It took a long while for the din to evaporate at the end of a rollicking fifth edition of the Music Week Women In Music Awards in association with UK Music, AIM and WIN.

Outstanding Achievement winner and outgoing MPA chief Jane Dyball had just wowed the room with the final speech of the day, and love was in the air. With the event packed with star talent, Dyball’s fellow winners included Skin, Ms Banks, Rolling Stones manager Joyce Smyth, ...