The New Musical Express’ desperate attempts to remain relevant continued yesterday with the announcement of the winners of the Shockwaves NME Awards at a no doubt cocaine and booze fuelled ceremony at the Brixton Academy in London. The ‘Let’s Attract a Big Name Who Is About To Release a Record And Wants The Publicity’ Godlike Genius Award went to Dave Grohl in his Foo Fighters guise, while Muse won Best Band. Unsurprisingly, Arcade Fire added to their swag of awards for The Suburbs with Best Album, while Foals picked up the best single gong for ‘Spanish Sahara’. Check out all the winners here:
Best Band
Muse
International Band
My Chemical Romance
Best Solo Artist
Laura Marling
Best Live Act
Biffy Clyro
Best New Act
Hurts
Best Album
Arcade Fire ‘The Suburbs’
Best Track
Foals ‘Spanish Sahara’
Best Video
My Chemical Romance ‘Na Na Na’
Dancefloor Filler
Professor Green ‘Jungle’
Best Festival
Glastonbury
Best TV Show
‘Skins’
Philip Hall Radar Award
Naked and Famous
John Peel Innovation Award
Crystal Castles
Outstanding Contribution
PJ Harvey
Godlike Genius
Dave Grohl
Best Film
‘Inception’
Hero of the Year
Lady Gaga
Villain of the Year
David Cameron
Most Stylish
Brandon Flowers
Least Stylish
Justin Bieber
Worst Band
Jonas Brothers
Hottest Man
Matt Bellamy
Hottest Woman
Alison Mosshart
Album Artwork
Klaxons ‘Surfing the Void’
Best Blog
Hayley Williams (Paramore)
Best Book
John Lydon ‘Mr Rotten’s Scrapbook’
