Radiohead, Primal Scream, U2 and newcomers Coldplay are the big winners at this year’s New Musical Express awards. The awards (commonly known in the UK as “The Brats,” mocking the hoighty twoighty Brit awards), are selected by the readers of the NME weekly mag. U2 were honored with the Godlike Genius and Best Rock Act awards. Coldplay earned the Best New Artist and Best Single for “Yellow.” Radiohead was named Best Band, and Primal Scream’s “Xtrmntr” got the nod for Best Album.
A round-up of some other winners is as follows:
Best Metal Act: Marilyn Marilyn
Nominees: At the Drive-In, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Queens of the Stone Age, Slipknot ï Best Hip Hop/ Rap Act (presented by Run DMC): Eminem
Nominees: Cypress Hill, Dr. Dre, Eminem, OutkastT, Wu-Tang Clan ï Best Rock Act: U2
Nominees: Oasis, U2, Manic Street Preachers, AC/DC, The Beatles ï
Best Dance Act: Fatboy Slim
Nominees: Artful Dodger, Fatboy Slim, Moby, Sonique, Underworld ï
Best Club DJ: Carl Cox
Nominees: Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, David Holmes, Judge Jules, Paul Oakernfoldï NME.Com Fans Award for Best Live Act: Moby ï
Best New Artist: Coldplay
Nominees: At the Drive-In, Badly Drawn Boy, Coldplay, Doves, JJ72 ï
Best Band: Radiohead
Nominees: Coldplay, Oasis, Primal Scream, Radiohead, U2 ï
Best Single: Coldplay, “Yellow”
Nominees: Blur “Music is my Radar,” Coldplay “Yellow,” Eminem “Stan,” Limp Bizkit “Take a Look Around,” Oasis “Go Let it Out” ï
Best Album: Primal Scream, XTRMNTR ï NME Philip Hall Award ñ Brightest Hope for 2001: Starsailor ï
Godlike Genius Award (Presented by Kylie Minogue): U2 ï
Best Solo Artist ñ Badly Drawn Boy ï
Hero ñ Liam Gallahger ï
Villian ñ Robbie Williams ï
Source: NME online
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