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Eighteen awards, including some voted upon by
readers, were handed out, including new accolades Q Song of the
Decade which went to singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey's 2011 hit
"Video Games" and Q Best Vocal Performance given to rapper and
actor Little Simz.
Other winners included rock band Foals who scooped Q Best Album
for "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost (Part 1)," singer Lewis
Capaldi who took Q Best Track for his song "Someone You Loved"
and rapper Dizzee Rascal who won Q Innovation In Sound.
"All of the fodder for the lyrics was to do with feeding off the
current time," Foals singer and guitarist Yannis Philippakis
told Reuters on the red carpet, referring to the band's album.
"So there's a message, I guess, of confusion ... because we live
in confusing times ... like the environment, social disruption,
isolation, technological threat ... That's the kind of landscape
that the record exists in."
Capaldi said of his hit song "Someone You Loved": "I knew that
people who liked my music already would enjoy it. I never
thought it would open up doors to anybody else."
British rapper and actor Kano was honored with the Q Outstanding
Contribution to Music award, ska band Madness took the Q
Inspiration prize and Kevin Rowland of pop group Dexys Midnight
Runners, now known as Dexys, was presented with Q Classic
Songwriter.
Q Icon went to French singer Christine and the Queens while
Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon took Q Hero at the awards,
which were established in 1990.
British indie pop band Pale Waves were named Q Best Breakthrough
Act.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian in London; Additional
reporting by Sarah Mills in London; Editing by Emelia
Sithole-Matarise and Matthew Lewis)
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