as: Educating the world on the role of the music manager: helping people understand the increasingly important role of the manager, how it is changing and what it is managers do. In November 2019 the MMF published Managing Expectations - a new report exploring the evolution of management and management deals. Professional development: supporting MMF members in developing their knowledge and skills as music managers through formal courses and more focused workshops and seminars. Investment into Music Industry: encouraging more investment into manager and artists’ businesses, including the MMF Accelerator For Music, Managers Programme, supported by YouTube Music and artist investment opportunities such as labels, distributors, Help Musicians UK, PRS for Music, SME funding and Arts Council grants. Representation: Campaigning on behalf of MMF members to affect change. Artist & Manager Awards Music Managers Forum has partnered with Featured Artists' Coalition to organize an annual ceremony, the Artist & Manager Awards, "to celebrate the achievements of a whole spectrum of artists and managers". Honorary awards include the FanFair Alliance Award. Music funding platform, beatBread, was the headline sponsor of the 2022 awards. References External links Music organisations based in the United Kingdom