Sophie Ellis Bextor and Mika are to be honoured at the Silver Clef Music Awards which raise money for Nordoff and Robbins music therapy.
Aurora have been announced as the recipients of this year’s Contemporary Music Award while The Last Dinner Party will be awarded for best new music.
They will be celebrated alongside previously announced honourees, including David Gilmour, Rick Astley, Noah Kahan, The Corrs, IDLES, Soul II Soul, Chase & Status and Tony Christie, in an evening dedicated to the transformative power of music.
Sohpie Ellis Bextor said: “Receiving the Best Female award means a great deal to me. Genuinely, such an honour. Music has always been a huge tonic for me. It helps me recalibrate and feel good, as well as being a way to connect with people. To be recognised in this way, especially by an organisation like Nordoff and Robbins that harnesses music to spread joy and uplift, is truly special.”
Mika, who won the award for global influence said: “Music has always been the bridge between my many homes. The O2 Silver Clef Awards remind us how that bridge can become a lifeline through Nordoff and Robbins’ music therapy work. To stand alongside this year’s honourees and help spotlight that mission is a joy and a profound honour.”
The 2025 O2 Silver Clef Awards, presented in partnership with long-standing headline sponsor O2, will take place on Wednesday 2 July 2025 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London. For the first time in its 49-year history, the ceremony will take place in the evening, with blue carpet arrivals and the ceremony hosted by Nordoff and Robbins Music Ambassadors Carrie and David Grant, and Edith Bowman.
Nordoff and Robbins has specialist centres in London (Croydon and Kentish Town), Dunfermline, Glasgow and Newcastle that provide one-to-one and group sessions for children and adults, alongside providing sessions in various settings including schools, hospitals, care homes and more.
From adults with dementia reconnecting with their family, to autistic children finding their voice, Nordoff and Robbins believe that everyone who needs it should have access to music therapy, because it can, quite simply, transform people’s lives.
