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Blur perform on Oasis prize night | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Members of Blur gave a surprise performance at the NME Awards in London - on the night old Britpop rivals Oasis were named best British band. | |
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon of Blur, who are reforming for summer festivals, performed This Is A Low from classic album Parklife. | |
Oasis, who were not at the ceremony, received a record seven nods. As well as best band they won best band blog. | |
Muse picked up three of the night's awards, voted for by NME readers. | |
This is ironic, we're being given best British band by the second-best British comedian Noel Gallagher on receiving an award from Russell Brand | |
The Devon trio were named best live band for the second year in a row and were awarded best album artwork for live album HAARP. Singer Matt Bellamy was also named sexiest male. | |
Oasis, who released seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul last year, were booed when the best band announcement was made before a video was shown of comedian Russell Brand presenting the award to Noel Gallagher. | |
"This is ironic, we're being given best British band by the second-best British comedian. | |
"Thanks to all the readers who've voted. This has turned into a right bad idea." | |
Winning run | |
Gallagher lost out to new US President Barack Obama in the hero of the year category, with former commander-in-chief George W Bush winning villain of the year for the sixth year running. | |
Nashville rockers Kings of Leon, who picked up two Brit Awards a week ago, continued their winning run by scooping best album for Only By the Night. | |
New-wave New Yorkers MGMT, meanwhile, 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 | 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. | 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. |
Indie rock legends The Cure received a standing ovation when they were presented with the godlike genius award after 33 years together and rounded off the show with a 30 minute performance. | |
Other live performances on the night came from Mercury Prize winners Elbow - who won the outstanding contribution to British music award - as well as Scottish bands Glasvegas, and Franz Ferdinand, who performed a cover version of Call Me, by Blondie. | |
The awards, hosted by comedian Mark Watson, will be broadcast on Channel 4 on Friday. |