Originally posted by MysteryGirl:
Bottoms-up!!!
Where did Radiohead beat U2? If you mean the AOL poll, U2 wpn at 75%. Radiohead was 12%.
Press Association
October 29, 2001
Radiohead Voted 'Best Act In World'
Martin Evans
All conquering band Radiohead received more plaudits today when they
were named Best Act In The World Today at a prestigious music awards
ceremony.
The Oxford-based band, one of the few British outfits of recent years
to score huge success on both sides of the Atlantic, collected the title
at the Q Awards held in central London.
The quality of the other nominated bands - which included Irish legends
U2, American superstars REM, Welsh bands Manic Street Preachers and
Stereophonics and Scottish outfit Travis - underlined the significance
of the achievement. Held annually, the Q awards are voted for by readers
of the music magazine and are well respected within the industry.
Last year's ceremony was most memorable for a bust up between Oasis
singer Liam Gallagher and Robbie Williams who stormed out of the
ceremony.
Other winners at this year's show, held at the Park Lane Hotel in
central London, included Ash, whose single Burn Baby Burn was named Best
Single, and Scots quartet Travis who added the Best Album title to best
single gong they collected last year.
Manic Street Preachers, who performed a series of concerts in Cuba
earlier in the year, were named Best Live Act while the Best Newcomer
Award went to Lancashire lads Starsailor.
Gorillaz, the cartoon band formed by former Blur frontman Damon Albarn
and illustrator Jamie Hewlett, beat competition from DJ Fatboy Slim to
collect the award for Best Video for their track Clint Eastwood.
Former Sex Pistol and Punk icon John Lydon got this year's Inspiration
Award which honours artists who have left their mark on the industry and
influenced the direction of today's music scene.
As singer Johnny Rotten, he and the rest of the Sex Pistols created
waves in industry with seminal tracks such as Anarchy In The UK and God
Save The Queen.
Brian Eno, founding member of Roxy Music, turned ambient guru, was
recognised with this year's Special Award while seventies star Kate Bush
collected the Classic Songwriter title.
While U2 were nominated in three categories but failed to collect an
award, they were honoured with the Q Editor's choice title, for their
consistent success.
The full list of winners was:
Best Single - Burn Baby Burn, Ash
Best Album - The Invisible Band, Travis
Best Live Act - Manic Street Preachers
Best Video - Clint Eastwood, Gorillaz
Best Act In The World Today - Radiohead
Best New Act - Starsailor
Best Producer - Nigel Godrich
Q Classic Songwriter - Kate Bush
Special Award - Brian Eno
Q Merit Award - Elvis Costello
Inspiration - John Lydon
Q Editors Choice - U2
------------------
Remember the goul.
Shake n' bake
Do whatever it takes