Previous award recipients
2008 Lucian Grainge, one of the music industry’s most successful and influential executives
2007 The Pop Princess Kylie Minogue
2006 The quintessential impresario Harvey Goldsmith
2005 Legendary broadcaster and star-maker Sir Michael Parkinson
2004 Visionary artist Peter Gabriel
2003 Talent finder extraordinaire, Rob Dickins CBE
2002 Sir Elton John and his partner in song, Bernie Taupin
2001 Music retail maven Brian McLaughlin
2000 The co-founder of Atlantic Records, the late Ahmet Ertegun
1999 Oscar-winning musician/composer John Barry OBE
1998 Legendary producer Sir George Martin CBE
1997 Jonathan King
1996 Broadcaster Alan "Fluff" Freeman
1995 Composer and entrepreneur, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
1994 Andrew Miller & Willie Robertson
1993 Maurice Oberstein
1992 John Deacon, CBE, Director General of the British Phonographic Industry
Last year's MITS Award recipient Lucian Grainge being presented with his award by U2
2007 recipient Kylie Minogue