Warner Chappell's Guy Moot Becomes First Music Publisher to Win Music Industry Trusts Award
Guy Moot, chair and chief executive of Warner Chappell Music, has become the first music publisher to win the Music Industry Trusts Award. He received it at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on 9 November, as Billboard reported.
A music publisher looks after the copyrights in songs. It licenses them for recordings, films, adverts and live use, and it collects the money owed to songwriters. Warner Chappell is the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group.
Mark Ronson presented the award to Moot. The Music Industry Trusts Award, first given in 1992, honours individuals who have made a significant contribution to the UK music industry. Over its history it has raised more than £7 million for its beneficiary charities.
The 9 November ceremony also raised money for two of those charities: The BRIT Trust and Nordoff and Robbins. Nordoff and Robbins is the UK's leading music therapy provider, using music to support people's health and wellbeing.
Moot's rise at Warner Chappell has been a steady one. He was appointed co-chair and chief executive in 2019, sharing the role with Carianne Marshall. Earlier in 2026 he became sole chair and chief executive of the company.
The award went to Ashley Tabor-King, founder and executive president of Global, last year. Moot is the first publisher to be named, which means the honour has now gone to a head of a music publishing company for the first time.
For the people in the room, the evening was about the money raised as much as the prize. Trusts such as the BRIT Trust and Nordoff and Robbins depend on events like this one to keep their programmes running.
