Raw Power Management Unveiled As First Recipients Of 2026 Artist & Manager Awards

The annual Artist & Manager Awards, hosted by the UK’s Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and Music Managers Forum (MMF), unveiled the first recipients of 2026: Raw Power Management founder Craig Jennings and co-CEOs Matt Ash and Don Jenkins.

The recognitions comes in Raw Power’s 20th anniversary year. The company is widely recognised as one of the UK’s preeminent artist management businesses, with a roster that includes some of the world’s biggest and most iconic rock bands – including Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet for My Valentine, Don Broco, The Damned, At The Drive-In and Refused – as well as an eclectic range of new talent, notably Jordan Adetunji, Heartworms and Tooth.

Raw Power’s roots in alternative music run deep. Breaking into management in the mid-1980s with Baalam & The Angel, Craig Jennings went on to establish Chapter 22 Records – releasing albums for artists such as The Mission, Pop Will Eat Itself, Loop and Suicide, before taking the label to Sanctuary in 2001.

Returning to management in 2006 under the current, Iggy & The Stooges-inspired moniker, Jennings hasn’t looked back since – building Raw Power from the ground up, and bringing Matt Ash and Don Jenkins onboard in 2008 and 2012 respectively. In 2024, the company became part of ATC Music Group.

Raw Power’s association with Sheffield superstars Bring Me The Horizon is characteristic of their attitude to long-term artist development and audience-building.

Working with the band since their second album, Suicide Season, they have overseen their evolution into a genuine global phenomenon – selling more than 7.2 million albums and performing headline shows in more than 50 countries.

Now with a BRIT Award under their belt, Bring Me The Horizon headlined the Reading & Leeds Festivals in 2025. This year, following recent exclusive performances at Outbreak Fest, they go on to play Hungary’s Sziget Festival, Rock In Rio and a string of Canadian and US arena dates. Pollstar was all over the BMTH story in 2024.

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Other Raw Power successes in 2026 include The Damned’s sold-out 50th anniversary show at the OVO Arena Wembley, a fourth successive Top Ten album for Don Broco, and a new forthcoming album from The Mars Volta.

All testament to Raw Power’s global approach to management and their love and passion for music.

Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, Music Managers Forum, commented, “it’s always exciting to announce the return of Artist & Manager Awards, and especially so when we can help celebrate 20 years of Raw Power Management. To the wider MMF community, Craig, Matt and Don are a real inspiration – passionately representing their artists, and demonstrating a real faith in long-term investment and development. Behind the scenes, they’ve also helped bring so many younger managers through the ranks, and remain incredibly generous with their time and insights. They are worthy recipients of our Managers’ Manager Award.”

The Artist & Manager Awards, now in their 16th edition, return to London’s Bloomsbury Big Top on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

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