Q Awards

Annual British music awards
Q Awards
Awarded forExcellence in music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byQ
First awarded1990
Last awarded2019
WebsiteQthemusic.com

The Q Awards were the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards became one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards. Locations for the awards ceremony included Abbey Road Studios and near the end of its life, The Park Lane Ballroom.

One of the more notable events of the awards was the ceremony of 2004, at which Elton John accused Madonna of cheating fans by miming on stage, after she had been nominated for a Best Live Act award.[1] The 2001 event, was somewhat notoriously notable for Phill Jupitus stretching out the time it took to announce the "Best Producer" award, with him exclaiming "Best Producer?.... 'Would you like a cowbell in that?'", before being told off camera to get on with announcing the winner.

The Q Awards included many awards recognising a lifetime of achievement, rather than achievements over the year in question. In its last few years, the 'lifetime' awards have usually outnumbered the 'current' awards.

The awards came to an end when the magazine itself ceased publishing in 2020, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 awards ceremony would have been held at the Roundhouse and seen a performance by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott.[2] When it was announced that the magazine was closing, Heaton was revealed to have donated a substantial amount of money to the magazine's former staff members.[2] As thanks, and for his contributions to music as a songwriter, Heaton was presented with a final Q Award.[2]

Results

2019

The winners of 2019 Q Awards are:[3][4]

  • Innovation In Sound: Dizzie Rascal
  • Classic Album: Tricky – Maxinquaye
  • Maverick Award: Edwyn Collins
  • Play Award: Anna Calvi
  • Outstanding Contribution To Music: Kano
  • Classic Songwriter: Kevin Rowland
  • Inspiration Award: Madness
  • Icon Award: Christine And The Queens
  • Hero Award: Kim Gordon
  • Song Of The Decade: Lana Del Rey – "Video Games"
  • Best Vocal Performance: Little Simz
Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today The 1975
Nominees
Best Breakthrough Act Pale Waves
Best Live Performance Michael Kiwanuka – End of the Road Festival
Nominees
Best Solo Act Stormzy
Nominees
Best Track Lewis Capaldi — "Someone You Loved"
Nominees
Best Festival/Event All Points East
Nominees
  • All Points East
  • Glastonbury
  • Latitude
  • Isle Of Wight Festival
  • British Summer Time
  • Reading and Leeds Festival
Best Album Foals — Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1
Nominees
  • Eton Alive - Sleaford Mods
  • When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - Billie Eilish
  • A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships - The 1975
  • Norman Fucking Rockwell - Lana Del Rey
  • Remind Me Tomorrow - Sharon Van Etten
  • Nothing Great About Britain - Slowthai
  • Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost (Part 1) - Foals
  • Psychodrama - Dave
  • Grey Area - Little Simz
  • Serfs Up - Fat White Family

2018

The winners of 2018 Q Awards are:[5]

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Paul Weller
Best Breakthrough Act Goat Girl & Idles
Nominees
Best Live Act Taylor Swift
Best Solo Artist Noel Gallagher
Best Track Underworld and Iggy Pop — "Bells & Circles"
Nominees
Best Album Let's Eat Grandma — I'm All Ears

2017

The winners of 2017 Q Awards are:[6][7]

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Ed Sheeran
Best Breakthrough Act Rag'n'Bone Man
Best Live Act Liam Gallagher
Best Solo Artist Stormzy
Nominees
Best Track Kasabian — "You're in Love with a Psycho"
Nominees
Best Video Sleaford Mods — "Bunch of Kunst"
Nominees
Best Album Gorillaz — Humanz

2016

The winners of 2016 Q Awards are:[8]

  • Hero Award: Meat Loaf
  • Classic Album: The Charlatans — Tellin' Stories
  • Classic Songwriter: Ray Davies
  • Innovation in Sound: M.I.A.
  • Gibson Les Paul Award: The Edge
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music: Blondie
  • Hall of Fame: Madness
Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Muse
Best Live Act U2
Nominees
Best Breakthrough Act Jack Garratt
Best Solo Artist James Bay
Best Track Bastille — "Good Grief"
Nominees
Best Video PJ Harvey — "The Community of Hope"
Nominees
Best Album The 1975 — I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It
Nominees

