Arctic Monkeys and Babyshambles are among the artists most rated by other artists, according to this year's Muso Awards, held in London on Wednesday night. New band Arctic Monkeys were named Best New Act while Pete Doherty's band won the Music Writer's prize at the annual awards event based exclusively on the votes of other musicians.
The full list of winners run thus:
Best Album - Razorlight 'Up All Night'
Best Band - The Futureheads
Best Single - Graham Coxon 'Freaking Out'
Best Female Vocal - Alison Goldfrapp
Lead guitar - Barry Hyde from The Futureheads
Songwriter Award - Damon Albarn (Gorrilaz)
Best Live Act - Kaiser Chiefs
Best New Act - Arctic Monkeys
Best International Act - The Strokes
Best Gig - Pink Floyd (Live 8)
Best Male Vocal - Gaz Coombes (Supergrass)
Best Drummer - Andy Burrows (Razorlight)
Bassist - Mani (Primal Scream)
Keyboard - Martin Duffy (Primal Scream / Oasis)
Muso's Muso - Primal Scream
Music Writer's Award - Babyshambles
Talking of those in the know voting for their favourite music - this is surely the ideal time for you to vote in CMU's annual 'track of the year' poll. Just pick your favourite track of 2005 (it can be a single release, album track, remix, bootleg, whatever) and email it with a approx 50 word description as to why it is your favourite, plus your name, company and job title to [email protected]. We'll start publishing individuals' votes during December, and will reveal the overall chart just before Christmas.