So, with only a couple of weeks’ delay, it’s time for us to examine the winners at this year’s Q Awards. Who won the Q Best New Act Who Turned Up in the World Today award, presented by Trebor Extra-Strong Mints? Let’s find out…
Q Best Act in the World Today presented by Queen Bohemian Lager
Nominees:
- Blur
- Foals
- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
- Muse
- Ed Sheeran
Winner: Foals
Q Best Solo Artist presented by Citroën
Nominees:
- Noel Gallagher
- Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith
- Taylor Swift
- Kanye West
Winner: Ed Sheeran
Q Best New Act presented by Orange Amplification
Nominees:
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- The Bohicas
- Circa Waves
- Jess Glynne
- Slaves
- Soak
- Songhoy Blues
- Wolf Alice
- Years & Years
Winner: James Bay
Q Best Track presented by Absolute Radio
Nominees:
- Florence + The Machine – What Kind of Man
- Foals – What Went Down
- The Libertines – Gunga Din
- New Order – Restless
- Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk
Winner: The Libertines
Q Best Album presented by JBL
Nominees:
- Blur – The Magic Whip
- Everything Everything – Get to Heaven
- Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Chasing Yesterday
- Jamie xx – In Colour
Winner: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Q Hero
Winner: Mark Ronson
Q Best Live Act presented by The Cavern Club
Nominees:
- Catfish & The Bottlemen
- The Libertines
- Mumford & Sons
- Royal Blood
- Ed Sheeran
Winner: Royal Blood
Q Classic Song
Winner: Queen, for Bohemian Rhapsody
Q Classic Album
Winner: Soul II Soul, for Club Classics Vol. One
Q Innovation in Sound presented by Sony Xperia
Winner: Gary Numan
Gibson Les Paul Award
Winner: Tony Iommi
Q Outstanding Contribution to Music
Winner: New Order
Q Icon
Winner: Duran Duran
Q Best Video
Nominees:
- Florence + The Machine – Ship to Wreck
- Foals – What Went Down
- Miguel – Coffee
- Muse – Psycho
- The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
Winner: Florence + The Machine
Nice to see Gary Numan, Duran Duran, and New Order all honoured in one go. I’m not sure I ever thought I’d see Duran Duran turn up in an “icon” category, but there you are. There’s plenty of excellent bonus coverage on the Q magazine website, including Stephen Morris of New Order pretending to be Alan Partridge, Gary Numan and ze Jean-Michel Jarre talking about their collaboration, and Father Christmas talking about his days in Queen.
