Oasis empty-handed as Muse win top Q award
Oasis empty-handed as Muse win top Q award
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Monday, 26, Oct 2009 03:39
By Lewis Bazley.
Oasis lost out to Muse and Arctic Monkeys at the first major awards ceremony since the Mancunian band split.
The Live Forever band, whose guitarist and main songwriter Noel Gallagher quit in August, lost out to Devon three-piece Muse in the Best Act in the World today category while Arctic Monkeys took the Best Live Act prize.
Both Coldplay and Mercury nominee Florence and the Machine joined Oasis in leaving the Monday awards ceremony empty-handed.
Kasabian won the Best Album award for West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum while pop triumphed over rock in the Best Track and Best Video categories, with Lily Allen (for The Fear) and Lady GaGa (for Just Dance) respectively victorious.
West London trio White Lies were named Best New Act while Mr Hudson was named breakthrough act.
A number of classic artists were honoured at the awards show at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, with Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant winning the outstanding contribution to music award, Yusuf Islam - formerly known as Cat Stevens - taking the classic songwriter gong and Sonic Youth taking the innovation in sound accolade.
Marianne Faithfull and the recently-reformed Spandau Ballet took the Q Icon and Q Idol prizes, respectively, while U2 claimed the classic album honour for their 1984 release The Unforgettable Fire.
Paul Rees, editor-in-chief of Q magazine, said: "Q remains proud of the fact that its awards recognising musical achievement and excellence during the past 12 months are decided by the nation's music fans, who once again have voted in their thousands.
"We are equally delighted to honour the enduring influence of those artists who have shaped our musical landscape and continue to do so. Collectively, I hope the awards not only highlight the unique breadth of Q's musical world but also the fact that great music remains timeless, enduring and ongoing."