The Who’s Roger Daltrey CBE is to receive the 25th Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the music and entertainment industry and charitable causes. The Award will be presented on Monday, November 7 at a ceremony in aid of Nordoff Robbins and The BRIT Trust.
“It’s great to be honoured by my friends and colleagues in the music industry in this way in the 25th year of the Music Industry Trusts Award,” said Daltrey, speaking to Music Week.
“Nordoff Robbins and the BRIT trust are wonderful charities. The Who were there at the beginning and I am proud to join the honourees that have received this award before me.”
David Munns OBE, chairman of the MITS Award committee, said: “Roger Daltrey embodies the ethos of the MITS Award and is a deserving honouree. [He] is an inspiration when it comes to personal devotion to charities and is a worthy recipient in this historic year.”
“Nordoff Robbins and the BRIT trust are wonderful charities. The Who were there at the beginning and I am proud to join the honourees that have received this award before me.” David Munns OBE, chairman of the MITS Award committee, said: “Roger Daltrey embodies the ethos of the MITS Award and is a deserving honouree. [He] is an inspiration when it comes to personal devotion to charities and is a worthy recipient in this historic year.”
The Music Industry Trusts Award, celebrating 25 years this year, has raised over £5.5 million for Nordoff Robbins and the BRIT Trust.
The Award was founded to recognise outstanding achievement in the UK music industry as well as to benefit the charitable work of Nordoff Robbins and the BRIT Trust.
People to have received the honour include Sir George Martin, Ahmet Ertegun, Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Sir Michael Parkinson CBE, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue OBE, Jools Holland OBE, Gary Barlow OBE, Annie Lennox OBE, Michael Eavis CBE and Simon Cowell.
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