Music managers named for 2020 Accelerator programme

Twenty successful applicants have been chosen to take part in this year’s Accelerator programme, an MMF-run initiative providing funding and training to music managers

News By | 3 February 2020

The Accelerator 2020 team and participants © Andy Willsher

The UK’s Music Managers Forum (MMF) and YouTube have unveiled the 20 music managers that will benefit from the 2020 Accelerator programme, a funding and educational initiative for upcoming music managers.

This year’s participants – the second wave of managers to take part in the programme – represent a diverse range of 66 artists, songwriters and producers, and include managers of acts shortlisted for the Brit Awards Rising Star award, the BBC Sound of 2020 and the Mercury Prize.

Over half the group are…

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