TaP Music the global music management and publishing company behind some of the world’s most successful pop artists, such as Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding announce today that they will be leading the search for the UK contender for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Recipients of Music Week’s prestigious Managers of the Year Award for two years running (2020, 2021) – TaP will be consultants on the project, and today call on the music industry to share experienced live performers for their consideration. The song performed at Eurovision will be released commercially through a partnership with a major label.
“We’re really excited to be teaming up with the BBC for this event and will use Eurovision to authentically reflect and celebrate the rich, diverse and world-class musical talent the UK is globally renowned for. For many years, we’ve witnessed the United Kingdom not doing as well as we would’ve liked, when pop music is something we usually excel at. The simple fact is it’s time to show what we can do and the wonderful musical talent we have - ultimately we can’t blame politics. It’s time for the UK to mirror the positive spirit of our European counterparts and really deliver the best of what we have to offer - we should unite as a country and champion talent representing our country on the global stage. Look at our wonderfully diverse and hugely successful talent across sport and entertainment - Dua Lipa, a British Kosovan is the number 1 female artist in the world right now, Emma Raducanu - a Brit of Chinese and Romanian heritage breaking incredible records in tennis, not to mention the British nations football teams representing so well at the Euros - all high profile examples reflecting today's modern, diverse British culture.”
“The UK is not lacking in talent. Talent has never been the issue. In fact we are overflowing with talent. Rather than viewing Eurovision as just a bit of fun, let's look at it for what it is; the world’s biggest live music event - 200 million viewers at last count, with an audience skewing younger each year. Win or lose or somewhere in between - we’re going to go for it. We really want the entire nation to get behind the UK Eurovision act like never before. As a team, we’re incredibly focused on finding a really special act that creates excitement for the UK - both in the build-up to the final and beyond.” TaP Music’s plan for the Eurovision campaign is to pull together an ‘A-Team’ committee of the best people in the music industry, spanning the country’s best artists, songwriters, creatives and media.
“Covering Eurovision for the BBC is one of my favourite times of the year. Hearing TaP’s vision to discover and showcase to the world the rich and diverse depth of musical talent that truly represents the UK at its best has got me even more excited for the 2022 contest than any year since I started in Düsseldorf in 2011.”
“As of today - we’d like to appeal to the entire music industry to send to us acts for consideration - we can promise to put the best possible team around them on all fronts to give them not just a wonderful opportunity at Eurovision but hopefully for a long career ahead.”
“I’m a proud Brit whilst also being a proud Kosovan… I’m happy to lend my manager to the cause… I’ll be cheering them on!”
“British pop music has led the world for seven decades now. The legacy and continued impact it has, makes it one of our Nation's greatest success stories. In a changing world, we must find new ways for it to continue to thrive. There aren't many televised events that are as big and genuinely global as Eurovision, so it's a wonderful opportunity for us to remind the world yet again of the depth and diversity of our talent. I can't wait to see what gems our friends at Tap Music will unearth”
“The Brits make fantastic pop music. Not only that, we invented it! Isn’t it about time we started showing the rest of Europe what we can do and put our best foot forward when it comes to Eurovision? We have so much to offer and I for one, am excited to see a British act at Eurovision that is going to make me and the whole country proud. With TAP at the helm next year, I’m sure that’s what's going to happen!” TaP was founded in 2010 by music lawyer Ben Mawson and manager Ed Millett. It has since expanded to over 40 people across offices in London, LA, Berlin and Sydney and offers a truly global focus for its clients. TaP Music incorporates management, publishing, records and studios and services include dedicated in-house marketing, A&R, studios and digital / social media personnel. Throughout all areas of the business, TaP’s success speaks for itself - named ‘Music Managers of the Year’ by Music Week two years in a row (2020, 2021) whilst also collecting Music Innovation of the Year (2021) for their record breaking live streams - TaP continue to break records with their roster of industry leading artists. Success includes Dua Lipa - the number 1 female artist in the world right now - amass 5x BRIT Awards and 3x GRAMMYs, reach in excess of 8 billion streams on Spotify alone, making her the most listened to British artist on the platform. Ellie Goulding - recognised as the 13th most played female artist of the 21st century - continues to drive real change globally as a UN Environment Ambassador whilst exceeding over 23 billion streams worldwide. TaP have managed the incomparable Lana Del Rey since the beginning of her career - totalling 28 billion streams to date, plus award recognition such as x2 BRIT Awards and x6 GRAMMY nominations. TaP Music launched not-for-profit arm TaP Futures in September 2020 - working alongside the music, fashion and sports industries to provide lasting change via increased access to employment opportunities for those currently under-represented within their chosen field. In addition to their ongoing success in music, TaP launched TaP Sports in 2020 - an athlete management and consultancy agency, representing those at the forefront of sport including Kalvin Phillips, David Alaba and Danny Welbeck across brand partnerships, publicity, social media and content creation. www.tap-music.com | Instagram | Twitter
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