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| Q Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in music |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Q |
| First awarded | 1990 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Website | Qthemusic.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 |
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| Best Act in the World Today | The 1975 | Nominees
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| Best Breakthrough Act | Pale Waves | |
| Best Live Performance | Michael Kiwanuka – End of the Road Festival | Nominees
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| Best Solo Act | Stormzy |
Nominees
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| Best Track | Lewis Capaldi — "Someone You Loved" | Nominees
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| Best Festival/Event | All Points East | Nominees
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| Best Album | Foals — Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 | Nominees
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2018
The winners of 2018 Q Awards are:[5]
- Innovation In Sound: The Streets
- Classic Album: The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
- Maverick Award: Lawrence
- Play Award: Simon Neil
- Outstanding Contribution To Music: Noel Gallagher
- Legend Award: Nile Rodgers
- Inspiration Award: Trojan Records
- Icon Award: Ian McCulloch
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Brett Anderson
| Award | Winner | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| Best Act in the World Today | Paul Weller | |
| Best Breakthrough Act | Goat Girl & Idles | Nominees
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| Best Live Act | Taylor Swift | |
| Best Solo Artist | Noel Gallagher | |
| Best Track | Underworld and Iggy Pop — "Bells & Circles" | Nominees
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| Best Album | Let's Eat Grandma — I'm All Ears |
2017
The winners of 2017 Q Awards are:[6][7]
- Icon Award: Liam Gallagher
- Innovation in Sound: Wiley
- Gibson Les Paul Award: Kelley Deal
- Inspiration Award: Manic Street Preachers
- Maverick Award: Viv Albertine
| Award | Winner | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| Best Act in the World Today | Ed Sheeran | Nominees |
| Best Breakthrough Act | Rag'n'Bone Man | |
| Best Live Act | Liam Gallagher | Nominees |
| Best Solo Artist | Stormzy | Nominees |
| Best Track | Kasabian — "You're in Love with a Psycho" | Nominees
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| Best Video | Sleaford Mods — "Bunch of Kunst" | Nominees |
| Best Album | Gorillaz — Humanz | Nominees |
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 | Nominees |
| Best Live Act | U2 | Nominees |
| Best Breakthrough Act | Jack Garratt | |
| Best Solo Artist | James Bay | Nominees |
| Best Track | Bastille — "Good Grief" | Nominees
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| Best Video | PJ Harvey — "The Community of Hope" | |
| Best Album | The 1975 — I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It |
2015
The winners of 2015 Q Awards are:[9]
- Hero Award: Mark Ronson
- Classic Song: Queen — "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- Classic Album: Soul II Soul — Club Classics Vol. One
- Innovation in Sound: Gary Numan
- Gibson Les Paul Award: Tony Iommi
- Outstanding Contribution To Music: New Order
- Icon Award: Duran Duran