The Tony Pool Award recognises and celebrates the achievements of those who have shown an outstanding contribution to the administrative areas (including royalties, copyright, business affairs, finance, HR and IT) of the music publishing industry.

The award is in memory of the late Tony Pool who sadly passed away in 2016. Tony spent most of his working life with Boosey & Hawkes, eventually becoming Head of Business Affairs. He was a firm advocate of copyright reform and made a significant contribution to political discussions in the UK and Europe. He also paved the way for the creation of British Music Rights.

As Tony was a fierce supporter of the “engine room” teams that keep publishers going, the MPA feels that this award is a fitting way to honour his legacy.

The Tony Pool Award is sponsored by Vistex 

Vistex is a global leader in enterprise software solutions for the music industry, specialising in managing copyright, licensing, royalties and other revenue and margin management processes.

Designed and implemented by music industry experts, Vistex solutions are at the heart of record label and music publisher businesses around the world. We manage metadata and contract information, handle registrations and royalty processing, provide detailed analysis reporting, and integration of royalty statements.