Apr 25, 2008 • 1 min read

NME USA Awards winners

Jane's Addiction reunited to perform at the first NME USA Awards, where The Killers won two prizes and Mick Jones received an inspiration award, with the full winners list given.

So, it was the very first NME USA Awards this week, and most of the headlines went to Jane's Addiction who reunited to perform at the awards show after winning the Godlike Genius prize. The Killers also grabbed some column inches by winning two gongs at the reader voted awards, while former Clash guitarist Mick Jones got a lifetime inspiration prize and those Arctic Monkeys won the Best International Band award. Which is all lovely. Anyway, here's the full list of winners...

Best Video: Justice - DANCE

Best Breakthrough Track: MGMT - Time to Pretend

Best New Band: Vampire Weekend

Classic Album: The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray

Best International Band: Arcade Fire

Best Live Act: My Chemical Romance

Best Track: The Killers - Sawdust

Inspiration Award: Mick Jones

Best Solo Artist:Albert Hammond Jr

Best Breakthrough Artist: Vampire Weekend

Best International Album: Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

Best International Track: The Klaxons - Golden Skans

Best Album: The Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Best Band: The Killers

Godlike Genius: Jane's Addiction

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