2015

The winners of 2015 Q Awards are:[9]

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Foals
Best Live Act Royal Blood
Best New Act James Bay
Best Solo Artist Ed Sheeran
Best Track The Libertines — "Gunga Din"
Nominees
Best Video Florence and the Machine — "Ship to Wreck"
Nominees
Best Album Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds — Chasing Yesterday

2014

The winners of 2014 Q Awards are:[10]

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Kasabian
Best Live Act Kasabian
Best New Act Sam Smith
Best Solo Artist Ed Sheeran
Nominees
Best Track Paolo Nutini — "Iron Sky"
Nominees
Best Video Jamie xx — "Sleep Sound"
Nominees
Best Album Elbow — The Take Off and Landing of Everything
Nominees

2013

The winners of 2013 Q Awards are:[11]

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Vampire Weekend
Best Live Act Foals
Best New Act Jake Bugg
Best Solo Artist Ellie Goulding
Nominees
Best Track Arctic Monkeys — "Do I Wanna Know?"
Nominees
Best Video Manic Street Preachers — "Show Me the Wonder"
Nominees
Best Album Biffy Clyro — Opposites

2012

The winners of 2012 Q Awards are:[12]

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Muse
Best Live Act Blur
Best New Act Django Django
Best Solo Artist Emeli Sandé
Best Track Plan B — "Ill Manors"
Best Video Keane — "Disconnected"
Best Album Bobby Womack — The Bravest Man in the Universe

2011

The winners of 2011 Q Awards are:[13]

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Coldplay
Best Live Act Biffy Clyro
Best New Act WU LYF
Best Breakthrough Artist Ed Sheeran
Nominees
Best Male Artist Tinie Tempah
Nominees
Best Female Artist Adele
Best Track Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
Best Video Jessie J — "Do It like a Dude"
Nominees
Best Album Bon Iver — Bon Iver, Bon Iver

2010

The winners of 2010 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Kasabian
Best Live Act Green Day
Nominees
Best New Act Mumford & Sons
Best Breakthrough Artist Plan B
Nominees
Best Male Artist Paolo Nutini
Best Female Artist Florence and the Machine
Best Track Florence and the Machine — "You've Got The Love"
Nominees
Best Video Chase & Status — "End Credits"
Nominees
Best Album The National — High Violet

2009

The winners of 2009 Q Awards are:[14][15]

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Muse
Best Live Act Arctic Monkeys
Nominees
Best New Act White Lies
Nominees
Best Breakthrough Artist Mr Hudson
Best Track Lily Allen — "The Fear"
Nominees
Best Video Lady Gaga — "Just Dance"
Best Album Kasabian — West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

2008

The winners of 2008 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Coldplay
Nominees
Best Live Act Kaiser Chiefs
Best New Act The Last Shadow Puppets
Best Breakthrough Artist Duffy
Best Track Keane — "Spiralling"
Nominees
Best Video Vampire Weekend — "A-Punk"
Best Album Coldplay — "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends"

2007

The winners of 2007 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Arctic Monkeys
Nominees
Best Live Act Muse
Best New Act The Enemy
Best Breakthrough Artist Kate Nash
Best Track Manic Street Preachers — "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"
Nominees
Best Video Kaiser Chiefs — "Ruby"
Nominees
Best Album Amy Winehouse — Back to Black

2006

The winners of 2006 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Oasis
Best Live Act Muse
Best New Act Corinne Bailey Rae
Best Track Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
Best Video The Killers — "When You Were Young"
Best Album Arctic Monkeys — Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Nominees

2005

The winners of 2005 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Coldplay
Nominees
Best Live Act U2
Nominees
Best New Act James Blunt
Best Track KT Tunstall — "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Nominees
Best Video Gorillaz — "Feel Good Inc."
Nominees
Best Album Oasis — Don't Believe the Truth
Nominees

2004

The winners of 2004 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nominees
Best Live Act Muse
Nominees
Best New Act Razorlight
Nominees
Best Track Jamelia — "See It in a Boy's Eyes"
Nominees
Best Video Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out"
Nominees
Best Album Keane — Hopes and Fears
Nominees

