It was the Record Of The Day Awards in London last night, again celebrating the best in UK music journalism and PR. Voted for by music media and marketing professionals from shortlists drawn up by the ROTD team, the winners this time round were as follows:
Media Winners
Music Magazine of the Year: NME
Editor of the Year: Conor McNicolas (NME)
Breaking Music - Writer of the Year: Peter Robinson
Best Music Coverage in a National Newspaper: The Guardian
Record Reviews - Writer of the Year: Alexis Petridis (The Guardian)
Artist and Music Features - Writer of the Year: Alexis Petridis (The Guardian)
Best Music Coverage in a Consumer Publication: Time Out
Best Online Music Publication: Popjustice
Best Free Music Magazine: The Fly
Best Music Podcast: Drowned In Sound
Live Reviews - Writer of the Year: Chris Elwell-Sutton (Evening Standard)
Popular Press: Best Music Section/Column: The Sun 'Something for the Weekend_
Popular Press: Best Journalist: Simon Cosyns (The Sun)
Music Business Writer of the Year: Adam Sherwin (The Times)
PR Winners
Best PR campaign for breakthrough UK act: Lily Allen
Best PR for an established act: Razorlight
Best UK PR for a breakthrough non UK act/release: Gnarls Barkley
Best UK PR campaign for an established non-UK act/release: The Killers
Best Independent UK music PR Company: Toast
Best Independent UK PR individual: Ruth Drake (Toast)
Best UK In-house PR Person: Andy Prevezer (Warners)
Best In-house label department: Polydor
There were also two 'outstanding contribution' prizes presented on the media side. The first was for 'outstanding contribution to music journalism' which went to Allan Jones of Uncut magazine, of whom the ROTD judges said: "Allan was editor of the weekly music bible 'Melody Maker' which has now sadly demised. He is credited with helping many bands break through in the UK including Ryan Adams, Pearl Jam and The Smiths amongst many others. He is now the editor of the influential Uncut magazine".
And the second was for 'outstanding contribution to music photography', which went to Tommy Sheehan, of whom the judges say: "Tommy is regarded as simply one of the best music photographers in the industry. He has worked with superstar acts including U2, Coldplay and Radiohead amongst many others. His signature photographic image is black and white portraits which have graced numerous magazine covers over the years".