In 2011, King was named one of London's Most Influential People by the London Evening Standard,Adkins, Adele (7 November 2011), "London's 1000 most influential people 2011: Pop & Rock", Evening Standard. one of Britain's Most Entrepreneurial Women (Real Business) and has been regularly listed in the Powerlist as one of Britain's Most Influential Black People."Power List 2010: Britain's 100 most influential black people" (Thomson Reuters/JP Morgan Power List), 2 March 2010. She was recognised by the music industry in 2016, being awarded the "Media Pioneer" award at the Music Week Women In Music Awards."All the amazing moments from Music Week's Women In Music Awards 2016", Music Week, 14 November 2016,
