The MTV Europe Music Awards were held last night in Berlin. There were a dearth of British winners, with Beyoncé walking away with three awards and the most successful night of all. She won ‘Best Song’, ‘Best Video’, and ‘Best Female’.

Pixie Lott won the ‘Push Artist’ award which focuses on artists brought to the fore by MTV, while Placebo won the ‘Best Alternative’ prize. U2 represented Ireland by winning ‘Best Live Act’.
The full list of winners and losing nominees is after the cut. Winners highlighted in bold.

The Mobo (Music Of Black Origin) Awards are a strange one because they only recognize music that has its roots in one culture. Unlike every other big awards ceremony in the UK which celebrate music in all its forms no matter where it derived from. Having said that, it could be argued that all music has black roots so the Mobo Awards actually don’t exclude anyone.

This year’s Mobo Awards were held at the SECC in Glasgow. The night saw some deserving winners but some sadly overlooked artists missing out, especially Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder, both of whom have had …read more

I’m sure there aren’t many of you that are unaware of the big event that’s happened this last week. No, not the ongoing healthcare debate in the States, or any of the wars raging around the world, or the continuing financial mess we find ourselves in. No, the big news event was Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV VMAs in order to big up Beyonce.

The thing about the incident is that most people think exactly the same way. That is that Kanye West is a dick for doing what he did, and Taylor Swift should …read more

I’ve been avoiding talking about Amy Winehouse and her efforts to become the next Bond girl, well singer of the theme tune at least, mainly because it was just speculation and I wanted to wait until the official announcement was made.
But this isn’t that, instead it’s more rumour, speculation and gossip about it all… I just couldn’t resist.
It’s been known for a while that bosses of the latest Bond film, Quantum of Solace have been looking at Winehouse as a possible candidate for the theme tune. First it was on, then off (with the studio heads probably concerned about …read more

The Ivor Novello Awards 2008 results are in, with a star studded ceremony held in London tonight. The best of British as well as some American artists have been rewarded and recognised for their song writing talents at the annual celebration of all that is good in music.
This time last month, I highlighted the nominees, which included Brit Music Scene favourites Amy Winehouse, and Take That, both of whom were successful on the night.
Amy Winehouse, nominated for three awards won the big one, with Love Is A Losing Game named as the best song musically and lyrically. Her father Mitch …read more