About

Twenty-First Artists was originally launched in 2000 and has represented artists such as Elton John, Jamiroquai, James Blunt and Lily Allen among many others. The company was sold to The Sanctuary Music Group in 2005 and was subsequently acquired by Universal Music Group in 2007. In 2010 Colin Lester of CLM Entertainment was appointed CEO of Twenty First Artists. Colin is an artist management veteran and was awarded The Peter Grant Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Music Managers Forum (MMF) in 2002 for his work overseeing the careers of Craig David, The Arctic Monkeys , The Brand New Heavies and Travis.

• Quotes

  • "I was at Elton John's for his birthday party. It was slightly bigger than the whole estate I grew up on."

  Craig David

• • "Twenty First Artists will be defined by the artists it signs"

  Colin Lester