The PRS for Music Heritage Award is a ceremonial

plaque Plaque may refer to: Commemorations or awards * Commemorative plaque, a plate or tablet fixed to a wall to mark an event, person, etc. * Memorial Plaque (medallion), issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after World War I * Pl ...

installed in a public place to commemorate a link between a famous musician or music band and the location they performed their first live gig. The UK-wide

is awarded and funded by

PRS for Music PRS for Music Limited (formerly The MCPS-PRS Alliance Limited) is a British music copyright collective, made up of two collection societies: the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and the Performing Right Society (PRS). It undertakes ...

.PRS for Music launches Heritage Award
Prsformusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.

History

The PRS for Music Heritage Award was created in 2009 by PRS for Music in order to celebrate the first performances of the UK's leading bands. The inaugural award is seen as a unique scheme to celebrate UK music venues which have played a pivotal role in launching the careers of some of the country's most iconic music acts. The first Heritage Award was presented to the UK

Britpop Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. It produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge music and to the ...

band Blur on 30 November 2009 by PRS for Music chairma
Ellis Rich
Blur's first venue to be honoured
BBC News (25 November 2009). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.

Recipients of award

References

{{Reflist, 30em British music awards Awards established in 2009 Blue plaques 2009 establishments in the United Kingdom