BAFTA Game Awards – Winners: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Huge congratulations to Kepler Interactive and the team behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

The game won three BAFTA Games Awards, including the prestigious Best Game award, alongside:

  • Debut Game
  • Lead Performance

The awards were presented on Friday 17th April 2026 at the Southbank Centre in London, hosted by Elz the Witch.

Image and further info: https://gagadget.com/clair-obscur-expedition-33-shocks-industry-dominates-bafta-games-awards-2026-with-record-wins/

Ivor Novello Awards 2026 – Nominations

We’re thrilled to congratulate the following writers on their nominations for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards:

Best album

  • CMAT – Euro Country
  • Joff Oddie and Ellie Rowsell from Wolf Alice – The Clearing

Best contemporary song

  • Kae Tempest – I Stand on the Line
  • Kae Tempest – Know Yourself
  • Miles Clinton James for his work on the Little Simz song – Free

Best song musically and lyrically

  • Florence + The Machine – Everybody Scream
  • Ellie Rowsell from Wolf Alice – The Sofa

PRS for music most performed work

  • Lola Young – Messy
  • Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin from Coldplay – Viva la Vida

Best original film score

  • Jerskin Fendrix – Bugonia

This year marks the 71st Ivor Novello Awards and a ceremony will be held in London on 21 May where the winners will be announced.

Good luck everyone!

 

Image and further info: https://ivorsacademy.com/ivors-nominations-2026

Russells Promotions

We are delighted to congratulate Liv Lyons, Eliot Leggo, Jai Poon Tip and Lewis Lawrence who will all be promoted in April 2026.

Liv will be joining the equity partnership, and Eliot, Jai and Lewis will all become partners.

These promotions reflect their outstanding contribution to the firm, their commitment to our clients, and the strength of talent across our teams.

We look forward to seeing them continue to play an important role in the firm’s future.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – BAFTA Games Awards nominations

Screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 shows the character Maelle - a young woman with red hair - wearing a white top with blue stripes paired with a red beret. In the background a monolith with a glowing number 33 painted on it is visible.

We are delighted to congratulate Kepler Interactive as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads this year’s BAFTA Games Awards with 12 nominations, including Best Game, Best Music, and Best Narrative.

A brilliant achievement – wishing the team the very best at the awards.

Photo and further info: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/clairobscurbafta2026

2026 Brit Award Winners!

We’re thrilled to congratulate the following artists on their wins at this year’s Brit Awards!

  • Wolf Alice – Group of the Year
  • Sam Fender (with Olivia Dean) – Song of the Year for “Rein Me In”
  • Lola Young – Breakthrough Artist
  • Rose Gray – Critics’ Choice
  • Sam Fender – Best Alternative / Rock Act
  • SAULT– Best R&B Act

Huge congratulations to everyone! And another shout-out to Wolf Alice, who also delivered an incredible performance of “The Sofa” at the ceremony on Saturday — you can find a link to the performance below.

Russells Capability Booklet 2026

View a digital version of our booklet HERE.

Russells eBulletin: the Employment Rights Act 2025

The highly anticipated Employment Rights Act has finally landed. The Act will advance significant changes to a number of areas of employment law, which will affect both employers and employees.

Lucy Voyce and Nicola Tager from Russells Employment Team have summarised what is changing and when those changes will take effect in this eBulletin.

Click HERE to read the full article.

If you have any employment needs please feel free to contact Lucy and Nicola who will be happy to help.

Grammy Awards 2026 – Winners!

We’re so proud to congratulate Lola Young and Yungblud on their wins at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday!

Lola Young won Best Pop Solo Performance for her song “Messy,” and Yungblud won Best Rock Performance for “Changes (Live from Villa Park: Back to the Beginning)” featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II.

Further info on the awards ceremony here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/Grammys2026

HELP (2): War Child’s Iconic Charity Album Reboot

We were delighted to see the Guardian write-up on the making of “HELP (2)”, the reboot of War Child’s iconic charity album, announced last week.

The album was executive produced by James Ford, bringing together an extraordinary group of artists who donated their time and music to support War Child’s vital work, including: Arctic Monkeys, Beabadoobee, Declan McKenna, Ellie Rowsell (Wolf Alice), English Teacher, Ezra Collective, Foals, Kae Tempest, King Krule, Pulp, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg and Young Fathers; all of whom we were proud to represent.

It’s great to see insights in the piece from James Ford, Femi Koleoso (Ezra Collective), Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Kae Tempest and Lily Fontaine (English Teacher), reflecting on the creative process and the importance of taking a stand through music.

Huge respect to everyone involved for helping reimagine such a culturally important project for today and congratulations to our friends at Wildlife, who helped organise the project and bring it all together.

You can read the full article and see the image in the Guardian here:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/warchild/HELP2

Brit Awards 2026 – Nominations!

We’re thrilled to congratulate the following artists on their nominations for this year’s Brit Awards:

 ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Lola Young
  • Sam Fender

 GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • The Last Dinner Party
  • Pulp
  • Wet Leg
  • Wolf Alice

 ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Sam Fender – People Watching
  • Wolf Alice – The Clearing

 SONG OF THE YEAR

  • Lola Young – Messy
  • Sam Fender (with Olivia Dean) – Rein Me In

 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • CMAT

CRITICS’ CHOICE

  • Rose Gray

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

  • EsDeeKid
  • Lola Young

 BEST ALTERNATIVE / ROCK ACT

  • Lola Young
  • Sam Fender
  • Wet Leg
  • Wolf Alice

 BEST POP ACT

  • Lola Young

 BEST HIP-HOP / RAP / GRIME ACT

  • Loyle Carner

 BEST R&B ACT

  • Mabel
  • Sasha Keable
  • Sault

The ceremony will take place in Manchester on 28 February where all the winners will be announced. Good luck everyone!

MOBO Awards 2026 – Nominations!

We are so excited to congratulate the following artists on their nominations at this year’s MOBO Awards:

Best Female Act

  • Sasha Keable

Album Of The Year

  • Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching

Best Newcomer

  • EsDeeKid

Best R&B / Soul Act

  • Sasha Keable

Best Alternative Music Act

  • Rachel Chinouriri

Best Hip-Hop Act

  • Loyle Carner

Best Drill Act

  • Chy Cartier
  • Esdeekid

Best Jazz Act

  • Ego Ella May
  • Ezra Collective
  • Yazmin Lacey

Best Producer

  • Inflo
  • Miles Clinton James

The ceremony, which will be taking place in Manchester on 26th March, will also mark the 30th anniversary of the MOBO organisation, established in 1996 to champion music of black origin.

Good luck to all!

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 take home nine awards at The Game Awards 2025

Huge congratulations to Kepler Interactive on the phenomenal success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at The Game Awards 2025!

Expedition 33 won nine awards, which is the most ever won by a single game in the history of the show, surpassing the previous record of seven wins held by The Last of Us Part II (from 2020).   The awards included Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction and Best Performance.

Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing Expedition 33 to life. Very well deserved.

Image and further info: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/KeplerInteractive