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Artist News Awards
Queue up as we cue up the Q Awards
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 20 October 2015
It wouldn’t be the Q Awards without a few winners, so it’s great to see that the event stuck with tradition this year and handed out a few prizes. The event took place yesterday at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London
Matt Mason, Senior Editor of Q Magazine, said: “Q magazine and the Q Awards are about seeking out and celebrating great music and the people who make it. It’s been an incredibly exciting year for music, particularly in the UK, and today’s winners reflect that. It’s thrilling to recognise a band such as Foals who’ve reached this level of success by continuing to pursue their own unique vision, while the phenomenal impact of Florence And The Machine, Ed Sheeran and James Bay on both sides of the Atlantic underlines the power of great British pop music”.
He didn’t stop there though. He carried on talking: “It’s also an honour to celebrate the careers of so many artists that have genuinely shaped modern music. With very different ideas and innovations, Gary Numan, Tony Iommi, Queen, New Order, Duran Duran, Soul II Soul, Mark Ronson and Noel Gallagher have all achieved the same result: radically re-defining the musical and cultural landscape. The fact that so many of them continue to make excellent and impactful music today only emphasises what a brilliant year it’s been. We look forward to discovering and celebrating even more great music in Q next year”.
Here, sadly, are the people they chose to give prizes to:
Best New Act: James Bay
Best Track: The Libertines – Gunga Din
Best Album: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Chasing Yesterday
Best Video: Florence And The Machine – Ship To Wreck
Best Live Act: Royal Blood
Best Solo Artist: Ed Sheeran
Best Act In The World Today: Foals
Classic Album: Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol. One
Classic Single: Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Q Hero: Mark Ronson
Q Icon: Duran Duran
Innovation In Sound: Gary Numan
Gibson Les Paul Award: Tony Iommi
Outstanding Contribution To Music: New Order