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| Oasis are NME's best British band | Oasis are NME's best British band |
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| Oasis have been named best British band at the NME Awards in London. | Oasis have been named best British band at the NME Awards in London. |
| The Manchester band were nominated in a record seven categories, but picked up just one. Noel Gallagher also scooped a gong for best band blog. | The Manchester band were nominated in a record seven categories, but picked up just one. Noel Gallagher also scooped a gong for best band blog. |
| A host of artists gathered the capital's Brixton Academy to see The Killers, from Las Vegas, given the title of best international band. | A host of artists gathered the capital's Brixton Academy to see The Killers, from Las Vegas, given the title of best international band. |
| Muse were the biggest winners at the annual awards, picking up three prizes, voted for by the magazine's readers. | Muse were the biggest winners at the annual awards, picking up three prizes, voted for by the magazine's readers. |
| The Devon trio were named best live band for the second year in a row and were given the award for best album artwork for HAARP, their live album recorded at two gigs at Wembley Stadium during summer 2007. | The Devon trio were named best live band for the second year in a row and were given the award for best album artwork for HAARP, their live album recorded at two gigs at Wembley Stadium during summer 2007. |
| Singer Matt Bellamy also won on of the more frivolous awards of the night, being named sexiest male. | Singer Matt Bellamy also won on of the more frivolous awards of the night, being named sexiest male. |
| Indie rock legends The Cure were presented with the Godlike Genuis award after 33 years together. | Indie rock legends The Cure were presented with the Godlike Genuis award after 33 years together. |
| Nashville rockers Kings of Leon, who picked up two Brit Awards a week ago, followed on that success, winning best album for Only By the Night. | Nashville rockers Kings of Leon, who picked up two Brit Awards a week ago, followed on that success, winning best album for Only By the Night. |
| New-wave New Yorkers MGMT did a double, picking up best new band and best track for Time to Pretend. | New-wave New Yorkers MGMT did a double, picking up best new band and best track for Time to Pretend. |
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| The Cure's Robert Smith on the "dirtier" NME awards | |
| Villain of the year | Villain of the year |
| US pop band the Jonas Brothers also won two awards, though are unlikely to celebrate being crowned worst band and worst album. | US pop band the Jonas Brothers also won two awards, though are unlikely to celebrate being crowned worst band and worst album. |
| Glastonbury won the top festival award, while best venue was won by London's Astoria, which closed in January and faces demolition to make way for a new cross-city rail link. | |
| New US President Barack Obama was named hero of the year, with former commander-in-chief George W Bush winning the villain of the year for the sixth year running. | New US President Barack Obama was named hero of the year, with former commander-in-chief George W Bush winning the villain of the year for the sixth year running. |
| The show also featured live performances by Mercury Prize winners Elbow, Scots bands Glasvegas and Franz Ferdinand and ended with a 30-minute performance by The Cure. | The show also featured live performances by Mercury Prize winners Elbow, Scots bands Glasvegas and Franz Ferdinand and ended with a 30-minute performance by The Cure. |
| Hosted by comedian Mark Watson, the 2009 awards will be broadcast on Channel 4 on Friday. | Hosted by comedian Mark Watson, the 2009 awards will be broadcast on Channel 4 on Friday. |