This year’s Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS) ceremony will be held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on November 7th.
Jorja Smith, Mahalia, Max Cyrus and recent Mercury Prize winner Little Simz have all been confirmed to perform at next month’s Music Industry Trusts Award event.
The 2023 award is to be given posthumously to Jamal Edwards, and Mahalia has been reflecting on her experiences with the hugely influential multi-platform presenter who passed away earlier this year.
“The first time I met Jamal, I was 12 in a field at Bestival,” she said. “At first, he kind of looked at me like I was crazy and then he smiled and said, ‘go on, then’.”
“A year later, he put me on SBTV for my first official online performance. He was one of the first people to truly believe in me and give me a platform and I will always feel somehow indebted to him for that. His impact on popular music and where the industry is today really can’t be overstated. Love you forever, Jam.”
