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Muse, U2 And Keane Clean Up At Qs

added 04 October 2004 at 16.59

Muse, U2, Keane and Razorlight were all honoured at today's Q magazine annual music awards. Though Franz Ferdinand only managed to pick up one gong despite their impressive four nominations.

The award ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane today (October 4) with a whole host of famous names and celebrities from the world of music turning up to present awards, accept awards
and get s**tface drunk on free booze.

Highlights included Bono presenting the Merit Award to Shane McGowan of The Pogues in song form (and Shane McGowan accepting the award incomprehensibly), Muse being sarky to host Jonathon Ross while picking up the Best Live Act award, Elton John slagging off Madonna for lip-syncing live as he got his Classic Songwriter Award.

Elsewhere, Keane got the prestigious Best Album prize (with a very sweet - if uninspiring speech), Razorlight picking up Best New Band with the phrase "Well, we f**kind did it, didn't we?", Brian Ferry from Lifetime Achievement Award winners Roxy Music bizarrely dedicating the award to his son (who was one of the people who recently stormed the House Of Commons).

In what has to be a first for the Q Awards, Radiohead didn't win anything, even the Best Act In The World Today award which is generally considered to be their god given right. Instead the Red Hot Chili Peppers got the gong, and accepted it with a remarkably bored looking and ungrateful video message. 

The full list of winners is as follows:

Best New Act

• Razorlight

 Best Producer

•  Mick Jones (The Libertines ‘The Libertines’)

Best Live Act

•  Muse

 Best Video

•  Franz Ferdinand ‘Take Me Out’

Best Single

•  Jamelia ‘See It In A Boys Eyes’

Best Album

• Keane ‘Hopes And Fears’

 Best Act In The World Today

• Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Q Merit Award

• Shane McGowan

The Q Innovation In Sound Award

• The Human League

The Q Inspiration Award

• The Pet Shop Boys

The Q Classic Songwriter Award

• Elton John

The Q Icon Award

• U2 

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