The 1975 have received a very special accolade from the MPG (Music Producers Guild), which celebrates the formidable and influential legacy they have carved out in UK music.

The band have been given one of the MPG’s highest honours, the Outstanding Contribution to UK Music Award. They join previous winners Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim), FKA Twigs, Susan Rogers, Joan Armatrading, Fraser T Smith, Hugh Padgham, Youth, Paul Epworth and George Martin.

The band have released five albums so far throughout their career, most recently 2024’s ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, and in that time redefined what it means to be a band in the modern day. Multifaceted, daring, emotionally dense, wonderfully poetic and crafting songs that sound like nobody else but them, there’s is an incredible body of work that has propelled them towards festival headline slots and global acclaim. Their fingerprints, specifically those of vocalist Matty Healy and drummer George Daniel, can be felt in so much of what rock and pop music is right now, and there are few bands this century who can honestly say that. It’s what makes this award so very much deserved.

Emma Townsend, Executive Director of The MPG, had this to say about the accolade,“The 1975 have fundamentally reshaped the relationship between artist and producer in modern music. George Daniel and Matty Healy have approached production not simply as a technical process, but as a core creative discipline, developing a sonic identity that is unmistakable, ambitious and deeply influential. Their work as a band alongside Adam and Ross has inspired a new generation of artists, music makers, producers to think beyond genre conventions and embrace production as an art form in its own right. It is a privilege to recognise their outstanding contribution to UK music and amazing catalogue of work up until this point as we get ready for their next chapter.”

Whilst Peter Leathem OBE, CEO of PPL, who are sponsoring the awards had added: “We are delighted to honour The 1975 with the ‘Outstanding Contribution to UK Music’ Award at the MPG Awards 2026. The 1975 have shaped the distinctive sound of a generation, with an innovative blend of music that brings together indie rock, pop and electronic in a unique and captivating way. The raw honesty of their craft has resonated with fans across the world, and as performers, they are awe-inspiring. The 1975 are truly deserving winners, and we are proud to celebrate their exceptional contributions to music.”

The announcement comes ahead of the full MPG Awards ceremony, which will be taking place on April 16 at The Troxy in London.