2003

The winners of 2003 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Radiohead
Best Live Act Robbie Williams
Nominees
Best New Act The Thrills
Nominees
Best Track Christina Aguilera — "Dirrty"
Nominees
Best Video Electric Six — "Gay Bar"
Nominees
Best Album Blur — Think Tank

2002

The winners of 2002 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Radiohead
Nominees
Best Live Act The Hives
Nominees
Best New Act The Electric Soft Parade
Nominees
Best Single Sugababes — "Freak like Me"
Best Video Pink — "Get the Party Started"
Best Album Coldplay — A Rush of Blood to the Head
Nominees

2001

The winners of 2001 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Radiohead
Best Live Act Manic Street Preachers
Nominees
Best New Act Starsailor
Best Single Ash — "Burn Baby Burn"
Nominees
  • The Charlatans — "Love Is the Key"
  • Feeder — "Buck Rogers"
  • New Order — "Crystal"
  • Stereophonics — "Have a Nice Day"
  • Weezer — "Hash Pipe"
Best Video Gorillaz — "Clint Eastwood"
Nominees
Best Album Travis — The Invisible Band

2000

The winners of 2000 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Travis
Best Live Act Oasis
Best New Act Badly Drawn Boy
Nominees
Best Single David Gray — "Babylon"
Nominees
Best Video Kelis — "Caught Out There"
Nominees
Best Album Coldplay — Parachutes
Nominees

1999

The winners of 1999 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Blur
Best Live Act Stereophonics
Best New Act Basement Jaxx
Nominees
Best Single Travis — "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
Nominees
Best Album The Chemical Brothers — Surrender
Nominees

1998

The winners of 1998 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Manic Street Preachers
Nominees
Best Live Act Roni Size & Reprazent
Best New Act Gomez
Nominees
  • Air
  • Catatonia
  • Embrace
  • Theaudience
Best Single Catatonia — "Road Rage"
Best Album Massive Attack — "Mezzanine"

1997

The winners of 1997 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Oasis
Best Live Act The Prodigy
Nominees
Best New Act Fun Lovin' Criminals
Best Album Radiohead — OK Computer

1996

The winners of 1996 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today Oasis
Best Live Act Pulp
Best New Act Alanis Morissette
Best Album Manic Street Preachers — Everything Must Go

1995

The winners of 1995 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today R.E.M.
Best Live Act Oasis
Best New Act Supergrass
Best Album Blur — The Great Escape

1994

The winners of 1994 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Stephen Street
  • Best Reissue/Compilation: Various Artists — The Tougher than Tough
  • Inspiration Award: The Kinks
  • Merit Award: U2
  • Songwriter Award: Morrissey
Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today R.E.M.
Best Live Act Pink Floyd
Best New Act Oasis
Best Album Blur — Parklife

1993

The winners of 1993 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today U2
Best Live Act Neil Young
Best New Act Suede
Best Album Sting — Ten Summoner's Tales

1992

The winners of 1992 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today U2
Best Live Act Crowded House
Best New Act Tori Amos
Best Album R.E.M. — Automatic for the People

1991

The winners of 1991 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Trevor Horn (Seal — Seal)
  • Merit Award: Lou Reed
  • Songwriter Award: Richard Thompson
Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today R.E.M. / U2
Best Live Act Simple Minds
Best New Act Seal
Best Album R.E.M. — Out of Time

1990

The winners of 1990 Q Awards are:

Award Winner Nominee
Best Act in the World Today U2
Best Live Act The Rolling Stones
Best New Act They Might Be Giants
Best Album World Party — Goodbye Jumbo

Criticism

At the 2006 Q Awards, Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner criticised the choice of Take That for the "Idol" award. Commenting on the winners of the night, he said:

A lot of people make jokes about having awards for no reason just for the sake of having awards, and pretending they were good when they weren't. I'm not old enough to know a lot of them, but even I know Take That were bollocks.[16]

References

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External links

  • The Q Awards 2007 official site
  • The Q Awards 1990-2004 Results
  • The Q Awards 1990-2005 Results