm, music publishing firm and file label that runs places of work in London, New York and Los Angeles. Blue Raincoat bought Chrysalis Data in 2016, relaunching the imprint as a frontline label 4 years later.
Millar, who has been registered blind for the reason that age of 16 and is chair of U.Okay. incapacity charity Scope, serves as government group chairman and chief artistic officer of Blue Raincoat Chrysalis Group.
Different music professionals acknowledged within the 2023 New 12 months Honours Record embrace Geoff Taylor, outgoing chief government 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 government, is awarded an MBE in recognition of his providers to music. In an announcement 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 providers to music, music schooling and broadcasting.
The identical title is bestowed upon Peter Leathem, CEO of U.Okay. accumulating society PPL since 2012. In an announcement, Leathem referred to as being awarded an OBE for his providers to the music trade “an infinite honour.”
Different music honourees embrace composer George Fenton, who receives a CBE award.
In complete, 1,107 persons are acknowledged on the 2023 New 12 months Honours Record, 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 variety committee then produces a listing of honourees, which is submitted to the British monarch, King Charles, for approval.
