The Cure’s Robert Smith and Jordan Rakei to be honoured at the 2026 Artist & Manager Awards

The Cure’s Robert Smith and Jordan Rakei are set to be honoured at the 2026 Artist & Manager Awards. READ MORE: The Cure – ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ review: a masterful reflection on loss The awards ceremony, organised by Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and Music Managers Forum (MMF), celebrates the unique relationship between artists and managers and is set to take place at London’s Bloomsbury Big Top on November 18. Already, Portishead, Jamie Cullum & Rockstar Management, and Raw Power Management have been confirmed as receiving awards on the night, and today (Friday October 23) it is confirmed that The Cure’s Robert Smith will be the recipient of the coveted Fan Champion Award. The trophy celebrates artists who are using their platforms to look after their audience and drive positive change across the music industry. For Smith, the recognition comes in light of him speaking out about unfair ticketing practices around the time of The Cure’s ‘Lost World Tour’. View this post on Instagram In 2023, he made headlines when he criticised Ticketmaster, saying he was “sickened” when he saw that added fees totalled higher than the face value of the tickets themselves. After cancell...