Oasis scoop best British band at NME awards
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Your support makes all the difference.Oasis scooped up NME pop music magazine's award for best British band on Wednesday, while former US president George W. Bush was named villain of the year for a record-breaking sixth time.
NME's readers, who decide the awards, voted Muse best live band for the second year in a row, fending off competition from fellow Brits Oasis and Tennessee foursome Kings of Leon. Muse also received the award for best artwork for its album "HAARP."
Oasis's Noel Gallagher, originally from Manchester, was also recognised for best band blog, while Barack Obama, the newest occupant of the White House, was named hero of the year.
"Oasis have proved yet again, with a triumphant seventh album that our love affair with them simply has no sign of ending," NME's editor Conor McNicholas said in a statement. "The stateside scene continues to go from strength to strength."
Readers gave Las Vegas band The Killers the title of best international band for the third year in a row.
US acts did well in other categories too, with Grammy award-winning Kings of Leon collecting the best album award for "Only By The Night." New York duo MGMT picked up the awards for best new band and best track for "Time to Pretend."
Television presenter Alexa Chung walked away with the best dressed award, while boyfriend and Arctic Monkey's frontman Alex Turner scooped up best video for The Last Shadow Puppets. His band also got the nod for best DVD for "At the Apollo."
Here is a list of the winners:
BEST BRITISH BAND: Oasis
BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND: The Killers
BEST SOLO ARTIST: Peter Doherty
BEST NEW BAND: MGMT
BEST LIVE BAND: Muse
BEST ALBUM: Kings Of Leon - 'Only By The Night'
BEST TRACK: MGMT - 'Time To Pretend'
BEST VIDEO: The Last Shadow Puppets - 'My Mistakes Were Made For You'
BEST LIVE EVENT: Glastonbury
BEST TV: The Mighty Boosh
BEST DANCEFLOOR FILLER: Dizzee Rascal - 'Dance Wiv Me'
BEST DVD: Arctic Monkeys - 'At The Apollo'
BEST BAND BLOG: Noel Gallagher / Oasis
BEST VENUE: London Astoria
BEST ALBUM ARTWORK: Muse - 'HAARP'
HERO OF THE YEAR: Barack Obama
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR: George W. Bush
BEST DRESSED: Alexa Chung
WORST DRESSED: Amy Winehouse
WORST ALBUM: Jonas Brothers - 'A Little Bit Longer'
WORST BAND: Jonas Brothers
SEXIEST MALE: Matt Bellamy
SEXIEST FEMALE: Hayley Williams
BEST WEBSITE: YouTube
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